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Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, Feb 2, 2018.

  1. I found the main reason why I keep failing NoFap. I'm not 100 % committed to it. I find myself doubting it sometimes. Even when I went 14 days I found myself feeling depressed and even anti-social. The thing is though, I did feel better. I just wasn't completely free of anxiety and depression. In all reality though, 14 days isn't shit compared to 90. I just can't get even close to 90 days, despite the fact that I know it will make me feel so much better. I know it will, it's just that I get short-sighted sometimes and relapse, usually because of alcohol, but not always. I'll even get thoughts about how maybe I'm wasting my time with it, but I'm just not committed enough to get close to 90 days. I'm also conflicted about masturbation. I personally believe that masturbation by itself is a good thing in moderation, but I know that porn is just evil shit. I also know how easy it is to get back into porn if you're masturbating. They just go hand in hand. If I can at least abstain from porn for 90 days, I'll consider that a huge success.
     
  2. 5adn8m8

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    Hey mate.
    I think you should focus on ONE DAY AT A TIME. It's worked for many fapstronauts and it'll definitely work for you. Thinking about 90 days when you're in day 1 can be triggering so why would you even do that?
    So go with this motto: Just for today. Don't worry about tomorrow too much because it'll come anyways. Fight your battles today and tomorrow battles when tomorrow comes. Relapsing is a part of healing. You'll make it buddy. Don't give up!
     
  3. Spoony

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    Heah buddy.

    Where do you want too see yourself in 10 years? Have a better life or sitting infront of your computer jacking it off.

    Yeah giving up sucks balls and you get moody and depressed because you need a fix, but it passes and you learn to embrace it and deal with it.
     
  4. Damn. I haven't thought of it like that. That's good advice. Appreciate it buddy. :)
     
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  5. That's very true. I'll never be happier if I keep doing what I've been doing. I need to do better.
     
  6. As said above, one day at time. People thinks too much about 90 days. Focus on present.
     
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  7. Stop5000

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    I feel the same way bro. Try other activities like sports or lifting weights if you haven't start. It's important you make it through just so you have the satisfaction of knowing you gained control again.
     
  8. Eric Henrique

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    Hey guys yesterday i relapsed, i was in a 15 day streak but when i found myself alone and depressed due to my mother's medical contidion i broke my streak, i loved the advice though, one day at a time. i shall do this this way. So far i did notice some chances in my self-steem and confidence. I don't want to break my streak again.
     
  9. Yeah man I'm thinking about lifting weights again. I might have more time to do things, so that's fucking amazing. Just to be able to lift weights and read books and improve myself is incredible. I'm thinking about gettting more serious with guitar or even try learning piano.
     
  10. 15 days is more than I ever accomplished. Well done. One relapse isn't that bad, but it's still a relapse. Now you just have to deal with the chaser effect and you'll be alright in a few days.
     
  11. Eric Henrique

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    thanks 4 the advice. 'Chaser effect"?
     
  12. Yeah. The Chaser Effect is when you relapse and have a stronger than normal urge to masturbate. For a lot of people the desire to pmo is significantly increased after a relapse. It's almost like your brain tells you that you might as well pmo because you've already relapsed. Might as well take advantage of it. It makes a relapse so much harder.
     
  13. Stop5000

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    The crazy thing is that I do all those things play ball and lift weights but I promise myself today that no matter what I have to make it 7 days.
     
  14. M90mv

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    For me,I felt the same way for many years..

    I was aware of nofap but didn't really take it seriously and thought it was a bit of nonsense.. as a result I would never keep a streak for longer than a few days because the instant any strong urge came to me, I would deal with it in the same way I would deal with going to to washroom...I saw M as a necessary bodily function that HAD to happen regularly.

    I had to hit my own personal rock bottom (Not being able to get an erection when trying to have sex with multiple attractive women over the course of a few weeks) the overwhelming shame and realization of what my sexual psyche had become was a very painful pill to swallow... thankfully that pain is now my biggest motivator. I'd hate to see anyone feel as low as I did at my worst moment, but sometimes thats the wakeup call we need to change our lives.

    MJ
     
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  15. 5adn8m8

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    NO PROBLEM BUDDY!
     
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