Hi, everybody. I'm joining NoFap with the hope that I can overcome my bottom lines of masturbation and transsexual porn. I started looking at pornography when a friend of mine and I would steal a nudie magazine from a convenience store on occasion, back in the early-90s. It didn't alter my response to real sex with another person like online porn has done. I have been watching transsexual porn videos since at least 20. It's going on almost 20 years. I kept my addiction (not realizing it was even an addiction at the time) secret both times I was married. Both of my wives asked for a divorce over it. I just thought that I wasn't being honest about my attraction to the transsexuals in the porn, and that as long as I was honest about it, there wouldn't be any difficulties. Unfortunately, during my last relationship a couple of years ago, I realized that I had ED whenever I was getting intimate with my girlfriend. I knew that something was wrong with me but still couldn't figure it out. Somehow I came across information about pornography addictions, and the symptoms and addictive cycle mentioned sounded like myself. I've tried quitting on my own and I've tried 12-Step groups, but I don't have the time for 12-Step programs since I'm in a master's program in college and working. I heard about NoFap through a local entertainment newspaper about someone who was successfully able to quit using it. So, I'm finally joining.
You're in the right place. Check out the glossary https://www.nofap.com/glossary/ You can also start a reboot log https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php#reboot-logs.8 Trying to help others is the key to helping yourself, in my opinion. Just start replying to other posts and encouraging those that seem to need help. You can do it!
Hello @Marcion20! I’ve been on nofap a little over a week. Trying to do the 90-day reboot. So far this has been an excellent place to tell your story, vent frustration, and talk with folks struggling with similar addictions or obsessions. I wish you the best. If I can do it, so can you.
