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4 Important Steps to Quit Porn – Once and for All

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This is a guest post. Honestly, I don’t do a lot of them, but this is an important topic. I can’t help but believe it impacts leadership. I know it impacts the church. The only thing I would add—or further emphasize—is to recognize the battle from a spiritual perspective. If you’re a believer, the Spirit of God dwells within you. Seek His help. Let me share with you four important steps to quit porn once and for all.

We all struggle with our own vices. For some, those vices not only harm ourselves but the people around us. Pornography and sexual addiction are one of those struggles that can leave addicts feeling isolated and depressed.

In order to break your addiction, quit porn, and move toward recovery, having the tools and resources around you is important to help you set yourself up to succeed. As you go through the steps listed below, remember not to overanalyze, but to use these tools to get you started.

As you begin to master these steps to quit porn, you’ll start to see a ripple effect on your life and addiction.

4 Important Steps to Quit Porn

1. Action plan.

Creating an action plan can have a huge impact on helping you move forward in your healing. The thought that you can quit porn “cold turkey” can overwhelm and discourage many people, but by taking some time to develop a plan of action, you can set yourself up for success.

Think of your plan of action as a tool to help you establish new habits and implement them into your daily routine. These new habits don’t have to be huge (nor should they be—as that may also discourage you). Instead, you want these habits to support you and your recovery. Some ideas to get you started: find a support group, therapist, spiritual leader, or trusted friend where you can talk openly; practice positive self-talk; write in a daily journal; volunteer or do something nice for someone; take up a hobby, and practice forgiving yourself.