Sup everyone, my names Patrick and I am fap addicted. I started the project 'NoFap2014' on my own without knowing about this site. Well how should I put it, today I fapped and felt HORRIBLY DEPRESSED afterwards. I made it 22 days and the later ones were pure TORTURE for me. In my depression I googled up this page to gain some experience. I think I will start a new project. One year without a single fap was too difficult to begin with. Thats why I try it with one month now. Lets all do our best!
Hi Patrick. Before I overcame porn addiction I started this journey in complete ignorance of what was going on inside my head. I thought I had a problem below the belt, when, in actuality, I had a problem above the belt. A lot of guys have the misperception that every thing sexual happens down there. In realty all sex is in the head. I try to welcome newbies. I suppose I like to think I can help someone here. When I read newbies post I look for some key concepts, whether they are there or not. A post like yours strikes me because the word "porn" is not present in it. I don't know if you you have a porn problem. Maybe you do, maybe you don't, but if you do and don't know it yet, then you have failed to understand your problem, and without an education, this problem cannot be fixed. So I ask, is porn part of your problem? If not, I have nothing to offer in the way of help. My problem was a porn problem, not a fapping problem. Fapping was just a symptom of my problem. But, once I beat my problem, I have not fapped ever again. I don't set a timer, my timer is turned off. I don't worry about going a year; I will not masturbate for the rest of my life. I have sex now, as in with my partner, not my hand. If you ever come to suspect that porn was part of your problem, I can offer you some advice. I posted a thread that discusses how I got clean. It's titled get educated, get tools, and learn to love withdrawals. Maybe you can take a look. Feel free to give me some feedback. I am never too cured to learn more. http://www.nofap.org/forum/showthread.php?2402-Get-educated-get-tools-and-learn-to-love-withdrawals Good luck on your journey.
Hey William thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it. I dont really use porn that much to get myself off. Sometimes I do, but often I dont. I have the feel I dont need it for fapping actually. When I didnt fap for 2 days the urge to get an orgasm is intense, for example. I admit I use porn sometimes to stengthen the feelings, but it is definitely not necessary.
