Male 27, porn addiction and prostitutes

you are taking a great decision!
yes it is a waste of time, and we have only one life to spare.
I wish you the best!
big hug!

 

Welcome to NoFap @hb020
It is a big step if you can understand what is triggering your urges, because this will allow you to be awake and kill those urges as soon as they appear.

I recommend you to create your own "Emergency Toolbox" with readings that can be handy to read when you start feeling urges to screw up.
I can share this post with you with my own Emergency Toolbox, it helped me a lot during the first few months, i had them in my cell and read them every time I started falling down:

https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...y-first-320-days-of-reboot.62938/#post-473978

I wrote some tips in this post that perhaps will help you too:

http://NoFap.com/forum/index.php?threads/tips-that-helped-me-to-start-my-reboot.46617/#post-330318
You can watch some interesting videos which are also very helpful in this post:
http://nofap.com/forum/index.php?th...t-help-me-a-lot-during-my-reboot.39774/page-2

I also suggest you to read "Breaking the Cycle" by George Collins, it is a must-read if you are serious about getting rid of this addiction.

To get more focus and feel happier with life I recommend you to start doing meditation.. I have been using an App called Headspace for the last two months which is great if you have never meditated before. The first 10 sessions are free if you want to give a try. I used to feel a bit depressed or feeling without energy to start new projects in my life, and meditation has helped me a lot with this.

Last but not least, I would strongly recommend you to take new e-course that Mark Queppet launched in his new website, called: " REFORGED MAN: Quit porn and Master Yourself-Be a Man you Admire", it is the updated version of the e-course he used to have in NoFap Academy. It is not cheap ($200) but it is totally worth it because he gives great toold to fight PMO.You can find it here:
https://courses.universalman.com/courses/reforged-man
You can also join his website called Patreon, where he posts great stuff for free every week, and also you can join the pay area to be part of his weekly video calls where you can chat with them in real life, get coaching and listen to other guys's stories and problems too. You can find it here:
https://www.patreon.com/home

I hope that all this helps you to fight this shitty addiction.
Let's keep on fighting

Fercho

 

Excellent, let me know if you need any support
You can do it!

 

I think it's wise of you at your age to recognise this as a problem. all too often people stay in denial until they reach a breaking point and by then it's often at a crisis stage. Take it from me buddy, porn and prostitutes will never leave you feeling fulfilled, they might be fun for a while but it's not a sustainable thing and the longer you continue down this path the more the cracks will start to show.

I think it would be a good idea to start thinking about how you are going to achieve real intimacy in your life, start dating or mixing with females at social events etc. That's one of the things i'm trying to work on now i've been free from porn and drugs for over 4 years i still need to find some companionship.

 

You can do it!

 

Hey man,

Welcome! I just started up a few days ago as well.

Like you I have payed for sex before, and as gratifying as it may feel in the moment, it always leaves me incomplete in the long run. I don't have anything against it to be honest, but I prefer meeting someone that I have a connection with and having sexual fun that way. Of course its easier said than done depending on where you're at in life.

Do you have a goal for how long you'd like to do no PMO?