Being vulnerable and open in this journey is critical! I agree 100%. However, as you mentioned it is also difficult especially as a man because we don't want to be perceived as weak. The binging for six days feels like I am starting from square one though that is not true. I appreciate your concern and encouragement. I hope you are recovering well from your recent episode. It is good to see you are relentless in the quest for freedom.
What I've found that helps me a ton is reaching out to new guys here on NoFap and helping in any way that I can. I tried just posting and journaling alot 3 years ago and I failed after 30 days. Talking with guys on here in an interactive way helps me more than anything.
Yes, that helped me a lot too. You'll find that after a few months, though, you'll feel a desire to back off so you can spend more time at real life. That's how it should be so don't feel bad about it.
Good decision bro, I'm glad you're back on the track to success right away! It looked like you wanted to give up.