Hi all,
I am trying my best to take the right steps at breaking free from this addiction. I just wanted to share what I come up with to hopefully receive some feedback and also to break out of the feeling that I am all alone in my struggles and therefore powerless.

I have noticed that foresight is the best weapon I have so far. If I take precautions to avoid temptation I succeed. If I don't, then I simply can't fight the battle I am not prepared for. The main tools of the yetzer hara have been 1. loneliness and 2. Excitement.
If I make sure to anticipate situations where I am on my own or where I feel alone then I can do something to prevent that situation from happening. To be completely honest I am posting this for that exact reason. I try and talk to somebody. If at all I cannot escape the loneliness I try to pray to G-d because this reminds me I am not alone.
The yetzer hara seems to wait patiently and then attack suddenly at an opportune moment. It does so using excitement. It is cruel. All I know to be right becomes stifled by the emotion of excitement. I think the only way that I know to beat that is to snuff out the first spark. The moment it catches alight I am in trouble. It helps to know that the emotion is not me, it is not who I am. It is the Yezter hara. The emotion comes from a tiny part of the brain that could be called the primitive brain. The emotion is a lie. It is nowhere as big as it feels. So what I have learnt to do is to snuff the lie out before it has a chance to make me listen to it.

Thank you to whoever has read this. It helps me enormously to tell somebody my thoughts. It allows me both to clarify and to defeat that loneliness. Please let me know what you think and I would really appreciate any advice or encouragement.

It would be helpful if you kept to one main thread for your posts. It's easier for us to follow you in one place.

Thanks, I am new to using the forums, so I will make sure to remember that from now on.

The best way to fight the yetzer hara is to not engage in the battle at all. Don't step into the ring. Once you engage it becomes a battle of wills, you against you. That is a 50 50 proposition at best. But if you avoid the fight you can't lose. Another tip I heard is delay. If the yetzer is pulling you, delay and say sure that sounds great but first I have to wash my car, or what have you.
Lastly, like you said, don't stop praying to G-d.

Al the best
Eli

Thank you, that really helps and makes a lot of sense. Much appreciated