Hi guys I am new to NoFap. I've heard about the NoFap for a while now. Decided to join because it seems to be the only community of people who want to quit porn and masturbation. I've been a porn addict for approx 15 years. I hate doing it. But I just can't seem to stop. My impulses get the better of me. The moment I subconsciously visualise porn tends to be the moment I relapse. On my best day, I am able to fight off the temptation (1 or 2 rounds). But I find that the harder I resist, the greater the urge. Most times I give in to it. I feel really sad, vulnerable and lonely. I'm starting to lose hope. Depression is slowly creeping up on me. As a university student in the UK, I am losing motivation to study and excel in my field of study. Porn is slowly destroying my life.... I want to be free from this.........
Welcome to the Nofap-community. Any idea what will be your strategy to get rid of affection? 26 years and still a student? Exam stress? The No-PMO-journey will not be easy but worth the effort. Good luck!
Porn and masturbation are formidable foes and giving into temptation is a very hard task. Those sad and lonely feelings seem to be very common around here. Hang in there, we are all cheering for you!
At university, too. I've had a PMO problem for years (since I was a preteen) and, like you, it drove me to this point, crying out for help. While there are a WHOLE lot of worse things in the world to suffer, I would not place the frustration/stress/worry/lust/anxiety/fear I feel almost daily because of PMO addiction on anyone's shoulders. Good that you're here. That means you have a level of self-awareness necessary to begin the healing process. Get that tracker going, steel yourself, and walk on. It's a long road but we're all on it, together. Stay strong.
Thank you, everyone. It's gonna be a long journey I have to admit. It may take years to recover. But I'm prepared to take that step. For me, I realise that porn and masturbation is an end product of a void within myself. A behaviour to avoid something I am struggling to deal with...... Not sure what exactly that is....
