Why I can't control myself ???

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by squaric acid, Dec 17, 2020.

  1. squaric acid

    squaric acid Fapstronaut

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    Hello guys, Hoping you all are doing great. I'm here to share my problem with you all. I'm problem quite frustrating for me because, in my case, I'm not a porn addict. I'm an M addict, and it affects my studies. I'm a 17-year-old boy whose addiction is not too old. It just about a year, but my biggest problem with my addiction is my commitment.
    Because I know everything about my addiction ...

    There are as follow:-
    (1) I know the time when urges strike my mind. It usually the time at night.
    (2) I relapse after playing games late at night.
    (3) Also relapse on telegram more than a ton of time, and I also deleted my account on telegram several times but again and again, I installed it and then relapse.
    (4) Even I know M is good for my health and brain, but I'm regularly doing it, and it becomes frustrating when you are doing M and you reminds about it but still you are doing it.

    So guys need a suggestion that helps me, and I want to quit this addiction; and I know I write this line many time on this forum that " I want to quit this addiction," and only writing this line will not help me with my addiction I have to stay healthy and try my best.
    Thanks to everyone who is going to reply
     
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  2. FoundTheFreedom

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    Do you look at porn when you are masturbating? Have you explored and determined WHY you are masturbating? Boredom? The release?

    First, you may need to stop playing games late at night. Obviously, it's a trigger. Get off and stay off Telegram. Instead of playing games, listen to whatever good music you like. In moderation, masturbation can be healthy. In excess, it causes mental and physical harm. Anything done to excess is bad. Excessive masturbation results in ED and the inability to enjoy sex among other bad side effects.


    Again, you have to understand why you want to quit this masturbation addiction. It would help if you can cultivate real relationships. I don't know what you masturbate to. Whatever you are masturbating to, remove that material from your life. This addiction is manageable if you put in the effort. I have been masturbating to porn for over 30 years. I never knew porn addiction exists until maybe a little over a month ago. I have been porn-free and have stopped masturbation for over 60 days so far. I've gotten close to relapse a few times. It has taken amazing willpower to stop me from relapse. I have also installed a porn blocker on my phone and one on my laptop. That helps take the temptation away. I would highly recommend installing the nofap panic button found at emergency.nofap.com. I have used it a few times and when you get the urge to masturbate, hit the button and it will give you a motivational quote that will hopefully give you a good reason to not masturbate. Good luck.
     
  3. I will quote my comment from other thread:

    Hi there,

    I think what you have described is called a binge. It feels tough to control one's self in such situations, I think as one progresses in his streaks he/she finds it easier to get self control over a binge. But the main factor about this matter is to be Aware. The more aware we are the more control we can have over ourselves. A blocker may help to delay the cause of a relapse but it will not prevent it, so if we do not feed our subconscious with awareness, a blocker won't stop us from binging.

    Feeding ourselves about awareness is based on everything we do, say or believe in our lifestyle. And when it comes specifically to PMO, all these factors could play a role in self awareness:

    1- Cutting any triggering material or tool and avoiding the triggering moments and places.
    2-Journaling daily and self analysis about ourselves: This used to help me when I get into a relapsing cycle again, when I review my strategy, routine and tips to avoid PMO and get a better lifestyle, modify them and recommit to practice them again, I quickly get out of the cycle.
    3- Reading and studying Rebooting materials, any information about Nofap, harms of PMO tips or general self improvement is like a fuel that is burning in a car engine, if you wanna get keep the car going, you need to keep the fuel flowing.
    4- Solving an inner cause of the relapse: sometimes a relapse happens due to some feeling of anger, boredom, depression. Why is that feeling ? what is the source that is causing it ? how to treat it now and improve this spot of life ? This is related to point 2 as well.

    Tips:
    I would recommend you to use an additional counter as a monthly counter that is based on an excel sheet, in which you may register any relapse and then you can compare your progress to the previous months, instead of resetting each time on the daily counter, which looks demotivating sometimes.

    Regarding Blockers, I remember I used some blocker on Phone as (stay focused app blocker). (Adguard).

    However, I concluded these as a helpful tips to treat it:
    https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?t...e-light-my-journal.274400/page-9#post-2709880

    As you practice such tips and methods, the amount of binge and even a relapse will be eliminated by time.
    Good luck and keep the good spirit!
     
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  4. squaric acid

    squaric acid Fapstronaut

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    No, I generally not used porn for masturbating instead of it. I used its substitutes, and I think it is the same harmful as porn
     
  5. squaric acid

    squaric acid Fapstronaut

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    Thanks, the brother for your precious words I will try my best to cut out everything which triggers me, and thanks for the counter idea but I think it is so beneficial for me.
     
  6. squaric acid

    squaric acid Fapstronaut

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    Yes, you are right. It really affects me mentally, as well as physically. I don't know it is bro-science or real facts, but after indulging in masturbation, it makes me weaker and skinny, and because of it, people tease me because of my looks, so I really want to quit this, and I will.
     
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  7. Quit it Bro Asap.
    Don't quit it bcoz people tease you,Quit it for your Well-being.
    Do Everything for Yourself.
    Quit it Bro You can Do it.
     
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