“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
Henry Ford
The Relapse or phase one of a porn addict’s life starts when he goes back to his old ways of watching porn and masturbating. He would have gone without porn for days, weeks or even months but he is back to square one. He would have thought, seen or done something which would trigger his addiction and he slips back to his old ways and ends up binging on porn and masturbation. He is filled with shame, guilt, and hopelessness.
But he will not stay in this state for long. Once he has binged enough on porn, he decides to quit porn forever, which he has done countless times before. He knows that “forever” is just around the corner, it may be a day, a week or a month away and he will be back to porn again. But he has decided to quit porn and has made decisions and arrangements to keep on track. He might delete his porn collection if he has any, he might install porn blockers on his phone and PC, he might shift his computer to the living room where everyone can see what he is browsing, he might start an exercise plan, starts a hobby, joins a club, etc.
Relapse is the time when an addict knows every reason on earth to quit porn and get his life back on track. So, it is the best time to write down his goals and all the reason why he wants to quit porn. And the techniques which follow will help you do just that. But before that, let me give you something very controversial. Controversial for those who think masturbation is good. Just keep an open mind and read the next article. If you get the point I am trying to make there, great. If not, don’t worry, the techniques in the blog will still work for you.
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