Hello all, I have finally taken the first official step to stop this damaging habit forever. I am a 22 year old healthy, religous, smart and funny person. With only one big damaging habit, and that is PMO. I admit I am addicted and I need to reboot my system. I get strong physical withdrawl symptons that I know are coming soon, I am ready to combat them with healthy habits, and strong mindset. The reason that lead me to say enough is enough is not being able to enjoy work or training or praying because my reward system is screwed. I have been hooked ever since I was 10 years old. I WILL SUCCEED THE 90 DAYS ONWARDS. LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!!
Welcome @Kylo, glad you are here. Many of us have been hooked since we were little children, so you're not alone. And kudos to you for having the maturity to see it's a problem for you. Please take some time to learn about this problem. It will help in your recovery, plus it will take you away from Porn for a while. Read the reboot material (available here => http://www.nofap.com/getting-started) and then come up with a plan for what you will do when you are faced with urges. It has good information and good advice, so don't skip it! Also, this is a great post from a nofap veteran about what kind of things could help you during your reboot. https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/time-to-be-done-with-this.140257/page-25#post-1442099 As you start your recovery, perhaps start writing a journal? If you feel comfortable telling people about happened and what's going on now, you will start to feel accountable to them. You may even inspire others. It's a nice feeling! This will help your recovery. Also, stopping bad behaviours is only half the battle. This fight might have to be a lifestyle change. So try to add things into your life that makes you the kind of person who doesn't want to engage in PMO. Think about doing: Something you enjoy Something you're good at Something important Something for somebody else, without thought of reward (and if you DO get an unintended reward, do something ELSE, perhaps for a different person or group). Read the journals of others - we all learn from each other, and you may find very useful insights from someone outside your age group or part of the world. When you share your knowledge, do so in a respectful way. Look around the forums, get to know people. Be kind to others and others will be kind to you, both here and IRL. I wish you a successful reboot. ~Orf
Hey, thanks man! I started a journal under age 20-25. I read the journal and the pdf! Looking forward for our everlasting success!
