Hi everyone, I am hesitant to post, but i know I need to. I'm AJ, I am 18 years old from utah and need some help and encouragement. I am a religious person (or I at least try to be) and have grown up in a very religious family. When I was about 10, I discovered online pornography. I was fascinated, yet I felt guilty. After viewing some pictures online for a couple of days, I decided I needed to quit. And I did so successfully for 6 years. It was when I was 16 I began having problems. I had gone to private school up until high school. It was in high school I learned about masturbation and learned many of my friends watched porn. It seemed like a normal, natural thing. But now I need to stop. I don't know if I would say I have an addiction to porn per se, though I find myself viewing it every time I get aroused (every 3-5ish days). So it is definitely a problem. I plan on taking baby steps by first conquering my porn habit and allowing myself to continue to masturbate for now. Does that sound like a good plan? Hope I will get the chance to meet some people my age going through similar situations, though I'd take advice from anyone. Please introuce yourself and I look forward to this journey (i think)!!
Hello there! I’m Andre. I’m on Day 3 of no PMO (no porn, masturbation or orgasm). Welcome to the forums. Giving up porn is a great goal, why do you want to continue masturbating?
I don't necessarely want to continue MO, but I figure I need to conquer one problem before the next. Quitting everything cold turkey seems extremely challenging, and for now, if I can quit porn 100 percent that would be a great first step.
AJ, I too am new to nofap(day 2 for me) and before I made the decision to not M anymore I looked into it and still am. You'll be surprised what happens physiologically when you stop. now it's different for everyone but I've read different forums and medical articles and learned that after a few weeks, you regrow hair(thicker ever), concentrate better, you make more out of the day(stay busy), lessens depression, list goes on and on, you can only go up from here! Stick with it man! You have a great community here that'll back you up!
Hi AJ, I just signed up to. I used to not have a problem with porn but recently I find myself searching for it automatically. I know it will be difficult, but I like your approach of one thing at a time if that works for you. Any tips will be greatly appreciated
Hi everyone, thanks so much for the comments! Its great to know that there is such great support on this website. I am hopeful that we will all be able to overcome our problems and move on with our lives!
