Practical Tips

Often, people just don't trust the power of Torah to save them from the clutches of the Yetzer Hara. They try everything, the 12 steps, meditations, psychotherapy, etc... but they won't sit down and learn a blat of Gemara. My friends! Gemara is "sechel hayashar" - "strai...

Kids think that dolls look so human. They are fascinated with them and have fun playing with them and imagine that the dolls are real. We always have to remember this fact. All the fascination that we have with sexual desire and with the beauty of women is fake. It is sat...

Bitul (self-nullification). Learn to think "Who am I to want anything? We are not here for pleasure. I am doing the work of the king every time I say "No". What more can a Jew want in this world? Along these lines of Bitul, R' Nachman offers a powerful suggestion. Whenev...

Some Tikkunim for sins of the eyes, collected and translated by www.jewishsexuality.com. (Note: These aren't just Tikkunim for the past, but will help you also to control your eyes in the future).   A person who was wont to gaze lustfully at women or at forbidden images ...

It is a known fact that someone addicted to pornography begins to neglect his job, his wife, his children and even himself. He misses out on the best parts of life, such as watching his children grow up, and he lets his life deteriorate until ultimately he loses everythin...

A post from the "talk-backs" of Arutz Sheva, on Tzvi Fishman's Blog. Yehudah from Jerusalem writes: I know what you are going through for I have been there and have overcome it with a lot of work and determination to succeed. You can succeed as well. 1. Spirituality; The...

One struggling member recently wrote us something beautiful and so true... I need Kedusha to counteract Tumah. I need it regularly, and it will replace filthy thoughts with powerful desires to grow in a positive way. I know it works, I've experienced it and tasted the e...

Someone wrote us his tips: Due to the nature of my company, I must have internet access. However, here are some suggestions which have helped. a. Have a friend who will be emailed EVERY sight link that you visit. b. Have a gadol that you can meet with once a week to tell ...

One member wrote us: Knowing myself only too well as an x-addict, I made a vow for a year not to use unprotected internet unless my wife is in the room with me and can see the screen from where she is sitting (if she wants to). When I need to make picture searches for my ...

I would like to share with you the advice of someone who recovered from a strong po-rnogrophy addiction. Every person can find the ways that work for them. If a person is determined, he will succeed. And each success story paves yet another spiritual path that others can ...

If shmiras ainayim seems so hard, take minute and think about how often you are really tested each day. Most people will find that they have tests in shmiras ainayim only a few times a day, for short periods of time. If you look at it in the context of 24 hours, it's rea...

I want to share with you today this thread from our Forum: Suffer Yisroel writes: I want to share a technique that was very helpful to me when I wanted to stop masturbating once and for all. I committed to myself that every time I lose myself and do it I would give a subs...

This was a really great post on our Forum by "battleworn" and I want to share it with everyone: I've been thinking that the website is really loaded with great advice, but it would probably be helpful to some people to lay down the basic steps. So I'll try to start and I ...

Someone wrote in today some thoughts that help him, and I would like to share them with everyone: I just want to tell you that your site and chizuk etc. seems to have helped me a lot, and is continuing to do so. Hashem Yishmereinu veyechzkeinu. Some additional thoughts: ...

Someone recently sent us the following e-mail: I first of all wanted to thank you very much for all your efforts & chizuk. I wanted to share my experience with you so if you think it's appropriate to share it with everyone, you can. I was R'L a serious addict and for ...

The Gemara in Kidushin 81/a tells a story: Some women who had been taken captive were redeemed and brought to Nehardai. They were kept in the attic of Rav Amram the Chasid and the ladder was removed. At night, a beam of light reflected off one of the women, revealing her ...

The "Jewish Healing Group" had a great FREE session this past Tuesday night, with a professional sex-therapist on the line who offered a lot of important information of the nature of the addiction. One important aspect mentioned by the therapist was, that although we are ...

Here are some excerpts from a discussion on our forum that's just packed with great tips and chizuk! (Some slight editing was done to make it easier to read). "Frumthinker" writes: I came across this site today, and I felt compelled to make some comments here. I won't say...