Hi all, I've tried so many times to quit fapping but it's not worked, and I'm basically more addicted than ever due to relapsing. Tomorrow I'm going home for a month (I live at university/college) and leaving all my electronics here. The only things I will use is a communal PC at home with people around so there is no opportunity to fap. I know this is gonna be brutal and I'm curious to see how many urges I get without my triggers around. As an addict I think it's important to realise motivation isn't enough. That's why I'm taking drastic steps. Will report daily here on my brief progress and feelings. Keep going all A
Day 1 almost over now, no issues really, been out and about all day and pretty busy. not to mention no time by myself on any technology, since I left it at a house hours away. feeling good about this had some great news today so hoping this keeps me motivated. lets get this
On my way 3rd day today. Managed to resist my cravings by keeping myself distracted. No much change in terms of my mental status but i notice greater performance than before in the gym. Going to use this to my advantage.
day 3 mostly completed, no issues again. I am using a computer regularly but because it is in a place where I have little/no privacy I don't get any urges.
day 6,7,8 all gone and done well, absolutely no urges at all so far; I think getting rid of my triggers might be the key. guess the next 10 or so days will tell
day 10. noticed a shift in mindset recently. brain is calling for PMO, even around no screens. not worried though as I have no opportunity to relapse.
Last year i realised there is something bad with pmo and i tried to stay away many times i remember it was like 3-4 - max 7days and relapse.. now i discovered nofap and i am on 41+ days hardmode.. i wonder what happens if one dont discover nofap and keep doing it? or it dont do "damage" to all people? i am one who overthinks a lot so this itself is a problem.. or no?
Well you have taken the first big step. Admitting to yourself that you are an addict and have lost control. One day at a time my brother.
to be honest before I discovered it I didn't have much of an issue except that my libido was only towards porn and not real girls. everything else was fine. since I started nofap, I relapsed a lot, and my brain pathways became a lot more wired to porn. This is when It got bad an I escalated to watching weird stuff and having really strong cravings. Now I know I cant relapse again or it'll never get easier. if you never discover nofap I'd imagine you would probably never discover the porn addiction issue and so will probably not bother with real women. may even develop PIED.
I am not exactly new here, Some months ago I had the best streak of my life (7 days which is not a lot for most) all because of this website. As a single child who is very reserved, I grew up on porn. I am 27 years old now working as an investments analyst in a different country, and I live alone ( that's the way I grew up ). Well despite being a good looking guy ( which I have been told a lot) I am not dating anyone by choice. I have had few girlfriends and flings and I discovered that I ejaculate very late. Sometimes my partner actually got tired . I did some research and found out the cause. I am fapping around 2 times a day on regular basis. I come back from work, the first thing I do is Fap. My brains chemistry has changed, I am gradually moving towards hard porn. I am about to start my 10-day streak as the last hope. If I succeed it would be a big motivation for me to take this route and I don't want to relapse. As a human, I have always worked on an accountability system. For example, I would rarely do something if I am not accountable for it. I urge anyone who can follow up on me and get me out of this shit that I got myself into. HELP!