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Feeling down, tired and lost for directions, BUT...

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Skimmer6261, Nov 5, 2022.

  1. Skimmer6261

    Skimmer6261 New Fapstronaut

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    Disclaimer: I just wrote this rant down a minute ago without a concrete goal in mind so it might be a bit unstructured. Felt like getting it off my chest anyways so here it goes:
    I'm on day 4 of my current streak. A few weeks ago I managed, for the first time in 3 years, to make it to a month. I experienced a lot (if not all) of the benifits described on the forums such as:
    • more vivid dreams
    • more able in social interactions
    • more self esteem
    • more motivation both for work and hobbies
    • being more in the moment / a clear mind
    • just more time on my hand that's not wasted on consumption of P or on feeling bad about said consumption
    • and most importantly: being attracted more to real life partners
    After that I relapsed. I think it was mainly because I had the wrong mindset. This "making it one month" thing was so big in my mind that I didn't think much about what comes afterwards so when the time came I fell victim to my brain's rationalizations such as "you've deserved it after such a long time of abstinence" or "just this once to test how it feels now".
    In the following weeks I relapsed a coulple times more and now I'm at a point where I feel pretty shit. I know I can do it since I managed in the past and I know how many benifits the reboot can bring to my life but during that month I did everything right and put a lot of work into building good habits and what not. I kinda feel like: "If that didn't do the trick what will? Will I ever be able to abstain for good?". I don't wanna lose any more valuable time that I could spend with a partner. Like seriously, I have so many regrets about not pulling through with my reboot ever since I discovered that I have a porn addiction 3 years ago. At times I hate myself deeply for it and get intense kicks of anxiety, thinking that I could lose even more time in the future. It's fucked. I just wanna be back feeling good with a few weeks under my belt already and dating people. But right now I'm just depressed, tired and lost for what to do different this time. There are also a bunch of other things in my life that demand a lot of attention and willpower right now as well as a few big decisions that scare me.
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    Screw it, so what? I will pull through it. This addiction has caused me so many countless hours of dispair over the last few years I simply refuse to give up. I will keep educating myself, keep up good habits, tear down bad ones, socialize and I will be honest to myself and others about my addiction. I will remember my goals and efforts in dark times where everything seems like it doesn't matter anymore.

    Addiction will lose.

    I will prevail.
     
  2. Nope.

    Socially unacceptable just like I was.

    Just the same low I had. I wonder how it’s supposed to raise your self-esteem if no one ever consider you attractive or show any interest in you…

    In the first week or two.

    In the first week or two.

    Yeah.

    Having no real partner just like it was before.
     

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