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Something that I noticed

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by wannabe_guitarist, Aug 20, 2016.

  1. wannabe_guitarist

    wannabe_guitarist Fapstronaut

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    Hello my fellow Fapstronauts

    Kind of a long post

    This is something that experienced last month,
    I was trying nofap since 2 years, but since this year, I would say there was an improvement as in, I would not masturbate for 3 days straight and on the 4th day I would relapse. (Before I would fap almost everyday.. that's why it is an improvement).
    I have social anxiety and I would run the other way when people gather!
    But thanks to one of friend's persuasion we went to a local TEDx meet at a local coffee shop. Whole event was badly organised and we ended up chatting with strangers.
    I thought that I would have to leave the place due to my anxiety issues. But the crowd was too big and we had to stay to as there was rush at the gates. Many of them tried to wait out the rush.
    Here something interesting happened. I was talking to some random stranger about how bad organised event it was, and slowly we became friends and I started talking to others in the event and after sometime I realized there were couple of chicks in the meet up who found our convo interesting and joined us.. Fast forward 3 hours we were all having good time, laughing our asses off! Enjoying the meet and we left the meet giving hugs.
    My friend was quite surprised that I talked so much and I was center of the group cracking jokes!! I was like MEE?? WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY?!
    Later when I reached home I realized that whatever little streaks, though constantly relapsing had helped me in someway to shun that social anxiety.
    Come to think of it, may be its just an one off event, but that gave me a lot of confidence and made me realize what my rue potentials are!!
    As of today I have made it this far, day 5th after a long time, & I am already feeling a lot of positivity!! I am taking it 1 day at a time.
     
  2. acceptance&surrender

    acceptance&surrender Fapstronaut

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    wannabe_guitarist,

    That sounds so awesome! I've definitely been able to surprise myself too with how anxious I get around a lot of people, but sometimes finding myself hitting a stride in a good mood I guess, to where I'm enjoying a conversation with a lot of people, who might even find me funny or at least fun to be with.

    I think everyday counts! So even if you have struggled through some relapses the effort your putting into quitting is never going to waste! It will just get better and better the harder you work.
     
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  3. wannabe_guitarist

    wannabe_guitarist Fapstronaut

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    True that!! this nofap works in mysterious ways!!
     

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