I'll keep this short. I am in my mid-twenties now. I discovered NoFap about 1 and a half years ago. In short, my life was not very good, no good career and no good relationships (gf), at that time. [NoFap Experience #2] But I started meditating, and not fapping, AND working very hard Somehow the world changed, and I brought myself from a -1(bad) to a 0(normal life). Now, it's time for me to go to +1(extra-ordinary charged life). NoFap NOW: I have never been able to do a complete 90-day. The goal NOW: Do a 21-day (3 weeks), then a 90-day (3 months) ----- If you want to read further about my past: ---- Now that you know what my near past was, my present and my future-plan is, I can tell u about my far past. I was an A student, had a part-time job in High-School, and went to a great college. Suprisingly, I did not masturbate until I was in college, and that's part of the reason why I was able to be somwehat successful throughout my middle and high school, and even half-way through college. Also, I had a gf in high-school, but I broke up with her once I went to Uni, because it was much further. Long story short, in my sophomore year I discovered porn, and started fapping a lot. All of a sudden, my grades plumetted. I did NOT attribute my laziness and my loss of motivation to fapping, because it was a gradual decline, and University was supposed to get harder as the years progressed. But I did some research on masturbation, back in the day when no info on porn's addictive nature was avaialable, and all the info said that fapping was OK and in-fact healthy. [NoFap Experience #1] In my junior year, I decided that fapping may have to do with my failing grades and shitty life, so I decided to not masturbate. Surprisingly, I was able to go about a month without porn and masturbation, and barely fapped about once a month for about a year after that. With that period of NoFap, I got another gf, landed a great summer job, and my grades came back up. That same company decided to hire me back full-time after graduation, so I was going to coast through my senior year. After starting a full-time job, and having lots of free-time, I went into porn again, and I started fapping more, and that brought me where I was 1 and a half years ago, when I decided to re-do NoFap. TLDR: NoFap WORKS. It has worked me 2 times in the past already. [NoFap Experience #3] This is the 3rd time, I want to champion it. I want to do my 90-days, and get rid of PMO for good.
What's up will grit- Thx for sharing your inspiring story. U are truly a smart and observant person. I never cared enough to attribute my failures to fapping, either because I didn't have the awareness or the willpower. U can do this. Personally, I'm not even a whole week in and I'm already experiencing high frustration and new clarity; but the confidence I read about and curiosity are real. I'm much more focused and could give a damn about what people think anymore. Rock on and welcome back!
Thanks for the welcoming message Rousety. I can attest to the fact that NoFap works. But it is hard. The positive thing is this community and a wealth of new resources that exist now. So Good Luck to you too Sir. Lets do this. Lets win together.