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I can't stop

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by Ukerbr, Jul 9, 2014.

  1. Ukerbr

    Ukerbr Fapstronaut

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    Every time the day starts I say to myself I'm not going to look at porn or masturbate anymore. I feel determined all day to stop, until I lay down for bed at night. The last three nights in a row I masturbated to porn. I've been really REALLY wanting to stop. I've been watching porn for years. It's really difficult and frustrating to stop doing it and it seems impossible! Anybody have any tips? Thank you.
     
  2. Needsomehelp

    Needsomehelp Fapstronaut

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    Workout or have a hobby. Wake up in the morning and go for a walk, and if the urges are server take a cold shower. Sorry for the lack of tips from me, good luck!
     
  3. 215

    215 Fapstronaut

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    My tip would be to man up, and if you decide something put all your willpower on the line to make it happen. No tips or anything will see you through this only you can. Even if u fail after 3 days start again and try untill you don't need pmo anymore. Everything is up to you.
     
  4. Goodmood

    Goodmood Fapstronaut

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    Take cold showers. Does wonders for your willpower.

    If you're not capable of being uncomfortable for 5 minutes under cold water then you have no chance of quitting this addiction
     
  5. no-one-is-immune

    no-one-is-immune Fapstronaut

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    If you know you are at your most vulnerable when you lay down at night, then take some drastic steps to remove the source.

    So stop taking your laptop/phone/internet device to bed. Unless you do this, you are going to give in. Read a book instead if you are bored.

    We seem to think that we will die if not connected to the internet for even a few minutes. This is just not true, you will be better off actually.
     
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2014
  6. suyash_4376

    suyash_4376 Fapstronaut

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    I was in a same situation before this streak. Your problem is that you have not signed up for the process. You have to sign in the process.

    Allow me to elaborate.

    You see you start a streak. You get by fine. Then around day 2 or 3, you finally GET the urges for the first time. They are strong. And you start suffering. But, when it becomes unbearable, you say in your mind" I did not sign up for this shit." And then you go and PMO. You see, you can only get till 3 to 4 days with sheer willpower. After that, willpower extinguishes. So, now the real fight is on.

    So, whats the solution?? To boil it down to one word, its called commitment.
    Some people are superheroes who commit once and can stay committed for a long time. But, for people like us, it fades after a fixed amount. So, you need to build your commitment. For that, you need to read how badly porn affects you. But, you also have to read how porn destroys the lives of pornstars so that you realize at a subconscious level that your pleasure is ruining you. But, read only 1 article in a day so that you don't get traumatized emotionally.

    The second aspect is what happens when you relapse. You should never beat yourself up because then it takes more willpower to start abstinence again than to resist porn. For that I will give you a new definition of relapse -

    " Relapse is the process of figuring out your triggers the hard way."

    So, either you take precautions or you wait for your relapses to teach them to you. Watch out for all tech but most importantly you should watch out what you do on them.
     

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