healing

  1. F

    In for my first (official) pm reboot

    ... of not visiting camgirls. Especially that one i met 3 days ago... I totally was not able to get her out of my head yesterday. The need overcame me repeatedly while being at work. It was and undescribable feeling. My heart was beating faster and stronger and i physically felt it in my stomach...
  2. P

    Need help. ED at 21.

    Hi, I’ve been attempting many times more and have actually succeeded in nofap once already. I had rock hard erections that felt like I could literally do push-ups with before this recent bout. But I need someone that (obviously doesn’t need to be a doctor) but has personal or some medical...
  3. B

    Journey Begins.

    I have been watching porn since I was a kid. I am now realizing many of my problems throughout my life with regards to lack of confidence, low self esteem, trouble being in social situations... all have been worsened by my porn addiction. I would watch porn for hours and hours and hours at a...
  4. L

    Did anyone notice penis skin improvements?

    Just wondering if anyone noticed their penis skin improving on nofap. I am on 3 weeks of no PMO and am starting to see a very slight difference in some friction damage spots I have had for years. Would love to hear from others who have seen an improvement.
  5. Perseverance _14

    Journal: Triggers, potential relapse signs & common patterns, hocd, pocd

    August 28th, 2023 Introduction of this thread: When I have urges, or feel like just giving in even though I know I should not, I’ll prob make notes here and there of the environment, my emotions, recent patterns, the toxic cycle, how long since last time I pmo’d, triggers etc. The more I add...
  6. L

    Amazing Healing Power of Vasline

    I've suffered from friction burns on my penis for several years as well as reduced sensitivity on the glans. I have been applying Vaseline (for two weeks) several times a day to the glans as suggested to me by a dermatologist and the progress I have been seeing is amazing. The friction burns are...
  7. H

    About healing and full recover (info help)

    Hi community, I’m almost 5 months in my recovery and have to say it’s been a very difficult journey so far I experienced a lot of withdrawals (especially psychological ones) that made me think I was getting crazy I was literally living in my own head thinking nothin made sense in life, couldn’t...
  8. H

    How do you know you’re recovered?

    Hi community, if someone considers himself healed after 3+ years (or even 1 year if that’s their case) of no PMO and never relapsed again, so if someone actually managed to overcome for good P*rn, can he tell me when did he realize he was actually healed? And how did he know that it wasn’t just...
  9. L

    Watching motivational videos

    I have been struggling with PMO since I was 12, I am 25 now and for the first time in my life I went for 6 days and still going strong without PMO. I know it’s not a big accomplishment to most but to me it really is. I don’t know if it’s a change in mindset or what, but I had 2 girls ask me if I...
  10. Reformandome

    MONK MODE!!!!

    on september 6th i decided to start the nf super monk mode for 365 days to cleanse and heal my mind. And finally I can focus on my goals to the fullest. I will update as often as possible.
  11. onceaking

    Spotify Playlist

    I mentioned this on my profile a week or so ago but I've revamped my NoFap playlist. It's been renamed Pause Breathe Resume and focuses on healing and restoration. It can be found here. If you have some song suggestions post them here and I'll add them if I feel they go along with the theme of...
  12. K

    I'll just make a promise then I go - EMBRACE SUFFER

    90 DAYS NO PORN! TACTIC BLOCKING SOFTWARE (PREMIUM) Im blocking all sites, keywords that contain words that are similar to porn. So this site counts. MEDITATION (ONCE A DAY) AFFIRMATIONS (DAILY) GYM If I die from withdrawal symptomps, i die, but I cannot live a life like porn addict. Im on...
  13. BillyBobBoBoBo

    Teeth Health Stuff I've been looking At Recently

    So recently just got my second filling, first filling needs to be redone as there's a cavity under it haveing 2 tiny black spots in my bites, noticing hole dents in my bites as well & seeing that my teeth are a bit too transparent for my liking. Though I brush twice a day and used mouthwash...
  14. D

    Hot Spot Meditation

    I’ve been meditating since 2016-2017. Started out going threw a chakra healing camp online which really helped and having a photo on my phone that reminded me of the aura each day. Further more I listened to meditation tracks by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson in Delta, Gamma, and Alpha waves. Highly...
  15. D

    Keeping Yourself Busy will help you defeat the addiction easily!

    Hello everyone, Hope you all are doing well and are fighting the enemy that's inside you. I am now 100% free from all of the negative effects and addiction. I am posting this thread just to help most of the friends who have the problem of going back to PMOing again and again and they have no...
  16. Reborn16

    Stuck in 1 month cycle - Trying something different

    Hey guys, I've been doing NoFap for about 5 years, and have made incremental improvements that added up to a lot in that time. However, I find myself really struggling to make it past 1 month in a streak. The last 12 months, my average streak would probably be 3-4 weeks. So an absolute majority...
  17. D

    Some Supportive Videos/Sites

    Hello! Waya here, just wanted to post some things I have found helpful and maybe in turn others will also find helpful :~)
  18. BillyBobBoBoBo

    Tips for fatigue and muscle soreness

    hey I have been trying to do body weight exercises every day of 10 sets of; 10 Hindu Push-ups = 100 10 Pike Push-ups = 100 30 Hindu Squats = 300 15 Thoracic Extension = 150 10 Over handed Suspension Trainer rows = 100 10 Under handed Suspension Trainer rows = 100 Though recently I've been...
  19. D

    Relationships

    I don’t know why I know even here. I’m not dealing with addiction... my boyfriend is. And, it kills me inside. I feel so alone, undesired, unloved. I try so hard to make him happy on any way that I can, but I don’t feel like I’m enough to him. I’m so sad. I love him so much, but I can’t deal...
  20. Braafie

    My Battle with addiction

    I was introduced to *Fapping at a very young age of 9, another boy much older then me asked, Have you ever done this before? and he demonstrated in on himself. I was a very curious boy tried it out for myself. I can, till this day, remember the feeling. But Little did i know "never make your...
  21. stayHard

    Laziness brain numb not felling motivated

    hii, i had quit porn and fap and i have proud to myself but now a days i'll become more lazy does not want to do anything only want to get sleep, and its hard for me because now a days i had work from home and i could not concentrate on my work, my mind only want to just to lay on bed, even not...
  22. Dodgerschokedagain

    Almost That Time Of Year Again

    Hey y’all. This is the kid who has done my holiday challenge since age 13. My fourth season begins this Thursday. I can update everyone as to what’s been up. Yesterday marked 3 years since I made the decision to change and today marked 3 years from day 1. So? What happened in the last 11...
  23. G

    I'm a god of fap. 2 - 3 times a day since 7 8 years.

    I've been fapping since i dont even know. Recently i started my nofap journey and ended up relapsing today. Imma start over again. Please pray for me . Btw I'm so skinny, very skinny neck, skinny thigs and hands look like 10yr old. I look like a 12yr old with a man's head. I realised all this...
  24. I

    Need Urgent Help

    So first things first: this is the longest streak I have ever upheld. 57 days today. And emotions are coming up that are absolutely overwhelming. Profound grief, unbelievable depression, wanting to die, racing thoughts about racing thoughts, fighting thoughts, looping thoughts, an inability to...
  25. Warrior and seeker of TRUTH

    Looking for hope after betrayal

    I do not have a lot of time to post my whole story but want to reach out for additional support. I have been in RECOVERY for several years with the big D day the end of 2016. Prior to this, my husband's addiction trickled out in bouts of pornography discoveries and partial confessions. It was...
  26. Nimbo

    Anyone know what this means?

    Okay, so I woke up this morning at home alone and was feeling really tempted to look at something arousing. I was contemplating in my mind whether or no I should (obviously I shouldn’t), but some how I justified it in my mind. I searched up an old porn video I used to watch, and to my surprise I...
  27. J

    Mode Swings

    Anyone else have wild mood swings during their reboot process? A lot of odd/debilitating thoughts are occupying my mind, and yesterday I was letting them get to me to the point it was fogging my mind at work, making me want to break down and cry in front of others.
  28. J

    Rebooting Encouragement

    Hey guys, just wanted to drop a quick bit of encouragement this morning to hopefully help everyone continue to strive for achieving their goals and a better self. It's been 9 days since I started my streak, not for PMO addiction, but for a severe mindless, MO addiction. I think for a number of...
  29. need4realchg

    Talking doesn't/won't change me, why should I say anything?

    This is for SO's or guys who already know why counseling is useless, or fails. I am one of those guys. I don't need to broadcast what I'm going to do, or talk about it to deter me from doing it. I'm very action-oriented. I have been told infinite amount of times--go get help, go talk to...
  30. urban_pilgrim

    Quit Porn for Your Mom's Sake

    Celebrated my dear mother today, and I know not everyone has a great relationship with their moms, but I recognize that one of the people hurt most by my struggle with porn is my own mom :/ And she was one of the first people I lied to about my struggle with porn. Lied to her face. On multiple...
  31. M

    I Went NoFap

    Hello, I am just now joining NoFap after having gone at least three months without PMO-ing. I actually got my Master's degree from Boston University in Theological Studies last August. I had returned to my home state after I graduated to help my dad run a new restaurant he started (I didn't let...
  32. YourShiningVeganHero

    My Best NoFap Advice for you & How to quit porn - MY PROVEN SECRET Technique

    MADE a video: My Best NoFap Advice for you & How to quit porn - SECRET Technique ITs all in the Law of Attraction! You are better than porn! and you know it! you attract what you are! vibrate higher using holy tesla frequency, meditating and positive grateful thoughts! This really helps me...
  33. N

    30 DAYS YESTERDAY!!

    Oh my god, you guys!! I made it to 30 days yesterday!! No PMO of any kind!! I feel amazing! My energy is through the roof. My focus is great. My memory has greatly improved. My body fat percentage is down to 17%. My attraction to and from women (friends, strangers, co-workers, etc) is off...
  34. B

    This is the key.

    Hello and welcome to You all. Porn adiiction is consequence of person developing lack of imagination. Person can be aware of this while trying to fap with no porn, returns to porn because of need for better stimulation, visual replacement of imagination are videos on the screen. This lack of...
  35. S

    Age 29 Day 24 (Hardmode) - Girls wanting to sleep with me

    As the title suggests, Single and happy go lucky. I'm getting a lot of female attention and some girls, past acquaintances and new, are really intimating they want sex or to mess around with me. My main goals with NoFap: semen retention, dopamine reset, be more connected, feel more...
  36. Reverent

    Tainted Sex Life

    Our sex life is really struggling. We have been communicating greatly about it and have discovered one of the problems. Wife says it is difficult for her to want to engage or please me because, for our whole marriage our sexual life has been tainted. I asked what "tainted" meant to her. She...
  37. Defeatedgirlfriend

    Healing

    im just wondering where I can get some videos for my bf and I to watch together. I was really hoping for dr Douglas Weiss’ helping her heal, but can’t find it for free anywhere, and unfortunately don’t have enough money to pay :( Any other informational videos like that? I need my bf to...
  38. Cam@23

    New here... Male, 23, south african

    Hey everyone, I'm Cam from South Africa. I'm 23 years old and have been struggling with same sex attraction, porn and masturbation for 16 years. This hasn't been easy for me, especially while growing up in a Christian home. This has been my darkest secret for such a long time. I can't go on...
  39. Gabriel2017

    HOW TO OVERCOME A PORN ADDICTION!!! BEST VIDEO EVER!!

    Ladies and gentlemen , i just watched this video and it was really the best explanation of porn addiction I've heard. Please watch until the end cause I think this video is very clear and useful for many of us. Her other videos are very, very insightful as well Let me know in the comments...
  40. Mr.Imperfect

    Prostatitis--CPPS--Combat and Management tips!!!

    Hi Everyone, I was looking for some informational data on prostatitis from our fellow fapstronauts in noFap but could only find some in bits and pieces.So I thought maybe i should start a comprehensive one where anyone facing the dilemma could pour in their inputs. I am going to be as verbose...
  41. jpgs_notworthit

    Angry orgasms, derrogatory thoughts

    I just came off a 20 day streak, my longest serious attempt. The day after, I PMOed a few times. I’m noticing more and more that my porn addiction is driven by anger and rejection. My basic pattern is I hunt the Internet for porn pictures for a couple hours, and I always thought it was a hunt...
  42. A

    Am I rewiring?

    I have to say I've relapsed but it was really interesting what happened. Compared to a lot of people I have been addicted to porn for maybe 5 years. I started nofap on January of 2017. I've had pretty long streaks and when I relapse I get back up. Anyway I had an urge and found myself watching...
  43. N

    Drugs and its effect on the reboot

    Dons of nofap, So I'm on day 50. The first 2 weeks of my journey were incredible. Amazing energy levels, motivation, glowing skin, confidence, better eye sight, appetite improvement, an overall sensitivity to the natural things in life. I felt pure, awake and alive. I would fap generally 2 times...
  44. L

    I suck at getting over relationships

    To be honest my porn and masturbation problem goes back at least a few years but I never really considered it a problem until this last year. Starting in 2016 I was in a great relationship that unfortunately fell apart shortly after a year together for various reasons that I won't get into...
  45. Arohamystic

    Stories of gratitude

    We think gratitude is important. It helps us heal from addiction, depression, and negative thought patterns as we realize that there are so many good things in life. The aim of this journal is to share personal stories of gratitude with each other. These stories may be about a person in our...
  46. SpouseofPA

    How do I let go of the negative feelings?

    I apologize for the bouncing around in this post. For those of you that are new, my husband has PA, I want to help him, but I am I also going through some betrayal trauma. I don't want this stuff to bother me. I don't I don't want to think that it had anything to do with me. I don't want to...
  47. faroro

    FINALLY!!!

    Hey folks, My name’s Frank and I’ve decided to commit myself to give up PMO and throughout my online quest of how I might go about doing so, I discovered this wonderful movement which I’m excited to be a part of ! I’ve decided to give up PMO for several reasons. I started PM when I was in...
  48. T

    Meditating with healing frequencies works!

    Yesterday, I meditated to these four healing vibrations for addiction healing, genital healing, male energy healing, and male confidence. And those frequencies have helped me a lot. They've reduced my urges, they've made me have low libido, they've made me have more strong and natural...
  49. K

    Ready to reclaim my life!

    Pornography and masturbation has been a part of my life for almost 20 years! I'm a 35 year old gay guy and when I was younger and not out yet to myself or others, it was the only way I could explore my sexuality. Needless to say, I was hooked and have consistently watched porn ever since. It's...
  50. Captain K'nuckles

    Starting to see a lot of beautiful and attractive women around me

    In the bus, in the streets, in the college after giving up porn i start notice so many beautiful and charismatic girls who surround me, the world is starting to look more colorful, i feel my feelings towards people are going back to what should be, did you guys experienced things like this?
  51. Templarius

    3 step excersice for healing relationships

    Three letters to heal relationships. I want to share with you this 3 step excersice for healing relationships, regarding any emotional impact or trauma that they might've caused in the past. It consists in writing 3 letters to each person you choose to start the healing with. This letters...
  52. D

    How I healed myself of anxiety

    Hope this helps some people. Backstory In 2015, I developed anxiety. I've always been a very happy, sociable person. But anxiety slowly accumulated around the community development work I do and my efforts being "successful" or not. I soldiered on for a year, being the voice of hope for my...
  53. CC1

    One week nofap. New here

    Hello, not really sure what to write here but here goes. I began a HUGE journey discovering myself last year, which led me traveling around the world, rehabs, healing recovery and a whole lot of beautifulness. As I am coming up to my 9 months sober, with in these months i was able to realise...
  54. Lostphoenix

    Lostphoenix introduction

    Hello fellow Fapstronauts, I would like to introduce myself and the reason I have approached this community. Firstly, I am male of 44 years. I have been using porn on and off since 2000, but heavily (for me) over the last 5 years perhaps as a coping mechanism from feeling lost and without...
  55. D

    Am I getting ok with my reboot?

    Hi! I want to ask you guys what "stage" am I for you guys. So I'm in a 4 months relationship now and that encourgae me to abstain from porn. My first attempt was at 25 december and I made 0 PMO for month. But I relapsed... 4 times during next month. But now I'm back again and I know It's my...
  56. Adamk2394

    New to nofap want to reach 365 days without fap drugs or porn on day 105

    Hi Im 23 years old and have been masterbating using porn for the last ten years or more I had a serious cocaine and cannabis addiction but now I'm on day 105 without sex drugs fapping or porn and want to reach 365 days hardmode /monk mode 260 days to go hit me up if you want to join me PS stay...
  57. R

    Seeking advice!

    Ok, so I am coming to terms/getting over the shock that I have an addiction to gay porn and that I have HOCD! I am now on day 4 of no PMO and the ugly head of addiction has been on overdrive! Mainly at night which was "my time" and some time during the day when I get really intense cravings to...
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