I don ' t use any strategies to avoid it . What I do do , is to pray every morning . I pee , then read the Bible , then pray about what I ' ve read . I don ' t check the weather , the internets , or the time before I ' ve read and prayed I belong to God , and the first part of my day belongs to Him . I keep myself occupied watching Netflix ? Strum the guitar . Home alone ? Yes I live alone keep myself busy . Starting to think about sex or pornography ? Change my thoughts . None of this is easy at first . None of this is normal . It ' s normal to do what I want when I want the way of Christ is opposed to the normal desires of the flesh . Through the grace of God given free rein by the Spirit of God , is how PMO or anything other sin all sin is conquered .