recover

  1. D

    Veteran opinion: Monk Mode is the BEST rebooting method for NoFap

    After almost 6 years doing NoFap, I'm here to share my views about the reboot process I believe it's the fastest and better for a complete recovery. Most fapstronauts aim to recover themselves from porn and masturbation consequences through Hard Mode. It's a great way to heal their brain from...
  2. D

    Getting myself back together

    Hi guys, I wanted to share my story with you, maybe get some inspiration from you and hopefully later provide some for you as well. I am 23 now, I've been watching p*rn for about 10-11 years now. It all started from doing it as a child's play with a back then friend of mine. I have to admit - I...
  3. R

    How to heal from hand and arm pain

    I first began to feel pain in my right under arm when I was 18, 8 years ago, due to masturbation. I then switched to left hand, which became injured as well within a year or two. It limited how much I could play guitar and write (two of my favourite things), but I had no knowledge of how to...
  4. S

    Are hookers bad for my recovery?

    Hello guys! I have struggled with porn addiction for more than a decade now, I am 25. I've been aware this addiction has been destroying my life since 2017 or so when I had a chronic depression episode caused by this evil, and I've been trying to recover. I have done tons of research worth a...
  5. C

    (P)MO causes significant increases blood plasma's prolactin and catecholamine concentration

    Hi, I'm a college student whose goal, beyond graduation, is to maximize productivity and material comprehension skills. I recently came across a scientific article, where tests are carried out on subjects in sexual abstinence for a period of 3 weeks, and I would like to share the information...
  6. P

    First thread in a year. Hear me out.

    Hi guys, so I’ve been doing nofap since I was 16. I am 21 now. I’m going to keep it short and sweet for time sake. when I was 16 I was depressed and hopeless. It was hard as could be, but I was successful with nofap and I was the complete opposite. at 17 I felt great everyday, looked...
  7. Y

    New to the forum

    Hi guys im new to the forum , glad to be here!! Id love to share my story with you guys. So first of all it all started when i was 12 thats when i got my first smartphone , i was exposed to porn from a friend at school and soon tried it at home and from there ive been addicted to it , ive been...
  8. A

    Brain switch

    As I understand, Recovery is when your mind switch from porn desire to sex desire. On my 29th day of hard mode (+2 month of regular relaps) I feel little bit of improvement. (Before: I wanted to watch fetish porn more. Now: all porn equally). But of course, it's too far of recover. And to...
  9. jak00

    Hi, I'm new here. Here's my story...

    Hi, everyone. I'm new to NoFap, although I've attempted porn and masturbation abstinence several times. I started watching porn and masturbating when I was 12. Now 22, it's been nearly 10 years since I got addicted to PMO. Watching and masturbating to porn and other sexually arousing content...
  10. Candun

    Being a normal person again & leaving harmful Nofap ideology

    TLDR: I feel like a normal non "addicted" person again after questioning my views on porn and nofap "recovery" Most of this is personal experience, but I think some may find it helpful. Feel free to disagree: So its been around 4 years (maybe longer now) since I first immersed myself in Nofap...
  11. Clearminded_1234

    You know you are making progress when...

    ...you stop yourself from objectifying beautiful women. You can appreciate girls with beautiful features; God blessed them with those qualities! But you start to wonder how they are as a person rather than wondering what they look like naked. If you think about it, all the high value men (rich...
  12. P

    I fucked up. But let’s take this W again.

    It was late 2018. My life was shit. Constant anxiety. Social incel. Completely fogged up mentally. No girls. Etc. I had no hope, until i came across nofap. It took a few months. But around April 2019 I hit a 57 day streak. After that it was smooth sailing 20-30 day streaks. my life completely...
  13. K

    Is the handless orgasm is relapse.

    Hai. Hope everyone is good. Actually i started my NoFap from sept 12 2021. I practiced nofap very strictly. After 10 days i felt like i was cumming in sleep, but suddenly i woke up, nothing happened . Then again one day which was 21 days after my start date of nofap, i just said to my self...
  14. D

    FORGIVENESS! Is it the ultimate guide to defeating PORN?

    Okay I dont know who needs to here this right now but I am sure there are many of you who do. Its something we all struggle with every single day. FORGIVENESS. Have you truely forgiven those who have hurt you? Have you truely forgiven yourself for hurting you? Its a tough and sensitive topic so...
  15. Nimbo

    277 days later… where am I?

    Hello, First off I just want to warn people this will probably be a long story, but I’ll to keep it as brief as possible. I have been off porn since November 26, 2020. Which if my math is right that’s 277 days as of right now. However during this time period I have been on and off MO. During...
  16. P

    What did I just fucking do.

    I was feeling so good. Day 2 and a half. I just started feeling so dang good. And I fucked it up. I fapped. I was so horny and I immediately regretted what I did the second I o’d. This is torture. God please help me. I want to live life and feel the way I was intended to feel. I messed up so...
  17. P

    Is hocd arousal testing a relapse?

    So I suffer from a lot of certain sexual ocd’s hocd, etc. sometimes I arousal test out of anxiety to make sure that I am not aroused to something. is this a relapse? I don’t want to get horny, I just feel the need to make sure I’m not aroused to something that I don’t want to be.
  18. P

    Did I just do something ?

    I was looking through my Snapchat, I couldn’t tell if it was a girls face faintly or a guys face and still can’t now bc it was blurry and dark but I kept looking, (I try not to look at girls faces bc they arouse me) and I stopped before it was too long but if it was a girls face (because of the...
  19. P

    Proper start of a streak?

    Hey guys, I have this ocd you can call it, where I stress about having a good start of streak. Making sure that I don’t think about anything sexual at all or rub my pants any certain type of way in the beginning. last night , I last fapped, I reset the counter, but I had this ocd like my streak...
  20. P

    Your help would be amazing

    The past 5 days, I’ve been struggling and been attempting to get back on the horse. I have ocd, so that really messes with me. Puts intrusive thought in my head during relapse, then I feel the need to do it again. I don’t want to keep fapping obviously and I’ve been sooo ready to get on my...
  21. P

    major flatline.

    I think I’m going through flatline, I’ve been having symptoms that are really weird Today, I woke up with brain fog and trouble concentrating, I feel very dull, a slight pressure in my head, too. I’ve never gotten a completely loss of libido personally from a flatline, maybe it just depends on...
  22. P

    I’m dealing with something. I need answers.

    I’m going to keep this as short as possible. And get straight to the point. I started doing nofap 2 years ago, I’ve had long streaks and short streaks, I gave in and I tapped after quitting for about 4-5 days in March 11th, unlike a usual relapse for me , (just p and mo) I ran in to something...
  23. oniyolk

    I seek your expertise

    I'm curious about the triumphant members of the community. What are the things you do to handle intense urges? And how do you maintain long streaks? what are your best tips?
  24. Deforio11

    Cold shower is making me sick?

    I always took a hot shower, sometimes in the past I took a cold shower for a few weeks, I didn't feel any damage. but now I'm back to taking a cold shower, and instead of adapting to the temperature with the passing of the days it's just getting more and more difficult to take a cold shower...
  25. P

    Some will say don’t obsess nofap. But the thing is....

    Some people on this forum I have read say that nofap shouldn’t be taken too seriously, that abstaining from pmo shouldn’t be treated as everything. But the things is... Without NoFap and abstaining from pmo, there isn’t anything. Regardless of what some think, I strongly disagree with such...
  26. P

    Porn withdrawal/flatline mental symptoms are so weird.

    I recently got back on track after a devastatingly long binge. 5 months and 25 days. It’s insane. I hate fapping. but I noticed that once I started my streak to recover again, I immediately went into flatline maybe day 5 ish. when I went into flatline mode/withdrawal, I really took mental...
  27. W

    I have a question regarding addiction

    Would learning about how porn addiction works on a psychological level increase the chances of an addict overcoming their addiction?
  28. AdamTheJensen

    NoFap works! But flatline or Recovering Process?

    hi guys and girls i'm 26 years old (single, good job, and not ugly;) and was watching porn since i can remember. i had several relationships in my life. my longest relationship was over 5 years long and fantastic. sex was awesome, but then came porn. i was watching too much of it, and i lost...
  29. K

    Relapse after 11 months (Help)

    I just relapsed 2 days in a row after over 200 days without porn. The 2 times I literally watched the porn for less than 2 minutes. During this time I was still masturbating and orgasming without porn. I believe I had just come out of a long flatline and that was where the urge to watch cane...
  30. Honey_Singh_420

    How to reboot if you've relapsed miserably after a hard mode streak of 35+ days?

    Hey everyone there, i was going on pretty well, but 4 nights back i got insomniac for 2 consecutive nights which seems one of the withdrawal symptom. Later on i started fapping, and i have fapped around 11 times in 3 days. I can't figure out how do i restart my journey?
  31. Honey_Singh_420

    What should i do if was edging? Should i fap or stay away?

    I unfortunately edged while i was on a hard mode streak for a goal of 90 days, i felt i was free from the clutches of porn and reboot session was bringing out result. But then i stumbled upon familiar stuff and fell back to the pit. Should i fap to it, although it feels to me as if it were...
  32. I

    Reboot Panic Button - I developed a toolset to help you and me never relapse again

    Hi everyone! I've been struggling with relapse for the past few months and decide to develop a toolset to help me stop this. I want to share this with you. It is free and will stay free forever. All features are unlocked for registered users, no freeium bullshit. The domain is...
  33. Honey_Singh_420

    Why do i forget how horrible i used to be when i was fapping, while i'm on reboot?

    On my every nofap reboot streak, i forget how horrible i used to be while i used to fap, by the time streak reaches 7-10 days. Is it like that because my brain tricks me? Please suggest something, i don't wanna lose this streak now. I need to complete at least 90+ days for recovery from this...
  34. L

    When we prefer porn over real life adventures like hobbies or conversations

    Hey Guys, I am on 60+ days right now on my Nofap journey and I feel amazing to be here with all of you. I feel better each day that I wake up knowing that I did not give in to my urges last day and look forward to my days now. My self-image has been improving and so is my confidence. This () is...
  35. Honey_Singh_420

    My vore fetish - Kind of compulsion

    Hi everyone there, it's been quite a while that i'm stuck with my fetish - "vorarephilia". I am aware that it's stupid and in fact i hate this stuff but it has trapped me like a mouse in the cage. The problem has been with the taste which one develops. If one finds garbage delicious, they'd do...
  36. L

    just getting it off my chest

    Today I really thought about the possibility of suicide, I think because I couldn’t see any improvement in relation to my addictions and that made me really sad, I thought I would never get out of it, I was always an introverted young man, always invisible in any social situation, it had good...
  37. Rox7

    PIED: How bad is fantasizing for recovery?

    I am 24 going on 25 and I have had serious PIED for 4-5 years, to the point where I couldn't even get full erections during PMO, but I still get morning wood sometimes. I have been without PMO for 2 months. I have not seen any improvement, though with the issue being as bad as it is, I wasn't...
  38. Lifeworthbillions

    Porn Addiction Recovery Article For Better Life (My technique)

    It seems like the addiction that no one really talks about and for most people its no big deal. However in the modern era pornography is impacting a generation of people silently. there are so many people who lost relationships,confidence,self growth,E-D, and various other problems causes. it...
  39. Z

    recovering from the sweet poison(pmo)

    Hello fellow fapstronauts, you're doing an incredible job tryin to better yourself everyday,i guess that's the most important part of living a successful life. Anyways, as you can see today i've reached a mark of 48 days Hard Mode. To give a history of pmo, ive been seeing porn from my grade 4...
  40. I

    Do i have PIED (Symptoms)?

    Hello Guys, how do i know wether i exactly have PIED or not? I kind of still do not exactly understand this Topic. So with Porn and my Weird Fetishes, obviously i get arroused easily and hard when watching that shit. But since i never had real Sex with a Girl i can´t really tell if i actually...
  41. R

    Question regarding desensitization and feeling attraction to girls

    Im on day 31 of hardmode nofap. After fighting through a 2-week long flatline for the last 4-5 days my sex drive/libido has been pretty high, wet dreams, strong fantasies and a motivation to find and talk to real girls. I wasn't interested at all in looking at porn, more so the idea of having a...
  42. I

    Do Young NoFappers recover faster?

    Hello Guys! I was just wondering, do younger Porn Addicts heal faster? Physically (Dick etc.) and Mentally In Terms of Pied, getting Morning Wood back again faster, getting rid of Porn-Induced-Fetishes, getting a Grip back on Life etc. Like lets say Guys in their teenage Years or like mid 20s...
  43. I

    My Pied is killing me... Advice?!

    Hello NoFap Community, i am a 19 year old Guy. I've been addicted to since young Age, Hardcore addicted since i am \~15 years old. It went from fapping once a day, to fapping 3-5 Times a Day. I relapsed a couple of Times on my NoFap Streaks (longest was 14Days) but this Time i'm even more...
  44. stayHard

    Erection - Stimulation- PIED - HELP-Recovery Day 27

    Hii all, I hope everyone one doing well for their journey as I am going through withdraw symptoms it's ok to manages but I had face some. 1. No Random Erection 2. No Morning Wood 3. Penis always flaccid and hang 4. When I drink water getting toilet too early as not normal while before 5. Easily...
  45. G

    I've been on this journey for over a year and half and I feel like I lost all my progress.

    I need some advice on how to get back on track to doing 90 days and ridding myself of porn addiction. Ill try to keep this short as possible/ I started "nofap" in July or August 2018 but didn't read up on it much so I continued to browse porn while trying not to masturbate, needless to say...
  46. ezmon

    Motivating facts against Porn

    Hey all, recently I've posted a reply on another topic and I thought it would be helpful to share this with you since it is really detailed and might be helpful for you. It is about disadvantages of porn in different fields. The effects in the consumer´s site 1) cognitive degradation: The...
  47. G

    90 day reboot - Day 1

    Hi guys, I recently went back to watching porn due to loneliness and no female attention. It's safe to say that this was not the way forward and I feel like shit once again due to this porn bullshit! My best days are where I've been away from porn for long periods of time and my erections...
  48. T

    Got into sissy stuff from several months watching femdom and I need help

    [Excuse my english] I started using nofap like a month and a half. First wekk was good and then I couldn't resist PMO for 2 days. Right now I had a great week without porn and I started chatting with a girl from my elementary school. I felt great. That week I also met girls from grammar school...
  49. Qtir_nvr_wins

    How & Why porn caught me again

    Hello friends It was around 1year and half a month that I totally went clean from porn addiction and its cravings. Due know that during this period of time my cravings did not bother me anymore after 2-3 months of abstinence (in which I totally ELIMIANTED PORN SOURCES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT eg...
  50. angelasmith267

    It’s kicking in. It’s getting to me.

    Past few days I’ve been very tempted to watch. My rational brain knows that it’s sick how dependent I’ve become on it. The other part of me is trying to make an excuse so I can watch just a little. Then there’s a piece of me that reminds me how far I’ve come and how great it would be to not rely...
  51. J

    Can I have your honest opinion?

    Hey everyone, I’m currently trying to find out how one could make the lives of Porn Addicts a lot easier. I myself am a recovering porn addict and know exactly how everything feels from MY perspective. From the very first release, to the first time I realized I was an addict, to the multiple...
  52. J

    13 YEARS OF PORN / MUSTURBATIONu / ORGASM .... HELP ME!!!!

    I HAVE IN PMO FOR 13 YEARS CAN I RECOVER 100% AND MAKE LOVE AND NORMAL SEX AFTER 90 DAYS OF NOFAP ..... Note THAT I DO 12 MIN OF MEDITATION AND WIM HOF METHOD EVERYDAY IF NO ..... WHAT IT TAKE TO RECOVERY 100% FROM 13 YEARS OF PMO AND MAKE GREAT LOVE AND SEX
  53. D

    No amount is healthy

    Do not let the industry tell you "most people can moderately look at porn and are fine." A little bit of poison might be better for you than alot, but poison is still poison, and is never good for you. -I've spent all of 2019 PMO free: And some days are still so god damn difficult that I can...
  54. S

    role of a girlfriend in recovering

    i relapsed last night after 74 days... today i am going to break up with my girlfriend who has been constantly talking dirty to me and seducing me for the last 3 years but has never had sex with me. i think she is impeding my recovery. do i think wrong?
  55. I

    Hello everybody! Glad to be here.

    I'm here because, like many of you, I realized that internet porn was getting in the way of my life and that I would be much better without it. I'll share my porn addiction story on that forum. I've been porn-free for about a month and hope to never go back. Can't wait to make some friends here...
  56. snighder

    Any supplements or remedies for eyes(that tired look)?

    For me, one of the worst effects of years of PMO is dull eyes, dark circles (not so dark ) and half closed eyes which make me look tired all the time. While I am on NoFap, can anyone suggest supplements or remedies which can help to recover faster?
  57. ForABetterLife20

    Who do I tell?

    Brief rundown of my struggles with rebooting. January 2016: Decided to first try and leave porn behind, join NoFap soon afterward. Got and kept an honest PMO spreadsheet (super helpful) I was able to greatly decrease the number of my PMO's over the course of the year, but I couldn't leave it...
  58. naturehigh

    How do I overcoming insomnia? 21st day

    Ive been struggling with masturbation addiction for about 6 years. Unfortuately, I've came across porn since I was 13 years old and have been jerking off for the past 6 years of my life. I knew it wasn't good for me, but I failed Everytime I tried to abstain from the addiction. Here are some of...
  59. muted

    Diet on recovery

    What does your diet look like? Do you feed on something different during the reboot? I eat healthy. Since Easter, I have been eating badly, eating too little. When I did pmo I ate a lot of sugar and fat. When I started reboot, I stopped eating sugar. I was having trouble with that. On Easter I...
  60. D

    Noo-tropics|Herbs and supplements that help recover the body But do Not make you horny

    Any supplements or herbs that would help to recover the body, immune system, brain functioning, hormonal balance and strength, etc. that would not induce horniness? I mean some of them, help your immune system and hormones and all that. But seriously it's a bit like taking vi**ra with some them...
  61. I

    Help me to recover

    I am recently married but I have a porn addiction..I didnot realized it before that it would be bad but nowdays I feel it.so I want to quit porn and mastrubation but I am not able to..atmost I am able to nofap for one day..I want to quit it plz help me recover..its like ok I quit to porn then...
  62. J

    Trying to Become More Disciplined

    Hello everyone, I had spent some months abstaining from porn, but not from masturbation. A few days ago I relapsed to porn, I gave myself excuses for it, and felt terribly guilty afterwards. It's difficult to deal with the choices you make, which you regret and cannot change. I don't think...
  63. Tonytone

    Reboot, Rewire, Recover....

    Reboot, rewire, recover.... Repeat this to yourself everyday. It's my new mantra. I'm sick and fucking tired of counting days, over-fucking analyzing every fucking thing I do. What it simply comes down to is denying the urge. Keeping your hands off your dick. Do you really want to heal, or...
  64. ForABetterLife20

    Holy cow. I've come a long way. I have the rest of my life

    200+ days no PMO, 5 days no P I turn 18 in 15 days. I've jerked off 4 times since then. I started making an actual attempt to stop jerking off January 1st, 2016. I averaged 10-16 PMO's a month, with probably 20-23 times looking at porn a month. Then September arrived. It was the beginning of...
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