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30+ days! My advice is this:

Discussion in 'Success Stories' started by ThisTime, Aug 18, 2018.

  1. ThisTime

    ThisTime Fapstronaut

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    Boom. It's all downhill from now.

    I'm a 19 year old university student and I joined nofap after realizing I was addicted. I was guilty about watching every day, nervous it was changing my sexual preferences (my poison was dominatrix porn), and scared about potentially developing ED. I tried to quit once and lasted a week.

    THEN I STARTED MY RESEARCH. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
    I found interviews from celebrities like Terry Crews and Josh Radnor who came out against porn, watched videos of former porn stars discussing the diseases/violence all adult film stars experience, and read neuroscience-based articles analyzing the addictive behavior that is porn. I even reviewed pornhub's annual statistic report, because it's truly an awesome/terrifying resource.

    For example, here is an incredible ted talk I found.


    I wanted to get to the root of my addiction, and I found it, because PORN IS JUST A SYMPTOM OF SOMETHING ELSE. It's a catharsis for loneliness or rejection or failed relationships, but the thing is, porn won't fix the problem in the long run.

    On this site, I've seen many a success story that claims increased sexual drive and better relationships and etc., and no offense to anybody, but I just had a hard time believing it all because there were hardly any concrete facts. (That being said, this site is a fantastic community of committed "Fapstronauts".) But when I decided to research for myself, that's when it clicked. In understanding the analytic tendencies of porn addiction, I found what made me tick and now my own desires just keep wearing away.


    That being said, I still experience urges and I still sometimes have difficulty sleeping at night. Social media is extremely sexualizing and I try to limit my use as much as possible. Yet in comparing day 1 to now, it's a breeze.

    I BELIEVE IN YOU. I TRULY DO.

    Good luck (even though you don't need it!)

    I'm here to answer any questions, though note by no means am I an expert or completely over this!
    ThisTime
     
    Last edited: Aug 18, 2018
  2. That is truly awesome my friend. Being at what I feel like is rock bottom for me in my life due to the pain and suffering my PA has caused me and most importantly the ones I love most, I can say wholeheartedly that I wish I would have battled this demon long ago(with the only stipulation being that I end up with the same wife I have now of course).

    I am only beginning to see how my 15 years of PA have made so many detrimental impacts across so many aspects of my life. I am constantly seeing more and more things that I could have done differently or things I might have passed up that could have made big difference in my life. Healthy differences in my life. Thing not even related to sex or relationships.

    Good luck to you. You have so much ahead of you and the literal days and weeks you might spend looking at porn in the future might make a huge difference 15 years from now. Take this seriously. You can avoid so much pain and hardship if you act successfully now.
     
  3. ThisTime

    ThisTime Fapstronaut

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    Hey man really appreciate your reply and good vibes. It's stories like yours that continually support me and so many others. Truly.
    Also quick questions: what's PA? what made it click after 15 years - why did you decide to quit now?
    You are awesome! Best of luck!
     
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  4. PA is short for porn addiction.

    My wife and kids made it click! My wife because she was stubborn and/or broken enough to not kick me to the curb one of the many times she stumbled across traces of porn I've left behind and to top it all off, after 9 years of lying to her about my addiction and finally coming clean, SHE found nofap, learned about it and then gave me an ultimatum after passing on nofaps url. That's love and I love this woman. My kids because having them brought a whole new feeling to love. It's love no doubt! It's just different somehow and I don't know that I'm your man to articulate that difference.

    What made me stop? Maybe that's what attracted me to your post. I too early on had feelings that my addiction might be changing me, changing my mind. I know now that it was and that it has. I think mine are still reversible but HOLY SHIT would it have saved a ton of hardship for myself and others if I would have done this at your age.
     
  5. PA is "porn addiction"
     
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  6. ThisTime

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    awesome. just awesome that you have someone amazing/caring as that.
     
  7. I have her now but we are still working through stuff so hard work and prayer are my prescriptions right now. It's hard to be consistent with everything. Atleast everything but the porn it seems for me right now. I assume this will change with time.
     
  8. I'm still in that phase where it feels like what I really want is to see/do all sorts of stuff, but I am also getting periods where I'm ambling around being sort of cool and friendly, without the bitterness of crazy sex drive. Sure, the girl serving me has great boobs...but I'm ok with talking with the person instead.
     
  9. Abmu

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    Hey bro I relapsed after day 19, I was in just bored and before I know I relapsed , can you give me any advice
     
  10. Exactly! You were bored. Learn to be not bored. And well done on 19 days!
     
  11. Abmu

    Abmu Fapstronaut

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    Thank you bro , I'll try my best to kick this addiction
     
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  12. NIKHIL_123

    NIKHIL_123 Fapstronaut

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    For 2 years I have been struggling with PMO . AND it's high time for me to change my attitude and just stop this pmo. Forever...wt wil be the advice that you give it to me ?
     
  13. Benjimy

    Benjimy New Fapstronaut

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    I relapsed after 35 days. But I'm ready to go much longer this time. Day 1 starts
     
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  14. ThisTime

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    I find it's all about getting rid of the desire to watch until you don't want to watch anymore. I am slowly getting rid of my desire through (1) researching why I became addicted through talks and papers, (2) telling my friends about my addiction and having them help me, (3) going to therapy, (4) exercising, (5) having real relationships with female friends.
     
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  15. NIKHIL_123

    NIKHIL_123 Fapstronaut

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    Can u motivate me a bit ?
     
  16. Reborn16

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    You're very right about porn just being a cover up for our real problems. We have to solve those problems while staying away from porn as a distraction!

    Ps. I knew about Crews but just looked up the JR interview and it's great!
     

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