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New Here. Feeling Discouraged.

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by mondhamray, Feb 5, 2019.

  1. mondhamray

    mondhamray Fapstronaut

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    Hey everyone!

    I've been addicted to PMO since I was about 11-12. Now I'm in my late 20's. The last few years I've had varied success with avoiding PMO, my longest streaking being 3.5 years. My current job is very high stress and I relapsed shortly after taking this position. Since then I have had a hard time giving it up. Currently I'm on day 37 without O, but have looked at P and started to M several times, but always stopping myself shortly after I stop. It's almost like I'm not aware I'm doing it, then I have a moment of clarity in which I stop myself.

    I'm getting married in a few months, and part of this is that I want to be faithful to my soon to be wife. I am a virgin by choice and for years PMO was what "helped" me stay a virgin. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but when using PMO I have great erections and am very satisfied with my size. In the last few weeks however, if I wake up with morning wood, it's only like 50% hard, or if it does seem fully hard it looks shorter/thinner. This is a huge blow to my confidence. I keep telling myself it doesn't matter and when the time comes it'll be ok, but I also really want to fully please my wife and live up to my potential.

    Anyways, I know the solution is not to continue with PMO. I just feel like I'm kind of cornered. Maybe as I continue with this, and actually maintain a streak without PM, instead of just O, maybe this will stop, as I've read on here many guys have the opposite problem- that usually they don't have good erections and then when they give up PMO they have solid ones. Anyways, I'm glad to be here and I hope there will be mutual encouragement among us.
     
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  2. Ad4gio

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    Hello and welcome.

    You're making a monumentally good decision right now - one that is of the highest importance to your future marriage. Right now, I would say don't fret so much about how your thing is looking on a day-to-day basis. You are trained to MO with P and you need time to reboot.

    Also, when the time comes with your wife, you'll probably both just have to admit that it will be awkward the first time or even first several times because of nerves and inexperience. It'll be even worse if you let the worry build and build and build. Be able to laugh about it and have fun, and don't get discouraged if you're not a 'machine' right away - nerves will do that to you and it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you.

    Quitting P will change your entire view of sex - you'll realize that the real thing isn't like it is in the movies.
     
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  3. Slick Willie

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    Hi welcome. Dont worry about your boner. It will be there when you need it. Im always scolding my hand for venturing palaces its not allowed. Its just a habit.
     
  4. IGY

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    3½ years is 1,277 Days! :eek:

    You are a NoFap legend mon!
     
  5. mondhamray

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    Yeah, well that was almost two years ago. I haven't really had a solid streak since. It took one night in a hotel accidentally stumbling upon some free P on the TV and all of it went down the drain. But I have hope I can do it again. While I know marriage won't solve my issues, I am hoping it will at least allow me to not be constantly bombarded with urges.
     
  6. Man, be glad that you have a partner (which I hope you love and she loves you too). Real connection matters. Not porn. Porn is fake. Erection from porn is fake, because of that many people can´t get hard erection in a real connection.

    You can do it. Just do it for yourself and your love.
     
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  7. IGY

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    Nevertheless, it shows what you can accomplish when you focus. Surely, that focus should return now because you are, in effect, doing this for your wife. Whenever you feel temptation, just ask yourself: am I going to cheat on my wife and get off to another woman? I know you can do this.
     
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  8. mondhamray

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    On day 10. It's been hard but I'm feeling encouraged. I have had several sexual dreams but no release so far. Currently 45 days without any orgasm and only barely masturbating a few times during that before the counter started. Erections are mostly back to normal. I've been working out regularly and have been seeing better results, and I also think it's helping some by using up the testosterone that would normally be making me horny. It also makes me exhausted and that helps too.
     
  9. Hello mate!

    That was an impressive streak! Ask yourself: What were you doing in those days? What was your schedule like in those days? If you did that before, I am sure you can do that again.

    You should now try to conserve your energy and try to direct it towards your works now. Losing your precious vitality on counterfeit idols and then expecting to work great in a position of high responsibility don't go together well.

    There is nothing to give up mate, rather so much to gain. It's the PMO addict who gets deprived of health, money, time, productivity, efficiency, peace of mind, mental clarity, freedom and all the beautiful things that life has to offer. There is nothing to be given up when stopping PMO.

    Porn allows us to affirm our manhood, gain sexual pleasure without requiring a thing of us as a man. It allows us to look at all the varieties of cake ( Novelty ) and eat them too ( M ) without any sorts of complications and risks and when you eat the cake in excess, you are bound to suffer.

    I too used to have strong erections with P making me believe myself as a complete man. But the arousal intensity was due to the variety and novelty porn offers us.

    Deep down, all of us knew that PMO isn't healthy even when we just started out. Great that you admit to it now. I wish you all the best brother for your upcoming marriage.

    You did great in the past and now you have so many reasons to do it again. This book helped me a lot and so you can pick it up and give it a read if you wish. All the best :)
     
  10. WillardsDillard

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    This really hit home with me. I have been with the same woman for 5 years now and she has been the light of my life. I decided to quit PMO because I wanted to marry her and felt that she deserved all of my sexual energy. Single men share it with whomever they wish, but a married man should not. I am not religious so we have been having sex since the start however I have been much more sexually connected with her since around day 45. We are now engaged and planning a wedding.
     
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  11. ReclaimedLife

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    Brother, you must quit porn right fkn now. Not even kidding. Your marriage might fall apart solely due to this one habit.
    You want to enjoy the body of your wife. The only way i see that happening is you going absolute cold turkey with full on No-PMO for the rest of your Life. See it as an investment in your own future.

    I know it is hard because you haven't had amazing sex yet, but it is absolutely worth it you just have to trust me on that one. And you don't want to lie next to your wife without getting it up or being able to keep it up either.

    The reason why i do nofap is because i never want this situation ever in my life again. FK THAT.

    Do it for yourself, we are here to assist you.
     
    Last edited: Feb 17, 2019
  12. Cad123

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    You're a boss :)
     
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  13. mondhamray

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    I haven’t posted on here in a looooong time. My counter says I’m at day 130. When I relapsed, I had pulled up some P, looked at it for a second and closed the window. Didn’t even M at all. But I still felt like I failed. Before that I was at 180 days. Other than that one time I have not looked at anything since being married and I’m really grateful for that and proud of that. God is good. Temptation is still difficult at time, some times certainly more than others but I’m pushing through.
     
  14. Psalm27:1my light

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    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but marriage will not help in the way you think it will. My husband thought the same thing. Only to find out, not only did he still have urges, but sex with me makes the urges worse.
     
  15. mondhamray

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    Actually being married has been incredibly helpful in dealing with urges and keeping temptations at bay. I recognize we probably have more sex than most married couples and that may not last forever, but currently it’s been the most helpful thing. That and accountability software.
     

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