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Is that healthy to do Nofap while you're not in an active relationship?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by HugoBoss, Apr 13, 2019.

  1. HugoBoss

    HugoBoss Fapstronaut

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    title..

    I felt a lot of benefits in the past 22 days but, it just got me wondering..
    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. worldtraveler2

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    Hey there, I am on my 8th day and I already can see the difference. At this point I am reading as much as I can to educate myself on all the harm PMO can do to your brain. I am about to finish the book Your Brain on Porn, which I strongly recommended. Yes man, it worth it, keep it up !
     
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  3. MarinoBigFan1984

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    It’s the best time to do it
     
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  4. AspiringVitality

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    Except for maybe feeling lonely and emotional pain (which is good; feel it to heal it), it actually makes it easier. My ex has an alluring body, made it a lot more difficult back in the days to give my own body some rest..

    It's def healthy to give your body some time-out for a couple of months/years.
     
  5. HugoBoss

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    I don't need to read books, I know exactly how porn and masturbation affects my body,
    it's just that it gets really harsh sometimes..
    As I said before, I feel a lot of benefits right now like; increased self confidence, better sleep patterns, inner peace, joy
    but, at the same time, sometimes I start to think that I'm just abusing myself.
    I have a good job, I work 6 days a week and I go to the University, I have some great friends and I'm being around girls on daily basis, but, at the same time I don't do anything about it (due to personal reasons which I'm working on right now)
     
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  6. AspiringVitality

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    I know the feeling like you're abusing yourself. Torturing yourself with this hardmode (in my case monkmode) stuff.
    BUT that is exactly the problem! It is just the addiction speaking "I gotta have it, I gotta have it..."
    Yes women are beautiful and attractive and they will play an important role in our lives. Just not.. yet..
    Our addiction needs to calm down first. Can take months, or even a couple years.
    In the mean time we have to learn to transmute that energy into building our own life.
    As long as we feel that we are missing out and torturing ourselves just by not masturbating (that's actually pretty stupid :emoji_laughing:), the addiction is still there.
     
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  7. HugoBoss

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    And what if I'm not that addicted?
    I mean, drinking alcohol doesn't necessarily mean that you're an alcoholic,
    smoking hookah once a week with friends doesn't mean that you're addicted to it
    (for the record, I drink 2-3 bottles of Heineken a week)
    isn't it the same thing with masturbation?
    Please, don't compare masturbation to heavy drugs like Cocaine and Heroin..
     
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  8. AspiringVitality

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    Personal differences are big.
    My case could have been as detrimental as heroin/cocaine. It's real, buddy. The addiction is real, the symptoms are real, PAWS are real.
    My neuro-psychiatrist confirmes this.

    I can image you could ditch the alcohol or hookah for a year or two of you wanted to? Why can't you let go of masturbation if you want to and know the benefits? I do not say you have to.
    But in my case and many others on here, it's a must to completely stop PMO
     
  9. HugoBoss

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    Aight, I got your point, thanks!
     

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