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Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by Monk_On_A_Lotus, Apr 8, 2020.

  1. Monk_On_A_Lotus

    Monk_On_A_Lotus New Fapstronaut

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    I am glad to have discovered this community of like minded individuals from around the world!

    I have been an heavy user of porn for the past 11-12 years. I feel that it has morphed my sexual urges and sexual preferences to such a point that I can no longer tell what they would normally be.

    I finally understand the undercurrent of shame and fear that my porn addiction brought to all my interactions in life. I feel that it might have been a deciding factor in the failure of many of my past relationships. And the most insidious aspect of it is that I never knew I was addicted!

    I plan on going on a Hardcore PMO abstinence for a period of 90 days, to begin with.

    Thank you everyone for being so open and supportive!
     
  2. Hi there...
    Welcome to the community :)
     
  3. The Free Bird

    The Free Bird Fapstronaut

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    Hi, welcome to the community

    I would recommend you to stay in touch with members and read their success stories. You may also learn tricks to avoid the short-term pleasure and to face the temptations.

    Be AWARE of your habits and control what you see and what/who you spend your time with.

    It's also important to limit the usage of social media. In addition, never be free! Use your free time as much as possible and do sports, exercise, attend classes, etc.


    This video contains everything that you need to know about porn addiction. Lastly, here is a collection of ways to deal with the urges which worked great for me.

    ֍ You got this my friend ֍
     
  4. | Nico |

    | Nico | Distinguished Fapstronaut
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    Welcome to the community brother, best of luck on your journey to freedom :)
     
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  5. GloryIsAllMine

    GloryIsAllMine Fapstronaut

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    You never know you are addicted unless you try to live without it. It's only the period of abstinence that can allow you to gauge your addiction and extent of it.

    I hope you now understand that sex is a highly rewarding activity and all these counterfeit idols (porn, masturbation, paid acts) that promise you that can get you badly hooked.

    Since you have been a heavy user, that's a good decision you have made.

    Have some legit reasons to do this so you can refer them each morning to remind yourself of why you are doing it. We all feel excited in our initial days but it's not about day 1 but day 20, day 50 or day 200 when we might believe in the whispers of lust monster and resume back to our old self.

    Recovery is certainly possible. I wish you all the best.
     
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  6. Hey, welcome to the NoFap community : )

    It's nice to see you here fighting the good fight alongside us!


    Allow me to go ahead and drop some helpful links for you:

    Getting Started Guide / Forum Rules / How to Use the NoFap forums/ Glossary/ NoFap Panic button / Set up your day counter / Rebooting Resources/ Accountability groups (new!) / About NoFap/ Support NoFap


    Here is just some advice:


    First and foremost please take a careful look at each section in the forum, there may be something(s) you will find to be of big help to you.


    Secondly I advise you to be active on your profile(as there a few active people in the profile section). Please start by choosing an avatar and then begin posting frequent status posts to show you're active and needing support/encouragement.


    The forum has got a neat little feature that shows freshly posted statuses for all users to see.

    People will find your profile and give you support.

    There’s a portion of people who love communicating in the profile section..(it should be and is )mostly spportive talk but it doesn't hurt to deviate from supportive conversations. It would be great to have you join in and become part of the team!


    We support one another in the threads, profile posts, and journals/reboot logs.

    Once you receive some support, please be sure and be grateful to the member for the help/support you received and consider giving some in return to anyone you wish.


    Thirdly, you should highly consider creating a public journal/reboot log (in the appropriate section for you) to write about your days in depth for us members to follow along on your journey and offer support to you on.


    Last but not least: Good luck on your journey here, make sure to really give it a try with all your heart!
     

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