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I looked at an image of porn (unintentional) does that break my streak?

Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by NoFap_FTW, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. NoFap_FTW

    NoFap_FTW Fapstronaut

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    A man from my extended family told me to put up a video for him on his phone (a TV series that he watches) and he's not familiar with phones. I open up the internet browser on his phone then I see an image of a woman in nude (it was a porn website). I didn't ask him or anything like that (that would be so embarrassing considering he's 10-something years older than me.*

    Anyway, I obviously wasn't aroused or turned on, I didn't masturbate or what not, I quickly took it off and was in shock actually tbh. Could I still continue my streak as it was unintentional and I didn't masturbate to it or anything else.

    It's been bugging me because I am getting paranoid that I broke my streak when I didn't (I am obviously not paranoid to the point where I'd masturbate, just paranoid where I'm thinking whether I broke it or not when I know inside my heart I didn't because I didn't masturbate)

    Thank you, have a great weekend :)
     
  2. johnf

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    You do not have to reset your counter, you need to reset it when you intentionally whatch porn, in other words reset it when you obey to your cravings. Since i have quit porn I have seen many times unintentionally pictures that was arrousing , but if you dont disrupt that moment by stoping to watch it , you need to reset your counter even if at the start it was not intentional. For your case your good, stay strong and sorry for my english
     
  3. NoFap_FTW

    NoFap_FTW Fapstronaut

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    Don't apologise - I understood you perfectly :) thank you so much! You have put my mind at ease. I now get it: you have to restart your counter once you watch porn intentionally, or if you unintentionally watch porn but get sucked in to watch the video then that leads to a counter reset. I get it. Have a great weekend!
     
    Last edited: Oct 31, 2014
  4. XQJ-37

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    Hi, don't take this the wrong way as I don't want to offend you in any way. This is the second thread you’ve started thinking that you broke your commitment to the NoFrap forum. The commitment was made to yourself not us, sure it's great to get advice and encouragement from other people that have gone through what your going through but at the end of the day it’s you that have to figure out what’s right for you. I use those images that pop up all over the net and all over town as a way to watch my reaction. I’m going to react to the images I can’t help that, but I can gauge my reaction to it better if I actually watch my reaction rather than go into a panic because I saw a great set of tits on the side bar of facebook. That’s how I know I’m getting better from when my reaction went from acute awareness to acknowledgment then indifference now it’s curiosity as why I was like that for so many years.

    For me, fighting this thing was a no win situation I had to change my thinking on it because I knew I would start to see women as the enemy because they would trigger me. So I went to watching myself when I was getting aroused, luckily it only happens in real world situations now and not glued to my computer terminal.
    :)
     
  5. NoFap_FTW

    NoFap_FTW Fapstronaut

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    @XQJ-37: no, don't worry, I didn't take it the wrong way. I understand, yesterday I was being paranoid thinking I broke my streak, when I didn't and I'm now on Day 14. Thank you so much and sorry if it annoyed you in any way. :)
     
  6. XQJ-37

    XQJ-37 Fapstronaut

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    Don't be sorry, I wasn't annoyed at all. I was trying to say something in a way that you might under stand. In my life I've had realy big troubles when I remain rigid to an idea or an ideal and I end up fighting myself and it takes a lot of energy. For me it's learning to live with it because it's not going to go away and I want to reconnect with my sexualty and real women. If you read my thread you'll see that I've got an approach that is working for me and may be considers "off the wall" or left of feild" it's what I've picked up from Taoism which is not much but enough.:)
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2014

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