Very Happy To Be Here

Hi NoFap,

I just found this site today, and it feels great to have found a supportive space to chat with others going through the same struggle as myself.

I have been trying to quit porn for the last two years and have made some inconsistent progress. This last year was especially tough with being stuck working at home, luring natural disasters (I'm in "wildfire country"), and the global depression from COVID.

I have been using PMO for about 18 years now (since I was 11). After the shelter-in-place, I discovered camgirl websites and have since been spending an average of $400 a month on them. I'm not giving up though. The longest I went without porn was a 35-day streak back in October and it felt amazing! I feel if I hadn't been stuck working from home that I could have made it much longer.

I'm a pretty skinny guy, 29 years old, 6ft and only weigh 130lbs. I've had chronic back, hip, and neck pain since I was about 20 from being on the computer too much, not exercising. When I don't masturbate for at least 7 days, my posture dramatically improves, and the pain goes away. But after 4 consecutive days of returning to PMO, it returns in full force and can be disabling, sometimes I can't even walk all the way down a city block.

I have a girlfriend. We've been together for almost 7 years and she knows about my addiction problem. She's supportive, but I know it still bothers her, and I feel like it hurts her self-esteem knowing I'm getting off looking at other women instead of having sex with her.

Anyways, I'm moving at the end of this month to a new city, looking to turn a new leaf in my life. I'm pretty positive and hopefully, and I know that if I can rid porn and masturbation from my life, I will be so much happier.


Looking forward to being a part of this community and helping other with their struggle as well as getting some support with mine hopefully.

Cheers!

 

Thanks, I will never go back!

 

Thank you, those are great tips!