Hey guys! My name's Stephon, I'm 19, and I have a serious fap issue, to put it bluntly. I joined this site in hopes of fixing said issue. Every since I first discovered porn at the age of 12, I've had back-to-back streaks with masturbation, and I think it's had an effect on me. I haven't been feeling like myself for years now; I feel unmotivated, monotonous, shameful, empty, and even depressed at times. It was even hard deciding whether or not I should give this site a try, I was either too ashamed to accept my problem or just unmotivated to give it a try--But after watching someone's video on youtube about their experiences with NoFap, I was able to bring myself to give it a try. I still feel kind of shameful, knowing PMO affected me in ways I hadn't realized. I couldn't even have proper intercourse with a girl at my college because I kept going soft and felt ashamed being in charge! But anyway, I'm here now, and I want to give it a try! Wish me luck!
@Nuffsaid_BBoy welcome to nofap. I am glad you took the decision to quit PMO. It is true that the lack of knowledge about this problem causes us to feel shame and makes us feel like there is something wrong only with us but thanks to this site you probably discovered so many people are effected by it. I recommend that you go through the welcome email and try to educate yourself about the problem and then start your own journal in your age group. Try to make posts regularly and try to support others and slowly you will make progress. I wish you good luck!
Hi @Nuffsaid_BBoy Welcome to nofap. PMO can be quit once you find your approaches. In my opinion, fap is something that part of you don't want to give up. I assume that is concept or something ( my English is not well. Sorry for poor description.) You have to believe yourself and know what you want on nofap journey. What is your goal on nofap. To find one you really want to achieve such as having a healthy life, bright future, or making your love one be proud of you etc. Here is some information might help you. A success story, talking about how he overcome PMO. A YouTube vid, explaining how addiction work. An article, reading the benefits of nofap. A human version of rat park or you can take this The Seven Days Challenge Good luck with you
