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Continuing to hide this from others will only make your situation much worse than what it is. You must tell someone abou your struggles and get accountability for your actions.

1. Confess to God – He already knows but, he wants to hear it from you and know that you are ready to face this sin head on

2. Tell Someone – You need to talk to people you know and get direct accountability for this. Get a filter on the computer and get accountability software to use with your partner(s)

3. Clean It Up – Get rid of what ever you have that allows you the temptation or adult materials that you have.

4. Get In The Word – God is not a drive thru faith. He wants you to sit down and join Him. He wants you to stay with Him and grow. Get in the word daily.

5. One Day At A Time – Takle this issue one day at a time. You will fail if you try to knock it all out with one mighty blow. Each day or each hour is a victory that you get when you do not give in.

From here you need to talk to someone about this and get accountability with your struggles. Sit down and develop a plan to cut this sin right at the knees. Place accountability software on your computer, mobile phone, and/or your mobile devices. We suggest X3 Watch for accountability software which you can download for free at www.x3watch.com. You should also place a filter on your computer as well. We suggest www.safeeyes.com. This would be like having an alarm on your house and then locking the door with both of these on your computer. When you do get a filter you should have your accountability partner set the password so that you can not just change it when you want to look at porn.

You have to remove this from your life completely. Get rid of any movies, pictures, files, or any item with adult content. Destroy it and be done with it but, when you destroy it do it in a way that will not allow for this to get into someone else’s hands. If the filters and accountability software will not work then you may have to take drastic measures and remove your computer, get an older phone without Internet, or remove the Internet from your computer. It all
comes down to completely removing it and the temptation from your life.

All too often we work on our habits of viewing porn instead of the reasons why we view porn. You need to get down to the root issues of why you go back to it and keep doing so. This may take some time and effort to discover this. But through talking with people about this or your accountability partner you will begin to see areas of your life, your past, and items that trigger your porn use. I strongly recommend counseling for this as they can really get there a lot faster than we can by providing great tools to deal with the items that arise.

Everyone is different but, a few things that I have found that worked in my recovery and from other I want to share with you.

Dive into the word daily. Spend time with God and find out what you have been missing and He will show you things you may nit have before.

Track your day and see when you’re most prone to look at porn. From here developed a daily plan to counter attack these temptations based on your observation of your own patterns.

Discover your triggers. When you look back and think of when you were most venerable, what was going on at the time? Were you stressed out, tires, bored, angry, or lonely? These are some of the key triggers for people and you need to locate them and be aware of it. When you notice your trigger topic happening you then need to react and move away from it. It may take sometime to notice and be aware of it but, this is very important.

Share with others: this can also be tough to do but, it will help you grow and heal faster. Also we know how lonely this feels to be trapped like this to porn. We also know that when others see that there is someone else who has been through it or going through it they are more willing to seek help or talk about it. You never know this could be a start to a small group of people who meet and hold each other accountable.

Please know that you are not alone in this and that you can work through this. Yes; it will not be easy but it can be done. We are here for you and praying for you.

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There are many out there who have removed masturbation from their lives. One of the biggest things you can do is get accountability. Talk to someone whom you know, trust, and see on a regular basis.

Having someone who you can talk to when you are struggling is huge in this area. Allow for an open door when it comes to you and your accountability partner talking about your struggles. If you are not open and honest with them you will not get any where with this.

Please know that you are not alone in this and that you can do this. We are prayng for you.