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Heading for disaster

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by ionthemark, Feb 22, 2023.

  1. ionthemark

    ionthemark Fapstronaut

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    I'm over 50. Been doing PMO since 18 off and on. More recently on. Installed blocker but still find other stuff online. Managed to go 10 days wo PMO and then another 4 & then 1 day. I keep a journal and communicate with my addict self. This evening I wrote in my journal that he wins. But also told him that if he keeps this going, will lead us to disaster.... Lonely lonely lonely. The only thing left is to go for therapy which I've been trying to avoid. I really don't want to talk about this to a therapist.
     
  2. Icewarrior

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    Have you tried keeping a daily retrospection journal ?
     
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  3. Chili Dog

    Chili Dog Fapstronaut

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    You have made some good gains. It's once said that success is really just going from one failure to another without ever giving up hope. Keep trying, stay busy and count your days of abstinence as positive strides
     
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  4. ionthemark

    ionthemark Fapstronaut

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    What's a retrospection journal?

    I've created so many journals. I try communicating with my inner-child, addict-self, core-self.
     
  5. ionthemark

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    Thank you for the support.

    I'm starting this journey again. The addict mind will think of all ways around fences. I had no idea also that youtube is contributing to porn in their own way. I won't say how but they are. I blocked everything now. I'm trying to do 5 min mindful meditation a day. I found this https://www.youtube.com/@FightTheNewDrug and am horrified by what I and we consumed. Crazy!! But yet here we all are trying to overcome this very addictive drug within us.
     
  6. OLLIE_100

    OLLIE_100 Fapstronaut

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    You have got to find the deep meaning and purpose on why you want to go on this journey and find what causes you to relapse aswell. We are all here to help u man, what is it regarding Nofap that u struggle with the most.
     
  7. Icewarrior

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    See Exercise 9 in my “Strengthening Willpower Without Fighting” thread in the Self-Improvement section.
     
  8. ionthemark

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    I have the eventual constant feeling in my brain that keeps bothering me til I give in. I spent hours and hours for many years PMO. Truth be told, my P addiction is actually the least of it at this point. I'm addicted to other sites and forums like femdom and findom. Seems it's the only way I can get attention. I know, it's the wrong attention. But at least it's attention.
    I'm hoping with this journey of not looking at this shit anymore that my brain will slowly come off the desire for it. Kind of like not eating sugar, eventually even the smallest quantities will taste very sweet.
    But so far I've been very weak with fighting. This time though I blocked everything that I can. I know blocking is not the way to go but I need it bc otherwise it's not possible for me.
     
  9. seagulls6878

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    Well I’m 31 and I’ve been dealing with this since I was 20. ED and low sex drive . I’m at the end of my rope man . I’m going to see a psychiatrist and therapist and tell them everything . I don’t care if they know anymore . I want to be normal . I relapsed twice today . The most I did was 32 days. Just have to keep going
     
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  10. ionthemark

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    I probably should do the same.
     
  11. OLLIE_100

    OLLIE_100 Fapstronaut

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    I don't think its about fighting it and the urges,its about making Nofap and Seman retention a lifestyle as if you are thinking and putting to much of a forceful effort into Nofap its only going to be harder for you to progress as you are putting to much pressure on yourself. But if you decide to go on Nofap and just be aware and conscious of the urges there's gonna be less pressure on you to relapse as you are not constantly fighting the urges you are just letting them be.
     

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