Hello all, I (25 M) have been grappling the past few months with the idea that I might suffer from sex addiction. I haven’t attended any meetings because I’m too afraid to take that step so I thought I’d voice my concerns here first to see how it went. Over the past few months, I’ve essentially ceased all high-risk sexual behavior with the goal of finding a relationship. I was previously meeting 3-4 new people per week online for NSA sex, but have been “hookup free” for two months and two days. I’m still in contact with all of my old hookups and will occasionally swap nudes with them. However, I’m trying to quit this because I’ve recently started dating someone new. We haven’t had sex yet, but we’ve established that we’re only seeing each other at this point. Before he and I become fully exclusive, I would like to A) fully cease contact with my old hookups and B) tell my new partner about my struggles in having a healthy relationship with sex. Does anyone have any affirmations or strategies to stay strong in my commitment to monogamy? And on how to bring this topic up with my partner without scaring him away? I know this was a lot of rambling but any help would be greatly appreciated (please don’t say running, I’m not a runner)