What can I do to better manage my overwhelming sexual desires by my own without a counsellor/psychologist? How can I stop masturbating and stop watching pornography?

Don't place yourself in situations of temptation. Actively avoid situations that will lead to opportunities to commit the behavior you are trying to avoid.

Sorry to hear that you're struggling with intense sexual desires. My friend went through the same thing, so I think I know what you're going through. In my opinion, it would really help to distract yourself with your hobbies, go to green spaces (e.g. parks, lakes) or talk to people more. Also, avoiding sexual materials in cultural products and stop sleeping nude are simple ways to decrease your urges. Good luck!

Be productive and occupy yourself. You can go through other interests you have or maybe look for new interests. Like exercising or learning a new language.

This is really hard, its something I have had to wrestel with myself for many years. First off try and be kind with yourself, you have to wan't to stop not becasue you hate yourelf for it but becasue its your choice. Then try limiting your access to it. block your favorite website and turn on safe serch. Be kind with youreslf and try to distract yourself with physical activity like running or in my case roller skating.

Try to understand where those urges come from. And when they do come, ask yourself what you're feeling, and what you're hoping to achieve through sex. Are you doing it simply to orgasm, or is there something else?

It's well known that exercise is best at this. It won't supress all the feelings but will keep you distracted. Keep busy. The worst enemy is leisure and boredom. It will be hard!! As any addiction is ok to fail. Take babysteps. If you do it, let's say, twice a day, stick with only once a day for a week. And then 6 days a week. And then 5. Talk to someone. And try establishing relationships. One thing that makes pornography is that it distort your view on relationships and people. So you have to get to real people, friends, family. Get to know each other.

Sometimes sexual energy can be aggressive energy. It is best to channel that energy safely. Exercise when the urges become overwhelming and breathing exercises to calm oneself after releasing aggression.

Advice that I read a while back said to channel that kind of energy into other activities. If you get the urge to masturbate, go workout instead. I'm not sure if this is the answer you are looking for, but it's an alternative at least.

Try and focus on other things that you enjoy and limit the amount of time you spend masturbating and watching pornography. If you start off with a higher number of times a day, and decrease every week maybe? It might help if you find yourself a sexual partner.

When you initially start a certain activity, and if you start to enjoy it, it can become a habit, it may be a good or bad habit which is very relative from person to person. to be able to overcome such 'habits', try to distract yourself with other activities you enjoy like sports or playing a musical instrument. At times when you feel the urge to masturbate, go out for walk or call up a friends to get over those thoughts. These are only a few initial steps, you will eventually start to think about other things overtime, and you need to be strong during this period to get over this habit permanently.

Find a passion, an activity, anything that keeps you motivated to do so? if you love music, or are passionate about movies, or like books- take your passion, and make it your new everyday passion exploration, instead of...hmm-just that one!

Many people, including folks I know, have found the supportive communities of 12-step groups really helpful. Here's a list of options for compulsive sexual behavior: http://www.billherring.com/comparing-different-12-step-meetings-for-sex-addiction. Most of them have online/phone meetings if there's not an in-person meeting in your area. On your own, you might also benefit from identifying external cues (places, people, substances) and internal cues (emotions, physical sensations) that act as triggers. You can then make plans to avoid those triggers and come up with alternative activities/coping strategies to use when you are triggered (because not all triggers can or should be avoided!). Hope this helps.

Set a goal;start with thirty days. Go thirty days without pornography, and if you can do that, thirty more days without either. If you mess up, start over with the thirty days, without either (after the first without porn). If this method does not work, see someone. That's the best I can tell you.

My general motto for life is "one step at a time". I believe that most tasks can be accomplished by breaking them down into little chunks. The first step I would recommend is abstaining from pornography while masturbating for a few days. If you fail, it's ok, keep on trying. Eventually you will be able to masturbate without pornography. From there, you can slowly ease up on masturbating altogether.

Sexual desires are basically energy that can be channeled in other areas. Video games, sports, intellectual board games can help you dull your urges a bit. In a nutshell, you have to keep yourself occupied with other things that bring you satisfaction.

Wanting to stop is great! The first thing you can do is to make sure the you deeply are ready to do this. Prepare yourself by reaching out to a friend or someone you trust to help you. Once you are ready, remove all the porn and find 3 coping skills that work for you to do when you feel the urge to give in. There is no magic answer for this other than your own mind and will power. You will notice as time goes on, it becomes easier.. Don't give up!

You might try setting a limit. So start by doing once a day then once every two days then twice a week then once a week. Be sure to hold yourself accountable.

You can learn to avoid situations that make you have sexual urges. You can talk to others about your concerns, even seeking professional help if you feel your sexual urges are negatively impacting your life.

There are plenty of websites out there which can help you overcome your addiction to pornography. On the other hand, you can always do some activities to keep your mind busy such that you don't feel like masturbating. However, do remember to seek help if you do! All the best.

You should delete any apps such as tumblr. Put up parental controls on the internet on any device. Perseverance.

dont worry to stop.just take a one step to reduce your addiction.divert your mind in involving other activites like sports,music,dance.dont sit alone.make busy yourself.only lonlyness makes you to addict in sexual desir.so try to avoid being alone and engage yourself busy

In my personal opinion, masturbating and watching pornography is totally fine. We all are different and our libidos are all different too.

If it is causing distress, you can try tracking what triggers the sexual urges and then you can try doing something to distract yourself like take a walk or listen to loud music.

You can get out more, spend more time around others, get a boyfriend/girlfriend, and overall distance and distract yourself from your desires.

There is no actual good reason to stop masturbating. As far as I'm aware there are no negative side effects as long as you do it in a natural way. It even helps release stress. Instead of trying to stop masturbation take some steps toward acceptance. You should feel comfortable with your body and your sexuality. Learn to love your body. Not only will it lead to improved mental health, it can potentially improve your sexual health and your relationships with others. P.S. Don't overdo it though, just do this according to your sex drive and your desires in general. Also a tip for women: I suggest using your hands or a plain regular dildo rather than vibrators or showers. If you stimulate yourself using a vibrator/shower the stimulation is intense and will make you less sensitive. If you are a straight woman, your partner will not be able to stimulate you the same way a vibrator does. However if you like using things other than your hands to stimulate yourselves that's perfectly fine, as long as you're happy. Live for yourself. :) As for pornography, I suggest treating it the same way you would treat an addiction. Try using the 12 step program.

Please refer to a post I just wrote regarding this. Pornography is a very strong addiction. It is like any other addiction in that it is very hard to just stop cold turkey, to say "no, I'm not going to do this anymore", and to move on. It is very hard for anyone struggling with addiction to do any of those things. That being said, pornography is unhealthy, or it was for me, in the sense that it distorted my healthy sexual development because I was introduced to things at a young age that my mind was not prepared to handle. As far as not seeing a psychologist, you are always welcome to talk to anyone who will listen on here, including me. Masturbation, in my opinion, is a normal thing that people do; however, pornography as a means to release, is not healthy. These are only opinions. Feel free to talk to me any time.

Try slowing down little by little- say, if you are masturbating every day, try only doing it every other day, or 6 days a week rather than 7. Then the next week try 5 days, then 4, then 3. The same with watching pornography. There are stages to change, and it is okay to take a long time. Studies have shown that it takes at least a month to implement changes into your life successfully. I know that it may be hard, especially if you are used to doing these things on a daily basis. It is okay. But if you work towards change and seek it actively, then I have faith that you can do it.

You probably will not be able to do it on your own. You need help from another person, whether a professional or not. If you are part of a religious group that offers support, you could try that. There are also online support groups. You can also read self-help books and articles that are available for suggestions. Sexual addictions, like other addictions, require long-term efforts to overcome. Continue seeking help and support from others, even if it is just a close friend who you can confide in.

Don'ts: 1) stop watching any kind of images that shows women as only focus like porn, movies with Ratings, extreme songs 2) Avoid unappropriated talks 3)don't look women/girls as sexual comdity Do's 1) Try to go for walk everyday for an hour. make it a routine 2)keep yourself busy with work 3)watch healthy content that can build your personality. 4)Remain clean. 5)take bath daily. 6) Eat normal diet. Avoid eating too much of meat. 7) stay positive. 8)Marry if you can. 9)Respect yourself 10) keep your gaze low; stop noticing girls as sexual objects. 11) Respect everyone 12)keep internet speeds low and if you get urge to watch porn get out or sleep, take bath.

Indulge in other activities, like video games.. coz they are very addictive. You can make new friends and talk to em.. you can also do some activities like writing biography or maybe start reading a fiction u like.. You must understand and accept what you are feeling. This will which you wanna implement must be respected and followed. This will help on your self control and also keeps life busy. Maybe go one a trip or outing... Change makes lot of magical things.. change can make a person completely different than the past. I appreciate you have realised and reached out to 7 cups for help😊😊.