the cycle

M for sure is a problem but it have grown around with many other problems over the years. I think M is one key habit and addiction that can change a lot of other things for good once you go clean and long streak.

Also, you have decided o go cold turkey but his decision would be the only fruitful if action follows it. And I didn't mean just nofap but also doing the best you can in all areas of life.

 

Life is a roller coaster ride. And the waves are way too steep during covid. And it's these roller coaster rides are the ones that bring us extremely down. And our tendency to make sure we do something to lift us up is absolutely normal. These are the tendencies for relapses, no matter what type of addiction you are in. And P and/or M is an addictive behavior. I am sure there are social drinkers out there who are happy to share a drink with a friend/colleague and walk away home without letting it take hold on you. But there are those who just can't stop, and drink and drink and drink and end up alcoholic. So is alcohol addictive? Sure it is. Is everyone addicted to it? Definitely not. How do we know if it has become addictive? We don't. The individual one day will come to realize that it's a problem. If are here, then it means you have had that realization that it is a problem.
Even though I had a lot of shame and guilt throughout my adolescent years, I got nothing but encouragement. Everyone I knew said, oh, it's absolutely normal, and there is nothing wrong with it. But I am here, because I now don't agree with them anymore. I have come to realization, that this is my addiction.
Welcome to the waves of ups and downs. It will never go away. But learn to get stronger to ride it with confidence. And that takes a lot of work on yourself. You have begun the right journey here.

 

Man I really think like that, like pmo it's not 100% the problem but rather a heavy drug that makes us forget what we're really going through or feeling, and I can tell you from experience it takes you to rock bottom

 

well, are you eating healthy? Are you getting any exercise?

at least for me, if my body is feeling good, then I’m in a good mood and feeling “euphoric”.

for example, the best feeling I experience sometimes is I go swim laps at the gym, then go home and lay in the sun. This creates a great euphoria within me. All sex, masturbation, porn - all those thoughts are completely gone.

There is a way to enjoy just sitting there in your body. Just enjoy the feeling of the body.

 

I also agree, these habits bring many benefits, in addition to being an escape point for accumulated energy

 

I have the same problem. Since 2017 im trying to get a long sr streak.
My goal ist 365 days. My highest streak is onky 22 days :-(

 

Yes, this is correct. Masturbation is not the problem. Masturbation if your solution to some other problem. Specifically, it is your solution to the problem of a lack of close friends, a lack of sex, and having a joke in place of a satisfying life. Stop quitting porn because that obviously isn’t working. Never worked for me. Instead, start building the life you want. Really get after it. Find something you want to do more than look at porn and start doing it. Is it really that easy? No, but it is that simple.

Keep throwing things at the wall until something sticks. For me, this year, I discovered volley ball and metal working. I’ve picked the guitar back up and have a snowboarding trip planned for the winter, just me. For you the details will be different. Start building the life you want. Focus on and obsess over that.