Uh ok. Not sure how to really start this off. So I’m just a high school kid who has been hooked on porn since I was 14. I’m Christian so I was already ashamed of what I was doing before I learned about more scientific, concrete facts about how porn hurts you, stuff like increased social awkwardness (yes I am paraphrasing) and decreased ability to perform sexually, among others. Obviously I don’t want these problems, and I am tired of the shame and embarrassment I feel as a result of my addiction. So I figured I’d better jump on this early. This is a perfect opportunity, with summer break, where there is no incentive to use porn as an outlet for school related stress. Going for the 90 day challenge...for now... Anyways, thanks for any support and encouragement.
Hey, welcome, bro. I suggest you start a journal right away in the appropriate section. (Under 20s) and maintain it daily for your journey. Cold showers when the urges are max, helping greet new fapstronauts, just serving the community through are all things admired. When you feel any urge, take a cold shower and/or read the success forums here on Nofap. You're rather young to start fighting, and that takes maturity, so I appreciate that you realise that this is not a way of life. I wish you be the victor in this brawl against the PMO addiction! Keep fighting no matter what, soldier! Good luck!
Hi. Welcome to forum! Make sure you create a personal journal thread in Reboot Logs section and blog there on a regular basis. As well as just generally be active participant in various forum discussions. I recommend this to everybody new here because it's the major thing that helped me when I was first starting. Just lurking on forums, reading and learning is great. But it usually is so much more powerful to engage. It helps to keep us motivated and accountable when we are active part of community. And keeps this in front of our minds so we don't forget about importance of it and slip away in our old habits. Sharing is also therapeutic. This is a major reason why AA meetings work so good. But that was developed before internet era. These days we can get most of the same benefits online through communities like this. So don't underestimate the power of active participation. I would also like to suggest you to look into mindfulness meditation. It has helped me personally tremendously to learn how to deal with urges and triggers. It takes a while to get good at it and notice results, so you need to be consistent with it, but once you do it's very powerful. It has been used by sages for thousands of years to deal with various issues of the mind. And in recent decades the science is also catching up to what ancient sages have know for centuries. Meditation these days are widely used as very effective tool by psychologists for treating addiction and by neurologists for supporting recovery of the brain. It is a great exercise for the brain the same way as jogging is great exercise for the body. Check out this Ted talk, it gives a good idea of what's it about when it comes to philosophy. As far as practical side of it there is this awesome smartphone app called Headspace for guided meditations to get you started. Wish you lot's of strength and success in your reboot journey!
