Moving forward, one step at a time...

Hey man, first of all, big congrats on going 10 weeks without porn and 16 days without M. I mean, that's freaking awesome.
Secondly, I get how you feel, not totally but I do get an idea...and I want you to remember you aren't alone on this. Heck you've got a whole website with you on this...oh, including me . Stay strong man, I'm rooting for you!

 

Hey man, welcome to NoFap the site that's here to help PMO addicts recover from their addictions and encourage users on their journeys to be PMO free.
Your story sounds like a rough one, I can sort of understand it, since I myself struggle with anxiety. Some of the tools I have learned that help me deal with anxiety are to remember that panic is the last thing you should ever do, you don't want to be in a situation where you give in to panic because you will be a danger to yourself as well as to others. Trust me, been there done that got the t-shirt. Just tell yourself that everything is fine and try your best to remain calm even while you're in strenuous situations. There is an end to those situations, all you have to do is just hold on til you reach it. I don't know if you're religious or not, but it can be a very helpful thing to call upon at any time even under duress. Another thing to avoid is racing thoughts, those are the thoughts that let in panic. When those thoughts come, try your best to dismiss them and insist that everything is fine, be adamant about it and if you need help, even urgently, try to be somewhere public where there are a lot of people around. Some folks are pretty decent and will try to help you. Anxiety and PMO are similar in some ways, they attack the heart, the mind, the lungs and use anything they can against you to try to get you to give in. Hold them off the best you can.
Peace to you and I hope you find whatever assistance you're looking for both here and elsewhere. I hope your anxiety troubles are worked out someday and you can live stress/anxiety free.
God Bless and best of luck with NoFap

 

Whether it is pmo or anxiety, you are not alone in your struggles. Many people have difficulties with anxiety/depression, there are multiple groups that have been created to try to help those afflicted with anxiety and depression. To be perfectly honest with you, though I don't really know if I am a Christian or not, Christianity has helped me-well not Christianity nearly as much as Christ- has helped me to overcome many instances of anxiety and has saved me, literally, many times. I don't know if you believe or not, but I think it would be a good thing to explore for yourself, if you need info on a church to check out, I know of the best one I've ever attended, it's an online church and I can provide the link if you would like. Thank you for your kind words, man, it means a lot. I think helping people is what NoFap is all about, if you need an AP let me know, I'll be glad to help as much as I can. Also it might be a good idea to start your official journal as well as to read the journals of other nofappers. Just go to the reboot journals section and select your age range and hit 'create new thread' and start posting. Best of luck to you in life and in nofap.
Peace and God Bless!

 

Hey Step, it's been a while. Hope you're still going strong?!