OVERSEAS WHILE BACKPACKING - SOUTHEAST ASIA

I'm not from Asia, but I have travelled, and I'm interrested in other cultures and places.
Increased stress can increase urges to fap. It will not be easy, but if you commit to avoid PMO, you can do it, and it could help you to enjoy everything else more.
Be careful! Many North Americans go to SE Asia for sexual exploits, and there is a well developed infrastructure to provide whatever. Policing is also stepping up both there and from here. The possible bad outcomes are unimaginable, prison conditions and diseases.
Safe sex means don't even think about it, unless you go together.

 

Apologies now for the long post - started and couldn't stop haha

Hey my friend. Your post piqued my interest, mainly because I've travelled a lot in SE Asia. Overall I've spent maybe 4 years in various places, from India, to Tibet to Philippines.

A few things struck me...firstly...why do we travel at all? What experiences are we seeking? There's no doubt loads of reasons, but for me it was mostly about expanding my consciousness, I think. Seeing the world a fresh, through the eyes of an uninitiated and curious outsider. The chance to observe more, to gain new and alternative perspectives. And in the process maybe learn a little more about myself and my place in the wider world. What I'm trying to say is, it's as much an inner journey of self discovery as it is an outer journey to far flung places. So take this approach with you on your travels. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to reappraise your views on sex and relationships, maybe even how you view others, irrespective of gender

From my own experiences in Asia I became completely chaste for a period of about 2 and a half years - admittedly I was older than yourself - mid 30s - and maybe at a different stage of my life, but still, it felt perfectly natural and right for me to do that at the time - all my 'sexual energy' was instead put towards spiritual growth and the like. Something I can say that absolutely changed my life.

The other thing you'll probably find is just how over-sexualised life in the West can be - something you can only really appreciate when you step outside. At least I hope the East hasn't caught up with us in the 7 years since I was last there - that would be disappointing. I'm oversimplify this to make a point, but you may well find that a change in your environment i.e. reduced sexual stimulation (from advertising, entertainment, fashion etc) actually dampens lust and sexual desire. I know it did for me.

The final thing is, I was really curious as to why you seem more concerned about not being able to fap in another country than you are about not fapping in your own country? Lol. This got me thinking - or supposing - maybe we find it easier to hide 'what we consider' our shameful behaviours in a familiar environment that we have more control over - it's easier to be secretive - and we fear loosing that ability to hide those behaviours that deep down we feel ashamed about. Maybe just being in an unfamiliar country with unfamiliar people brings our inner conflicts about our own behaviours into sharper relief. Why would we feel more shame about fapping in an unfamiliar place than we would in a familiar place? Not saying that 'healthy' fapping is right or wrong, that's a personal choice, but it is interesting how our own conscience might change depending on where we are and the context of our surroundings.

 

If you can't find something more interesting to look at than P, you have no business traveling. I have seen people travel over 5,000 miles to eat at McDonald's. Enjoy what you find there.
Why are you going? I hope it is not for faster wi-fi. It should really help your reboot. My father finally succeeded in giving up smoking when he volunteered for two weeks at a church camp. He came back feeling so good that he packed up everything he had related to smoking and took it all to a neighbor who smoked. A big change in routine can support a big break with a bad habit. On the other hand, it can be an opportunity to take your habit to a new level. Avoid that at all costs.
When do you leave?

 

Best of luck.

 

You're over-thinking it. You are in a foreign country for a limited time, just forget about all this going on in your head and have fun and enjoy the experience. Don't try to force anything.

 

Dude, I'm also backpacking in Vietnam at the moment and I've failed. But the only reason i fail is because I think about sex and girls all the time. Try to let girls just be girls and not sexual objects and forget about porn. Live in the moment and have the best time of your life, that is what I'm trying to do.