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Well it depends on what your goal is. If you want to be PMO free then yeah, think you should reset, unfortunately :( But if you're just planning to only quit P then you should perhaps carry on ?
So yeah day 1 again. I feel like im losing my fighting spirit. I know i shouldt. Falling is part of the journey. People on here have tried again and again each time. Jsut feeling so down
Yes, true. But we mustn't give up now must we? May I suggest finding Accountability Partner(s) ? It kind of worked for me , it's just that going thru this road together will be lot less heavier than walking alone.
It's a journey. In this journey we may fall once, twice or three times, but we MUSTN'T FAIL overall. That's the purpose of the journey. To succeed and not to fail, even though we had fallen once or twice. Keep ya head up :) get up and keep going
Ok. Sorry, not sure why I was trying to make light of it. It's a dopamine high and it's no joke. M'ing is actually better than watching P and not M'ing, aka edging. That floods your brain with dopamine. The dopamine receptors get overloaded and shut down temporarily, which is why you feel bad until you abstain long enough for them to reopen. I hope you feel better soon.
Sorry for being confusing. M'ing without P isn't necessarily damaging. M'ing for long periods of time without O though can overload your dopamine receptors. NoFap isn't anti-M, it's just been noted that reboot is usually quicker and more effective if you abstain from P and M together.
Most people seem to have their own opinions on whether M is healthy or unhealthy, necessary or unnecessary, etc... It's hotly debated on this site. I don't even know what my opinion is on it really. I haven't M'd for almost 11 months and I'm healthier now in all aspects than a year ago, so I'm going to keep away from it for now. I would always M with P though, so not sure if M was even the culprit.
Dopamine is a chemical for anticipation, not a chemical for pleasure. So when you set a goal to not M for awhile, you are giving your brain healthy anticipation (dopamine). When you stop short of your goal, you are abruptly ending that healthy anticipation, thus stopping the dopamine, which is probably why you feel bad right now. When you're able to reach your goals, you satisfy the anticipation and feel much better.
Thanks. And I'm babbling now because I'm tired. Going to bed. 11 months feels really good and you will get here. After awhile it's pretty easy because you're feeling good most of the time, so there's less reason to want to escape to PMO. Feel better soon JG!
I'm sorry to hear that. :( It's really draining to fall into anything that we've been trying to resist. It's that feeling of helplessness, that I'm also quite well-acquainted with. But remember, that feeling is a part of our brain trying to pull us back into our old habits. So we need to fight those feelings and thoughts as hard as we can.
Do whatever you can to stop from watching porn. Chew on a table leg. Glue your eyelids shut. Put on a straight jacket. Anything at all to give yourself time away from it to heal. When your brain is healed you will say no to poem so much easier.
@Jewish girl I know how you feel, I have been there. But trust your own strength, and remember for what you are fighting for. And for what to change and build to the future.
If you watch, it won't help you. It will hurt you. It will consume your time.
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