[bhanratty]

I started around the same time, well i started doing it seriously badly then anyways. There are three methods to stopping, none of which i use. 1 is to go cold turkey, just dont, sit there and cry and try not to think about it. Then there is method two which is basically to slowly reduce the amount that you do it. I was on three times a day and am now down to two ish. The final way is to find an alternative, such as ripping paper or screaming. Personally i think cold turkey would work the best for anyone because it causes immediate stoppage, it just takes the most will power.
The fact that you can go 7 days already shows determination, i cant go more tthan about 12 hours.
In conclusion either stop, or dont. Before you attempt to stop you need to first realise: why am i doing this? Why do i want to stop? And then you need to get the will to stop.