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  1. Seattlehermit

    Seattlehermit Fapstronaut

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    In my mid 40s. In my early years, porn wasn't always easy to come by but online porn really made it easy and virtually accessible almost anywhere.... I used to do online gaming a lot but since I've stopped that 10 yrs ago, online activities started to gravitate towards porn, no need to spend hours raiding.... In recent years, it has gotten worse.... I've tried to quit in the past stone cold but never made it pass a week.

    Now with stay at home COVID, I've made new amends and discovered NOFAP.... I am here, forgot how long ago I started but i'm counting from April 1st to make things easier.

    I didn't cut cold turkey, started with watching porn still but no masturbation.... Now I'm down to watching Erotic ASMR in Youtube.... if you consider that porn... My goal for the next two week is to stay completely off such materials...

    Thanks for staying with me and reading to this far.
     
  2. palindromo

    palindromo Fapstronaut

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    Hi welcome to Nofap ,

    Please , consider to quit porn definitely. I seem to have understood that you look at porn without mastubation. It's the worst thing that you can do.
    Better to mastubate without Porn , if you want still masturbate.
    >> https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/reb...masturbate-edge-or-watch-porn-without-orgasm/

    I also tried to asmr , erotic stories , and things like this , but it's useless.
    It's not the porn its self , but the dopamine connected with porn that makes us addicted.
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    Please, start studying carefully what's happening in your mind > https://oceanrecoverycentre.com/2016/07/the-ultimate-guide-to-overcoming-internet-porn-addiction/

    First time without porn will be stressful , but if you resist , in some months you will feel reborn.
    So if you have any temptation , is okay to masturbate if you can't handle the stress , but don't porn anymore.
    No more instagram pictures of models. No more erotic imagines.
    If you experience ''flatline'' and low libido , resist.
    >https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/por...l-size-and-or-libido-are-decreasing-flatline/

    The brain will try to win you and to get some triggers for the seek of dopamine. Resist
     
  3. | Nico |

    | Nico | Distinguished Fapstronaut
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    Welcome to nofap, best of luck on your journey to freedom :) anything we can assist you with let us know.
     
  4. Welcome man! You are making a great first step towards a better life by making the choice to join here.

    Here, my story might encourage you:
    My Story
     
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  5. Seattlehermit

    Seattlehermit Fapstronaut

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    Thanks for all the support! Yes, I am trying to cut out P entirely. I have tried cutting cold turkey before and it never work out for me..... now I have found this site and community support. nofap is opened as soon as turn on my computer, a way to remind myself not to open another URL to you know what...

    Will keep the community updated and thank you for the information and support!
     
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  6. Seattlehermit

    Seattlehermit Fapstronaut

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    This is really good reading. Thanks for the advice!
     
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  7. Jerry120

    Jerry120 Fapstronaut

    Welcome to the forum! I wish you all the success in your journey.

    YouTube can scuttle many a recovery. I have had recoveries fail due to watching YouTube content. There is no silver bullet and all recovery paths are different but just something I wanted to share.
     
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  8. Hey, welcome to the NoFap community
    : )
    It's nice to see you here fighting the good fight alongside us!

    First let me 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 others 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.

    Please start your journal in the correct section and with that, also try your best to post in the correct sections as it is mandatory and would be helpful to the mods who organize the forum. : )

    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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  9. One Eyed Owl

    One Eyed Owl Distinguished Fapstronaut

    Welcome to NoFap!!!
     
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