Nofap and alcohol.

I drink rarely - it used to be a huge problem, and the worst trigger for wanking, porn, webcam sites and on two occasions prostitutes - but when I do the cravings are insane the following day. Even just one or two pints can do it to me. Essentially this is unavoidable, wanting to fuck (or eat come to think of it...) anything that moves (or not) seems to be a side effect of alcohol for some people.

So far I have never relapsed on one of these days, but that's basically because I am hyper-aware that I'm going to be gagging for PMO, so I throw all my resources at it. I sit with the sensation in my body, I work out, I shower, I make sure I'm busy, I don't bother myself too much about fighting the urge to indulge other cravings (shitty food and crappy TV namely), I make a real effort to not let guilt induced thoughts run away with me - most importantly the first thing I do is meditate in a morning, as then I get a really clear sense of just how crap drink makes me feel without it being a negative judgement on myself. It was doing the last one that allowed me to kick what was essentially alcoholism.

If the relapses are consistently occurring when drinking though, it may be you have to ask yourself if it isn't better to quit drinking. I'd say it might be worth questioning the view "I am only young once - so I want to live a bit" - I have certainly held such a view and from a certain perspective I can see your point. But is drinking necessary to 'live' (as in have a good time, obviously not like air and water...)? If so, why? And how can it be managed? If not, why not? And what alternatives are there? What can be done about it?

This is a good thread as I imagine a lot of people struggle with this.

 

thats a great post @e8ight - thanks for sharing

 

Try to quit alcohol too. Apparently it will give you the same superpowers as quitting porn. Or at least drink but don't get drunk. Quitting porn is much more difficult than quitting alcohol so if you can manage the first one you will easily find will and power to quit alcohol. In addition, when fighting your porn addiciton and with time, you anxiety leves are supposed to go down wich is a greap opportunity again to quit drinking.

 

I'm just past 800 days sober.

Yes, if you drink frequently, then stop completely, you'll notice a radical change both in body, spirit, and mind. I don't have many pictures of myself, in general, but looking at the pictures of myself while I was a drinking is kind of horrifying. My life changed radically once I stopped.

Quitting porn has had a big effect too. Actually the withdrawal symptoms from porn were probably a bit worse than alcohol, albeit much shorter to get over.

 

If u ain't willing to prioritize being PMO free and quitting the addiction over drinking than ur a fool whose destined to fail. Not only that but ur resolve is weak.

Quitting PMO is probably the most difficult thing a millennial can do today but the most rewarding.

However there has to be an all or nothing rock solid resolve and a true acceptance of pmos addictive dangerous tendencies for u to take it seriously enuf.

If u care at all about ur future I suspect giving up alcohol until ur reboot is finished shud be a no brainer. Not to mention the additional health benefits of being sober.

Best
Mateo