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Some confusion regarding porn induced weaknesses 7 a reflection

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Adam_714, Jul 5, 2020.

  1. Adam_714

    Adam_714 Fapstronaut

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    5 days ago I completed a calendar month of nofap. The month of June in my table calendar reflects a whooping no of green crosses without any red ones. As of today, my streak stands at 41 days.

    Query:
    A few days ago I was reading someone's post where they were reflecting on the damaging effects of about a decade long addiction. they told about:
    • no morning wood
    • no interest in women (the guy wrote about getting married yet no interest in their partner)
    • erection only on watching digital stuff
    My own addiction went about 5 years and I can estimate my record to be about approx 7-8 per month. It was damaging indeed. My university WAM didn't have a good start because of severe anxiety, depression and chronic-kinda procrastination. However, all along, I never had issues like ones mentioned earlier. In fact, one of the secondary reasons for starting with this effort was to do with my interest in women (women attraction precisely). I remember how I used to get erections after sighting bold women. So how could it be that I did 1/2 of what that guy did yet I didn't have any of those problems?

    Reflection:
    (Disclaimer:
    This is a narrative extract from my diary and so the tone is quite passive. Please do comment. I'd like to hear from everyone who reads it regardless of what they opine about it.)
    I gotta say, one thing that has certainly improved for me is my willingness to wait for outcomes (i.e. patience). I am improving in terms of my procrastination and brain fog. My health is getting better every day. Dark eye circles are almost gone. I can see some difference in women attraction but not a very significant one. But guess what, my strategy changed midway. I am not concerned about women attraction anymore coz my personal development is a priority for me. I wanna learn to play guitar and communicate in new languages. My emotional development is also very dear to me. I wanna declutter my mind of all thoughts to allow for some more calmness and less stress. This change of mindset (getting more practical about things) has persuaded me that I'm getting results. After all, I cannot expect five and a half years of damage to be accounted for within 40 or even 90 days. Nature is so kind that despite the big extent of damage, it has started delivering results within the first few days of refraining from PMO. I am becoming a better human being every day and what else would I want out of it.
     
  2. Address007

    Address007 Fapstronaut

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    It's different for everyone. My addiction lasted for 11 years, and I never saw a reduction in erection quality or an interest in women. The physiological impacts of porn & masturbation addiction varies, but the psychological impacts (depression, anxiety) seem to be commonly shared on here.
     
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