Like many others I started watching porn at a young age. As the years crept by how often I’d watch was ticking up. I use it as a crutch to deal with stress but now the stress of watching and how it’ll impact my life has grown too large. I have a fantastic partner that I feel like I’m letting down when I watch porn and I don’t want that to be the case any longer. I’ve gone on long stretches without the stuff. But then I’ll have a terrible binge for a week or two. I am now going to try holding myself accountable here. Today marks day one. It’s only up from here
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Welcome to the forum @Albany95
There are quite a few with pmo pornography addiction here that can give advice, so Im sure someone will respond to you with tips soon. 
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Hi @Albany95 
You are not alone in realizing that you have a problem with porn. (If you search “porn”, “PMO”, “masturbation”, or related terms you will find many posts about it.) It takes time and focus to get past it but it is possible.
It took me a long time (almost 20 years) to realize I couldn’t do it alone. At that point I searched “sex addiction help [city name]” and found a sex addiction recovery clinic in my city. I started there and I was there for two years. I learned a lot and it helped me to understand the problem, and to see that there was a way past it.
In 2023 I joined a Sexaholics Anonymous group (www.SA.org), and that has helped me significantly. I have made friends in the group, and working on my recovery program there has helped me find calm and confidence - and sustained sobriety - that I never had before.
There are other groups as well - Neal posted a list of them here: Resources for our recovery - #64 by NealRecoveryCA
Welcome to Talking Sober!
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Was going to mention you Matt beat me to it
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Thank you all for reaching out. I always tried dealing with this on my own and never really reached out for help. Knowing that your not alone and hearing about other people going through the same is really reassuring. I look forward to getting through this
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