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That's a hard one for me too. At my job, sometimes there's very little to do, so it's easy to start SCROOOOOLLING.

If I catch myself doing it, I look at the clock and think about what I could've gotten done in that amount of time. I'm getting back into reading, and I'm trying to do that when the urge strikes.

The withdrawals are all too real. Ive been trying to be mindful of phone usage during idle time and the mental cravings are damn strong

Nothing wrong with beer if you’re drinking in moderation and it’s not some shitty liquid goyslop brand. There’s some great local breweries where I live but unfortunately the owners are always very faggy.

Recommendation for porn: Don't stop jacking off, just stop using PMO.

Keep whatever your current frequency is to start, but force yourself to only use imagination (ideal) or a single still image as fuel. The thing that makes internet porn so bad is the dopamine supercharge you get from the endless *Click, Click, Clicking* between different tabs of novel sexual stimulus. That's the part where the heroin is entering your veins, not the touching your dick or orgasm.

There seems to be an unspoken implication that quitting porn = quitting all forms of sexual release that aren't sexual intercourse with the wife you don't have. It's not realistic. If you're a single man, you need to take care of your needs from time to time. Better to focus on doing it in the healthiest way possible than pretending you're celibate. If even that's a sin, then it's gotta be one of the most forgivable ones you can commit, especially nowadays.

Do this for long enough and the urge to do it constantly will naturally fade. You'll likely eventually stabilize somewhere between doing it weekly and monthly. You'll also find that using imagination doesn't leave you with that classic horrible wave of self loathing immediately after climax (chemical burnout.) In fact, it will likely leave you feeling refreshed if you aren't overdoing it.

This is what I did and I no longer suffer any of the acute symptoms of regular Internet PMO use, after well over a decade of addiction myself.

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I occasionally play too. It's effective at helping me de-stress. I decided to game with a conpro twist; I'm not buying any more of them. When I have time to game, I work on finishing achievements in the games I already have.

It's a fun extra challenge, and it makes me get better at the games I already own. No money spent, plenty of fun had.

Yes everything in moderation

That sounds tough to deal with. I'm sure you've heard every piece of unsolicited advice about insomnia, so I'll just say I'm praying for your good night's sleep.