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Newbie here, 20 year guy who would like to stop

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by Benhart21, Sep 5, 2016.

  1. Benhart21

    Benhart21 Fapstronaut

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    Truthfully, I have been trying to stop PMO ing for 2 years. I have reduced my habits by using the spreadsheet but lately, it has been increasing. I hope I can learn much from here at stopping my habits.

    Backstory time: (May be a bit NSFW)

    When I was 17, I have never fapped before in my life (except for some wet dreams but I never noticed them). I do watch some porn but only extremely rare back then, and I never thought of edging or masturbating because I never felt it. Unfortunately, I had an unhealthy curiousity of the male body because of me being unsociable, lack of older males to guide me (my father's always busy with work) etc and the conservative culture in our country prevented me from talking about my condition until it was too late.

    My dad usually gets sponsored in a lot of hotels by pharmaceutical companies because of conventions, return-trips etc. He would always leave the hotel to myself and my sisters. Back then, I had discovered that some hotels had locker room, gyms and saunas in them. Being the guy with an unhealthy curiosity, I usually wait and watch men undress and go to saunas and sh**. This strange habit kept continuing until one incident, a foreigner who I don't know where he was from pushed himself in a steam room and that was the 1st orgasm I had. I'll spare the details but that event led me traumatized for a month. I didn't know what to do, I felt extremely dirty. That was horrifying for my young 17 year old mind. I eventually recovered from it as time went by, though I never talked about it save from a few forums that banned me because I didn't have reddit back then.

    Fast forward a few months on 2014, I was on my summer class and felt extremely shitty because I was doing a course my parents wanted me to do, failed one subject every semester and my summer class delayed the family trip by three weeks. I was always alone in the dorm and this thought crept up to me, how did an orgasm feel again?, I did PMO once, it felt good. I did it again, felt good until it fell to a bad habit where I would PMO whenever the mood strikes me. This has led me to feeling guilty all the time, feeling sloggy, feeling even more depressed etc. I wanted to stop but I couldn't find a place where. That's when I found /r/nofap. Even though I started two years ago, I still can't truly get rid of my PMO habits. To a degree, it has been minimized but I fear lately that it's increasing based on my spreadsheet.

    I joined this site because my current aim is to find an accountability partner to help each other with our habits
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2016
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  2. i_wanna_get_better1

    i_wanna_get_better1 Fapstronaut

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    All of us learned how to make ourselves feel better by PMOing. Addicts have learned to alter, medicate, sooth, numb, or escape negative emotions with porn. It can be something as simple as boredom or something as serious as childhood trauma. You have experienced that and even though you say that it's behind you I wouldn't be surprised if that is contributing to your current problem. Also the way we were raised by our parents contribute to how we view sex and our own sexuality. Sometimes by willpower and support from others we can overcome our problems. Sometimes we need to admit that we need professional help. There is no shame in asking for help from a therapist. I hope you find the resources you need to succeed.
     

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