Giving this a go :)

Sup!

About me
I'm a 28 year old dude trying to give Nofap a go for 30 days (starting tomorrow). Max streak has been 8 days. I have been using porn since I was 15. I remember when only the sight of 2D anime breasts would start me up. Had to upgrade for them 3D ones after haha. I live with my parents and work from home doing web based freelance work. I don't make much money and my financial situation is very bad. I don't have a girlfriend and haven't had sex in over 3 years. I was depressed but have been taking medication for a month and it's done wonders for what I wanted it to do. I take therapy semi-regularly and it's helped. Overall, I'm hanging there with lots of room for improvement. In terms of personality, I'm extremely introverted (not shy, just introverted) and I like to keep to myself. I love Olympic fencing and playing drums as my hobbies and I'm glad I do them. I have a small circle of friends that I frequent.

Why I decided to stop
I currently live a life that I'm not proud of and at my age I need to do something big to move on in my life. For a big result, I need a big effort - basically. Porn has always been something that I didn't like about myself. The shame, the guilty and the feeling of physical and mental drain were all terrible. It's now taken a turn for the worst. Since I work from home, I have even started to look at the nasty stuff even when I'm working. I need different types of materials to get me going (nothing extreme, just different). All terrible signs. Still, I want to give this a go because it really holds me back and it wastes a lot of my time. We're talking like 1-3 hours per day and loss of sleep because of it! I hate that voice behind my head that tells me that I'm a "loser" because I consume porn.

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I decided to go for 30 days without consuming any type of pornography. Masturbation and sex are allowed. From past tries (up to 8 days) I found that this approach was best. I didn't engage in masturbation until the last day of that streak. It really got me thinking about how much I really needed to fap when porn was not present.

I start tomorrow on the 15th to make it an easy way to remember.

 

Thank you! I'll do my best.