Re-frame your situation. Don't think of it as controlling or fighting your urges. Think of it as a sign that you should be doing something else. St. Augustin

Re-frame your situation. Don't think of it as controlling or fighting your urges. Think of it as a sign that you should be doing something else. St. Augustine of Hippo said that we, being physical creatures, need some amount of pleasure in order to be healthy. If we don't get legitimate pleasure, then we'll go for the kind of pleasure that taxes us. Are you getting enough exercise? Enough sleep? Eating right? We've had a bunch of threads on Hacker News on the importance of meditation. From your user-name, you probably know about the NoFap group on Reddit. They will have plenty of advice: http://www.reddit.com/r/nofap http://www.reddit.com/r/nofap James Altucher's posts aren't directly related to your question, but his Daily Practice will help you. http://www.jamesaltucher.com http://www.jamesaltucher.com