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[PSA!] Just unsubscribed from every single NSFW subreddit on my account/Deleted my collection.

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Berlinn, Jan 8, 2021.

  1. Jan 8, 2021 #1
    Berlinn

    Berlinn New Fapstronaut

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    I swear I never thought I'd make a big enough achievement with NoFap to warrant a post itself but here I am. When I started this journey I never thought I'd be able to get to the 25 day streak I am on right now, I never thought I'd actually be able to reap the benefits of getting off PMO and worst of all I never thought I could part with the 'Curated' list of kinks on porn websites and my 'personalized' porn subreddits.

    I am subscribed to a variety of subreddits, a lot of useful, creative and informational ones that peak my interest....

    Then there's the dark side, the side I hide and try to repress...the nsfw and 18+ subreddits. Every time I would scroll through reddit to find some good information from the former, I'd have a little bit of the nsfw subreddits sprinkled through my feed. I knew these were detrimental to my journey and they caused me to relapse more than a few times but....I was too weak. I didn't want to let go of them. The collection I took months to personalize and form to my liking. I couldn't just get rid of them could I?

    So I thought "Hey, maybe I'll start just blurring them and maybe that will fix it...Right?". Well, I haven't relapsed since I chose to start blurring them but, I still peek every now and then and I know it's detrimental to my journey and will only slow me down. I KNEW that all this was only remaking that connection my brain has with dopamine hits from the porn, granted weaker than if I would be PMO'ing but I knew it still existed. And I knew this was still reaffirming my image of women in general as being sexual objects and me being reliant on their approval for satisfaction instead of improving on myself and satisfying myself with my own achievments...

    But, today was the day. Today was the fucking day I put my foot down. I'm so happy and feel so accomplished to say this but I've managed to go and delete every single one of the subreddits that classified as "NSFW" or 18+ as well as a few that didn't have the tag but I still knew would instill that same dopamine hit in me.

    Well, I just want to say "Fuck you and Fuck the plane you flew in on!" to all those disgusting Incel breeding grounds they call "Porn Subreddits", and all praises to the man above for pushing me on the right path.

    TL:DR
    Deleted all nsfw subreddits from my one and only reddit account, feeling proud. Urging you to do the same and letting you know that a lot of negative things happen mentally from just keeping the "Collections" even if you don't plan on looking at the things in them.

    Much Love <3

    (already posted on my reddit but wanted to inspire more people to do the same)
     
    Berlinn, Jan 8, 2021
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  2. Jan 8, 2021 #2
    FoundTheFreedom

    FoundTheFreedom Fapstronaut

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    I struggled with this too. When I first started on this journey, I was reticent of letting go of the NSFW subreddits. It was hard for me to do it but the more I learned about nofap, the more I knew I had to handle that issue. One day, I screwed up my nerve, I unjoined every single NSFW subreddit I was joined to (and there were a LOT), then went into my settings and blocked all NSFW content as well as blur any that might squeeze through. I'm still on Reddit but I'm on motivational subreddits, inspirational subreddits. I downloaded the nofap panic button, and I found out if I try to look at an NSFW subreddit, it redirects me to the nofap subreddit. I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that, but it does. I just looked and yes, inside that panic button, is also an NSFW Shield. Finally, I put a porn blocker on my computer and my phone. The urge to look at NSFW content gets less and less with every passing day. I just learned that tomorrow, I hit 80 days. Honestly, I didn't have a lot of confidence that I'd get this far. I had been addicted to porn and PMO for over 30 years. Because of how long I've been addicted, I did expect a few relapses and if I'm being honest, I am aware that I may still relapse at some point. I just take it one day at a time and tell myself every day, "This one day, I will not look at porn nor will I masturbate." I know I can do it for one day. You'd be surprised how quickly one day turns into 80 days. Tomorrow, I will put up a post here on this forum, celebrating 80 days knowing I still need to be aware that a relapse can happen. I simply won't allow it. Thanks for your post.
     
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