1st week

Hey fapstronauts!

I'm fairly new and I've just completed a week and a half with no porn and a week with no masturbation, so I thought I'd post my experience so far...

The most I've ever gone without PMO since I started in 2005 is 2 weeks, when I was on a family holiday, but I feel confident I can smash that record and go fap-free for the whole of lent (I hope). I'm going to try to give up porn for life and masturbate only occasionally from Easter onwards

I'd gotten to the point of PMO-ing several times a day and realised that I had become addicted. Even no longer wanting to find or seduce a girl, as I was satisfied with my online fix. After researching a bit about the harmful effects of PMO I came across this site and decided to give the challenge a go.

I usually used my phone to watch porn, so for others out there like me, what I've found really useful was to download the Norton Family app, which you can use to block all pornographic websites and even specific ones you want to avoid. Obviously, in a moment of weakness one could log in and unblock the porn, but I've found the mere reminder the app gives me of what I want to achieve has helped me. You also receive an email basically telling you off from Norton Family, alerting you that you tried to watch porn and there is the possibility of letting a friend change your password and keep it secret, to stop you from being able to disbale the app.

Effects I've noticed so far include: more energy, more desire to socialise with people, more enjoyable sex dreams that I remember and a greater appreciation for everything about females and their bodies. One of my friends also noted a deepening of my voice, perhaps from increased testosterone production? I read a study that showed testosterone production continues to rise then level off after a week of no PMO. This may also help me in the gym, as I am quite a dedicated, bodybuilding fanatic.

Would love to hear other people's views and benefits they've noticed so far.

Vezo

 

@CrazyGopher thanks for the pdf, really interesting and helpful!

 

Thanks for the support! I don't actually own apple products... the norton app does seem to block all porn sites too, but I specifically blocked my old favourites just as an extra fail safe mechanism. I'm really enjoying the new lifestyle, keep with it!

 

Urges are pretty strong now when I'm alone. I'm almost at the 2 week mark, which was my all time record, from the tim I stopped on a family holiday a few years ago... I'm more determined than ever to see this through now after reading lots of success stories and yourbrainonporn articles. Urges are strong partly due to the fact I'm already getting more female attention... I've been texting and sending pictures to a stunning girl who wants to date me. This makes me excited about the future; I want to reboot my brain before we take things too seriously, but I don't want to lose my chance with her either...

 

Hey guys, thanks for the support.
I'm also a very sporty person, so I can see where you're coming from, not wanting to let the team down on this site. I want to be one of the strong guys that make it on their first attempt at rebooting, to set a good example and not waste time... I really want to heal.

I want to share my first experience of this actually working. I've often felt my sex drive for porn was strong, but never for real girls. That is to say I've turned down many opportunities for sex and not taking my chances with other girls in favour of going hom to PMO, which is and comfortable. I was therefore surprised and excited to find that when I went out to celebrate the end of term last night, I became fully erect simply by kissing a girl in the club. That has not happened to me for years, so it was a good sign that I'm already starting to view real girls and not porn as the focus of my sexual energy.