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Hi and welcome!

So, you consider yourself addicted to P? For how long have you been addicted? And how is it affecting your life and life goals?

 

Sounds like you have a lot of good reasons to leave P behind, then.

My advice to you would be to read up a lot on the subject. There's a lot of information on these boards as well as on other sites, e.g. yourbrainonporn.com.

My biggest problem with giving up P has been that deep down I've believed that P is "normal", "everyone does it", "it's harmless" and so on. By reading a lot of journals as well as educating myself on the scientific parts, I've gained a lot of momentum. Another thing that seems to be important for me is treating this as an active process, i.e. not slacking off on visiting these boards and writing in my journal etc.

Basically, keep reading, re-reading and re-reading again. Eventually it will stick. Treat it as a learning process. Deal with one day at a time. One urge at a time. Know that for every urge you resist, it gets easier. Know that your brain is imbalanced right now, and that it will hurt a little bit to get it back to normal.

Good luck!

 

Welcome to the community, this will help you

https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/watch-this-if-youre-struggling.232140/

Good luck

 

Welcome to NoFap @JonathanPreslan!

 

Yes, you (and others too) do need to be careful about alcohol use. noFAP is about building inhibitions to PMO; alcohol weakens inhibitions. Consuming alcohol isn't going to make noFAP easier, and will likely lead to troubles. But you've learned that - hopefully the lesson will remain learned.

To learn more about noFAP, if you haven't already done so, please read the "Getting Started Guide" available on this site's (noFAP) home page. It includes a lot of information that you'll find helpful as you begin your journey of healing. Also have a look at the "Glossary" available at the top of this page. It includes definitions of abbreviations and terms that may be new to you.

One day at a time is how we all succeed.

 

[QUOTE="JonathanPreslan, post: 2075929, member: 323379"You]Got triggered by instagram content...[/QUOTE]

Social media sites can be useful, but as you've learned, they can also be triggers.

An effective way to deal with triggers that you know about is to eliminate them before they can trigger you. How about deleting your access to social media ? If that is too much of a first-step, then try a "no screens when alone" rule.

You now know at least one thing that triggers you, and you know of at least one way to avoid falling prey to that same trigger again.

The next move is yours. Make it a good one.

One day at a time is how we all succeed.