Palestinian-American vlogger Yousef Erakat, also known as fouseyTUBE, is renowned for his pranks, >social experiments, and vlogs on more serious topics.
In his recent vlog, the Palestinian vlogger gave advice to men who had asked him for advice on how to get over porn and masturbation addiction.
Erakat was in rehab for an addiction and opened up about his personal struggles in 2015.
"I have bipolar and depression, and I was in rehab for an addiction," he said, >according to PEOPLE Magazine.
"I wanted to show my audience that even though I go through depression and everything else, look at me now," he said.
"I still struggle, but I’m proof that nothing can stop you. You can go through things and still accomplish anything you want."
Noting his personal struggle with addiction, Erakat offers genuine advice and guidance to those looking to overcome their own struggles.
"My highest asked question from my male audience"
"Pornography goes hand in hand with masturbation and it can really intensify and also worsen the severity of your addiction. Pornography sells you a reality that isn't real," Erakat says.
Erakat explains that he does not masturbate nor watch porn anymore, and explains to people how he eventually overcame the need to do it.
"When I used to masturbate and use pornography, it made me isolate myself," he says in the video.
"Every time I would feel a certain emotion and I could just masturbate to get it away, I wouldn't feel the need to go out with a friend ..." he continues.
His advice
Erakat advises people to take the recovery process day by day and to be patient because no addiction can be solved cold turkey.
He also advises people to take up other activities to fill up their time and to engage in physical activity.