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Did I relapse??

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Wellbeingfirst, Jul 2, 2019.

  1. Wellbeingfirst

    Wellbeingfirst Fapstronaut

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    Yesterday, after 150 days of no PM (I O only with girls) I started messaging a girl on tinder. I got her Snapchat and sent her 3 explicit pictures of myself. I didn’t ask for any pictures in return. She sent me 5-6 explicit written messages in return. I didn’t M but I slightly touched my area (for less than 20 seconds in total) while taking the pictures. I then went to bed. When I woke up I felt bad about it, blocked her, and have been feeling a little bit off this morning. Does this count as a relapse, and what should my next steps be?
     
  2. As a non-mod I would say no because you noticed the signs while not fapping. When you stopped yourself from doing the M, you knew that if you did the whole PMO that you would have relapsed and you would have to start all over again. So by my interpretation of all of this you did the right thing. Stuck to your guns and chose not to do it. By also blocking her you even stopped yourself for going back for more and having a relapse.
     
  3. I would count it as a very bad idea but not a relapse. Keep your counter, but don't send people dick pics on Snapchat.
     
  4. You edged. That's bad, but it is not a relapse.
     
  5. BecomingAtlas

    BecomingAtlas Fapstronaut

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    Personally, I don't think it's a relapse at all. Admittedly, I also wouldn't have seen anything wrong if you chose to pursue her. Why have guilt over pursuing a sexual action? I don't think NoFap should be about demonizing sexual actions or making ourselves feel guilty for pursuing it. On the flip side, if random conquests was diminishing intimacy and emotional connections, nice job man. I think it's all a very personal journey and I wouldn't stress too much. Awesome streak!
     
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  6. fellowBrother

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    I literally did the same thing on day 40 of my current streak. You wanna know whats funny? I met up with a girl from tinder and literally right when we were about to have sex I realized I was in flatline and could barely get a boner. All my interest in sex suddenly left and I told her I had to go LOL. I'm on day 65ish and feeling great. Youre good OP hang in there. NO MORE TINDER
     
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  7. uiop2

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    Go ahead, it can happen but you reacted to it the right way. You were definitely prepared and that's a success imo. Don't attack yourself for being weak or whatever cause it makes it worst, see the positive but also keep in mind that the next time you'd be better avoiding some stuff.
     
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  8. Dagger323

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    Wouldn’t count it as a relapse because you took the necessary steps to prevent it from escalating into one. However, it was edging, and edging is bad no matter what anyone says. Personally I advise against Tinder because encounters like that trigger the same fantasy/pleasure responses in the brain one gets from fantasizing while looking at triggering pics or explicit content online. Those explicit messages are basically porn. You became aroused and began to fantasize the same as if you’d come across an arousing picture of an attractive girl on the internet. It’s different if you meet a girl in person and it turns into a sexual encounter. Online “sexting” is itself a form of edging. And edging goes hand in hand with the addictive stages of PMO. So to put it simply, no, you did not relapse. You started down a bad road but you stopped it in time. But what you do next is important. Stay off of Tinder and work on having face to face encounters with real women instead of sexual fantasizing online.
     
  9. Doupleastronaut

    Doupleastronaut Fapstronaut

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    if you get excited, if you had an erection, while sending your photos or sending messages, then it's a relapse. a relapse affects everything that is artificial. you have strengthened your dopaminergic pathways on something artificial. you have to start over from day 1, but I'm not saying that you've lost your progress.
     

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