Touching the penis

Just don't do it.
Find something else to do with your hands.

 

I was reading an article recently (journalistic, not scientific) about how it's a common, and totally asexual thing to do to stick your hand in your pants and rest it on your genitals, or hold them, or whatever. After that, since I don't find it arouses me, or leads to temptation of any kind, I don't worry about it. For me personally, it would turn into something obsessive and make a benign behaviour into a worry, something to obsess about, and something that would direct my thoughts to fapping. I'm also over a year clean, so I have a good grasp of when I'm being honest with myself, and when I'm looking for excuses (which is extremely rare these days).

 

I like the response here. It shows a lot of awareness, which is the key to creating your own path to a NoFap life. For some people (probably me at this stage as well), doing what you just described would lead to a relapse. For others, like yourself, it isn't. It takes time to understand this.

I will also agree with you about the worry and obsession. The more you worry about fapping or porn, the more you actually push the needle toward engaging in it.

 

Treat it like any other bad habit and keep working on it. When you pee or clean yourself, you will obviously touch it. Outside of that realm, it's probably a remnant of a few habits from the PMO addiction. I mean, there's not much you can do with a limp one but it can be dangerous and triggering sometimes so get rid of it!

 

Well done on reaching 86 days!

 

When I wear my nylon trac pants or a pair of dress slacks, the temptation comes around.