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Abstinence is a voluntary forbearance from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol, or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical considerations. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Abstinence & Celibacy
18
94%
Sex / Pornography Addic...
14
79%
Video Game Addiction
11
64%
Marijuana Addiction & R...
9
67%
Shopping Addiction
7
71%
Overall, 79% (119 Members) find Abstinence helpful
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Abstinence Reviews

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Slowly working extremely hard not to give in to the thoughts the pornography and the sexual acts. Moment living.
been hard but think of how much i dont want to hurt my partner
I believe I can quit. I removed all the stuff.
Somewhat Helpful
I only drink a few beers every so often, but end up sleping it off.
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if i dont go to a store, i am removing the temptation... but then when i finally do go i feel like i havnt bought anything, i should reward myself...
Somewhat Helpful
not doing it but wanting to makes it hard...
Somewhat Helpful
Abstinence or limiting my consumption of simple carbs works alright though sometimes I still binge.
Somewhat Helpful
I think the core problems should be addressed before i do this.
I struggle daily with lonelines, with wanting to be loved, but thru past experiences I know that a man that truly loves and respects me will wait. Unfortunately he is rare. I am rebuilding my faith in Christ, self respect, dignity, and to give into physical desires without the commitment and love would be to destroy all I am working toward.
Somewhat Helpful
It seems like an odd choice.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: abstinence.
    but with it being a public group, its considered official. theyre showing others what the standard is for abstinence and celibacy. what if theyre extr... [More]
  2. Discussion: abstinence.
    i dont like the idea of abstinence groups in public. seems the new way of promoting abstinence is to have a group at a school. Ive seen quite a few... [More]
  3. Advice: abstinence
    i have a abstinence ring i just bought a ring and declared it that and its so cute it has a bow on it )(i need 2 find it by the way) [More]
  4. Discussion: Abstinence...
    guess I an going to hell. cause if i get the chance to have sex I am going to take it. [More]
  5. Discussion: abstinence
    my drug of choice was cocaine. Do you think I could just have 1 or 2 lines? lol Ummmmmm........NO! That is what addiction is. Addiction controls us, w... [More]

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