You know about apps that help you quit smoking and overcome depression. However, for battling porn addiction, I have seen only one app so far.
There are many types of addictions, but convenient and modern ways to control them are much fewer. You know about apps that help you quit smoking and overcome depression. However, for battling porn addiction, I have seen only one app so far.
How to Take Control
To start your journey to a better self, you can use the TrueAlly app, available on Android and iOS. Through meditations and educational courses, it helps you understand what specifically contributes to your desire to watch porn and attempts to help you overcome this problem.
Upon the first launch, you will need to go through a simple registration process. This includes signing in via a Google account or email and filling out a simple questionnaire: name, username, gender, age, and location.
While I can somewhat understand the need for registration, the necessity of other personal data remains unclear. TrueAlly claims this is needed for active participation in the community. However, there is no community within the app (at least not yet).
Even if there were a community, many would surely prefer anonymity over sharing personal information.
Using TrueAlly
After completing registration, you can start using TrueAlly. There are three main tabs: Home, Explore, and Analytics.
Most of the work is done on the Home tab. Here, you can see the number of consecutive porn-free days and access educational courses and meditations.
You are required to press the Check In button every day to record your abstinence status. Regardless of whether your day was successful or not, the app will prompt you to complete a small questionnaire. This helps you reflect and better understand what might have led to your current result.
When you switch to the Explore section, you can choose between courses and meditation. Note that both will be conducted in English.
Step-by-step courses help you study the problem in an accessible way and understand better how to combat it. The purpose of meditation is self-explanatory.
You earn points for completing courses or meditations, but these points don't serve any purpose or affect anything.
The last useful section is Analytics, where you can see the number of successful consecutive days with a timer, statistics of successes and failures, as well as the time and possible reasons for relapses.
