How to quit porn for good - the no BS way
Feb 17, 2025
How to Quit Porn for Good – The No BS Way
Sick of relapsing? Here's the no-BS guide to quit porn for good. No fluff, just real, proven strategies that work in the real world.
Published: April 3, 2025
No More Excuses: It’s Time to Take Control
You’re here because you're tired of failing. Tired of watching hours slip by. Tired of feeling drained, foggy, and ashamed after another relapse. This isn’t going to be a sugar-coated guide.
This is the no BS, brutally honest way to quit porn for good — based on real-world experience, science, and the hard truth most people don’t want to hear.
Let’s get into it.
🧠 Step 1: Accept That Porn Is Ruining Your Life
If you're still justifying it, you'll never quit.
Porn kills motivation, focus, emotional connection, and drive. It warps your brain’s reward system and feeds anxiety, loneliness, and depression. Until you admit it’s hurting you, you won’t truly commit to quitting.
Action: Write down the real cost of porn in your life. What has it stolen from you?
🔒 Step 2: Block It Like Your Life Depends On It
“I’ll just use willpower” = guaranteed failure.
Your brain has been trained to chase dopamine on demand. You can’t out-willpower your lizard brain.
Action Plan:
Block ALL porn sites with Cold Turkey, Freedom, or BlockSite
Delete TikTok, Instagram, Reddit (yes, even “just memes”)
Use DNS blockers like NextDNS or AdGuard
Bonus Tip: Put your phone out of reach at night. Most relapses happen in bed.
⚔️ Step 3: Face the Urge Head-On (Don’t Run From It)
Cravings will come. Don’t panic.
Most people relapse because they try to escape the urge. Instead, acknowledge it. Sit with it. Urges usually peak at 10-15 minutes and fade.
Action Plan:
Breathe deeply. Recognize: “This is just a craving. It will pass.”
Do 50 pushups. Cold shower. Go outside. Anything to interrupt the loop.
Journal what you’re feeling. Label the emotion.
⚙️ Step 4: Build a Life That Makes Porn Irrelevant
Porn fills a void. So fill the void with something real.
You’re watching porn because you’re bored, lonely, tired, unfulfilled. Change that. Build a schedule. Create goals. Get uncomfortable.
Action Plan:
Wake up early. Go to the gym. Start a side hustle.
Learn music, design, coding — whatever excites you
Surround yourself with real people and real conversations
If your life sucks, porn will always look good. Fix the root, not just the habit.
👊 Step 5: Accept That Relapse Might Happen — But Never Quit Quitting
Relapse doesn’t mean you failed. It means you’re human.
What matters is how fast you bounce back.
Action Plan:
If you relapse, journal why it happened
Reset your streak immediately — don’t wait for “tomorrow”
Make the pain productive: learn from it
This is a war. One relapse doesn’t end the fight.
Real Talk: There Is No "Perfect Time"
You will never feel 100% ready. Waiting for the right mood, the right motivation, the right moment = staying stuck forever.
Start now. Fail forward. Grow. Adapt. Repeat.
The version of you 90 days from now will thank you.
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You don’t need more dopamine. You need your life back. Start today.
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