SELF-HELP
What it is
Self-guided materials for quitting porn on your own, sometimes paired with an online community feature. May be used as a companion or supplement to any other porn-quitting resource.
Ease of getting started
Very easy to start - just a matter of downloading or buying materials
Human contact
Anywhere from none at all, to some, depending on how aggressively you use online communities.
Anonymity/confidentiality
Probably offers the highest amount of anonymity and confidentiality possible.
Cost
Anywhere from free to the cost of a book on Amazon.
Spiritual/religious component
Varied depending on the approach to quitting prescribed by the materials.
Pro tips
To be blunt, we don't think it's a good idea to try to quit porn using self-help materials alone. In our experience, going the self-help route requires way too much self-discipline for a person struggling with overcoming a porn use problem, and usually ends in frustration. We believe that self-help materials are most effective when paired with regular human interaction supporting your efforts to quit - online communities are good, but in-person contact with a group, therapist, faith leader, or accountability partner are better still. Most self-help materials agree with us, by the way.
Links
Online (Free) Self-Help Programs
Addicted to Internet Porn - collection of blog articles and YouTube videos discussing overcoming pornography addiction from Noah B.E. Church, author of "Wack, Addicted to Internet Porn." Noah also offers tele- and email-coaching to supplement the information, tips and techniques discussed on his site.
Kick Start Recovery Programme - free, self-guided sex and porn addiction recovery course from Paula Hall, founder of the Hall Recovery Course, including self-assessment tool, questionnaire, exercises and tips and techniques.
Porn Free Power - free, self-guided program of videos, audios, worksheets and other material for quitting porn. Plain-spoken and direct. The program's creator also does coaching and is taking new clients as of May 2019.
Purity is Possible - an educational web site that presents a step-by-step program for overcoming addictive sexual behavior, based on scientific principles of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Recovery Nation - free, self-guided, and comprehensive "workshop" for quitting pornography addiction, with executive reading materials, worksheets and other resources, offered with the option of purchasing companion coaching services. Companion to Recovery Nation's well-established forum, discussed on our Online Communities page.
Stop it Now! - 100% anonymous self-help materials specifically directed at interrupting and preventing viewing of child pornography.
Popular Self-Help Books
Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession and Shame, by George Collins and Andrew Adelman
Cutting it Off: Breaking Porn Addition and How to Quit for Good, by J.S. Park.
How to Quit Porn, by Brett H. McKay
Power Over Pornography: The Breakthrough Formula for Overcoming Pornography Addiction, by Brian Brandenburg
The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography, by Wendy Maltz and Larry Maltz
Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery, by Kevin B. Skinner, Ph.D.
Wack, Addicted to Internet Porn, by Noah B. E. Church (free .pdf download)
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, by Gary Wilson; (for Arabic speakers, a summary of this book in Arabic can be found here and here).
Addicted to Internet Porn - collection of blog articles and YouTube videos discussing overcoming pornography addiction from Noah B.E. Church, author of "Wack, Addicted to Internet Porn." Noah also offers tele- and email-coaching to supplement the information, tips and techniques discussed on his site.
Kick Start Recovery Programme - free, self-guided sex and porn addiction recovery course from Paula Hall, founder of the Hall Recovery Course, including self-assessment tool, questionnaire, exercises and tips and techniques.
Porn Free Power - free, self-guided program of videos, audios, worksheets and other material for quitting porn. Plain-spoken and direct. The program's creator also does coaching and is taking new clients as of May 2019.
Purity is Possible - an educational web site that presents a step-by-step program for overcoming addictive sexual behavior, based on scientific principles of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Recovery Nation - free, self-guided, and comprehensive "workshop" for quitting pornography addiction, with executive reading materials, worksheets and other resources, offered with the option of purchasing companion coaching services. Companion to Recovery Nation's well-established forum, discussed on our Online Communities page.
Stop it Now! - 100% anonymous self-help materials specifically directed at interrupting and preventing viewing of child pornography.
Popular Self-Help Books
Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession and Shame, by George Collins and Andrew Adelman
Cutting it Off: Breaking Porn Addition and How to Quit for Good, by J.S. Park.
How to Quit Porn, by Brett H. McKay
Power Over Pornography: The Breakthrough Formula for Overcoming Pornography Addiction, by Brian Brandenburg
The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography, by Wendy Maltz and Larry Maltz
Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery, by Kevin B. Skinner, Ph.D.
Wack, Addicted to Internet Porn, by Noah B. E. Church (free .pdf download)
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, by Gary Wilson; (for Arabic speakers, a summary of this book in Arabic can be found here and here).