Hey guys, I joined this community about two months ago. I really wanted to quit Porn and masterbation (since I'm Catholic and all...), so I looked up The Great Porn Experiment and found NoFap... I decided to join, since it looked like a really great community. My first few streaks were like a week long, maybe a day or two more, then I would yield under the temptation and go back to PMO. It really sucked. I was feeling down, angry (at myself), felt like I betrayed God... BASICALLY IT SUCKED REALLY BAD. I also wanted to quit PMO because I really love a girl (I met her before trying to quit, but didn't feel so much love towards her) and I'm doing this also for her. I don't want to fap not to her, not to any other woman - out of respect. I don't know if I'm crazy or anything but I really want to marry her, cuz I feel like God sent her my way for that, it's cuz of her, that I even wanted to quit in the first place! She changed my life completely. As for the benefits: I noticed, that I'm not as lazy as I used to be, I get things done and I LIKE to get things done. Also my social skills have improved quite a bit, I'm not so shy anymore, I talk more (still not quite enough, but I'm getting there), girls started to notice me, girls actually talk to me, like they start the conversation... I also lost quite some weight, I didn't work out or anything, I just didn't eat as much as before (I used to eat out of boredom. I hat weight problems cuz of that for almost all my life, and to make it worse I PMO'd on a daily basis...), people notice me more... Basically my life has really changed for the better! I love it! Also the one who really helped me was Jesus Christ. I pray every day not to fall into temptation and for Him to help me. And he helps. For the past week I've been experiencing quite some urges, what I did was pray, pray to God to help me in my battle and to help me beat PMO for Him and for the girl I love. And it helped. I'm still standing. So this is it - my report about one month of SUCCESSFUL NoFap. Hope you guys are doing great also! I'm praying and thanking God for this community and asking Him to help you too! Also a word of advice: This is a neverending struggle! Don't let your guard down, let your guard down and you're done for! So stay strong and resist the urges! STAY STRONG MY BRETHREN! GOD SPEED!
Well done man! I feel the same way, but maybe half of what you feel (because I still feel a little lazy), since I have done only two weeks (trying for the 4th time). This morning I had a tempting dream looking at women on a magazine and I thought I messed up again, but thankfully it was only a dream. God bless you on your journey and you are right - 'this struggle never ends' and we must have our guards up at all the times because it's not easy, if it was easy everyone would just stop in an instant..
Tnx Man I had some wet dreams too, usually I dreamt about looking at Porn and I thought I messed up and felt really bad when I woke up. But then I realized it was just a dream. The bad feeling I had was a reminder of how I feel if I relapse, so I didn't relapse - I rembered the bad feeling. God bless you and keep going! Hope u succeed!
Hi mate. It's really good to hear that more people is successfully fighting with PMO addiction. We can fall everyday counting only on ourself but nothing is too hard for God. http://biblehub.com/niv/1_corinthians/13.htm God is love. Be a real man for her. Counting on Jesus you can build a real and strong relationship. I believe in it. You inspired me to pray more for our community. Bless you!
congratualions on making month! i'm on day 24 many days battling notice especially a lot of emotions coming up, get irritated quickly and lot of anger and also moments of sadness coming out. This forum is such a support.. so cool how we all got lost online and now finding ourselves again online with help of each other. Also struggle most after dreams that can seem/feel so extremely real, also had one dream masturbated and had orgasm and was thinking oh no, now i have to tell accountability partner that i relapsed and have to start on day 1 again.. then i woke up and realized it was a dream, felt crap the whole day afterwards and also had much more urges. these last nights have been bit better. i also experience more energy and far less shy. also overall mood has improved.. but i'm honest this site has really pulled me through difficult moments very grateful for that. You all keep up the good work, i will also do my best (ps suggested reading Cupids Poisoned Arrow)
http://biblehub.com/niv/1_corinthians/13.htm Tnx Man, I really appreciate it! I hope u succeed too. Be strong, resist the urges and pray. God bles
Tnx to you too man I'll look it up and read it (the book or whatever u suggested Me), tnx for suggesting me... Don't give up the fight! Stay strong
You are very welcome. We need to do this, take steps/action ourselves, but we don't have to do it alone!! Last night was difficult night again, such vivid dreams. Feel lik emy head is filled with enough images/movies to last a lifetime. There was this expression, 'a dirty mind is a joy forever' i now have come to see it more realistically as 'a dirty mind is bondage/enslavement forever' i hope that with this work, stopping to influx of porn and unnaturally stimulating our brain/reward system that the mind will get more and more pure, slowly day by day and that the bondage/enslavement will lose its grip and turn into 'a clean, pure mind is a joy forever'. Today 28 days clean.. Ps it is a book title, written by the wife of Gary Wilson whose Tedx presentation brought me to this forum. his ebook 'your brain on porn' is also really good, you can buy it via yourbrainonporn.com website. You might also find this little book (see attachment) of interest.
Mate, I'm so proud of you. I'm pretty much a newbie to this world, but heck, it does feel great when I read successful stories. Congratulations - I'm also on my way to my first nofap month. In these past 6 years I've been an addict and fapstronaut, there have been several occasions when I stopped, but I never managed to quit for one month. Good luck and keep going strong!
Thank you and keep strong, believe that you can do it, believe that you want to be free... Keep it up, I hope u succeed
I'm pretty confident I will, Mr.NoFapster. Reading successful stories is helpful. I can't wait to post my 30 days no-relapse thread.
