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Relapsed after 20 days of no PMO

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by double_a, May 20, 2015.

  1. double_a

    double_a Guest

    I relapsed after 20 days of no PMO. It seems impossible to beat this addiction. This morning when I woke up, I had a strong urge to find some good porn and to masturbate. I started to see the benefits of NoFap because I was waking up an hour earlier than I normally do. I gave in to my desires and gratified my flesh, now I am started to realize the seriousness of this addiction. I thought if I just said no and disciplined myself, then everything would work out fine. 20 days of no PMO is my longest streak and I can't believe that I broke it for a few seconds of fake pleasure. I don't want to reset my counter and start over tomorrow, but I have no choice. I relapsed because I felt so depressed and sad with my life. I was feeling no pleasure/emotion to normal activities, and I just couldn't deal with it anymore. The glimmer of light/hope at the end of the tunnel keeps getting smaller and smaller. I have no motivation and enthusiasm to do anything else. Exercise, reading, and meditation doesn't seem to work.
     
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  2. Musta

    Musta Fapstronaut

    We relapse when we lack motivation man . Yesterday I was about to relapse , I couldn't think of any reason to stop me from PMO at that time ! The P thinking is so powerful that it can take over your brain and you totally forget why you were doing this whole Nofap thing in the first place . Thankfully I went to Nofap Emergency asap which refreshed my mind and gave the motivation I needed to prevent myself from fapping . We are the masters of our thoughts bro !
     
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  3. Sorry to hear about your recent relapse. I have struggled with this addiction for years and it really is difficult. It does seem so easy to say to yourself "I am not going to do this" and after failing a lot recently I personally am beginning to find motivation to beat this again and build that inner strength up again. However, what I have accepted is that there is an addict inside me who after 1/5/10/15/20 days is going to say that watching porn is what I need to right now.
    Something that helped me is working out why I am unable to stop watching porn and masturbating in the first place. You said that you relapsed because you said that you felt sad and depressed with your life, do you know why this is? Is there anyone you can turn to and talk about this? For me I have gotten back into porn after a recent break up and am trying to use porn as a way to numb this emotional pain - FYI does not work!
    Also, those feelings of no pleasure/emotion to normal activities are classic withdrawal symptoms. Your brain is making you feel like this because it is desperate for a rewarding rush of dopamine, which you receive in abundance when watching porn+masturbating. These feelings do pass, but it takes time. You just have to try and learn to love those withdrawal symptoms and understand that this is your brain healing itself.
    Good luck.
     
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  4. Happiness

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    I feel you man, I've had a tough time getting back on a decent streak since relapsing at day 30 a couple weeks ago. We will beat this though, keep pushing forward and trying to improve.
     
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  5. BabyAssBitch

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    I just broke today too and it really brought me down. It's really hard when your depressed and feeling down man and it is hard to get over this addiction but you reached a 20 day streak, your longest streak. Thats progress right there. Now you start over and your gonna be even stronger because after all we all fall down sometimes but we get back up and we surpass our previous selves right? So like you and me were gonna get stronger and reach a longer streak towards self improvement.

    Btw I read today that if you hold your breath your boner will go down in like 30 seconds so maybe that can help sometimes.
     
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  6. Robert de Castella

    Robert de Castella Fapstronaut

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    I can totally relate to the "forgetting" the program directly before a relapse with my alcoholism.. The brain honestly does seem to play tricks to get what "it" wants but what another part of the brain wants is to stick with the program and not give in.. So how can we "forget" such a fundamental commitment as the commitment to abstain from that which is harming us the most? Its weird because some part of us isn't being honest with ourself at that moment.. And its always "that moment" for me when the program supposedly doesn't apply for some strange reason
     
  7. HeisenbergBlue

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    I believe people relapse because they lack discipline. They let the power of porn get to them, where as others who are more disciplined, will say No, not this time. I cannot advocate enough how people should not rely on motivation, after all it's temporary. That's not to say it's bad, its good, but you must utilise it correctly and fuel your discipline with it. Take charge!
     
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  8. arturo111

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    Always we relapsed when we are "deprest" but in that period, i think, we are so good but demon (addiction) tell in our brain: you are in depresion, wach porn, you will be better...
    But, in that period you fell your mojo. You have morning wood. You have some positive energy... And after that, when you wach - that is the real depresion. With no dreams, no morning woods, negative energy...
    This is serious problem brothers, every man have some demons in his head, but our heads is full with demons
     
  9. Hey, i relapsed after a 52 day streak and proceeded to fap vigourously for the next 3 weeks with a 10 day streak in between. overall it was a disaster i thought i couldnt get back into it. well i'm currently at 10 days since my last pmo and i feel stronger this time around. each time we fail we learn something. fail stands for "first attempt in learning"so keep trying :).
     
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  10. arturo111

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    I have been clean 210 days and i relapsed one week ago. Bdw i have been clean long period but i have just morning wood and wet dreams, in that period. Not sex urges or somethink else. So i come home on amphetamine and alcohol and i can't sleep, so, my brain go crazy and my only option was porn. I know the best euro pornstars and usa pornstars and i must to see something new from them. I wach porn 3 hours but i don't masturbate. So it's same, i have ed in both cases. But, i DON'T MASTURBATE THIS TIME
     
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  11. Musta

    Musta Fapstronaut

    Discipline is something I have lost over the recent years and porn was a big part of this . I used to do what I want to do and achieve what I aim for . However , I am rebuilding it again , it is part of my recovery . A man with strong discipline will not fall to PMO , agreed .
     
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  12. atmatm23

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    Yeah after my 54 day streak you fall back into a binge cycle. The best thing to tell yourself is why would I blow this progress with 5 minutes of pleasure. Trying hard to beat my record now.
     
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