anxiety

Hello guys.. hance I dont want to waste your time by explaining the whole story so let me get to the point.. I`ve been struggling with anxiety issues for past 5 years so far, I used to have pure OCD (repeatively thinking, ruminating about things insie my head).. also had other assosiative...

hi guys, i cant seem to do more than a couple of days of nofap then i binge weird fetish porn for hours. It is shameful. I really feel the effects of excessive PMO in that it makes me feel weak and energyless but i cant stop. Any advice or tips on how to just get a few more days under my belt...

(Sorry, if my English is bad.) I relapsed today again. It was just too much pressure. One year ago, I learned about NoFap and started it. In this year, I had about 20 relapses and always felt bad about it (one time, I felt so bad, I wanted to kill myself). Before every relapse, I distracted...

She is so awesome, and I even talk to her sometimes... But I can't manage to do anything else... First of all, at the beginning of the year, before I even knew her properly, I've invited her to a date. Obviously, she denied. So, my questions are: Should I try again, now I have some contact with...

Since I learned about the word I think I misinterpreted it as something exclusively bad for oneself. Recently I've read in a psychology book a small passage that was about how anxiety is not solely a way of giving a message of fear but that actually it is a necessary feeling for having a healthy...

3 years since i officially started nofap my best streak so far is 43 days.. other than that 10,20 days every new month. I have learned a lot and i have seen progress but i still have insecurities and im going to let them all out. 23 year old and I feel shame.. I feel shame because i can say i...

Hi everyone my name is Paul and Im 22 years old. I'm a new here and looking for help. I think I have erectile dysfunction. Recently I found a beautiful girl I have always dreamed of, but I cant make love with her. Previously, I was with a girl for 5 years and never had such a problem. Then we...

I suffer from PIED and AIED. Porn and Anxiety induced Erectile Dysfunction. Started nofap and feel great but the AIED has conditioned my body to fear sex. Whenever there is possibility of sex I get the fight or flight response. My stomach goes into a knot, my blood rushes away from my...

Hello, first of all I'd like to introduce myself as I'm a complete newbie on this forum. I am an engineering student (at university). Sorry if this post is a bit too long or contains unnecessary/redundant information. I am posting it here with hope that somebody who was (is?) in a similar...

Hi! I'm a 21y/o guy who has been PMOing since I was 14 or something like that for like 1 time per day more or less. Well a month ago I had a lot of stress, University exams, being so fu***ng lonely for like 3 years now (didn't fit very well in College), trips on summer with the only friends I...

Quick bio: I'm 34M. Came across P at age 10 and been using it almost every day since. Never been able to have sex without use of pills, though M wasn't a problem to get erect until past year. Been using kamagra/v-pills since age 16. After getting criticised by gf my testosterone vanished as...

As you can see from my counter it has been half a year since I've stepped on the monk mode path. I have mixed feelings when looking back. It has been far from glorious ride so far. It's more like a steep exhausting mountain climb, without sight of the top. Here are some my observations so far...

For awhile now I’ve been trying to get a grip on life with the porn addiction I have but on thing that really gets to me is the anxiety part you get from it. Like sometimes I get super anxious around people afraid to converse with people cause of it, when I do it feels like a burden most of the...

For awhile now I’ve been trying to get a grip on life with the porn addiction I have but on thing that really gets to me is the anxiety part you get from it. Like sometimes I get super anxious around people afraid to converse with people cause of it, when I do it feels like a burden most of the...

I feel like I've tried everything to get through this but the main thing getting in my way has been my self. It always has been. I almost went a whole month this time but I fell apart. Here's my mini story. I'm 25 years old and every since I was about 8 I've suffered from both anxiety and...

Struggling with a strong anxiety being my day3. I always get so worried after my bike ride about driving so fast and aggressive. Can anyone help

Log the things you have done that push you out of your comfort zone, make you anxious, scared, etc. It can be anything. The only way past it is through it.

Bros, It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything, but I’ve been feeling really bad lately. I’m about 300+ days without watching porn, masturbating to it, and then orgasming from it. Still getting getting O naturally through sex or HJ from sig other only. My current situation is this, as of...

I’ve been feeling down about this subject for awhile, but the truth is I have performance anxiety. When my gf hugs, kiss, touch, or smells good I get erect, but—it’s like whenever we try to have sex my erection dies. I really want to have a sex life, especially with her, but I don’t know how to...

Hello my name is Jorge I am 23 years old I have masturbated since I was 13 and I have seen pornography since that age, but at the age of 17 I started to develop an addiction. So I masturbated every day and saw pornography almost every day. I am a young Christian so pornography and masturbation...

I’ve been an avid masturbator since I was 11 years old (currently 21). While I’ve been through phases with porn, I wouldn’t say I’m addicted currently but I have been at some points. I decided to try NoFap because I’ve been really suffering with performance anxiety lately and think I need to...

Hey everyone, I am currently on day 18, my longest streak ever without masturbating or watching porn, and I'm having a bit of a rough time. I'm not in any danger of relapsing, but I am feeling pretty down about everything. I have been feeling extremely anxious and nervous about my future, mostly...

Very shortly about myself - 29, male, had porn addiction since I was 14. Screwed up by gay porn. HOCD. Fell in love big time with a girl when I was 17, was too anxious/shy to initiate sex so it never happened. Another attempt to have sex at 22 was a fail - I was very very drunk and couldn't get...

Anyone ever get anxious because you fear you are going to be alone? Maybe your SO is going to the store and you have done everything to not be alone, because you know you are your worst enemy... but when they leave and the door clicks: Boom. Your mind goes into hyperdrive, anxiety mode and you...

Hello all, I hope you take the time to read this because I am struggling lol. A little background, I have previously been in an anxious panic and obsession about my health in particular cancer. After multiple trips to the GP for reassurance I finally released this. (I felt this was relevant...

Hi fellow fapstronauts, I'd like to share a thought that crossed my mind while my depression and anxiety deepens on daily basis. I've been in monk mode for 4 months now and one thing became clear to me. Abstention removes blisters covering your mental wounds. Unaddressed problems resurface and...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to take a few things of my chest. I started PMOing when i was 14-15yo, it first started on the TV, since the internet was at the time, and it seemed harmless at the time. It went on for a few years, i lost my virginity at age 18 to a girl that we can call "S", we...

Hi Guys I've been trying to quit porn since November 2018, and so far my record has been 21 days which was actually my first streak. Since then they've gradually got shorter, and I news motivation to stop relapsing. I suffer a little with anxiety - I wouldn't say severe, just mild - as an...

A little background then, I am 24 and have been addicted to PMO since I can remember, probably started age 10+, I got my first handjob and ever since then I loved the feeling. Growing up I used to fap to anything I could get my hands on (magazine wise) because the internet wasn't really big...

Hi fellow Fapstronauts I'd like to ask you how to stay on recovery path when depression and anxiety hits you hard. I've had preexisting depression/social anxiety which I don't blame PMO for but some childhood trauma (well, long daily binge PMO sessions for nearly 2 decades made it even worse...

I know I won`t buy any of these drugs for myself without referring to a psychiatrist. I would like to gather some information before having a conversation with the GP. Here are My Problems (Yet not boring!) Listing out each and every activity that are left over in the Do List Feeling like...

Im tired of this thing called "Porn". Thanks to this i got PE, social anxiety, and a lot of problems IRL, it is really frustanting and i feel bad with myself So, since now, im gonna do a 90 Days NoFap Challenge, and let's see what are the changes in my life and if they're worth it. Wish me...

Hey guys, I know my situation sounds weird but I’d appreciate any help at all if you’ve experienced something similar because it’s ruining my life. I noticed that if I relapse and finish within 5 minutes or so then I am usually fine. The problem occurs when I have urges and I try to repress...

Hi there, I've been an excessive masturbator for 14 years (now im 26), and maybe 6-7 years ive been living with physical weakness, anxiety/panic attacks, and heart palpitations. I've been reading alot whats the side effects of masturbation, and the nervous system is affected also. When you get...

Ive been watching porn for the last 5-6 years now (im 17). In january I became really depressed because of my social circumstances, I felt i had no one by my side and the fact the I have extremely important but difficult exams coming up that will determine my future and the fact I have a lot of...

Hey guys, I have been dying for the past few days. I just was randomly hit with a wall of anxiety a few days ago, out of nowhere. I wasn't even slightly anxious before that. I have been having panic attacks and been fearful that I am going crazy. I have dealt with this some in the past, but...

Hi Community, My first post here. This is more a post about PE as regards to ED which I feel is much less common but just as severe. It's basically a reaching out to any people with a similar problem to mine and any advice people have, that would be much appreciated. My NoFap journey started...

Hey, For people who wonder HOW NoFap benefits Anxiety/Stress exactly, here's a video that explains it simply and short. The info helped me a lot to sustain my streak / keep doing NoFap, because I now understand how the science behind it works, which motivates me. When you don't understand what...

First post here guys. Long back story so please bare with me. So my now wife and I have been together for a total of 10 years now. Dated for 5 married for 5. Due to her heart condition we elected to not have sex until we were married and she had surgery to help her condition. I'm not proud of it...

I've just had panic attack after experiencing severe general anxiety for hours. My heart started racing and my pressure in head skyrocketed. I started to sweat and shake uncontrollably. My vision became distorted and I couldn't think clearly. It felt like fog has covered my mind, if that makes...

Hi guys. I started my NoFap journey on January 10, 2019. Have relapsed a few times, so I reset my counter to 27 days (restarted on February 27). In the last weeks, I've been dealing with anxiety and agitation. I kinda feel hyperactive and I don't seem to relax. I've been measuring my blood...

Hi there, I wanna talk about HOCD. I hope u wanna make some time to read it. I’ve been all my life perfectly straight. I’ve a girlfriend for a good a year now who I really love and have plans with the rest of my life. I have HOCD for like a good month now, I was really depressed the first...

I've come to the conclusion that NoFap life, while great for training will power and discipline, has not brought me advantages I was hoping for. I still lack energy, I'm still depressed as fuck and arguably even more anxious than while binge Fapping. I understand the culpit for that is not using...

Halo guys, this is my 68 NoFap Journey. It's been ups and down, but I can feel that I'm getting better and has felt some of it's benefits. But what I want to ask is about triggers. You know triggers are almost everywhere. On TV, youtube, web ads, movie scene etc.. Sometimes I see one and...

Hi everyone. I felt like i wanted to share a personal success story of mine because the last 3 days i had the best sex of my life, which was exactly my goal with quitting P. In november i had a short affair with a woman i met on tinder. With her, i experienced ED-Issues but at that time i just...

So, I have been to this nofap thing even before i discovered it. My first may streak was back in 2012 when i had to go rehab where i stayed for 2 months and stopped fapping after first week of my stay there and later 2 month at home before i finally relapsed and went back full throttle with this...

Halo guys. Right now I'm on 65 days streak. There are days when I feel good (confidence, outgoing, motivated, etc). And there are times when I feel down, depressed, social anxiety, fear and worried, not feel like doing anything, aching body and tiredness, erc. So my question is, how to keep...

after hundreds of failed attempts over the last 3/4 years using nothing but willpower and and countless website blockers, i have decided to sign up to this site to gain almighty wisdom and support on this journey, as well as support anybody else also struggling! im 27 and have been fapping...

Hello everyone! I am a 23 years old guy from Italy and i study at university for a master degree. There's not so much to say about me...and it's neither so beautiful. I used to live substantially with a very low self esteem since i was very young. Specifically, i suffered for a severe education...

Okay quickly I need to provide some background info on my situation. I've been emotionally invested in this girl who lives across the US and I have never met her in person (we webcam and etc). When time came, we finally met in person and we had 5 days and 4 nights to spend with one another...

OK, I'm new here, and just starting. Can anybody tell me whether they got really jittery and anxious when they first began moving in the right direction? I've got really restless legs and I'm struggling to concentrate. I'm not invaded by lots of imagery or fantasising, but I am just really...

Hey everyone. I was a silent reader for a couple of weeks. Now i feel like i wanted to hear some of your guys opinions.. I am 28 yo. I quit watching Hardcore Porn something like 2 1/2 years ago because i already learned about the negative effects on my brain. That i would need to watch more...

Does anyone else experience several annoying episodes of boredom and anxiety throughout the day? Does anyone have experience dealing with this that might have some guidance?

I'm 26 years old and trying to rid myself of 2 bad habits that have been ruling my life for more than half a decade: weed and porn. I'm currently on day 21 of quitting weed, and after finally being through the nasty withdrawal I experienced, I figured I was ready to finally go through with...

Hey everyone its been a long road of PMO, think almost 18yrs of it (im 30) when i was young P was not as accessible as today, the occasion magazine or when the family left the house you had some time to look that stuff up growing up in a catholic school made it very hard to understand why as...

In this thread I am gonna gather everything a know about social anxiety (disorder). This will serve as compilation of tips and way how to cure that anxiety. (immediate help and long term solution also). IMMEDIATE TIP/ TECHNIQUES When you are in social setting and you feel overwhelmed. Start...

Hey everybody, this is the first time I am posting here, but I think that you people might be able to help. I am 19 years old and male. I have never had sex, I have only done foreplay (getting a blowjob, performing oral sex on my girlfriend, making out etc). I have never, and I do mean that to...

Hey there fellow fapstronauts! (I feel a tad silly having just typed ‘fapstronaut’) I am a 30 yr-old male, and I’ve been using porn technically since the 90s when dial-up Internet/AOL took off. The cycle that this community dubs ‘PMO’ didn’t start for me until my sophomore year of high school...

Here I stand. I think I have beaten the HOCD ... altho ... it left me ... quite empty inside.(I think thats a good thing) You see ... it has been part of my life for 2 months straight. Every day. Every single day for 65 days straight I was like: "Am I gay? Do I feel aroused? I want to be...

Ok, i’m gonna keep this simple. Recently just turned 15, but i look and act older. I hit puberty a lot earlier than my age, and therefore, had sexual urges a lot earlier than what would be considered ‘normal’ I guess. Anyway, I’ve been entirely straight my entire life. Never had any attraction...

Hi, i made a post that was too long so i am going to the question directly. How to not watch porn when you don't have any real girls in your life? My urge to see and to have the feeling of having a beautiful naked girl close to me next to me is so much stronger that it overwrites the...

Hey everyone. I'm new to NoFap and I want to try to reboot my sexual behaviours. I do however have a question about what eventually brought me here. I've been fapping since the age of 12 and I'm now 23. Sometimes it can be up to 4 times a day however my fapping has high an low periods. I do...

Hi Everyone, I am on day 41 with no porn. I still fap regularly once a day. I don't have much of porn thoughts. I have been addicted to porn for like a decade. I have been always single. I do feel lonely. I love someone but can't express it. I tried nofap previously but everytime ended up in...

I have posted a couple of times here before but I have never been very open my issues with pmo. However, the last week really freaked me out and after going through a very dark phase, I will let go of my feeling in words here. I am in my early 30s and have been pmoing for half of My Life...

Hi everyone, I've been trying to stop my addiction recently. I started on the 1st of November and got about 20 days before I relapsed. Since then I've been having sporadic relapses of about 3 days with gaps in between of about a week. However, one thing I have noticed is that I've been a lot...

So, I've reached again the first month of nofap and I haven't felt any benefits like my last longest streak(68 days). In this last streak, I remember feeling the superpowers(brainfog totally gone, memory improved, confidence higher, eye-contact easier...). I still have brainfog and fatigue(I...

Hey guys, Just want to say to the NoFap collective: Thank you. Some of the most intense (and justified) stress I've ever felt in my life is compounding right now....and I still haven't masterbated, watched porn or orgasmed in over a month now. It hasn't been easy, my sleep is erratic, I feel...

I got addicted to porn at around 14 maybe? Told myself it wasn't a problem but I was lying to myself the whole time. After suffering from depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts for a few years, I feel so much happier and love myself now. I recently found God again which gave me new hope and...

The last time I was in this form was 2016. I figured I had everything under control so I bowed out for a while. After realizing that P had complete control of my life yet again, I decided this is the best place to be. It is amazing how easily we can be in denial of how P controls our life. It’s...

Hi there I'm 25 and I've been watching porn for over 8 years now. But during past 5 years I've lost much to porn than anything else. I lost my progress in studies, I lost my health, my family interaction, I'm not comfortable with girls, I've been unemployed and seriously under constant state of...

Going strong (20 days) but emotions are still numb. Can’t decide if that isn’t because of extremely high stress due to school, the withdrawal/flatline, or the SSRI I am taking. I am guessing SSRI, but I am wondering if anyone has noticed that their medication (antidepressant, etc.) has affected...

I am lonely because I am ashamed of some of the things I have done. This shame creates anxiety in me. The anxiety I live with makes it difficult to form intimate relationships. I'm not sure if anyone else can relate to this feeling... If you are lonely right now I encourage you try and...

Hey guys I was wondering if people who get success in nofap also get success in life. By success I say having a good way to make money, it can be working for yourself or for someone else, good relationships, reaching your goals in life, good health, etc. Fapping is a habit, everyone here knows...

Hey guys so in this text I try to explain my story. It could get a little long but I hope some of you will read it and maybe can help me. Until 2 month ago I was a complete normal 18 year old man. I got my morning woods, spontanious erections, urges, jerked it of to porn once in a while and so...

Has anyone else ever experienced their hands constantly shaking at times? This started about a year into my addiction. I noticed today in class when I just hold my hands out, it shakes even when I’m not anxious or nervous.

Hey, I was looking for support groups to join and nofap seems as good as any to do so...Today is day 1 of my reboot...i relapsed yesterday after a 14 day streak. I am a university senior...poor grades throughout ...little or no motivation along with crippling anxiety, suicide ideations and...

Brothers I just can't quit. Every day the idea of masturbation gets the best of me and I always forget about NoFap. I'm also spending many hours alone in the house and due to financial reasons I can't spend every day outside. I really want to quit cause my energy levels are critical and also I...

Hey guys, I am 23 and have been porn addict since the age of 15. 1 month ago I went to a psychiatrist and told him this and he prescribed me some anti-anxiety and antidepressants. I have noticed some positivity and very less depression, but very less effect on masturbation. 2 weeks ago, my...

im a 19 year old who has been suffering from pmo addiction for many years now but in the past year my life changed. I started to edge to porn for hours on end and i would feel absolutely terrible afterwards. I would edge but after edging for hours I would still orgasm. I still don’t know if I’ll...

I'm usually getting anxiety attacks when I'm sleep deprived. I get full blown panic attacks when I sleep late + PMO. Full blown panic attack happens 2-3 days after PMO. PS: I use Clonazepam to stop violent panic attacks. Thank you guys.

I fap and I want it to stoppppppp! I feel sick after doing that. I got quite extreme anxiety that cause my body shaky when panic attack come. A lot of other symptom as well. (nausea, tingling randomly on my body, feeling weak, become over sensitive over my health issue and many more other...

Hey Guys, I am new to NoFap and have been addicted to pornography, masturbation along with other bad habits for over 10 years.. I feel like stopping is impossible, even going one day makes my mind go crazy. What are some simple things you do during the day that make you forget about porn, or...

Hi, I would like some advice on how to stop feeling annoyed basically by anyone. I don't know whether it has something to see with a kind of flatline due to my 54 days but I'm really disgusted and tired of social interaction in general, I feel like the black sheep in the crowd and like everybody...

Had a terrible night last night. Didn't sleep at all (not even a minute) due to anixety. Has anyone got any tips on how to sleep better?

Brothers, sisters, I have been addicted to torture and BDSM hentai. I could not stop pouring liquids all over my body and start touching myself everywhere. The nipples, the feet, the thighs, the chest. Which eventually led to me being unable to resist thus I masturbated until I reach orgasm...

Hi NoFap community, Hi everyone this is my 9th day of no pmo and I have started feeling withdrawal symptoms they are really worst. I am feeling anger, anxiety, nervousness, depression, and totally unmotivated I am fed up of this. This is totally as shit. I wanted to know till how many days...

I'm writing this to vent to someone. I've never had a girlfriend and Im 17. I've never kissed a girl, nothing. I've been told SO many times that I am super attractive etc. People are always surprised to find out I'm not some stud with the ladies. Yet I have never had anything close to a...

Hi fellow Fapstronauts, Which came first for you depression/anxiety leading to compulsive PMO to release accumulated tensions or PMO caused depression/anxiety in your life. I don't know the answer myself. I only know I suffer from all. I believe it's important to know what came first to be...

Does anyone else experience withdrawals especially during hard mode streaks?... I get intense depression, insomina, anxiety, social anxiety, emptiness, no motivation, feeling like a brain dead zombie. It sucks as hell, which is the reason why I have relapsed in the past. I still haven't made...

Hello, sorry if this is too long, but I needed to get it out, I haven't told anyone for fear of being judged, and I found this page through a documentary (sorry for the bad spelling too, my first language isn't English , I'm barely learning). Well, I'm a 19 year old girl. I started watching...

I have a presentation coming up tomorrow, and I'm extremely nervous about it. I have anxiety, so that's part of the issue, but I also stutter and stammer. I'm giving the presentation with 3 other people tomorrow, but I will still have to read slides. When I present, my hands and voice shake...

Hey, everybody. I've noticed in response to my years of sleep addiction that supposedly sleepy feelings in my muscles might just be inhibited urges to stretch. It seems like a favorable breakthrough. It's the spontaneous way to stretch that's often before or after a good sleep usually...

Hello everyone. My name is Dylan, I’m 21, and I’m on day 3 of NoFap. I figured I’d register since I really want to commit this time. I’ve struggled in the past and never lasted longer than a week. PMO has crippled me and not allowed me to live my life. The anxiety it causes is not worth it at...

Hi, my anxiety didn't hit me so hard than today. A old friend come to visit me today while her sister is getting into dentist. I've come to greet him with my father and get into the kitchen for chit-chat. It's at that moment that i become weird. I have bad time to keeping eye contact with him...

Hey everyone, so I never was too big into viewing porn. When I did, I just viewed it without Ming. However, now I get major problems with muscle numbness (face and chest), mouth watering, brain fog, and social anxiety when I see images of scantily clad women anywhere (for example: when...

Hello people I am 16 yo boy. I am suffering from so many things that I literally think I am going to kill myself soon. I suffer from acne, hairloss, seborrhoeic dermatitis (dandruff), anxiety, headaches all throughout the day and exhaustion. I can't sleep well and I'm always worried. So my...

Hello everyone. As i write this, i am feeling quite low. Lately, i have been undergoing a surge of stress and anxiety, even anguish, because i had to make very important decisions for my life direction. Overall i felt unable to make a choice, always hesitating and worrying. I will not describe...

Hi, my name is Mr Nancy (of course that isn't my real name, I borrowed it from the people of the gold coast, Anansi, the spider god, a teller of tales, a trickster and spinner of lies) I am currently a week and two days into a "rebooting" challenge. The reason why I am posting and signing up to...

I'm planning on going back to the gym today after 4 months off. The reason I took 4 months off was because there were these 2 other guys there that always put me down. They put me down because I looked better than them and they were jealous. Everyone in the gym knew me as the "jacked teen." I...

Hi just wanted to know if the time you get your anxiety attacks correspond to the time you used to pmo. This question is for those people who didn't have severe anxiety while PMOing.