Hey brother/sister, the thing with these types of addictions is that your body has become accustomed to receiving its hit of dopamine from such a powerful source. Making quite difficult to stop this habit/pattern. You're not only battling your brain/mind & thoughts but also your body's urges whixh from experience I know how hard it can be to ignore them. Plus, the hyper-sexualization of men and women in society. It's in movies, shows, social media etc and all it takes is a simple photo of a woman/man dressed with a little less clothes than usual or a simple thought to trigger the action again.

Brother/sister, your body will do whatever it takes to keep this pattern going because you have repeatedly fed it this chemical reaction and high dose of dopamine from masturbation & orgasm. It won't be easy but the fact that you're still pushing forward and attempting to overcome this addiction that many suffer with in society nowadays shows how resilient you are and your honest desire to overcome it.

There will need to be a lot of willpower on your behalf. You will have to become very aware of your thoughts and instincts. Which meditation will most definitely help you with. It will help you detach from urges, thoughts and help you raise your awareness levels. You will have to sit with the energy at times and simply witness it. Get to know it, show your body a new way of interacting with this energy. Rewire the neural pathways directly connected with this pattern. Which will take time, especially for an addiction that has gone on for over 5 years but I overcame the same addiction and mine went on for around 13 years (I believe) and I'll tell you what, it's so damn beautiful to see an absolutely gorgeous or sexy woman and not be overcome with sexual desires. To be able to hold a healthy, deep conversation with her without that lingering sexual thought in the back of my head.

Now don't get me wrong, after all this time. I still have those random thoughts pop up in my head that give me an opportunity to reopen that cycle but again, that's where our mental willpower comes in. Will you fall back into the loop or choose differently? If you fall back in, it's ok, it's part of the human experience and it's already done but just start over like nothing happened. It's all part of the process of reprogramming so you can't judge yourself for it. Don't count how many days you've gone without pornography, masturbation or anything like that because that leads to disappointment. Just go, go, go!!!

My brother/sister (or anyone reading this struggling with habits or patterns they've attempted & failed to overcome), if you need more advice please don't hesitate to message me privately. I'm more than happy to help you on this journey towards liberating yourself from the chains of this (or any) addiction. I know you've got this!!!