10+ days easy!! How I did it.

This is mandatory, if you have toxic relationships they are not going to help you to get motivated nor to have the temper to fight your problems.

Yeah, I stopped reading NoFap subreddit because it is just another waste of time, full of fake stories and giving me dopamine rushes for nothing.

However, I do not agree with the alpha/beta mindset, it would be better to think it in terms of "being yourself" or "being happy with who you are", it all sums up to that after a while, or at least that was my sensation after a long streak: I need to stick to my own standards and not feel intimidated by what current society thinks I have to be doing at my age, of course, I prefer to be sticking to what I think is virtuous, like being nice to others and pursuing my own dreams and a peaceful life.

Greetings, great to read you are moving forward.

 

Awesome that you've accomplished so much already Connor21. You're well on your way to long term sobriety. You've made some very positive and healthy changes for yourself that were necessary for you to accomplish this milestone.

Just a word of caution...these lifestyle changes you've made are the foundation for what you've accomplished. If they start to fall, your sobriety will be put at risk. Your plan is missing a key, and pivotal, component...accountability. It's the toughest part of a recovery plan to establish but it solidifies your foundation. If your self-care starts to slip having someone to rely on who is aware of your struggle and is able to get you back on track can stop the downward spiral and get you back on track. I won't say everyone needs this accountability but I would bet 99% of people attempting recovery from any addiction do. It's very easy to will-power through the first 14 or even 30 days...but there will be challenges that shake that foundation. I want you to accomplish years of sobriety and I hope you have this accountability in place to do it. Confidence in yourself is a big part of recovery, but having humility in admitting your addiction to someone is even more important. Keep fighting

 

Hey just wondering, which stories are fake on the subreddit? I just recently deleted Reddit because I go on it too much and just signed up on here, although I've been trying to do Nofap for months. What can I expect over here that's different to the subreddit?

 

There are many stories about superpowers, some believable, other just crazy. Yesterday a guy posted how he went from being a 32 years old kisssless virgin to being approached by a "10/10" in the street, who grabbed his hair and asked him to be with her; earning a 6 figure income and solving every problem by doing NoFap. Everyone was asking what he did, and he did not answer the difficult questions about the streak, seemed fake from the start. Apart from that there are another exaggerations like that or troll posts. Overall it is a waste of time because we just need to convince ourselves that NoFap does good things for us, not stare at 245835 different benefits from other people expecting to become little less than Superman.

Greetings.

 

Ya you're right. Although I think many people interpret superpowers the wrong way. What a super power really is, is just becoming more sensitive because you're no longer being numb by porn. To me a super power is being able to laugh and cry and be able to actually enjoy the small things.

 

Of course. Enjoying the small things and being concious of the world are the real subjective beauty of NoFap: the inner peace it brings is beautiful too.

 

I thought this forum was specifically only for 30+ day success?