Practical Tips

There is a solution, a way to prevent relapse, and it’s a fairly straightforward one. You need to cram your schedule with activities and interactions that are more helpful to your recovery. One of the best ways to do this is to attend more 12-step meetings. Immerse yours...

Porn Talk is Common in Middle School Brian was exceptionally open with me about his personal experiences with pornography. He was exposed to pornography (in the form of scantily dressed sexualized females) at age 9. When he was 11, friends told him about '***', a term he ...

Click here to listen to this shiur online (32 min). This talk was given at the 90th Agudah Convention in December 2012. It goes through the entire mehalech of the GYE network, the 20 Tools and 30 Attitude Principles, and explains how GYE helps people to break free. Cl...

Click here to listen to this game-changing shiur online (40 min). The shiur goes into all the details of the TaPHSiC method, dispells any doubts about its validity and effectiveness, and expounds on the psychology behind the success of this powerful tool. Break free of t...

In honor of Parshos Matos which discusses vows, we are proud to present this GAME CHANGING shiur (40 minutes long). Click on the image below to listen. The shiur goes into all the details of the TaPHSiC method, dispells any doubts about its validity and effectiveness, a...

After 3 1/2 years in 'the struggle', here are a few thoughts: 1. There are no chidushim - as the mesilas yesharim writes, we already know most of the things we need to know, it's a matter of reviewing them and putting them into practice. 2. Be patient with yourself - t...

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The phenomenon of Flatlining is discussed extensively on various internet addiction resources and forums. Flatline is a period of decreased or absent libido following the initial withdrawal from pornography. Flatlining starts several days or weeks after initial withdraw...

1. Get a hold of books on the greatest battles of WWII and read these books in your spare time. They are tightly gripping. They tell the story of triumph of good over evil, of war, of perseverance, of battles lost but wars won. Your adrenalin will flow. They will distrac...

See this page of our forum for some interesting info on hypnosis techniques. “On the Road” writes: Dear fellow GUE members… I must share with you the incredible results i got through hypnosis. It was a life changing therapy which I kep up with for about a half a year, eac...

Sometimes you are feeling low, depressed and very vulnerable. In such a state the Yetzer Hara tells you that there's no use trying to fight. But realize one thing. The depression you feel will not go away by giving in, it will only get worse. The more you give in, the mor...

The Yetzer Hara is all air, and by using your head, you can conquer him without a major battle in your heart. However, this is only true if you guard your eyes carefully. Once the eyes start to see, the heart starts to lust, and the battle switches over from being in the ...

This is an amazing tip that really works to get you started, if you are determined to learn how to guard your eyes: Commit (for a few weeks or a period of time), to pinch yourself -- enough to make it hurt -- every time you gaze improperly at something that you know you s...

Taken from the forum at www.jewishsexuality.com/ Gary Writes: "I made it thru the whole week. I have been following the 12 Torah Steps for almost 2 months. I confessed to my Rabbi and he has an encouraging word each morning after Sharcharis. I try doing a mikvah a day, ...

I can't believe I'm quoting from an Islamic Forum. Nonetheless, I think these excerpt from a forum discussion have some educational value for us. It makes us feel all the more responsibility in these areas, for if even these people, who are called "Am Hadomeh Lachamor" ar...

A struggler shares with us some of his tips... There are (at least) three great temptations the evil one tempts us with to make us view Internet pornography: 1) home alone, bored and with nothing to do 2) depressing *I am worth nothing, I can't do anything* feeling, 3) ...

More from one of our members who shared with us some of the tips that helped him in his journey to recovery: (If you have tips that worked for you, send them to us please as well)   One of the only ways I have found to deal with the problem of porn addiction is to have so...

One of our members, who happens not be be Jewish (but enjoys Jewish teachings), shared some of the tips that helped him in his journey to recovery. I bring you here part of his letter:   "To deal with pornography that is a more serious problem, bordering on addiction, it ...