Hello dear fapstronauts, Hope you all are doing good on your Nofap journey and if it is tough, then please sail through and make one another day and then make one another day, till you reach your goal and even then keep on making another days. Must be after an year that I am getting back to this community. The recovery has been good and I had some serious 21 days where I did not relapse. However, I am sure I do not want to end fapping frequently which has become an issue lately. In my case, while i was already struggling with frequent M episodes and was adding days of abstinence, I was told that there are few spas near our office which provide complete O at certain price. I was working in the office one day and in few minutes I was at a spa reception and had complete orgasm. The moment I came out, I realized that I put myself in a tough situation of addiction while I was already vulnerable. And this came out to be true, I visited once again, in next few weeks and then I thought that may be I am addicted and need therapy. I booked an appointment for the therapist, however, I avoided to go because I thought I will deal with it. So, I started reading about changing my habits and few books really helped. I did not go there after the second time but I daily fight the urge to go as they are easily accessible. What happens when I can't go is that I end up doing Masturbation to please myself. Though masturbation actually helps me being satisfied for a while and I do not feel like going for sex, but to be honest I feel like shit after masturbation too. I realize the whole idea is complete abstinence from PMO and that too on a hard mode. So, I am starting my journey today and will keep you updated about the process and measures I will take to help me out as I am reading about it a lot. So, I will be the guinea pig this time for this Nofap experiment. In the meantime, Can you guys please suggest me the measures you all take to make your journey come through. It will be really helpful.
-Form new habits to replace old habits. -Addiction is born in isolation, so connection (being with others) is key. -Journal about your thoughts regularly. -Find an Accountability Partner -Think about the why of cutting out PMO from your life -Work on becoming more mindful of how you are feeling and assess why you are feeling the way you do -Read, read, read on the effects of porn/sex addiction Just a few things that keep me on track. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much for your reply. It is really helpful. I am jotting down every point and will be taking care of them individually. Also, read your journal and it's good and honest work out there. Can you please tell me how to create a journal on nofap?
Anytime, my friend. To make a journal, go to the Forums page, then scroll down to whichever age group you fall under and go to that link. Once you're there, there will be a red button on the right that says "Post New Thread." Give your thread a name and try to post in it daily. Then once you make a thread for your journal, you can go to the personal details and cut & paste the link of your journal thread into the entry box so that the journal button will show by your username.
Yes brother, you have found the right place. Below are things that boosted my journey. My longest streak is at 176 days btw. 1) Go take a walk everyday. I promise that you will feel so much better and so much more "connected" to the world. A 30 minute walk should be fine. 2) Read 10-20 pages of a non-fiction book everyday. This will help to "fill" in the empty space that PMO has created in your mind. 3) Eat veggies. I don't know why, but somehow, some research suggested that eating meat too much will cause too much sexual desires, and eating veggie does help a lot. It also make you look way better than before! 4) Start listing the whys that brought you here. In what ways have PMO harmed your life? Reflect on those and use those whenever an urge comes up. Good luck!
