I was addicted to porn and it destroyed many years of my life. It was introduced to me at an early age and I over indulged in it until it completely disgusted me. I conquered myself and hope to inspire others to do the same
The only reason Ill be saying any of this is cause im Anon on here. Nobody know me. And nobody will. I was also addicted to p0rn for a long time 18-22? and I beat it "no pun intended" by pulling adult locks on my browser that I didn't know the password to." I also got introduced to porn really really young even before it was mainstream to watch porn online. My 15 year old cousin, would bring over porn from the 90's and 80's that he found in his dad's (my uncles) room. He had TON'S of it and we would store it all over the place in hidden spots. I was 10 my friend was 10 and our other friend was 10 aswell and she was a girl. Then from the stuff we saw in pr8n we did have "sex" if you can call it that and a whole lota drama after. But still. I never opened up about this even in therapy LOL.
I hate my friends who introduced me to this 😢 10 years in this bondage hasn't been easy but hey its 2024 n I'm solid 6 months counting no fapping. My friend if you can overcome porn addiction then you can achieve anything 🔥 keep that energy man.
😂😂😂 I am happy for you Allow me share with you how I got saved too. I was a sin living Christain, so FIRSTLY I had to rededicate my life to CHRIST. I realized I couldn't stop by my own strength so I asked the Lord to please help me. I got rid of materials ( movies,books, musics ) that would make me want to indulge. I started reading my Bible constantly. I got a discipler that I can be accountable to. I got rid of friends that would not help me grow, I surrounded myself with brethrens. I started watching Christain movies and reading Christain books. My brother truthfully I haven't gone back to it since two years now. * The point is allow Jesus to help you. Also, you must be willing to discipline yourself. Be willing to say "NO" to ungodliness. surround yourself with Godly people. please you have to end any ungodly relationship you are keeping.* I Pray the good Lord help and keep you. I pray for grace to say NO to ungodliness. Please if you will like to talk more, kindly send a reply 🙏
@@AskShimon wth dude Just wank and love your life. Quit worrying what other people think or what you may think other people think about you. Nothing is wrong with corn as long as you can still interact with humans and function. In fact, demonizing corn is one of the worst things society can do. A 12 year old and older should have access to corn and not feel ashamed or get in trouble. If they learn sex Ed early it’s statistically less likely for kids to be assaulted. So I’m sick of this whole “porn is bad” propaganda when it’s leading to horrible consequence in society. (Especially lgbt people , when the only representation we hear growing up is negative; f@g , going to hell , “you don’t want to be like that queer do u?” Everyone needs representation even if it has to be through corn.
I found this video through my recommended and I’m happy I did. I’ve been having a problem with pornography addiction and I’m only 16. I started at around the age of 9-10 and I’m disgusted with myself. Just from this video I built up the courage to go through all my social media’s and delete all that stuff and I’m gonna begin my journey to quitting. Thanks for this video. And I’ll come back to check in with my progress in a couple of months. Thanks a lot man Edit as im getting alot of update questions: im proud to say that im currently 1 month clean. The first month was really hard and i relapsed multiple times a day but as of feb 10th im completely clean.. thank you everyone for all the positive replies as ive as of right now just read every single one and i know that all of you can do exactly what i did and its 100% possible. To everyone out theres trying to quit, its most definitely worth it as i feel 10x better and just feel cleaner as a person. Goodluck to everyone out there. Love yall❤️
I don't know if you will read this young soldier, just in case you do... I'm 24 years old, started prn when I was 11 or 12 and did the deed for almost 10 years. It made things so much harder in my life, unfortunately there was not really anyone who educated me to the risks of prn. Then I discovered the nofap movement and this changed my life. I had struggles, I had moments of giving up and giving into my lusty demons. I was hard on myself for being weak. But hear me out. Yes, you might fail during this process, maybe not only once but many times. My advice to you: stand up every single time, forgive yourself and start again. And again. Until you finally defeated this demon. Let me tell you prn addiction is hard to overcome (at least for me) and even after years of trying to be absent I sometimes catch myself craving these things. You hardwired your brain and it takes time to dewire it back to normal function. Love yourself through the journey and always see the bigger picture. You can do it and so we all can. For a better future ❤
I was set free from my porn addiction in 2020 at the age of 17. I was addicted for years but I’m only free from it because of Jesus Christ and becoming a born again Christian. The battle is too powerful and we cannot fight this battle on our own. Repent and believe in Jesus Christ. Only through His power can we overcome porn.
somebody i know once told me "you dont have to pay for pornography, but you do pay with your soul" that was kinda the first thing that made me want to battle against my addiction
As a woman I can relate to this. I started watching porn at 9 years old and it made me hypersexual at such a young age and I did so many things that I regret because of it. I sexually assaulted/harassed my peers by showing them porn without their consent as an example and I will always regret it. I'm glad stuff like nofap and semen retention is starting to make men more critical of pornography. Women also desperately need a resurgence of that mindset since we are mainly the ones objectifying ourselves and having our bodies exploited by the sex industry. Especially since the rise of Onlyfans made it easier for the average woman to do this, and it became socially acceptable to tell people to make an OF or ask for their OF. I was influenced by the sex positive feminism of my age that told me watching porn was completely natural, even if I felt disgusted with myself after doing it. Luckily I came across old school feminism that was always critical of pornography and it opened my eyes to how terrible the porn industry is. I became anti porn 6 years ago but I still struggle with relapsing every now and then. You sound very intelligent and I'm proud of you for quitting.
@@asherealey4911 I was literally 6 or 7. It was 2013 and my friends big brother which was like 9yo said "you wanna see something" and we were exited. It traumatized me and i went home crying and told my mom "I watched sex". I was wrong cause it was far away from sex. Now im 17yo porn addict. Nobody undertstands how hard it is to stop when i basically grew up with porn.
I found it through friends joking about it in 5th grade, so me being a curious child, was introduced to it in 5th grade. I've been addicted since then, and I'm now halfway through my junior year in high school. Yes, its been 7 years. Starting tonight, I'm on the journey to ressurection as a person who can fight through the things that fuck me up like it does. In the past, I would stop for a week or two, and break under the pressure of the lust for a release. I want to find myself as a true person who's not bound by the chains of addiction and desire of something so disgusting.
As a young girl (early teens) I was exposed to it during lockdown and now I am highly addicted. I'm really trying. I find myself coming back to it like 2-3 times a day and I really, am disgusted of myself. When I was around maybe 10 I was caught and didn't come back to it for a while. This made me really think. Thanks for having the courage to talk about this stuff online.
It really helps to watch it when you are NOT at all in the mood, and take a second to think about the fact that you are physically watching people do an act that is meant to be private, and is physically rotting your mind and causing you not to form human connection. It's deeply depraved. Also helps to think about how many young people are trafficked saed or abused, and the rampant amount of stds
God loves you! And he wants to have a relationship with you! Repent and believe that Jesus died and rose again 3 days later! God loves you and he can fill everything with SO much love, mercy and joy! he can free you from that addiction!!
Thanks for sharing as a girl I feel like these discussions never really get spoken about with us but it’s an unfortunate reality for a lot of girls too
Crazy how a lot of us have in common how we were exposed to porn at a young age. One video leads to another that makes you dig deeper and deeper for more curiosity until you find yourself searching the weirdest shit ever. I spent a lot of time telling myself it was just natural, but after getting engaged to my fiancé after almost ruining our entire relationship because of lust. This video is definitely giving me extra motivation to stop immediately.
I also think that there are a lot of factors that leads to problematic use with porn. there can be beneficial to some, as long as it doesn't consume ones life, but it can also be really bad in extremes. I think for many of us men alienation, isolation and emotional traumas and other issues can lead us down alcohol, porn or drug addiction sickness. We are conditioned by a culture that is sick to consume in a hunger that can never be full. I think aol these nuance and factors as well as being exposed to things at a youg age can be awful, ruin so much.
You can do ds bro the benefits are going to be crazy try not to count the days just say I quit dont count the days when them desires come just keep in mind its gonna pass your strong bro you got this❤
my addiction has been ruining my life, im slowly going down in grades, cant focus in school, i cant even spend time with my family, im struggling with this, You’ve inspired me man, thank you.
I’m gonna be up front with you on this as well, embarrassingly so. I’ve lied so many times to so many people, personally and on the internet, about beating my addiction. Every time I stopped, it wouldn’t be anymore than a week before I slipped up and started again. So much self deceit, so many let downs, so little actual success. The best way that I can describe porn addiction is like a giant tree with a palace built around it. The roots are the dopamine addiction, the river they drink from is your energy, the branches overshadow your other commitments and deprive them of sunlight, the palace is the misconstrued ideas and mistaken values of pornography, and the foundation of that palace is the common denominator idea(s) that act as a roadblock to any success. If you value the palace, you won’t want to cut down the tree. If you block the water supply to kill the tree, you deprive the other trees there sustenance. If you don’t get rid of the foundation, you’ll rebuild the palace. You can’t reach the branches to trim them because of how tall the tree is, and you can’t cut the tree down because you’ll crush the palace and regret it. The only way to remove the tree is to destroy the palace, remove the foundation, and uproot the tree. That palace and its foundation are the source of brainwashing and suffering, so it has to be dismantled before you can tackle the dopamine addiction. I LOVE demolishing the palace whenever I try to quit. But that foundation, the common reasoning behind my usage, has always been a roadblock for me. Removing the tree shouldn’t be hard at all, but you can’t get to the roots if your foundation is blocking it. The most common reason for ANYONE to keep using, the foundation for the palace of brainwashing, is the belief that they can’t quit. The regret and self condemnation that comes with the addiction fuels this belief and the idea that you’re giving up something valuable also contributes. But anyone can have uniquely misguided rationalizations for continuing to use. Ultimately, I’m no better. As mentioned earlier, I’ve lied time and time again about quitting for good, never understanding the full depth of my problem and trying to remove the splinters from people’s eyes when I had a plank in mine. Just yesterday, at the beginning of my 9-3 shift at retail, I broke down in misery over how awful I felt my life had become. I’m 21 years old, i’ve been working at the same grocery store for three years, I can’t face my driver’s ed/post office application, and I’ve been grappling with the porn problem for nearly two years. I literally said to myself in despair “I can’t believe that this is the rest of my life. I’m going to rot in this store and burn in hell.” But the truth is that it was all only in my mind. In no way do those thoughts reflect my reality and regret will only serve to alienate me from my better self. Before my retail breakdown, I saw the ending scene to God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, where Kratos confronts the image of his younger, vengeful self and comes to terms with his regret, accepting that they were all his decisions and that he was always better than what others of him. That struck a chord with me, and for a few days, the porn problem seemed more like a question. For a while, I was able to say no easily, realizing that so much of the bigger problem with porn was the regret. Quitting can be done instantly, but healing takes time, and the wound must be disinfected. If anyone wants to quit porn, please be patient with yourself and the process. I highly recommend the free to read book “The EasyPeasy Way”, which is adapted from Alan Carr’s highly successful “EasyWay” method to quitting various addictions. There’s a lot to meditate on, so don’t be surprised if it takes a few rereads or attempts to solidify the teachings. But mostly, quitting addiction is a commitment to self love and by extension, interpersonal love. I’d recommend studying the forty days of temptation in each Gospel to understand how subtle temptation and psychological triggers can be before starting. Addiction can be a tricky little devil. Peace be with y’all.
At 19 my addiction was so strong. i couldnt control myself and damaged my private area. I became bedriden and i couldnt walk because of how uncomfortable it felt taking a few steps. It ruined my life completly. I stayed in my room everyday, days went by and my mental health was getting worse. I felt defeated. I couldnt socialize anymore, my mind wasnt in the right place. This sucks but i have to accept reality and move on. I made a mistake and i have to learn from it.
all good now though bro, now youve made your mistakes, learn from it and move away bro, your already doing great opening up, nows just the time to quit and make the change for yourself. Ill always support you bro dont worry
Your videos are really helping me out man. Makes me feel like im listening to someone that actually understands what im going through. Been doin it since I was 9 and im 19 now so its been a regular routine for me. Ive seen that it affects my life in only negative ways and the only positive thing is the 7 second rush. Thank you for making this video and others like it. Inspires me to be a better person and to chase my goals and dreams and to finally quit this habit that ive been telling my self that its normal and everyone does it. Thank you man.
I found this at 13 and am now 22, still a virgin due to my allowance of porn. I allowed it to twist my views on beauty, and the best thing I have done since turning 22 is ending it. I’m at a point right now where the urges only hit me every other day. Never surrender to your urges men, we are stronger than that. Thank you for you video sir.
It was 2021 when I started to really get interested in this stuff. I was 21, no girlfriend, never experience relationship, one day i was just listening a show to the radio, they were talking about sexuality, so I was just curious to know myself and i didn't take it seriously, I just thought that if I decided to stop I would, I didn't really know what I was getting myself into, then keept follow my lusts and my sexual urges and now it's been almost 3 years that I've been trying to get out of it but I can't, I know I've become addicted, I know it's become an illness but damn, how hard it is, these things were created to destroy us, I swear. Take care of yourself and stay away of these things toxic to our spiritual and physical mind, I will keep trying again and again until I succeed, I promise. Thank you for your courage to talk about this topic which destroys millions of young people around the world
Thank for bringing this and sharing this online because many people need to sometimes understand that they is no gain in this stuff and later they are always consequences in things like that
As an Opioid addict for 10 years, now been sober for 3 years, it takes a lot of courage to admit to your addiction, no matter what the addiction is. Thank you for sharing, God speed brother, it gets better with time and mindfulness.
Demon you are you own demon bro 😂, my do humans like To blame the devil for everything, the devil didn’t take your hand and put it on your pipe to stroke it 🤦🏽♂️😂.
I recently saw this ted talk where a woman talked about not letting her kids on phones before 10 years old, or maybe even older. Porn addictions start at 7 years old these days. 7. years. old. Holy shit. I am also still trying to get better and stop watching that shit. Feel inspired by guys like you who can talk about it so open and transparently. Mad respect.
I can’t think of many people, myself included, that would be willing to post this kind of conversation online with such transparency. You got a good head on your shoulders, brother. And I appreciate you being willing to talk about this. It’s a process everyday to not relapse, just like any other addiction. I’m glad there’s people like you providing wisdom to work through these things.
Im so glad you made this video. Pornography is such a taboo topic in households and there are so many young boys diealing with lustful demons in their heads. Its disgusting how children are getting exposed to xx younger and younger. I hope every PERSON dealing with this self destructive addiction really just flips the switch and make a change... everyone deals with lust but you dont have to be a slave to it.
Thank you brother, needed to hear that. I'm 2 weeks old now, when I'm also 8 months old , I'll confidently share this message to many more to continue with the circle 🧐❤
I was addicted and I noticed after I quit I was more confident. I was hanging out with friends more and talking to girls more it was just like my spark was back. This video really helped me reflect and take a look and realize how disgusting I was. I appreciate you fam thank you.
Thank you for being so open and vulnerable with whoever finds this video. I’ve always wanted to quit and I’ve always struggled. Sadly it’s been part of my life for way too long and seems so difficult to quit. Because of this video and your story, I am choosing to quit. I am trying my hardest to stop. It has ruined my life, ruined my mind, ruined me. It is time to end it. Thank you man, much love❤
I have hated myself for these things, and the fact that I am christian makes my guilt feel worse, even to the point that I felt that I didnt deserve to live. Its inspiring that ur able to speak about this tho while Im still struggling. but thank you for making this video
Been there too. I feel a lot of us Christians get caught up in it because sex is so frowned upon and taboo, we look elsewhere to get answers to our curiosities about sex. Since no one in the church would be willing to answer any questions about it, we try to figure it out on our own so we know what to do when it's our time, instead of trusting God to help us in the confines of marriage. Maybe I'm speaking for myself there, but that's been my thought on it.
i just feel overall depressed and mad at myself, ive always told God that these things wouldnt happend again and it just comes back harder and harder i still dont understand why he lets me live at this point im useless to him at this point@@UltimateTS64
Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us, a lot of people including myself can relate. I was addicted to P well before freshman year in HS. I would watch videos / look at images every day, and “release” as often or more than that as well. I’d even go as far as downloading images and videos to my phone to look at later or just save it because it’s “art” or whatever twisted justification I gave myself. I just decided to stop one day. I don’t really even remember why or what led me to that choice, I just remember waking up, deleting all my images, videos, un-bookmarking all the adult sites, clearing the history, basically leaving no trace I ever did any of it. It was hard to stay away at first. I was so very addicted for 10+ years. With the requirement of having to seek it out at least, instead of being exposed to it constantly anytime I used a device, I had much more time to rethink my decision and consider if it was something I wanted to do. Eventually I stopped thinking about it, and not fighting with myself about it. Since then, I’ve been losing weight, counting my calories, working out more, and taking my personal hygiene much more seriously. I still can’t talk to women though, that’s just due to my social ineptness caused by outside sources. I find it hard to not stare in impolite areas also, but that’s a side effect of P and will go away with time Imagine. Any time I get urges, I don’t feed into them, but I don’t ignore them either. I accept that in that moment I wanted P, and then kept going. It makes it much easier for me that way. It’s very similar to meditation where you let your thoughts flow and just observe them. I still haven’t found a healthy outlet for my increased sexual energy and tension besides working out yet, but I’m sure I will eventually. By the way, “releasing” every now and then is healthy. Otherwise we wouldn’t have wet dreams. As long as you’re not releasing while thinking of P or making fantasies in your head and actually just focusing on the act, it can be very beneficial and healthy. To anyone reading this, you’re not alone in your struggles. Just you know you can make it through, and you are more powerful than you can ever imagine. I love you all.
Currently a junior in highschool going through the same thing you went through. My confidence and energy is at an all time low. This video has inspired me to stop and better myself. Thank you for making this video and being comfortable enough to share it bro. I’ve known I needed to stop for a while but seeing his video show up on my recommended really solidified it for me. Much love man. ❤
Advice from me as someone who went thru the same, stop asap cuz it will snowball into a list of regrets. And those regrets will haunt you for the rest of ur life
As a 32 year old man who consumed porn since my preteens this video spoke to me, I just started my journey away from this stuff days before watching this video. I've lost alot of good friendships, and chances of possible relationships because of it. This journey is going to be a long and tough one, but I know I can do this, Thanks for uploading this video it was good timing and god bless. :)
@@nawreshanna2916 sure, one specifically comes to mind, I got really close to one, helped her out of a very bad situation, needless to say one thing led to another & provacative photos were sent between both parties, but that's as far as it went, eventually and keep in mind she knew I watched porn, things ended. She said I have misogynistic tendencies & no longer wanted to be friends.
@@nawreshanna2916it ain't bout losing friendship physically its about losing them mentally and then it eventually turn physically the affect porn have on u mentally
Bro you don’t understand how much you’ve helped everyone in here including myself with this video. A lot of us feel ashamed or embarrassed or both but seeing other people and helping each other, this is the one 💯
Thank you truly for making these videos. Its incredibly helpful to hear I'm not alone and to not have to pay a ridiculous amount of money to get help. Even getting an idea of how to stop and how to repair my mind from all the damage I've done to it can be hard to find.
I randomly came across this video and have zero to little knowledge about you or your channel, but, this singular video, gave you a HUGE amount of my respect. God speed man.
Thanks for this video- it connects with me so deeply it hurts. I'm 19 and have been addicted since the 7th grade and there's a lot of relationships I've ruined and damaged, moments I've lost with loved ones I'll never get back. The past year and a half I've been trying to quit and stop and I keep relapsing, however watching your video I cant stop crying because I know I don't want this for myself and I wanna become a better person. Thanks this is a video that I needed to see and that I already feel as if it may help me make a change within myself.
Hey bro quick question, have you had any problems with yourself by pornography? Example - feeing so tired , maybe dental problems? Eyesight problems? Knee pain ? Because I also am 19 & I started corn since I was 6th grade and I think the affects are coming in after these many years of corn.
appreciate you for sharing your story, its inspiring. also wanted to point out how you didnt make any cuts in the video, nothing but honesty and realism
“ if there’s a way in, there’s a way out” Thank you brother! I’ve been addicted ever since I was a teenage and I’m 23 now. I quit porn countless times, but always come back to it after few days or weeks, but this video made me realise something so from now on December/29/2023 will be the start of this journey! Thank you again and god bless!
I was exposed to pronography and overall sexual acts when i was 4. Im fifteen now and all that exposure genuinely made me loath myself. Whenever i stopped, i was genuinely happy and as soon as i relapsed i started straying away from family friends and started indulging in other self destructive activities too and became cynical because i didnt like myself. Im getting better though and this video made me cry, thank you for making this! I hope I'll be able to conquer myself like you ❤️ :im a girl btw!! think ppl are confused so i thought i should clarify
@@xxoza nah dude unfortunately when i was 4 i moved to another city, and i met three people who did stuff with me. i guess i remember because it continued for a few years and it happend literally anywhere they were able to get me to do stuff with them. Its all good now though and everything is slowly getting better
Honestly man, you were a lot stronger than many of us. Plenty of men go decades before they even start trying to fight this problem, and even more live in denial about it even being a problem or addiction at all. Personally, I went all the way from 11th grade to over a year after university addicted to this stuff, and it took me another year of frequent relapsing to finally kick it for good. What did it for me in the end was very strange, I just woke up one day and no longer felt any desire for it. I think it's partially that I had become disgusted with it, as mentioned in the video, but more than that I was just tired of constantly fighting it, and I had gotten to the point where even when I gave in I wouldn't feel any satisfaction after I had done the deed. It just became completely unrewarding, so I no longer desired it. Granted, I don't do nofap or semen retention like many others who have overcome this do, I just do no porn. That said, without the supernormal stimulus of porn on the brain, the desire to do it drastically decreases, and it starts feeling like a chore rather than an addictive high to escape to. The sex drive is natural and I don't view it as bad, it's just the modern accessibility of free internet porn that makes this instinct go out of control.
Bro I ain’t gonna lie , props to you for sharing out this with community which I feel blessed cuz I’ve through it without knowing how to solve it or tell someone but after watching this I felt like you the master of your life and you decide what best for you not people influencing you. Thanks man ❤❤❤
I’m 20, started watching at 12. I can say for a fact that I was down bad. It got to a point watching it once a day wasn’t enough for me. I realize now in hindsight how it prevented me from developing healthy relationships and friendships in high school, promoted objectification, made me feel disgusted in myself, and more. I want to be able to feel fulfilled and happy without having to watch porn. Because I know it’s one of many habits that prevents me from having a better relationship to G-d. I watch it much less now and am easing into quitting. Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s helped to spark my own journey into quitting. 🙏
@@TheXboxGamer791I was at 3 during the height of it in high school. Even still when I relapse it can become that if I don't keep myself busy enough to stay distracted from doing it. Thankfully my church is starting a thing where we can sign up for a content blocker/accountability software and I'm leading the charge on it. I'm ready to fight this thing for God, myself, and my gf who I plan on marrying after I graduate from college in a couple years.
i wish more people would be open about this. my most traumatic relationship was with a porn addict and i felt so used and manipulated and i wish he knew how destructive he was. i hope videos like this continue to help people reflect on themselves and their addictions so that we can be kinder to each other
I’m proud of you that u made a video like this and that i saw it on time. i’ve experienced loneliness due to porn and now that i’ve listened to ur words i am growing as a person and as a young man, thank you man❤
I’m a 17 year old girl and I discovered pornography at 4 years old through some older cousins, it really messed me up. It caused me to become hypersexual at an extremely young age to the point id expose my friends to that stuff in early elementary school which i regret. It started getting really bad when i was 10-14. I got extremely depressed, anxious, and insecure. It completely ruined my body image and self worth, i felt like nobody could love me if i didn't look like those girls. But when I met my boyfriend it finally gave me the courage to quit. 3 years later im much happier and I haven't gotten those urges in years. To whoever is struggling, you can overcome this. Best of luck :)
You just inspired me bro ngl, you just gave me the courage to do these things that I couldn’t do, the things I never knew I could accomplish. Thank you.
I appreciate this video man, I've been deep in this shit since I was like 12. Trying to stop but keep seeing myself back at it doing the same shit. Man, I think you just helped me out. Thanks bro 💯
i’m so proud of you for speaking out and sharing your experience! i think it’s really important for people now to understand the horrible things that comes with this! 💖 🙏
Thank you for talking about this bro. It's real and it's a massive problem. I'm on my own journey going on 6 years, and I think I'm done. Like I just don't want this life anymore. Thank you.
I’ve never heard of you before but your video showed up in my recommended feed. You earned my respect man, takes a lot of courage to talk about what you did. No idea what type of content you regularly post but you deserve the subscription just for this video alone.
Since everyone is expressing there addictions and voicing there past I thought I should. This video genuinely made me almost cry, I’m almost 14 in a few months and I was exposed at around 9-10 against my will, for months and months I felt like I let my friends and family down. If it wasn’t every night I would sneak away and go on the hub and be on there for hours until the light shined through my window. I’ve been 2 years clean and my family doesn’t know or friends and I hope they never will. It is truly a scary experience but on the bright side I have filled in that time by learning saxophone,guitar,Spanish ASL and many more. How ever one thing that helped keep my name clean is that I have always had good grades and respect for people, it’s hard to even look at me and think “I’ve been addicted” it’s even worse cause I’m still a kid and it’s hard to say it but it’s the truth. You got this ❤
This is what i would do Just STOP doing it.And STOP letting it take control of your life when it gets to the point where your doing the do and it starts to disturb your life thats a "You" issue you would need to solve
honestly, hearing from people who have overcomed this deed just opens up a ray of hope that one day imma stop , its so disgusting and energy draining, thanks for sharing
i literally have so much respect for you. the maturity you have to open up about this topic 🤯 i actually feel so supported that i wanna say i was introduced to pornograghy at a very young age as a black kid and im 15 turning 16 and im not as addicted but it did ruin my life all i could think about was sex and porn i cant focus in school or at other places ,and i felt so embarrased when i got diagnosed with infections. i also did loose my virginity at a very young age which is really bad because im christian and its against my beliefs. sometimes at night i cant sleep because my mind is ocupied with sex and porn i even have mental break downs and cry so you put this out there makes me not feel alone thank you
im 19, had this ongoing addiction since the pandemic and ive been wanting to let this go but it feels like you've saved me with what you said. god bless you, and thank you for making this vid. you have helped so many people more than you realize.
I just wanna say I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart bro this video help me realize what I was doing to myself a lot of relatable things in this video that really had me thinking about the stuff I use to do bro real talk I love you man from the bottom of my heart and I hope your still going strong cause you change my life for the better more life my boy.💯💙
First time I chance on your channel and it’s the conversation on “pornography addiction” wow! I’m really thrilled by your honest opinion and feedback on this topic. I was also introduced to pornography in grade 7 by homies who were already into the act. They shared their honest experience with me and boom I jumped on and I’m still finding it difficult to quit. Watching this video literally gave me a wake up call to be better of myself. Thanks, I really appreciate you bro. I’m subscribing to this channel 👍🏾
as a 15 year old who could relate to everything you said about addiction i am here to thank you, hearing you talk about all the benefits made me wanna quit and i did, saw this vid 10 days ago and i can say i still have not released. i know this doesn’t sound impressive but as someone who would do it multiple times a day to have now gone from not doing it at all i feel so much more healthier and energetic. thank you man for helping me see this and honestly we need more people like you, talking facts and not fabricating stories. you a real one bro thank you 🙏
To help you not to fap at all...just put in mind that the only place you'll need to release is in your future girlfriend.. Then you'll not want to break that promise. It helped me a lot😂
keep going bro, Im 16 years old, and when I was 13, 14, 15, I was just like you. and I could say I too make a LOTS of little progress like you, and yes it was really impressive, and you know what happened till now? I failed countless times and am still trying again, I never quit, but I'm always trying, still failed but who cares, Im still figuring it out, and I want you to bear one thing in mind, have a BIG target, chase ambition, find god or marry the girls you liked, please.. have a purpose, Im so lost because Im not seeking anything meaningful, most likely cause im already too comfortable with my life, it gets to a point where I have to wait for more damage and suffering in my life just to make a change, (like emotional damage from loss of family members) just so I can do comeback be something??¿ im messed up, idk if you really understand this but, make the change before the circumstances force you to, before its too late.. earlier you quit, the better, later you quit, doesn't mean you can't but it's just harder. am now almost 17, guess what, I'm at my lowest ever, messed up from academic&sport, mental and physical health in so much decline, but im still chillin? the point im tryin to make is that, I CAN gain control over myself, but it just that I don't do that because Im purposeless, nothing push me to move forward, im sufferin more day by day, noww idk I wish I have a dream/ambition like anybody else.. welp have a great day anyway and live your life to the fullest
Y'all drink Powerade and milk, water too. Pushups daily don't stop only for one day no work out rest and get back to it, get at least 8 hours of sleep but you need around 10 hours at that age yall
@@is8662 aye man i feel you i feel like i have no purpose sometimes, but i think we should both just focus on this and live our life to the fullest even when times are tough. i find joy in little things like just going out late at night or early in the morning, travelling and experiencing the world all that. i would recommend something like that. never lose focus on yourself and don’t worry about others more then you. we got this bro 🤝
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this. I thought I was ok, that I wasn’t addicted. I thought I could quit when I wanted too but I was addicted. Seeing you come out about this to the public is what I believe to be a sign from god. Thank you. My confidence has been so low and I(always thought I wasn’t but) was scared to be myself truly
Idk if you are still going through it, but if you are I want to give one tip, I am not forcing you in anyway to do this, it has just worked for me, it sounds even for me typical, but when it happened for me, i know it works. Pray to God, even if you never talk to him, he will listen, ask him to guide you through and help you, it will work!
Yea man U used to be addicted too, I still dabble in it every now and then but I have way more control now. I think I'll totally quite very soon. All the way from SOUTH AFRICA. THanx 4 bein open man.
The worst part is a recycle, when you feel like you wanna quit but then go at it again, it honestly sucks with an addiction like this, I was subjected to porn around 12 years old, peaked at my sophomore/junior year, I’m in college rn and today I deleted a whole account devoted to porn just to make a first step, your vid actually helps me out brotha, I want to give a big thx to you (I will update on my process so pls give me encouragement too) 🙏
You will be great my friend, you will conquer yourself … you’ve already did everything you want to do, you just have to believe in yourself so life can catch up
I just want to let you know that Jesus Christ takes any form of social anxiety, pain and any addiction away. He loves you but hates sin. Seek Christ and you will 100% be transformed and find genuine peace. It’s a life long transformation journey until Jesus completes you. Jesus died for you, was buried and rose again, to also conquer all evil and sin and the devil, we just gotta really follow Him daily and even when we mess up, we gotta repent and He will be there to forgive us. We gotta forgive other people who have done us wrong, for Him to forgive us but He will help us with that. I love you enough to not say anything. God Bless❤️
@@TheoWalcott14Catholic here, I'm struggling with this addiction too but I pray and I have faith in God. I pray that He grants me strength to overcome the corrupting influence of sexual desires. I pray that I be protected by guardian angels from lustful demons. And today, even though I haven't fully escaped my addiction, I have made major breakthrough, went from fapping daily to just doing it once a week or sometimes I went on a pilgrimage to Holy land and abstain for whole month.
@@TheoWalcott14I am happy that you have one of the 3 heavenly religions, BUT I am sorry that you do not have the last and correct religion that Allah sent to His servants👍.. and I hope that Allah will understand you.👊
Huge respect! For quiting it yourself, for helping others, for sharing your story and advice here on YT. It takes real courage to do any of that I'm not addicted to porn myself (at least I think so 😅) and you still inspired me. Inspired me to take more control over my habits, my desires, my time. And I really appreciate that. Thank you very-very much
It took me 9 months to actually get over this addiction. But during this journey consisted of nonstop ups and downs, one thing kept me up: My stubbornness. I hated being controlled by a site on the intermet. I was better than that, I knew it. Am now close to hitting 6 months without releasing. My life has been greater than ever. So great that if I start talking about it, most of you might get bored and stop reading this comment. So to sum this up, make sure to be clear to yourself that you are so much better than these sinful, unethical and controlling things. Hope you make it guys. I really do
Thank you for sharing brother, I nearly killed myself back in 2019 because of my past addiction to porn. I’m not going to say the sort of things I was watching but you can imagine it got to the point where I thought ending my life would be better. 4 years on I still struggle but I went 8 months and spells of 3 months without it. Found a girl I loved and she taught me that I didn’t need porn in my life to feel happy and fulfilled. I’m grateful to her and to god for putting her in my path. My chest is torn, developed an unknown skin condition and I still have insidious thoughts but I keep fighting… anyone reading this, never give up, never give in, there’s men out there who are going through the same thing you have and have beaten it. Just keep fighting.
@gunlock177 just wanted to say I was in the exact same boat as you. You’re not alone mate, it’s not your past actions that matter it’s what you do now that counts and you’ve taken the right steps so don’t berate yourself and punish yourself for something you did ages ago. Like he says in the video the fact that you’ve become disgusted shows you’re not that person. I was in that mindset too where even though I became disgusted I was annoyed with myself for not being disgusted in the past. Idk if you’ve had the same thoughts but that’s just my advice. You’ll stop struggling eventually.👍
As a woman, I just want to say that I think it was very courageous of you to make this comment. I didn’t see anyone else mention this particular side of things. I want you to know that you’re not alone just as you said. And on top of the men you have to share that burden with, there are women, like me, as well. I wish you healing and forgiveness for yourself. I appreciate your comment because honestly it was so fucking validating.
wise young man! i am currently taking hold of this addiction as well and seeing something like your video gives me hope that i can do it. i already stopped smoking (can't even remember when exactly i stopped) but this addiction is something else because its only one click away. i have believe in myself that i can get rid of this habit because it had an influence on my sex life and therefore on my relationships. thank you for your honesty and for sharing your experience!!
Jeez, the resemblance of our vibes is shocking my bro, it felt as if I was looking at my own self! Every word of this resonated with me, especially the "become disgusted by what's not good for you" part. I have struggled a lot in this life but if there's one thing I love about myself it's my stubborness when I decide NOT to do something harmful. Because of that same attitude I have never tried drugs, and I quit pornography and alcohol three weeks ago. I have never been anything close to an alcoholic but still I wanted to cleanse myself of that as well, though I don't plan on quitting completely, I think it would be fine to have a beer now and then. Porn, on the other side, after having completely ruined a great relationship, having impaired my focus, self-confidence and basically every other aspect of life, and after having informed myself thoroughly about the harmful effects of porn, the very thought of it makes me sink in disgust my friend. I am so disgusted by the fact that, for long years, I have enjoyed watching other people do disgusting, meaningless stuff, that I don't say "I am trying to quit, I don't know if I can make it". I say "I quit and I'll never watch that shit again, it depends solely on me, I am the master of my own brain and I will not be a slave to something so atrocious". I say this to myself even when I feel apathetic, desperate, hopeless and whatnot. I have trained myself to think positively even when I feel like dying. It does wonders my guy. Nurture your minds and bodies my dudes, you're all you've got. Thanks for the honest video my friend!
You are so real for making this video dude. A much needed genuine message. This is exactly what I needed at this point in my life, I hope others who are seeking change also stumble across this. Thank you
see videos like this are helping a lot to get out of the addiction, when I dont have this toopic on my head constantly, is prety easy to start to forget and to start to listen to the voice and the lust. ty for this and all the videos that you make, they are very helpful and offer a chance to me to think straight.
I stopped watching it since this video was uploaded. I did what you told us to do, unfollowed those Instagram models, filtered any sexual videos that will pop up on my suggestion page and I blocked many accounts that triggers the urge. This advice helped me alot and I hope I will never fall for this shit again. I'm feeling so good so far, the urge to do it has stopped. I got exposed for this shit at a very young age. I just wanna Thank you so much for uploading this video🙏🙏. Much love man ❤❤
I appreciate this man, this video brought me one step closer to becoming the best version of myself. Im only 15 and i hate how unhappy i am with myself, so you making this video really helped me decide that now i need to start making these changes and stop holding it off. Appreciate it bro ❤
much respect to you brother. Your words will inspire others to try harder and have more self control over not just they body but they life 🤞🏾 all love 💯
I've been addicted for a while now, and I've tried to stop several times, lasting about 3 days on average (7 days max) before I start doing it again. I had even forgotten that I was trying to quit before I saw your video, because at some point, I tried to make myself think that it's okay to continue this way. You reminded me that we must always continue to try and make progress in our lives, starting with the fundamentals such as quitting your addictions. As you said before, thinking of it as a way of ruining your life is very straightforward and is much better than passively trying to quit, I'll try that. Day one, 28.12. I'll save this video and make an update in a month. Thanks a lot man.
Idk if you believe in God, but truly Jesus freed me from my addiction. Faith allows you to move mountains if you are willing to believe. Thanks for sharing though.
what helped me is to stop counting the days and start saying to yourself that you are not addicted to this stuff. Start saying that you are someone who is free from watching this stuff and do not need this. I believe in you, I was fighting this addiction for 1-2 years and believe me it was hard, but worthwhile. You can do it❤
@@theoneguy6832 Thank you! Sorry for the late reply. I was never counting days, it's just that I marked the day that I started and if I ever asked myself how long has it been, I could easily check. So far I'm doing more or less fine. Happy New Year!
My husband and I both needed this. We were both abused as children and exposed to this stuff extremely young. It’s almost ruined our marriage and we are about to start therapy together to work through this. We are 26. It led to him having a sex addiction and it affected our sex life because as a former sex addict, I could sense that he was objectifying me. But I had my own problems with porn and talking to people online. We have both made mistakes because of this oversexualized culture we grew in. And both were told as children to use masturbation to deal with stress etc. This problem needs to be talked about more because the things that any of us do when we are addicted to something- ANYTHING- can be so hurtful to those around us. Especially if you’re already in a relationship or you enter one without working through that part of you. It ruins your mindset about your partner and what healthy sex should be like. It makes you hypercritical and because the constant flow of dopamine without the worry of performance, porn and masturbation lead you to resent your partner because they can’t provide the same high.
I watched this video when you released it and I am watching it again because I stopped it and to everyone who is fighting their addictions it’s now or never don’t give up!!!😊
I seen so many comments talking about their addictions so I thought I might as well, I’ve come across this channel about 2 months ago, I was exposed at a very very young age to this and it hooked me immediately. I’ve had almost a 7 year battle with my addiction and failed time and time again. You have encouraged me and inspired me to change myself. Starting today I restart my journey for the last time. I decide where my life goes and I am done with this, it’s disgusting. Wish me luck, I will be returning to this video anytime I have struggles. See you later allz
idk if anyone will see this but there are decades for studies and articles talking about how awful porn is for your brain and body, and im so glad people like this man have come out to tell their story. this serves as a warning and an anecdote of how addictive it truly is. i believe something people fail to realize is how inherently bad porn is for you... all of its effects on your brain and body are inevitable and not watching it at all (ever) is the healthiest amount of it to consume. its not good for the watcher, and its not good for women on a societal level. this isnt even mentioning the trafficking and other illegal activity occurring in the industry. i support this guy and his journey to a heathy life.
Proud of you man. As we mature and become adults, we realize the severity of our situations, and you pulled through. This is where you turn it all around mate!
Thank you so much I been dealing with this addiction for a long time since 16 years old in high school when covid happen had to stay inside all day, its ruined my life because I want to do other things like be a artist and working out but its been stopping me for years not getting nothing done, I hope to get over this addction one day I will always remember your words ( Thank you for making this video I know people of any gender male and female are ashmed and embarrassed for saying it publicy also congratulations ^^ )
I’m 17 years old and I got addicted badly when high school started. I told my gf I quit yet I ended up relapsing again a few weeks ago. I feel horrible about it. It’s disgusting. I want her to know that I’m not like this. Currently trying to clear up my phone and I’m making great progress. Thank you so so so much for uploading this video. I’m happy that I can relate to you and others and I’m not alone. ❤
I am proud of you, I m 17 years old too and , I once was addicted , I am not anymore, but some months or even weeks, I was strugling to win the battles against porn, and because of god and an big fight I am doing well and living free and happy, hope u are doing great and , love you brother, take care, once the time is right everything will go our way..❤️🩹
