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Start off each day with a prayer to G-d to save us from lust that day. Once we have gotten up and said Modeh Ani, we should pray to G-d from the depths of our heart and say; "Please G-d, relieve me from the bondage of self. Please save me today from the disease of lust, i...

Sometimes a person may be taking a walk or laying in bed and lustful thoughts start to fill his head and it seems like he can't control it. At such a time, don't try to stop the thoughts - they may just become even stronger. Instead, cry out to Hashem and say "Please Hash...

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...

Someone wrote the following on the forum... It has been a long and difficult few months with the struggle to overcome the addiction, but I have seen my own progress and awareness mature, and have recognised that there is will power after all. Not long ago I did stumble an...

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...

"Rabbeinu Yonah discusses various barriers to teshuva in Sha'arei Teshuva. But perhaps the greatest barrier most of us experience is a lack of belief in our capacity to change"... Yonason Rosenblum in an article on www.matzav.com. (Click here for the full article).   The ...

Taken from an article by Rabbi Avi Shafran on www.Matzav.com. (Click here for the full article). Among the collected letters of Rav Yitzchok Hutner, zt"l, is one that was written to a talmid whose own, earlier, letter to the Rosh Yeshiva had apparently evidenced the stu...

Battleworn posted his story on the forum, and he writes one of the best pieces of Chizuk that he heard as a Bachur, which helped him not to give up: I heard back then, I think in the name of R' Abramski zt'l, what I think might be the most important yesod in chizuk. He sa...

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 that I am a sponsor for, recently wrote me as follows: One of the ideas mentioned on the weekly call this past Tuesday that I thought was great, is that it's OK to let painful feelings just sit there. It's OK to be in pain - it's part of life and it will pass. W...

Someone posted something beautiful on the forum. Ahhh, the Yetzer Harah. Yes, this shmendrick IS stronger than us, and yes, without Hashems help, we have NO chance of overcoming him. He knows this truth, and I personally have experienced this over many many years. I had ...

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 ...