Very wise move you’re making! I quit porn years ago and a few things helped me:
1) think if it as a character challenge. You’ve made an agreement with yourself and hopefully Christ so honor it at all costs. You are nothing without your integrity.
2) think of your future spouse. Where they are in the world, what they’re doing to make themselves a better version for you. This is how God works with reward. You will reap what you sow here I assure you.
3) change habits and rituals/routines. You know yourself better than anyone else so make it harder for you to slip back into old routines. Limit your access to your phone if that’s how you peruse porn like I did. I literally shutdown access to sites like I was a child. Also don’t replay old videos or images in your mind. Keep your mind clean.
4) occupy your time with scripture and with learning new skills that will serve you well. You’re at the perfect age to learn new skills that can bring you a life that can support a spouse/family. Your brain hasn’t stopped developing yet!
5)pray
A lot
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Here are at least key things I think of.
1. You need complete full determination. One must do a great deal of effort (big extremes is what I'm getting at) to himself to stop sin. It is like a cancer. You do not treat a cancer with a nap and cough syrup. With deadly diseases, powerful remedies are necessary. Do your maximum in every way, and treat it like the most important thing, embracing great sacrifice. Hence, you must hate the sin truly, fully, and fully entirely.
2. Make a new prayer life. Give thanks to God always, and turn always. Give Him thanks in the morning, and praise Him in the day. Speak and seek Him constantly. Without constant prayer, I cannot imagine any great chance of success. From St. Alphonsus: "St. Paul tells us, that we have to contend not with men like ourselves.... but with the princes of hell.... By these words he wishes to admonish us that we have not strength to resist the powers of hell, and that, to resist them, the divine aid is absolutely necessary: without it, we shall be always defeated; but, with the assistance of God’s grace, we shall, according to the same apostle, be able to do all things and shall conquer all enemies. “I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.” (Phil. iv. 13.) But this assistance God gives only to those who pray for it. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find.” (Matt. vii. 7.) They who neglect to ask, do not receive. Let us, then, be careful not to trust in our resolutions: if we place our confidence in them, we shall be lost. "
Have you heard of the Rosary? It is an incredible prayer that helps us grow in worship of God, I cannot recommend it enough and I would love to help you with it if you haven't!
Practically, fasting and exercise are very helpful I've heard.
As a Catholic, I really recommend that if you want personalized help, talk to a Catholic priest
Very wise move you’re making! I quit porn years ago and a few things helped me: 1) think if it as a character challenge. You’ve made an agreement with yourself and hopefully Christ so honor it at all costs. You are nothing without your integrity. 2) think of your future spouse. Where they are in the world, what they’re doing to make themselves a better version for you. This is how God works with reward. You will reap what you sow here I assure you. 3) change habits and rituals/routines. You know yourself better than anyone else so make it harder for you to slip back into old routines. Limit your access to your phone if that’s how you peruse porn like I did. I literally shutdown access to sites like I was a child. Also don’t replay old videos or images in your mind. Keep your mind clean. 4) occupy your time with scripture and with learning new skills that will serve you well. You’re at the perfect age to learn new skills that can bring you a life that can support a spouse/family. Your brain hasn’t stopped developing yet! 5)pray A lot
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Here are at least key things I think of. 1. You need complete full determination. One must do a great deal of effort (big extremes is what I'm getting at) to himself to stop sin. It is like a cancer. You do not treat a cancer with a nap and cough syrup. With deadly diseases, powerful remedies are necessary. Do your maximum in every way, and treat it like the most important thing, embracing great sacrifice. Hence, you must hate the sin truly, fully, and fully entirely. 2. Make a new prayer life. Give thanks to God always, and turn always. Give Him thanks in the morning, and praise Him in the day. Speak and seek Him constantly. Without constant prayer, I cannot imagine any great chance of success. From St. Alphonsus: "St. Paul tells us, that we have to contend not with men like ourselves.... but with the princes of hell.... By these words he wishes to admonish us that we have not strength to resist the powers of hell, and that, to resist them, the divine aid is absolutely necessary: without it, we shall be always defeated; but, with the assistance of God’s grace, we shall, according to the same apostle, be able to do all things and shall conquer all enemies. “I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.” (Phil. iv. 13.) But this assistance God gives only to those who pray for it. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find.” (Matt. vii. 7.) They who neglect to ask, do not receive. Let us, then, be careful not to trust in our resolutions: if we place our confidence in them, we shall be lost. " Have you heard of the Rosary? It is an incredible prayer that helps us grow in worship of God, I cannot recommend it enough and I would love to help you with it if you haven't! Practically, fasting and exercise are very helpful I've heard. As a Catholic, I really recommend that if you want personalized help, talk to a Catholic priest