24 year old artist trying to get life on track

@Dabbing Bigfoot welcome to nofap. It is great that you have a goal to achieve and are motivated to the necessary work!
It is true the PMO is really a time and energy hog! with out it most of us would have achieved greater things in life.
Yes, Social media it self can be trigger prone! so avoid it as much as you can.

Start a journal in your own age group and record your journey that will help you with accountability.

I wish you good luck!

 

Welcome! I'm glad you're here. Keep coming back!

You're right about how loneliness helps lead us to acting out. That was an insight that helped me.

 

Hey @Dabbing Bigfoot ,

I'm just a normal ordinary member. No moderator super powers and no special insite. I share my ESH (Experience, Strength and Hope) of what works for me.

Just another warm welcome and a heart felt hello. This community has helped me so much.

What worked for me was "working" it. It took hard work for me to complete a hard reboot (No pmo) for 120 days, then move into a Sex Positive mode.

First, reading the literature published by NoFap itself along with reading journals.

Then, doing the work. Writing in my journal and replying to introductions and other's journals.

Finally, but not least, getting involved with the fellowship. I found it on the forums, but also in people's profiles. The forums tend to be longer posts, where the profiles tend to be more "conversational".

That is what has worked for me. I like to remind myself that this community was here waiting for me with the lights on when I arrived. Now, I have to do my best to be there when someone comes to the community.

* L

PS:

One of the ways I got involved with the fellowship was by reading some really great journals.

I've included journals from all age groups, spiritual members, religious members, secular members, male and female. You should find journals that help. If not, look around, there are hundreds of others from which to choose. When I say "it works if you work it", reading journals is part of that work.

Once you open a journal, click "Watch Thread" in the upper right of the page to get alerts when new posts are made. Here are just a few:

@C. J. Journals at: https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/153580/
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@Reverent Journals at: https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/143845/
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@KbLnW Journals at: https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/152710/
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@Struggle Bug Journals at: https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/141911/
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@BigDawg913 Journals at: https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/145872/
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There are many more, and you can discover them on your own. But, these are great places to start.

This is a work in progress. So, if a journal has changed or is no longer active, look around there are some amazing journals on here.

 

No,

Thank you. Because you are here. Believe me when I say this - you are the most important person here. Why? Because carrying the message to the person addicted to porn is a one of the prime ways I stay clean.

Please keep coming back. Keep posting.

* L