meditation

I'm a 24 year-old man and about 20 days ago I decided to stop masturbating forever (at least I hope so!). When I was younger,between 19 and 20 years old, I managed to avoid masturbation for almost two entire years, however I was "tortured" by wet dreams. So I restarted to masturbate, 1 time...

Journal to post progress of Meditation, Reading, Food

I wanted to share this important resource with you all! In my case, I didn’t know this until today. These apps will be incredibly useful in aiding my recovery and I’m sure they’ll be helpful with yours too...

Hi Folks, is it healthy to have no ejaculations for a prolonged period of time? If I allow myself orgasms but no masturbations, do I make it mentally harder or easier? Since I am not in a relationshop, orgasms but no masturbation also implies I "would need to get out there and try to get...

Hello Folks! Some words about my person and my journey. I keep it short and not too boring. Age is 38, male, browsing porn for many many years. Noticed a clear shift towards more extreme content over the years. Needed novelty in porn content and in partners and sex practises all the time. No...

Hi All, I overcame my Porn addiction. Been sober closed to three years now. This is my success story. What helped me over come it is Meditation. It wasn't easy at first. But once I got used to this practice and dedicated to it every day, I started observing my mind, my thoughts whenever...

Porn is not the menace, what moves me is the desire. Now that desire has come, but so it must go. It's been many years, but now its time to let it go, far far away into the space. For I do not despise that pleasure, but I do not need it. Now there's no danger I cannot face. Porn is not a menace...

I wonder if any users on the forums have done meditation for practicing NoFap. Practicing mindfulness has been known to help treat people with drug addiction. If any users practice mindfulness activities, please post on this thread to inform other Fapstronauts on techniques to break free from...

Hey, I am a 27 year old male who has been addicted to pornography for the last 12 years. It pains me so much that this addiction has become way more compulsive than it was. Unfortunately now I do it even though I sometimes hate it. However, this was not what prompted me to do post this...

A few days ago I read a very interesting thread by @Icewarrior (highly recommended!) on meditation exercises to help during rebooting. Since I practice meditation I found it inspiring. The following exercise was listed: Exercise 3: Every time an urge to pmo arises, place your attention on your...

Does meditation help with anyone in combating urges? I think it does help for me but I ought to do it more often. Any meditation techniques?

About 13 days ago, I was escaping for hours of the day. Every free minute I had I was on my phone doing escapism. Porn, Video Games, Fantasy shit. Anything to ignore and push away my pain. But I was feeling pain because I was constantly running away from my life. Now, after almost 2 weeks...

Hi, I'm new here. I've never thought about joining a community to work through my stuff with -- but I'm hopeful and willing to try it. I've tried to break free with varying degrees of success for small streaks here and there, but have never gone a whole year without it. I think that's my...

Anybody here a chronic sufferer of insomnia? I know I am not the only one. I wanted to know the methods you guys use and do in order to get a good night's sleep, if any. Do you find that being on a streak helps? What are your bedtime routines? I guess my dilemma is quite unique that not even...

I have found that the most effective way to stay on the path is just constant renewing of one's intention through learning and studying. Problem is, I don't have enough time / mental energy to read every day. And I would get bored reading the same small set of books over and over. I'm looking...

Hi all, I've been porn free for 1 year now. Prior to that i used to keep relapsing. But when I brought meditation into my daily routine, things changed. Through regular practice of Meditation, you'll be able to watch your urges, porn thoughts come and go. People who find it tough to meditate...

Alright, so this would probably a long one, let's go : Reasoning - First of all, the rather foolish argument that I've seen presented sometimes that it is just a need of the human body, in that, akin to hunger, sleep, excretion etc. Welp, try not doing these for a month. You're either dead or...

Hi everyone! I will share with you my struggles with adult films, will try to give a lot of tips and maybe you will find something useful for yourself. I want to just say that English is not my first language so i am sorry if there are some mistakes. Ok, so i will begin that every person...

I'm not new to this. I've been battling for nopmo for many years, hundreds of streaks, some short some really long, many binge relapses in between; last year I reached 7+ months on hardmode, my longest ever. But in none of them I had zero urges, in none of them I felt at such ease and confidence...

Just found this today and it's really the best I've seen! Doing these breathing exercises and following the advice would help. Haven't meditated in several months so this reminded me to get back on it. Relapsed yesterday and put filters on all browsers today.

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...

Day 1 Counters: No sweets/junk: 0 days No PMO: 1 days No youtube/social media: 0 days No videogames: 1 days Exercise: 1 days Meditation: 1 days Today I just did a short one minute sessions of...

This is my personal journal attempt, which I shall make public so others can hopefully help me, or listen into my thoughts. The first step to quitting is acknowledging it. Since I have had a hard time quitting porn in my head, I shall make it public, the journal where in a sense, it's no longer...

This thread is intended to be a place to post links to scientific findings, serious books and websites, and verifiable resources on the following topics: Semen retention (including abstinence, continence, and avoidance of masturbation, ejaculation in sex, and orgasm in general) Karezza...

Hello guys, It's nice to post the next success story here. I'm really glad that I reached 130 days on NoFap. If you want to know my previous post with a background story you can find it here: https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/day-110-pmo-free.323495/ After this period of time I feel...

Hi everyone my name is Re-Life. Named myself after one of my favorite Anime's and the year I broke free of porn and lived life to the fullest. Today I would just like to start out with a morning meditation for success and clarity. Meditation Take at least five minutes to focus on your...

Hello guys, In my opinion following four things are MUST have for everyone, who what to be more than average in their life. 1. NoFap (ofc:)) - will heal your dopamine receptors and bring you back pleasure from your daily activities 2. Cold showers - will give you huge amount of energy and...

Hi, I know many nofappers mention that meditation has supported them in quitting. I've heard wild stories of how people who fapped 3-5 times a day for 7 years now only have "O" a few times a year. Want I am curious about is they type of meditation that you do and how exactly it helps you with...

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...

I’ve read over and over again that daily meditation might help minimize withdraw symptoms and relapse rates during the recovery process. Does anyone know of any particularly effective guided meditation programs, videos, or .mp3s designed for porn addiction? Any suggestions would be welcomed and...

In the last post, I embarked on the beginning of my reboot journey, sharing the history of my relationship with porn since a very young age, and what suddenly changed a couple of weeks ago. I've successfully completed 8 days today. Yay to me! In this post, I thought I'll share some observations...

Current streak: 481 days no PMO, semen retention. Warning: if you are religious, think celibacy is the way, meditation is from satan, sex is for only making babies refrain to reply, this is for whom like this type of practices. “The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who...

Current streak: 478 days no PMO, semen retention Warning: if you think meditation is from satan or all this makes no sense for your rational mind please refrain to reply. This is only for those who like this type of practices. These are the main meditations I do in order to balance sexual...

Bro what if the ego, sensory experiences, conceptual and emotional mind are just a fantasy. Brooooooooo

Current streak: 431 days no PMO, semen retention If you want I explain this in a more simple manner on this other thread: https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/437-days-no-pmo-semen-retention-this-is-why-porn-is-bad.313145/ I’ve been sexually active while doing this streak. I only stopped...

Reading over "Quit Porn and Get Rich" by Martin Prescott, he tells that "Self-control has limits" Like a muscle, it breaks when we overuse it. Gets weaker when we don't use it. When we decide to watch porn, we loss a little bit of the control. Eat that nice tasty cake you've been hording when...

Current streak: 405 days no PMO, semen retention The math: I started masturbation at 13 years old and at that age I did most of my fapping the first month on average 8 MO in a day the first 20 days that makes 160 orgasms, then I came back to my senses and started working out and I just stopped...

Current streak: 400 days no PMO, semen retention. Orgasm is a way to feel alive to connect to the universe to feel one with everything at least that few seconds everything becomes one single feeling. But just like the heroin addict, constant ejaculation messes your body, energy and mind, it’s...

Current streak: 384 days no PMO, semen retention. The first time I watched porn I was 15 y.o my father had some VHS movies and he gave them to me. I watched them, it was regular boy and girl porn. I PMO 10 times with them. Then I never watched porn again until I was 25 years old and started to...

Counter: 353 days no PMO, semen retention Sex/masturbation is just another form of sensual gratification. If a person can not stop watching YouTube videos, scrolling on the internet non stop, spends all day playing video games, eats too much, drinks, smokes, sleeps too much that is a person...

Day 101 So I've reached my first triple digit streak ever. And it's been a journey to say the least. First of all, I decided that I would stop directing my energy towards fantasising and essentially cleanse my mind of any residual images and content that have been floating there since I...

Mine is Bodhidharma He found the zen Buddhist school, taught the shaolin monks to fight so father of kung fu, spent nine years facing a cave wall in meditation. Some believe he discovered tea. One day he was furious with his inability to stay awake while meditating, he is said to have ripped...

I had sex with beautiful models, fit girls, teens, mature. Every girl I dreamed of. There is nothing left. Most of these experiences were amazing great sex and variety. Sometimes I went to the excess, casual sex and promiscuity always using condom off course. I made love to someone that loved...

The title is Prayer Malfunction. Lately I've been praying almost every single day usually in the mornings. Just to note I am very spiritual but not tied down to any religion groups. Just because I don't see the separation in them and why we have them in society when they bash each other. But...

My own notes based on Shinzen Young, a well known buddhist teacher, about overcoming addictions: He himself was heavily addicted to marijuana for over 10 years. "The person with a compulsion is fortunate." Nature is forcing that person to have a transcendent experience. If you can deal with...

What I mean by this is that when the repetitive act of MO and the incessant watching of P has reached the inner depths of the psyche and starts to governs underlying day-to-day thought processes and if we continue to fantasise and ogle, imo it's a form of self torture. The journey to full...

Hi guys, I want to start meditate, have you some tips for which one is the best? I tried mindfullness for one month but I didn't feel improvements. My goal with meditation would be to relax... maybe someone can share his opinion? Thank you all!

Hey partner. I am new to this community. I hope whoever is reading this is having a good time. My aim is to become successful. I guess everyone is here to become successful like me. Thank you for reading. I will be starting my journal soon. Peace. Arthur.

My most recent rationalisation was that I was 'just going to listen to some lofi hip hop beats'. I walked out mid-conversation when I was talking to my dad and I remember seeing how disgruntled he looked. He wanted me to speak to him. He was enjoying my company and all of a sudden I pulled it...

I've been meditating for the last 4 days. I started it on a previous NoFap streak of 20 days, which was on day 19. I was originally going to try 'bulking' first to remove my 'skinny-fat physique', however I realised that getting in tough with my spirituality is way more important for the time...

Hey guys, I've decided to start posting updates here after each significant number of days as a way of tracking my progress and as a tool for support. A little bit of background, I have been trying to quit this addiction for 2 years now and my best streak was 114 days of no porn over lockdown...

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

Hello everyone, I am 17 years old and I’m from India. I am proud to say that I am on my 30 days of No PMO and Semen retention. In this 30 days, I didn’t ejaculate, didn’t orgasm, didn’t watch porn, didn’t masturbate. let me start with before and after. •Before:- Alright so before Nofap I was...

Hi everyone, I've attempted NoFap off and on over the course of 3 or so years, however I have never had a streak longer than 7 days... until now. I am currently on day 9, and haven't had any urges and practically zero libido over the last 3 days (this is really strange to me!). Is it normal to...

I'm on hardcore mode. Its been 20 days and I meditate and exercise daily. I do 10 minutes of meditation daily before going to bed. However, yesterday while meditating I felt a tingling sensation between my eyebrows or very slightly above it (I don't cross my eyes). It was a very good feeling...

I found a video on YouTube which told me to imagine that I was viewing porn, then fast-forward the process to the end of the session and focus on the negative feelings afterwards. It's given me an idea. What if I do this meditation for one week, then "peek" at porn? I'm curious to see if I can...

I'm Alive, i feel so good, my life these days be like : -Sleeping early, waking up early 8 hours of sleep or so -Jogging 2 times a week (more then 3km ) outside the nature -Daily meditation for 20 minutes -I'm improving my relationship with ALLAH (the great god) , i try to remove my old sins...

As the legendary Naval Ravikant says, you just have to sit for an hour a day, at least for 60 days, and then things become a bit clearer. No worries if you think, no worries if you don't, remember, just sit with your eyes closed. All the nonsense questions such as what time of the day can we...

Hey I've been of the forums for quite some time (this being because I was using it as an alternative for social media). Although I recently came across something that I wanted to share. I found about the idea of stoicism and in that a form of meditation called death meditation. This is a form of...

Hi everyone, A while ago, the thought of posting my story on a "NoFap" forum absolutely terrified me, but ever since I have been at university, I am probably less ashamed and more open about this topic (I now realise that addiction is an aspect of my mind which is malleable and in a process of...

Sexual energy. what is it? how to control it, what can we do with it, can we stop it? and how to understand it. Sexual energy is your sex drive to drive your mind and body to sex this certain type of energy cannot be seen but felt in many ways and it is also responsible for human existence...

I wanted to share an article about the possible side effects from meditation, so anyone who is recovering from PMO addiction can decide , if it is good idea to start meditation, or not! I think this is the fair play, just as people should be warned before they take medication with possible...

So I just started to meditate about 30 minutes a day. Just wondering has anybody any experience how much this meditation will help? I don't want any answers that say that it's only part of puzzle, but what are the benefits. Just to let you know I also eat healthy and have active lifestyle, so...

Please forgive me for the eye catching title. This is not a hate post towards NoFap. I believe NoFap is very important for people up to a certain point. After that point the forum becomes counter-productive to reach your goal. To explain what I mean I will expand my understanding of what a porn...

The Buddhas contribution to the world over 2500 years ago was the practice of Vipassana. He did not claim that this method is the only way to liberation, but what made this practice unique was how it deals with sensations within the body. He observed that the mind consists of four processes...

I'm very much addicted to social media. I have deleted them occasionally but downloaded it again. whether it is Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Whatsapp,Snapchat or any other. I download it,use it,get addicted to it,uninstall it,then again Install it,the cycle continues. Same happens with Games too...

Has anyone during their rebooting tried meditation? If so, what type of meditation? How many times did you meditate per day/how long did you medidate at a time?

gi huys, this is my first journey. i am in day 7, i meditate and take cold showers almost every day, i don't have a girl friend. but one thing that i still do, is sometimes play a bit with myself, looking at sexy pictures, no porn, no ejaculation, no orgasm. does it still mean that i am taking...

Okay guys, lets talk about the real shit. What´s in for you in this post? I will be talking about the tremedous benefits one can have by shifting his lifestyle away from a lazy dumb couch potato to a highly productive and sensitive mastermind, who debunks the myths behind vitality. Everyone...

DAY 1 I am an addict. I am so much into porn and masturbation that I have lost my confidence and now feel very low. I have no friends, in simple terms, I just cut off myself from the rest of the world. so my social life is totally dull. But, I found about nofap and I thought maybe I still got...

Hi guys, i want to share some ideas with you and want to hear your opinion. But first let me tell you about my situation. I try to beat the addiction for a couple of years now. Because of my lack of motivation and the missing of selfcontroll I only started a couple of streaks, which were very...

Picture yourself sitting at an empty table. Now add a good friend, real or imagined, sitting by your side. Maybe add one or two more. Guys you know and trust. You just know they care about you, want you to be happy, competent and strong. They accept you the way you are with your quirks and...

Helo Fellow Fapstronauts! :) I found an interesting video, and curious about your opinion about that

Hello! I'm new here and and to the whole nofap journey (16 days). I would like to ask a question since I don't have much friends who are 'Fapstronauts' When there's a lot of tension and the urge is strong I try to meditate, not to ignore my feelings, but to accept it for what it is 'just an...

I have tried quitting porn like 100 of times. I guess my account is also very old which can show you how much I want to quite pmo. For the first time in last 10 years I will be having 30 days streak. Before these 10 years I was topper in my class and have been very good in studies. Then one day...

I will list activities that I found work best for me against withdrawal symptoms, and help my nervous system to recalibrate, so i do not have to rewrite these in seperated posts for people. My goal to offer valuable activities, and tecniques to anyone who whish to help their recovery...

Hey there. I hope you're doing well. Before I start I'd like to tell you a little about myself. I am a 25 year-old guy and I've been addicted to pornography since I was 16 or 17(I can't exactly remember honestly.) I was kind of moderate in my porn use in the first few years but my addiction...

Before making my challenge I want to gauge interest into how many people would like to do a serious meditation challenge. I will go by the Vipassana meditation practice of 2 hours a day, an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening for a 30 day streak. There will be levels like the Super...

I'm not living the way that I want to be, I want to be so much better. Currently I am at home depressed not doing very much, while trying to quit pmo. But theres so much more else that I have to improve on. I have trouble controlling my daily habits like what I eat and just keeping busy...

Well, I`ve been gone through many weird and crazy stuff on my life, I dont have enough time spill out all of them, so let me be concise of my CURRENT problem.. I was born with couple of physical deformities, yet I`m a fully functioning normal kid, had no mental issues, actually I`m really fond...

I know it's not news or even a passing fad. This is ancient wisdom at play and it WORKS wonders on the soul and mind of any who dare undertake the activity. What activity might that be? MEDITATION! Trust me guys, if you can't sit with yourself for a lil while, closing your eyes and focusing on...

Does somebody have good advices ( e.g. websites ...) for someone who started Meditation but doesnt get really into it ? When i try to do meditation i am feeling doing this mechanically. So, which advices would you tell to a beginner ? What had helped you while starting Meditation ?

During my freshman year of college, I was depressed. It started with just eating a lot and gaining 25 pounds (I went to UCLA and the food was really good). And then it went to masturbating 3 times a day in the library, in the shower, pretty much anywhere there was a bathroom. Interesting fact...

Dear members, I would like to share my story with all of you, and I hope that someone will find it helpful and encouraging to start your NoFap journey - it's definitely worth it! About me: I'm a 29 years old healthy individual. Always positive and with a smile on my face. I have a foot fetish...

Before I start typing this, I just want to let you know that I have nothing against gay people or anyone in the LGBTQ community. I respect people of all sexualities and identities. I apologize in advance if I say anything to offend anyone reading this. Also, I apologize for the long post but I...

Long post but worth it. Sexual crime is on the increase, domestic abuse, rapes, incest, and child molesters are increasing. Why? Because of porn. https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/NCOSE_SymposiumBriefingBooklet_1-28-2.pdf If anyone needs motivation to want to quit pmo, then...

Long post but worth it. Sexual crime is on the increase, domestic abuse, rapes, incest, and child molesters are increasing. Why? Because of porn. https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/NCOSE_SymposiumBriefingBooklet_1-28-2.pdf If anyone needs motivation to want to quit pmo, then...

I completed my 60 days yesterday. Back to good books and reading, no more fifty shades of grey. If P*rn was a country I would have been the Fapresident. If P*rn was a school, I would have been the Fapulty But P*rn was like work, And sadly I was like a Faptory The Faptory started during...

Can anybody tell the benefits you got done NoFap along with meditation, waking up early and doing exercise daily for at least 30 days. Because I want to try it, but I want to know what was your experience before the start. I just relapsed and YouTube recommended me some videos about waking up...

Hey All, I have been enjoying a ~150 day NoFap/NoPMO streak and would like to open this thread for a few things: - Share resources (mostly youtube videos) that can help folks main their streaks by redirecting sexual energy to more productive areas - Share current thoughts on NoFap depending...

The heading sounds a bit cliche right? I know it does and there are several stories on internet on how meditation has helped people get off all kinds of addictions in the world and my story might be just one of those but the addiction here is p*rn of course - so I thought I will share my story...

I’m 34M with PIED. I’ve come across dark room meditation retreats where you’re literally in a dark room for several days. Your senses increase like crazy after that as your mind regulates itself to seek out any form of stimulation. I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with this and if...

What are some things to do for self-improvement that I am not doing? I've been doing cold showers for about one year now, yet not really noticing any major changes . What I mean is, people claim that they're more willing to get out of their comfort zone or whatever. I have not found this to be...

That's right, you heard me. This thread is for the people that really want to be in-control of their life. If you're fine with life just the way it is, then GTFO. If you're a wuss that doesn't want to get up before the sun, then go back to bed sleepy-head. Look at some of the worlds top...

Do you know any traditional texts on meditation recommending a number of minutes for a meditation? Do you think they even exist? Do the monks who spend years in caves carry Insight Timer in there with them? Where would they charge the device? Even if you don't care about how it was done...

I was thinking in addition to a good start and end to the day, which I think the Flying Start and No Screen challenges does well in supporting there could be a mid day one to recharge and regroup - so this would kind of be a set of triad of challenges. For this one I will outline two options...

Hey, I've seen a fair bit of stuff going on lately about how good meditation is on NoFap and how it translates sexual energy or some shit. I don't know how to meditate, do I close my eyes and imagine stuff, what's the most effective way of mediating on NoFap?

Fellow fapstronauts, So I have been meditating a lot lately, mostly mindfullness. I found it helped me get a better relationship with my thoughts and urges. That in turn helped me find the space I needed to fight P better. Then i stumbled upon chakra meditation. I have been trying it out every...

Would anyone else like to see a regular meditation where we try to do it at the same time, maybe once a week? Each person can be doing their own type of meditation, and maybe share a little bit in the thread if they care to, but it's mostly for support and just knowing others in this community...

Hey guys! I would really like some help with a couple of topics. I've been doing some reading into psychology lately and I learned some pretty interesting things about myself. I've been aware of some of the emotions that I've been struggling with all of these years: envy,frustration, futility...