Help!

[f4shizzle123]

Hello Everyone,
Lets see where to start out... Well i believe my addiction to P started when i was in about 5th Grade and i am in 10th grade currently so it has been 5 years. These past 5 years have seemed to me as if i was walking through a dark, cold, LONG, tunnel and my only source of light was a tiny candle at the end of its wick which gave me barely enough light to see past my own nose. I hate to say it but about 5 months ago my candle(A.K.A. hope) came to a hault and stopped giving off light. I WAS LOST! I dont remember exactly what had happened but i remember crying myself to sleep over some of the encouraging posts that people put up on this website. Whatever hope/encouragement that you guys got on here i had wanted soooo badly! Um i had quit for about 4 months after my crawl through that dark lonely tunnel and for the first time in 5 years i could see a light at the end. But about 2 weeks ago i gave in to my temptation and cannot crawl out of this whole of temptation that the Devil dragged me into. So i decided to sign up for this website in hopes for online support. I pray that you can help me, please keep supporting me because im MISERABLE!!

[Phil413]

Welcome, friend. I'm glad you're here and that you're committed to getting this stuff out of your life. You'll find lots of support here. I suggest you read a lot of the posts here (sounds like you're already doing that). You'll learn lots of tips and strategies for gaining freedom.

Wishing you the best of luck!

Phil

[Zachary]

It's good to see someone so young already trying to turn his life around. P warps how you see the people in the world around you, and it makes the stage of life you're currently in unnecessarily hard on so many people. Don't listen to what your peers may say; It's not normal and it's not alright. But you're here and you can start to change. Read what other people here are going and have gone through. Maybe start your own journal. Get educated about the realities of P, and maybe you can start educating others, too. I wish you all the best in your recovery, and if you need help, don't hesitate to ask. Everyone here is here for you.

[IN NEED OF HELP]

Hello, and welcome to TTF

It is so very encouraging to see someone as young as you are wanting help. It is a wonderful thing that you are doing it now, before it gets a tighter hold on you

Though you are young, you can do this. you can get rid of porn being in your life. I think that the hardest challenge for you will be with your peers. they will view P as nothing wrong in looking at it. so you may be teased by them because you don't want it anymore. If this happens, just don't listen to them, and give in. Being a young man, not looking at this stuff, is good. there is NOTHING wrong in being a young man who doesn't look at it.

I encourage you to do what Phil and Zachary said to do. read as much as you can here,to learn more about this addiction, and learn to see how you can handle it.

If you have files of P on your computer, or flash drives, PLEASE get rid of it now. I f you do not want to look at this anymore, it is a MUST, that you delete it all right now. if you wait for another time to do it, you will look at it in due time

I hope that you keep coming back here for help. we can not cure you in any way, but we can help you and support you while you are on this journey

You are not alone in this problem.
Good luck to you in your recovery

[needtoheal]

Welcome and major Kudos for recognising you have a problem and having the guts to take it by the throat and deal with it. I think everyone on here will agree that is not only the hardest thing to do but also the most important. I for one wish I had realised and addressed my problem at your age.

Reading around this site and coming back to do so is a key tool and so important to keeping your confidence up. You would be surprised where you find inspiration.

My advice is to start a journal in the journals forum. It gives me a reason to visit the site regularly and when you are here it is much easier to flick through a few other posts at the same time.

Good luck in your fight, we are with you, most of us have been you, we are all fighting alongside you and will give you all the support we can. Never be afraid to ask for help or encouragement.

needtoheal