Another testimony from an addict.

I've been clean for 6 days. My previous record was 13 days last month. But I'm going crazy. I scroll through social media until something comes up that I know I shouldn't see... and I still stay there. To put it in context: I’m married. My wife looked for me yesterday for the third day in a row, (that's really good! She was looking for me for 2 days and then again yesterday, how incredible!), but we didn't do anything yesterday because we ran out of lubricant. I got upset, went to sleep, and today I woke up with an unusual urge. I went out to the gym, but ended up staying in the car for 2 hours, scrolling through my feed until something inappropriate came up. Interestingly, the X (formerly Twitter) algorithm took a while to show something, but when it appeared, even without seeing anything explicit, I felt terrible. I prayed and deleted the app. Now I'm at work, and the urge is so intense that I can barely concentrate. All I can think about is getting it out and relieving myself. Has anyone out there been through this and have any practical tips?

Posted Aug 8, 2025, 12:11 PM UTC

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