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When will this ever end ?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by freedomandreallife, Mar 4, 2019.

  1. freedomandreallife

    freedomandreallife Fapstronaut

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    Hi all!
    This is the 6th month i am trying nofap and i just relapsed at day 17.My best streak yet.
    I originally started because i got rejected by yet another girl because of me not getting physical with her at all and it threw my into a huge depression since im 20 year old never been with a woman and all.
    Im above average looking,i ve been hitting the gym for years now ,but im fapping since 13.
    Ive had HUGE cravings for the past few days but not from the type of cravings you get in the beginning but EXTREME cravings youo fell like you miss pmo and while i did it it felt like im finally whole a really weird thing.Ive had times during my streaks while i was shaking from cravings this is not normal.
    Guys tell my have you ever experienced similair things and when will the cravings finnally loosen up a bit i cant do this anymore with all the stress from college this is insane.
    Im going for a month now i just hope and pray that this will work.People say that after a week the worse is over but for me t he worse began after day 14.
    Please share your experiances when did it get a tiny bit easier for you guys?
    Cheers and stay clean !
    P.S Like i was also kinda addicted to video games but i havent played in a year now it was not as nearly as hard as nofap
     
  2. The addicton will end when you keep trying no matter what.
     
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  3. Haddock0

    Haddock0 Fapstronaut

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    These words hit me a lot harder than I expected, thank you.
     
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  4. Tryingto

    Tryingto Fapstronaut

    Hey @freedomandreallife, I'm afraid this actually is pretty normal - so normal it has a name: withdrawal.

    Our task is to face this 'normal' using whatever tools and resources we have at our disposal. I'd recommend taking a look back at that 17 day streak you have going (hooray!) and asking: What really worked for me during this time? Literally make yourself a list of successful approaches - then drag yourself back to your feet, pick one thing from this list and get back to it!

    Not easy, I know. But in the long run, way easier than the alternative.

    All the best...
     
  5. Sterkte

    Sterkte Fapstronaut

    First off, you've already made leaps and bounds in your fight against this addiction just by being on this site and sticking with it for 6 months. I've seen lots of good people come and go, and it's incredibly sad.
    Secondly, you have to commit to this...you have to be willing to keep falling and getting back up even if I told you it'll take another year. A lot of people don't have "The Streak" until 6 months to a year into their battle. Everyones different, and hopefully you're more successful then others.
    Urges come and go during your streak. For me after 6 months I found it almost easy to reach 1-2 weeks...like I'd have very few urges. Then suddenly, BANG! Urges come in full force, almost like they're making up for lost time. Then, around 3 weeks, they subsided again, and from days 21-35 weren't nearly as difficult. But, during the mid 30s, I had crazy urges again, almost as bad as they had ever been. The thing is, once you're that far in, you almost forget what life was like when you were relapsing all the time. You forget how terrible you felt immediately after relapsing, and that makes it harder to resist. As a result, I think I only ever had 3-4 streaks over 20 days. For me, that period was the true test, and it took me about 10 months of NoFap to get there...almost as if ever previous failed streak was preparing me for that onslaught. But I made it!! And here I am, about to reach 10 weeks PMO free. I haven't felt many urges at all over the last 20+ days, and I'm finally starting to feel free.
    And yes, the urges I felt later on were way more intense then the first urges I felt at the beginning. Beating this addiction is probably going to be both the most difficult and rewarding experiences of your life. It is so worth the pain and struggle man, believe me.
    I didn't wanna leave a huge essay in your comments hahaha. But if you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them! Congrats on staying away from video games, I know you have what it takes to beat PMO.
     
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