Quoted from “your brain on porn”
“Despite what some people say, quitting will not make you into a god of
confidence and ability, although for the first few months it’ll really feel like
that. Quitting will give you more control of your own life. It’s a little bit like
the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Instead of acting on impulse,
you’ll be learning self-restraint and mindfulness with one of your most
primal instincts, which will flow over into every part of your life and make
your life’s decisions be entirely up to you.
When I started this 500 days ago, I had trouble concentrating; I
couldn’t commit to a goal for more than a week at a time. Whenever I had a
day off I wasted it in lazy indulgence, knowing that I could be doing more
with my time. Now, I can handle 50, 60 hour work weeks regularly without
even noticing it. Now, I can exercise regularly and stick to it. Now, I’m in a
relationship unlike any I’ve ever been in because I can finally treat my
partner as another human being rather than sometimes as an object of
desire (I now know firsthand that my own desires aren’t as important as
they make themselves out to be). Now, I’m constantly improving myself
instead of just wishing I could.”
Quote from your brain on porn
“I actually went a full 6 months without even visiting a porn site. When I
next saw one I was surprised by how cheesy and corny porn looked. Since
then I really haven’t had much interest in watching it. Porn is to sex what
looking at a photograph of a Ferrari is to drive one.”
Thanks to all those who have added to this thread! Please remember to keep comments/posts here spiritually themed. There are a lot of great threads for other posts. The idea here is to have a thread focused on a higher power.
Posts from any spiritual beliefs are welcome!
Thank you so much!
I think its awesome that even though we have different beliefs we can still help motivate and encourage each other to improve 
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Listening to this song just helped me get past some urges. I’m so thankful for good music.
