Is this right for me?

I actually think it would be the other way around! You feel like masturbation is what is keeping you up. Kind of like your candy at the end of the day, when in fact it is what's keeping you on a steady course down that spiral!!

When you PMO (watch Porn, Masturbate and Orgasm), your brain will get a dopamine rush, which is the same thing that happens when you take drugs. Eventually, your brain craves those rush and will do everything to get them, including convince you you are a loner and that you would rather stay home by yourself than go out and have fun.

If you haven't already, I suggest you visit this website: www.yourbrainonporn.com it is a HUGE source of information and inspiration for a lot of us here. The more you know about this problem, the better you'll be equiped to fight it.

I highly suggest you give NoFap a try, but don't fool yourself, it's not gonna be easy. Like an addict, your brain will fight this, and it is really sneaky. So if you decide to try it, you will probably come up with a lot of excellent reasons why you shouldn't do it, don't listen!

Read the website, learn, equip yourself and give it a try! If you have questions or problems, just come back here, we're here to help!

 

Welcome to the forums!

You ask whether this is right for you, yet you've been browsing the forums and have made an account, which suggests to me that you've definitely noticed something isn't right with it, or that you're at least curious.

Obviously it's hard to accept that PMO (porn, masturbation, orgasm) is an issue when we're all bombarded with messages about it being completely healthy, and how common it all is. However more research is getting done and indeed showing that it's not as healthy as always presumed.

A couple of questions I'd ask you are:
1) Would you honestly say that your sexual tastes/fantasies/fetishes/desires/porn has gotten more hardcore and extreme since you first started?
And 2) If you don't think you're addicted, could you give it up for a month to prove the point?

I honestly think this will definitely be something that's worth your time - many people find that they feel more productive, have more energy, feel less depressed and anxious, feel more confident, and like the previous poster said, it's quite possible that PMO is one of the causes of your unhappiness.

Hope I've helped, and best of luck to you.

 

Take a look at this video, hopefully it'll help you decide.