As a kid I used to be socially awkward, this was due to how I was raised. I come from the term, broken home, drunk father who beat up on my mother, constant fights, shouting, basically something that I couldn't tolerate and little by little broke me inside. My parents had bought me a Super Nintendo and with it I used it to escape this reality and ignore all the loud noise outside. I spent whole summers locked up in my room playing videogames all day, ignoring reality. In this fantasy world I could be anyone, a hero who saves the day, an action hero, or even a fox with a team of animals who have my back. Then reality kicked in, back to school, didn't know how to talk to people. I found people weird, all they talked about made no sense to me, so usually what I'd do is listen. I listened for years, and observed human behavior, it sounds almost like I'm referring to myself as an alien, but that's what I was for many years. Over time I started cracking that shell and came out slowly, making new friends, my first real friends were in high school, since from elementary all the way to Jr. Highschool I had only one friend. He was just like me, another socially awkward alien. At least those I met in HS were more socially diverse. and thanks to them I developed on my social skills. It's been a journey of trial and error along the way, but these days I know how to talk to people, what I needed was the motivation to start the conversation, and I didn't have it because of porn and masturbation. Now I feel the desire to socialize more, to have more friends. Everywhere I go I smile to passerby's and they smile back. I talk to a store clerk while he or she is attending me. I even started contacting people I haven't spoken to in a long time. This is only the beginning but, if this happened just over a week of nofap, just imagine the endless possibilities. If you feel like you're lonely, remember, this will help you come out of your shell, and you'll never be lonely again.
This is great man! But be aware that the first week can be great, but then it can be bad for a period of time if you experience withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes it's going all great, but then out of no where you may feel terrible. Just stick with nofap man and keep doing good things in your life, and they will eventually get better, even if they are bad at the time. Don't quit just because you feel bad for a period of time, because it will be worth it in the end. A lot of people seem to think nofap doesn't work because they feel worse when they abstain for a while and then they experience withdrawal. But it will get better. Good luck man!
Hi mate, i support you, my parents in the home, they constantly argue, but never come to hand, one time my father try to hit my mother, but i stopped him. I always lived with the fear ( not only for that reason ) But now i dont want to have fear, my goal is to not have fear of death Where are you from? me France
This pretty much describes my adolescent years. I also locked myself away from life and society with an NES and a Super NES. So many good games and so many good memories. But alas, my social skills were also underdeveloped well into adulthood because I didn't develop those skills to have normal conversations. Even to this day I find myself listening to others speak rather than engaging or even attempting to engage.
