Do you have a problem with it because of religious beliefs? I’m not one to encourage people no matter the addiction or personal struggle but if you aren’t harming anyone or not honoring obligations perhaps just accepting this side of yourself can bring you some peace. If you have a trusting non judgemental therapist perhaps you could work through the root cause of your addiction. And to be honest there are plenty of worse things you could be doing. I’ve heard of guys with similar compulsions who would distract themselves by plunging their hand in a bucket of ice until the urging went away. Just my thoughts.
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No religion here 
I’ll think about what you said
It’s really hard to stop and I guess I hate feeling powerless over something that I don’t like what it does.
You know I wanna be strong but it’s hard to be strong. Maybe I’m sexually addicted in general. If I could get laid easily I’d probably do it a lot instead of porn. So maybe it’s not porn but I’m a horny mfker
But it definitely is porn a bit…
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But then again it’s easy for me to suggest what I did because I’ve always had a low sex drive. I only bring up the point of accepting yourself because if you deny this part of you for too long it may resurface with a vengeance if you don’t have a suitable alternative in place. Best wishes.
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Well, as you know from your struggles with alcohol and your membership in AA, usually a true addiction can not be overcome with will power alone. So you need outside help.
You talked about a love-hate relationship. Is it with the object of what your porn habit is? If so that is what you need to address. Why do you hate the people you want to make love too? When you understand that you can begin to unchain yourself from the habit. If you loved what you are attracted too porn would not be a problem. I know guys who have a healthy relationship with porn and the object of their desire. However if you fantasize or dream about harming who you look at in porn of then its a problem. I did not achieve the goal of having a real relationship with those I was looking at through porn but I calmed down and came to understand to a great degree the hate that was consuming me.
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