My story of the problem began with curiosity and excitement that eventually turned into a problem for my life. By the time I started to realize that something was wrong with me, it was too hard to quit. I have spent a lot of time promising myself to change, but I haven’t been able to do it. It has been terrible to feel myself being trapped inside of an endless cycle without hope when I fail to avoid it. However, I still believe that it’s possible to find a solution. That’s why I came here because I believe that it is possible for everyone to leave the addiction behind.
@changinguser welcome to nofap. I am glad you came here to change for the better. Yes, Belief with strong action will definitely result in progress. Keep coming! I wish you good luck!
Hey @changinguser , Welcome to NoFap! You are in the right place. I'm just a regular member on here, so take what I say as my experience. I found that I needed to: 1. Learn the NoFap program. 2. Get involved with the community. The best resource I found was the “Getting Started with NoFap” guide. It is on the NoFap homepage and you can download it for free from this link https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-users-list-of-rebooting-resources.50878/ Then, watch this video: It is really good and explains so much about how the blasting of porn images into the brain in high definition on high speed internet while slamming porn sounds into the ears with headphones can literally change the way your brain demands sexual stimulation. The video explains it better than I can. Also, a great page is https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-users-list-of-rebooting-resources.50878/ my experience is that by reading every link and watching every video, I learned so much. Then, I got involved with the community. I'm not anyone special on here, I don't have any magic powers. But, I can say hello to new members, post my journal entries, remember to “like” peoples posts, and offer my experience, strength and hope where appropriate. Looking forward to seeing you around on the forums, --> L PS - I Think of pmo like a wolf. When I stay near the center of the group and stay with the winners, the wolf has a more difficult time finding me. But, if I stop working at NoFap and stray near the edges of the community, then the wolf can pick me off.
For me NoFap is 1/2 program & 1/2 fellowship. Click on these people and post a "hello" on their profiles. I've found that the bricks that hold this community together are cemented with the support of the members of the fellowship. @romlel @LeoJohn @Gray Wolf @StarLightReboot @Chriss27 @ludwig525 @hoping_cannon @DavidGibson @SteelshoT @Jewels @reystronaut @2525 @weddingnails @PatrickR Look at with whom they exchange messages and you will find more profiles. So, if you would have found more profiles yourself, why suggest these particular ones as a start? Those relationships started with just saying hello. So, my ESH is that saying hello has kept the fellowship alive for myself. Looking forward to your success and in seeing you say hello on these profiles, --> L
One of the ways I got involved with the fellowship was by reading some really great journals. Reading other's stories with their victories and even defeats is a big part of my program. I've included journals from all age groups, spiritual members, religious members, secular members, male and female. You should find journals that help. If not, look around, there are hundreds of others from which to choose. When I say "it works if you work it", reading journals is part of that work. Once you open a journal, click "Watch Thread" in the upper right of the page to get alerts when new posts are made. Here are just a few: @LeoJohn - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/159500/ --- @Iron Patience - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155794/ --- @ludwig525 - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155658/ --- @PatrickR - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/139570/ --- @GeeWhizz - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/152127/ --- @Sunshadow - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/75108/ --- @Tomoya Okazaki - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/143534/ --- @Fortitudo - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/144228/ --- @Dragonnlife - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/136148/ --- @weddingnails - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155372/ --- There are many more, and you can discover them on your own. But, these are great places to start. This is a work in progress. So, if a journal has changed or is no longer active, look around there are some amazing journals on here. --> L --- PS - Starting a journal also helped me a great deal. The journals are listed by age groups on the forum start page. Most members run one journal only. That way both the member and others can go back and look at their journey at a later time. Hope to read your journal soon. Also, in your personal details you can put a link to your journal. Then, appears under your avatar. -
