Chart of the streaks of over 9k people

Wow, this is extremely insightful. Thanks for sharing this!

 

I agree, the more days you have the easier it is. Maybe because you've already healed more, so you don't have that strong urges. Maybe because you have motivation to not to destroy this streak. Or perhaps you become stronger, and the same urges don't get you off balance. Maybe only some people get to these days, and maybe these people are stronger than the relapsing ones. Or simply they have more confidence. It's some combination of these in my opinion.

I can see that the 90 day mark has many relapses, which is also very logical. Many people do it for just these days, the challenge, but I don't thing that there are many that survive with this mentality. I think it's more likely that people just lose motivation, they aren't improving, so they think that it doesn't matter if they M or not. It's a huge trap as we all can see in the graph. I've fallen to such one in the past, but I'm wiser now.

It's cool what you did, I appreciate it

 

Lol how did you conclude the 1st week is the hardest by far and if you get past the 2nd week it gets much, much easier.

All that data shows is that 90% of people using the app are stuck on the first two weeks.

Rather the data suggests that less than 10% of people stay committed to NoFap to get past 14 days. It's easy to do the first two weeks that's why so many people are there, it's after 14 days it gets harder thats why so many people fail.

 

I believe that posting on this forum, just for the aspect of sharing with all of you helps me already quite a bit. I completed a 90 days (as far as I remember) in 2016 and I managed not to fall too quick and too early. I failed BADLY this Xmas season, due to extra time availability, alcohol (beer/whiskey)...

 

Thank you for this mate. I bet if benefits were recorded that graph would correlate perfectly with this one!

 

Still there are people who failed, even tho they pass the first or second week

It is a warning that even tho the demon weaken but its always there lurking


If you weak then he will strike again

 

Yes. Even worse if one has other addictions such as drugs and / or drugs dependency (or fairly regular recreational user). Because if you make an excess in other "activities", well its easy to take the "oh whatever" approach. Also, with at least alcohol (I'm sure some drugs are the same), because it reduces inhibitions, well the brain give the proverbial boot to the "shoulder angel" and then the "shoulder devil" is free to act when your guard is down.

I'm not saying everybody is like that (some drink but don't PMO). But, MO/PMO addictions, at least nowadays, develop at an early age (teens). so technically, you start fapping before you start drinking (if you do). So, there is possibly chances (Im not pretending to know the answer) that if you become addicted to MO/PMO in your teens, and also teens have their first contacts with drugs/alcohol, they may develop multiple addictive early in life.

For the record: I struggled before to regular my alcohol consumption. Its a concern, just like controlling/stopping PMO. Also, my binges, especially the one that brought me back here a few days ago, what coinciding with holidays (extra time and nbo need to wake up early). Then the wife goes to bed before me usually. so extra privacy, the beer is flowing, guard goes down. Im a PC gamer, and once the lights go off and I'm by myself, the games used to be shutdown and PMO took over.

People with one addiction are maybe more prone to develop another+.
I'd be curious to create a topic about "are you a multi-addict" or something. Some people have addictive personality.
Cause if you already have other demons that you are fighting, anxiety level may be generated by multiple sources on top of regular stress (work, finance, family, illness, mortality in the family, bankruptcy, etc)

 

Not a statistician, but I don't believe the graph would conclude that unless you only included data from users who have had accounts for 90+ days. The data is biased towards the first week otherwise if you have accounts that have only been active for 7 days or fewer. Research has shown that there are spikes in the difficulty to maintain abstinence, there's one at 2 weeks, there's another a couple of months in, etc.

Peace
-Quinn

 

You're right, I misread what you said wrong and that's my bad sorry.

I don't agree that it means the first week is the hardest, but rather getting the past the first week is the hardest and you are right that after getting past week 2 the difference is the same. I don't think it means easier since the data is pretty level, but rather once you reach that 2 week threshold you will be well equipped to reach 90 days.

 

i think u should.make that "multiple addiction" topic cause i think thats so importannt and many ppl un aware of this

I was addicted by alcohol and smoking but its gone

And now im still fighting for some addiction (beside porn) and not doin so well with this addiction

Im addict to sugar, games and mobile phone... And yes anxiety or the stress level are high and im still affraid of porn will strike if i pick another fight with thoose three


So from now i surrender to mobile phone and games addiction,,, im just fighting sugar first by less consumpt it

 

i was relapse at day 60, day 80 day 90++(two times), yes it will be easier after couple days, but no matter what day streaks you are the demon is there waiting and lurking


Since so many "triggers" in today world, like woman wearing less material on public, picture in advertise, pron scene came out of nowhere when watchin movie at cinema, high prostitution,so many fuckin celebrity scandal.


The demon can strike you,,, if your weak

 

Days 3, 7 and 10 have always been hellacious for me. Day three is just like a slight urge. Day 7 is like a punch in the face. Day 10 is a hurricane. When I get past those though it gets pretty easy

 

Jefe,

I started my first reboot on NoFap in Jan 2016. I did a 180 days reboot, my old nickname is ikindaknew; I asked the forum admin for password reset, but as I wasnt willing to wait and needing to post on here again, I created another profile.

https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/ikindaknews-progress-log.57288/page-10#post-547792

Anyway, to make a long story short, once I was clean, no more PIED, etc, I thought all was well. Then I slowly watched a little P during a business trip once in a while. I watched a little P, just for shit and giggles here and there. Then I started to wish to be off work early so I could be at home by myslef before the wife comes back from work, to watch a little P. Then the occasional PMO....
It was a very long and slow, progressive fall down the SAME RABBIT HOLE.
This is why I'm back here after all......

 

It is great that you also returned. I feel it would be better to keep the journal updated even when one reaches reboot state.BTW I also didn't use this site previous year from January to July.