Hi guys , I have some questions and need help.I live in a college dormitory and this situation helps me to stay away from PMO.( I made 25 days once ).But unfortunately i relapse when i get a chance ( when i'm alone ).Thankfully my brain regards PMO as a bad habit so i hide it from people.I guess there are plenty of people who live or lived in a dormitory , i would appreciate if you give some tips. The other issue is most of the guys in here hate the notion of PMO but they at least get a fleeting thrill from it.( Like me in past ).Even since i have started NoFap journey i have hated PMO and i get no pleasure from it but weirdly i am still keeping relapsing.Any opinions ?
You are relapsing just like everyone else because you're an addict. It really is that simple... You might get no pleasure but you're getting a dopamine fix. That is what keeps you relapsing. Just like any addict a strong mind-set and focus will help you through. Good luck bro on your journey.
This might help. A few things that I've implemented since joining this site are: 1) Set my homepage to http://www.nofap.org/forum/forum.php 2) I'm keeping my door open at all times to make it hard to PMO. I live with two female roommates. 3) Bookmarked http://emergency.nofap.org - it works best if you don't keep hitting refresh but take what you need from it and move on. 4) I'm taking cold showers. 5) I did some research on http://www.yourbrainonporn.com and watched the Ted talks videos there. 6) I'm reading/posting as much as I can on this forum. 7) I'm keeping a daily journal and created a counter to track my progress. 8) I wear a rubber band on my wrist that I snap whenever I have a sexual thought or become aroused. 9) I flex all of my muscles rhythmically whenever I feel like I'm going to get an erection to direct blood flow away from it. 10) I've watched "Sacred Sexuality" videos on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/SacredS...sort=da&view=0 Best of luck. - vM
There is one strategy right there. Think about how it makes you feel. Think about it alot! Ponder how it makes you feel. Think about how the reward center in your brain lies to you... "this time it will feel good" Another strategy: Learn to watch your mind constantly so you can kill an urge at it's inception. Just like a skeet shooter waiting for the disc ..... always be ready for an urge to strike. Meditation is training for this. You learn how to watch your mind.
Your brain craves the dopamine hit from masturbation and pornography. It's literally like a drug. The further you get away from it, the less you'll really crave it.
http://www.yourbrainrebalanced.com/index.php?topic=15558.0 Read everything on that link. It will help you. I've posted this so many times I feel like I'm advertising I'm not, though.