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Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by The man who was Thursday, Oct 9, 2017.

  1. Oct 9, 2017 #1
    The man who was Thursday

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    Hello everybody...

    I'm 22 years old and I'm addicted to porn.

    My addiction began when I was 13 or 14, when I discovered porn. I would watch it almost daily. My relationship with my parents was really bad and I felt lonely and lost so I guess I saw it like an escape from life.

    Now the years have passed and I've been through many stages in my life, I even became a Buddhist, and I went without porn for some time (maybe a year or so). Yet it always comes back. Now I see spiritual practice as something really central to my life, something I would like to dedicate my life to and there's absolutely nothing more discouraging, nothing that makes me feel more like a failure than giving in to porn. I would like to think that I'm stronger than it, that I have the will-power to just stop, but the truth is, every time I try to stop eventually it comes back. I have to admit it's stronger than me. This is why I'm seeking for help here.

    I really hope to make the most of this and with the help of people going through the same be able to defeat this 'disease of the soul'.
     
    The man who was Thursday, Oct 9, 2017
    The man who was Thursday, Oct 9, 2017
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  2. Oct 10, 2017 #2
    MadHatter

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    Hey there, "Thursday's Child".

    I know what you mean, but try not to let your current inadequacies stop you from being who you can be, and doing what you CAN be doing. Problems will always be there, like it or not, so make the best of what you can when you have the option. Be your true self in spite of your "false" self. They are both part of the same human being.

    "Don't wish things were easier - wish you were better.
    Don't wish for less problems - wish for more skills."
    - Jim Rohn
     
    MadHatter, Oct 10, 2017
    MadHatter, Oct 10, 2017
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  3. Oct 10, 2017 #3
    Anon117

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    Hey, thanks for sharing your story.
    I know exactly what the feeling is like. And it's horrible.

    But I'll tell you something that helps me. I don't know if you believe in God now, but I believe he views us as our potential. NOT who we are.

    You. Me. Everyone has the potential to do great things, the only person who loses to your addiction is you. This is NOT a bad thing. This is a wonderful thing.
    Because it means you have the freedom to quit. What if you didn't have freedom? Then there would be no point to anything. There would be no point to living.

    BUT YOU HAVE A CHOICE. YOU. CAN. QUIT. YOU. CAN. BE

    FREE.

    Let me know if you have any questions or need any more help. :)
     
    Anon117, Oct 10, 2017
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