recovery

I’m seeing someone at the moment for the second time. We rekindled this summer after a 4 month break. The reason we stopped dating was because my head was cloudy after my long-term ex-girlfriend. Anyway let’s move onto the point of this post shall we? Last week we were laying in bed, having a...

Hi guys my name is Alex. a porn addict with compulsive behaviour to porn. I am triying now for 2 years to stop and my longest streak was 35 days. I read on this site about porn addiction and it opened some stuff about me...

Hi guys, I can't recommend watching this YT channel enough. It's been created by Tim Johnson, amazing person, who has been battling with all sorts of addictions (alcohol, opioids, behavior addictions) for 30 years and has been documenting last 3 years of his journey to recovery on this channel...

yo new to this NoFap thing I’ve pmo since I was about 14 I started doing it more regularly(3-4 times a day) around 18 or 19 had a few sexual encounters I think I was already becoming desensitized because I never orgasmed during those encounters I got a gf around 20 and that’s when I realized I...

I began taking Naltrexone 50mg two weeks ago. 40 mwm 2 kids, US, middle class , educated, freelance, work at home on the computer. Daily PMO habit 3+times/day ~3+hrs/day often accompanied with smoking pot and staying up very late, for the past 5 years. used porn since 12yo. week 1 entry here -...

he told me "At the beginning I thought there could be something between us, but there wasn't". I dated this guy for about a month and we had s. twice. i had a feeling for the first time in my life that someone i was intimate with was opening up to me (he showed me after 1st s. album of photos of...

Hey my dudes, fellow fapstronauts! I wish you a great day and a great progress in Nofap. Today is a very historical day for me, since i've hit 365 days of porn abstention.. for the third time. I'm going to tell you guys about what things i've gone through and what things that are still here with...

This is my second thread on my NoFap journey and I am happy to share how I feel about my journey so far on my 21 days of NoFap. Pls keep in mind that i do not talk about the benefits of a specific parts of of my porn addiction. instead, I am expressing my pure hate for porn which I find to be...

Hi everyone. I’ve been using porn as a transitional “moment filling” experience since I was a very young man. Years of re-enforcement led quickly to a compulsive masturbation habit that continues to this day. I’m 70 now, and am plagued by a host of serious health issues, including prostate...

Hello, I have been doing PMO for 7 years. I am 20 and started at 13. The first 4 years it was regular P, then for 1 year it was more extreme P, at least 1 times per day (it could go to 2 or 3 sometimes). The last 2 years I progressively stopped watching regular P, I was watching clothed women...

So what does this thread represent?. To anyone who saw and opened this thread. I want you to write down all the changes you got from abstaining from PMO for a minimum of +14days. Be it any change. I think this might help BEGINNERS AND PEOPLE WHO RELAPSED RECENTLY TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. I...

Greetings Warriors, today i am sharing you a very good rebooting material that i can in touch with past week. I read it and it actually is pretty awessome. Originally it is a journal by a Chineese brother about a deeper understanding of the whole process, the PMO effects and more importantly how...

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...

I have been reading about porn addiction on this site and on something called reboot nation and in the booklet I downloaded from this site and I was also watching a TED talk episode about internet porn. It is all so uncomfortably on the mark. Being that I am old enough to have started on Playboy...

I am (sort of) new to this website. I am a man in his 50's who has been using PMO since childhood. I am addicted. I have tried quitting many times and in various ways: by myself, with an accountability buddy, and with SAA. All attempts have failed. I have lost more to this addiction than I can...

I made it till 170 days and then relapsed for like 15 times... now I'm on day 4 and I feel so shitty and fucked up... during those 160 days my life turned around and changed a lot! Did lot of new things in those 170 days and now after relapsing it's shitty again... I made a best friend in those...

Hi Guys. Thanks for welcomming. I have been struggling with pron addiction since I was 17 years old. Unluckily my bottom was having erectil dysfuncitons with partners and started to get scared about my sexual life. Then I realized I was addicted to por and sice a couple of years ago started...

AFTER much progress made so far from (if you exclude the relapses). Like losing weight, getting fitter, healthier and on the process to getting a leaner and ripped body. But also moving out into my own place. Picking up hobbies and doing activities I used to love doing in the past. But also...

If I have several days with low sleep quality (less than 7 hours), the next day I will relapse no matter what my logical mind tells me not to do it. I snapped at the recovery process several times like this. In these days, I feel pretty shitty all the time and my emotional mind seduces me into...

Hi, first time here, I'm so ashamed. I have depression and on antidepressant pills. Also porn addict. I stopped my pills a few weeks ago. At the same time I started Nofap. I got huge depression and lost all attraction to my girlfriend through 2 years and feel emotionally blunted. Now I went...

Hello guys. I am a newer person on this site who's been trying to give up masturbation and porn just like anyone else on here, but I need some help. I already talked about my own strategy of using a jockstrap when not in public, but I find it too absurd. I'm not necessarily an addict, but I want...

Hello, I am a 20 year old male living in Texas. I have been on NoFap since late September. I've had some bumps in the road along the way, where I quit the day counter for edging, but I have not O'd voluntarily in quite a while. I have never made it this far on NoFap before. I have never been...

Hey all, Im 33 married with 3 kids and i have been addicted to porn since i was 12-14. In 2015-2016 i had several affairs. I was discovered at the end of 2016. My wife and i have been in recovery for 2ish years and we are learning a ton about what it means to be in healthy relationship. We...

This thread is for everybody to share WHY it's better to abstain and stay off PMO, instead of doing it again... Construct your answer in the way you feel like it, as long as it's not too gross or triggering. Repetition may occur, but every answer remains unique in its energy of support. So...

**The following description of my experiences may trigger struggling NoFappers It was a couple of years back that I thought I’d try masturbation after having watched a ‘Love Yourself’ parody with no real understanding of what would take place. I did it while I was casually reading a...

1 month ago I made a post saying that i would go 1 month on nofap and I finally did it :) as i promised to myself, no edging, no pmo, i felt really good, energetic, i noticed some confidence increase and been working out 5 days a week, wake up full of energy and ready to one more good day, i...

I'm going pretty strong, but lately I've been getting pretty strong urges, centered around memories of past sex encounters. Is it considered relapsing to fap to these? Will this ruin my recovery? Very Interested to hear from anyone who is dealing with this too, or has in the past.

My name is Zack Augustus and I am recovering from excessive porn use and masturbation for about 3-4 years now. I am now on Day 10 PMO free and feeling great, this time feels much different, each time i relapse and come back i am stronger! I also run a science based non-religious support group...

So i started Day 9. I've hit the mark (08:30pm / 20:30 (portugese.time) so after that time it started day 9. I've edged but i stopped after sometime because i've experienced that a lot before, so i knew that it would lead to relapse. So i've searched if edging was the same as a relapse which...

So hello guys, how is it going? I can proudly say i am on day 8 and i've seen some benefits. REAL BENEFITS like for example: Less tired More driven to talk to girls, more driven to be more social And i see now a girl from my class in a different way (i've barely noticed her, now i see how...

Ever since I was very young I have watched porn. I began watching at a very young age and have grown to rely on it whenever I'm bored, depressed, lonely, etc. I've also experienced a lot of sexual repression due to me being gay and very closeted. In the last year my porn habits have gotten...

So i'm still trying to break the habit, and i have relapsed multiple times. But i feel like i am having more trouble with guilt and shame rather than trying to not relapse. Just thinking about fapping to all that disgusting porn that i did makes me horrified. Every time i feel somewhat good, i...

Hi ! I'm a big fan of anime, but in anime, there is not especially sexual scene but some times, there is some middle nudity. My favorites anime are One piece and Jojo bizzare adventure (So, no hentai or ecchi). My question is, should I stop watching anime during my recovery or should I deal with ?

Hello brothers, Just wanted to share my experience, strength, and hope in recovery that someone out there might benefit. I discuss the traumatic experiences before my addiction, my near death experience, and how everything changed after I came into recovery. Let me know if you have any other...

Hey guys, I'm starting a new Youtube series covering various Nofap topics. I hope this helps you on your journey. This video is an introduction on how to stop looking at porn. - Abstinent Andrew

Hello guys. So i'm going to talk about my 2nd day of NoFap. So like usual i'm on my school Internship and i was pretty electric. I was happy actually, i wasn't still motivated tho. But i feel like i'm getting better. I didn't have any sex dream in my sleep. Normally when that happens it is a...

Hi fellow Fapstronauts, I was thinking about correlation between hard mode and exercise. I understand exercise make us feel good because it "increases in the levels of brain opioids and, presumably, endocannabinoids, both of which can produce all of these short-term psychoactive effects. We...

where to start... partner of an addict of 2.5 years and completely drained by it. this is his third attempt and he's been clean for 5 months and has been going to SAA meetings and today was the first day he has managed to get a sponsor. I am happy that he has a sponsor, even though it was me...

I am currently on day 8- the first few days were totally fine, no big temptations or issues. This morning I looked downstairs for the first time in a while and noticed my testis are much larger than usual. During class I had a small fantasy, after which ever since I have had semen flowing even...

So here is my story. Hardcore PMO addict for over 20 years. That's right. Do you have any idea how much time we used to burn when AOL was still around. Started trying to get clean about 3 years ago. Had symptoms for at least the last 15 years. Everything anyone has ever described and more...

Just going to jump right in. I'm 25 and have been addicted to porn and masturbation since I was about 8. I have been in and out of sexual recovery for the past few years. I have tried everything with no success. Now it seems like I have momentum and would like to use Nofap to keep that...

I imagine to be truly successful in this growth one must develop some seriously advanced self-knowledge and understanding. What have been the most important mysteries you’ve unconvered about yourselves through this process, and which have helped to propel you forward the most?

Hi guys, wanted to share something with you all. I started NOFAP a week ago, because of my sP addiction issues, and problematic sexual behaviour and other problems in life. As much as i have seen that this program does people good, i am not gonna log in for 2 months. Why? Because one of my main...

Hey guys, I've been on this journey five months taking it seriously. There's pretty much been one masturbation a month since July which to me is still a great victory. I thought I'd make a thread where we all could just pitch in some suggestions of how we can abstain from pornography. Today was...

My name is Joe and I'm a porn addict. Today is day 70 of clean time from porn and alcohol. We are all here for no M and P, but drinking did help me delay my recovery. I've been single for 2 years now and last time I had sex was a year and a half ago. For some reason I jerked off and I was half...

Today is Day 26. And my girlfriend is coming to visit for at least two nights. There will be sex/intimacy. I’m in a good space. Not sure I want to wake the beast. I wish she wasn’t coming. She knows I’m off porn but ... it’s probably not going to be that bad but if the PIED surfaces, I’m gonna...

Hey guys, I'm new here in the forum but I already am doing NoFap for 37 days now. I have done the hard mode, so without any ejaculation but, admittedly, one, so far. It's been a good journey but hell no, not easy :D I can proudly say that I feel so pulled towards my girlfriend like almost never...

Hello everyone, After dealing with PMO for 10 years (since I was 11), I stumbled across this website and YBOP and decided that things needed to change. I have struggled with depression and anxiety since I was around 13 or 14, and have been on numerous medications with little effect. If...

hello everyone, Nice to join this community. I really want to involve in this community and getting support from the member because I have a personal goal to quit from PMO (Nofap or NoNut) for 1 year. I can not leave from this situation i hope after joining this community I can fulfilling my...

Hello everyone, I am two weeks into recovery, today is exactly 14 days since I started. I already feel better than before, this is my longest streak and I am not stopping. My problem is that I still watch porn sometimes when have urges. I'm not on that level of self discipline yet. I didn't...

Hello everyone, im 34 years old and I've been masturbating myself since I was like 14 or so, everyday till a week ago. Im scared now, I cant get it up when Im with my gal or any other women, it happened to me in the past, or using a condom. I need to mastrubate and penterate in and an out like...

Hi All, Bit of help please? I have been addicted to spanking porn for 10 years. I have no abstained for 82 days from spanking porn. I continue to masturbate, but use pictures of girls for stimulus rather than spanking videos. I'm at day82 now and still feel fairly strong cravings What to do...

I see this as a million dollar question, and I have come up with a simple formula that most likely works with all. Standard 90 days challenge may be a good starting point for many, but one size does not fit all. Each person varies due to his exposure to porn. It is quite likely that many people...

Posting here as I may have posted in wrong thread. Fellow Fapstronauts and Rebooters, I am currently on day 96 of no PMO and wanted to share some of my thoughts and feelings today. For the first time in a long time, my head feels like it’s improving. Just a short while ago (like last couple of...

So I had an appointment with a specialist I see for headaches yesterday. As I've been healing from the years of PMO addiction old symptoms have been popping up as the chronic ones alleviate. She told me this is a phenomena well documented by a Dr by the name of Herr. Has anyone else had...

Hello guys. So, i'm in my 2nd day of nofap almost entering the 3rd, i feel pumped to beat this addiction, i haven't felt much urges, only when i'm around hot chicks but i could control it SHOCKINGLY, the thing is since i've started, Yesterday i've had headaches and today i'm feeling a litle...

Hello everyone! I'm an SO - I've been reading NoFap for a year. Whilst on my journey of discovery I've gathered some 'considerations' for PAs. I'm hoping I can help other PAs by gathering information for their consideration - starting with the basics, more threads to follow. Please feel...

Hi guys, Everytime i think of the girl i like sexually or non sexual & get hard on her i get some of the withdrawal symptoms back , why is that? Isn't suppose to be a healthy thing to get hard & wet on real girls!

I am a recent graduate currently working as a programmer. 7 years (and counting) of Porn is ruining my life. My grades in university suffered greatly as I was not able to achieve half my potential as whenever I would be alone in my room I would start watching porn and masturbating. I am...

Hey guys, I’m here again for the second time. When I first signed up I couldn’t believe some of the things I was reading, I honestly thought you were all deluded, but I’mhere again because I believe I was wrong. I’m 24 now and I want to start taking control. I feel like I should be able to...

Hi guys, After stopping porn every time i masturbate it triggers withdrawal symptoms, why is that? I'm currently stopping both porn & masturbation, i decided to stop masturbation after i got hit by withdrawal. Did it few times only since i stopped porn in 2015.

Hello, This is my first real post. I’ve been doing hard mode for 30+ days now, and a common theme I’ve noticed is that I’ve been thinking so much more. In the past, I was on social media all the time, going along with all trends and not really doing much critical thinking. The deepest thing...

The truth is harsh but would you rather have it sugar coated or take it as it is? The reason I'm writing this thread is because I've noticed a lot of guys who trying to recover and reboot in a relationship have been a little selfish. Please read the rest of the post before attacking me. :D A...

I heard hypnotist helped people to overcome there smoke addiction will the same work on pmo addiction. If it worked then the addiction won't be so hard

Originally I had speculated on never telling my wife about my addiction and I ended up coming fully clean with her, she never discovered on her own. And I do think that one should come clean with one's SO, I found it to be an initially regretful experience but ended being quite refreshing as my...

Greeting comrades! I am new to the tribe but I have been aware of NoFap for a year now. My longest streak was 270 days, I remember how energetic and wild I felt but after dealing with multiple rejections recently, it has come to my attention that I am on the brink of relapsing. As a matter of...

Hi, I am hereforthefun. I would like to read positive stories about your healing progression during this long and arduous battle that we are all fighting. Like many of you, I found out too late that I am addictive to a dangerous sexual habit. The excessive use of pornography to reach orgasm and...

Hi all, I wanted to create a list of my bullshit rationalizations and excuses for relapsing and acting out with porn. I think it's important to counter these and fight back. Feel free to respond with your own ideas. Rationalizations: "I'm stressed, tired, can't sleep, etc—I will peek just for...

Hello, I have been at this for a couple weeks now. I have been very angry, especially in the past couple days. When will this even out? When will I feel happy again? When will I stop being grouchy and mad at those around me?

Quick background: 33y/o, been PMO’ing since age 15. Been trying to hit 90 days for five years. My best previous streak was 70 days. I’m getting married soon, and I’m looking to be free of this addiction for the sake of my marriage. At one point during my recovery I realized I’d been living...

Hey Fapstronauts, I'm a single guy (23) who has been wrestling with porn for over a decade and can't seem to fully get rid of it. I've never been a part of a support group or anything like that so this is all new to me. I want to suffocate this addiction so that I can better myself not only...

Hi everyone, I'm not familiar with Reddit so I'm learning about navigating through the site and understanding how to post. I was introduced to NoFap about a year ago and "tried" it but it wasn't helping me. The truth was I wasn't helping myself because I wasn't using NoFap. I would just going on...

I’m writing this in the hopes it helps people who are in relationships. I won’t go into detail of what happened when I discovered my SO was a PA because it was extremely traumatic. We postponed our wedding day until I could determine if recovery was even possible. I want to encourage those who...

Hi guys! I’m interested in the rate of dopamine receptor regeneration. I’m already quite a long time without pmo but I still feel the lack of willingness to take different activities and lack of pleasure from different things like music, etc. Is already much better than a few months ago, but...

Hi I have been trying to quit for 2 years now. About 2 months ago I started to commit to it properly. Ever since then I have gotten extreme anxiety and panic attacks. My current streak is about i week and now I feel depressed. I have no desire for anything sex or porn related. I get up feeling...

Hello everyone, So I'm in my longest streak so far, 13 Days, nearly 2 weeks, past week was just great, I've been exercising, meditating, and a little bit of self-care (and of course a lot of sexual thoughts, which I always try to dodge) but out of sudden for the last 2 days I noticed that I've...

For people who are in PMO recovery, do you tell your family and friends about it? I get the sense that my family and friends have always figured something was "wrong" with me (how couldn't they), even if they didn't know exactly what it was. Now I'm in recovery, but they have no clue about that...

I am wondering if religion, specifically Christianity, is/has been beneficial to me and my PMO recovery or not. I was raised as a Christian, my immediate family and extended family are devout Christians. My brother has been more involved in going to church it seems. My uncle out of nowhere...

I have been PMO-free for almost two weeks now, which is heading in to uncharted territory for me. I am 35 years old, been engaging in PMO almost daily for the last 20 years or so. Also struggled with depression off and on during that time. I really feel like this attempt at cutting out PMO is...

Hey guys, Does anyone know if marijuana can inhibit/delay recovery? I used to smoke almost everyday to help me with stress, anxiety, and migraines but I stopped a few days ago since I started meditating, doing cardio everyday, eating healthier etc.

A little background about me. I found this site about 3 1/2 years ago. I’m in my 30s. This addiction is still fucking with me. But I’ve made progress on many levels. So here’s where I’m at now. My habit and pattern in the last year is I go about 2 months or so and then have a slip. I went 4...

Good day all. My name is Liam, and this is my first ever post in the NoFap community. Just wanted to say "Hi", and share some of my story. I am 31yo, straight, white, male, and I have been addicted to sex for almost 2 years. I don't say that lightly. I took multiple tests that verified the...

Hey everyone. I have been wondering lately if normal, PMO-free masturbation is OK after a long period of restoration. Right now, I am only a week into rebooting, and I will definitely continue to abstain from PMO, but at what point is it OK to attempt clean masturbation? Or is it OK at all?

Hello guys, Here is my story. I have started to watch porn when i'm 12-13 years old and i continued to watch really often until when i'm 17. I was doing masturbation like 4-5 times a day on average and i was watching porn at least 1-2 of the masturbation sessions. Then not surprisingly when...

I was so happy to hear talking terry crews of how he had an addiction to PMO, im so glad that this is getting more awareness. I don't know what you think but this is still a taboo topic in society. It's difficult to say out loud you have a porn addiction, because of fear of how people would...

PMO is a bad habit. Habit, after all, is simply when our brain launches into a preprogrammed 'zombie mode'. Habits have four parts: 1. The Cue: This is the 'trigger' that launches you into 'zombie mode'. Recognize what launches you into your zombie mode(aroused mode). Cues usually fall into one...

Well, here it is. I'm an addict. By every term and definition. I've been needing to tell anyone but I have reclused because of PMO addiction and have no community or trust. The use of P*rn started out healthy and normal albeit I was young but it took a steep decline in my adolescents and as a...

i'm new here, so hello! i'm posting this to get some support, gain some friends struggle form the same thing and give some lesson to someone who is still destroying himself. i'm almost 30 years old, i thought this the age when you should feel at your best form all aspects but due to maturbation...

NOTE : PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR BRAND NEW PMO REBOOT SONGS ! (I can't find a way to display new posts at the top. Sorry!) So here's my story : I am ashamed to say, but I have been suffering from PMO addiction since I was 12 years old. As a 27 year old man-child, I am still...

Hi all, 10 days in. Been in flatline since I started (no libido, low motivation and drive). Today, however, I noticed a strong increase in motivation and energy, but absolutely no sex drive. Am I still in a flatline? Could this be a sign I'm on my way out?

I just finished masturbating again, after watching several clips of the devils video. Oh no, I feel dead. I had assured myself that I would practice self love, but yet again, I have betrayed me, right in the dead end. Why do I still do shit that I don't want to do? Why can't I just easily stop...

I first discovered porn when I was 10 years old. It gave me that shock and thrill that I’m sure many people on this site are familiar with. It was a little disturbing to me, I can vividly remember sitting at my kitchen table eating breakfast with my parents in silence, the images painfully...

Hello all, i am new to this community and i have some questions regarding the process of reboot. I found 2 months ago that i may be having problem with porn addiction so i decided to stop. So far i had 3 streak, my first streak was 7 days, second streak 26 days and the last streak 8 days. every...

So I've been clean for more than a week now which for me is a great accomplishment. I've been talking to this girl, all seems well but depression is spontaneously hitting me when thoughts of rejection come to mind. I recognize that this depression and sometimes anxiety are part of my recovery...

Hi all, my current streak is somewhere in the days of 25-30. I have a counter app but I refuse to check as I feel it would be best to focus on other things. Obviously the first couple of weeks were whatever but then from days 18-23/24 I started feeling great, confident, happy, feeling like I...

I've been a porn addict and escort user for 30 plus years. Im a NoFap member and working on ditching the habit. It's tough. We know that. But our addiction, unlike gambling or alcohol is one that is tightly linked to social stigma. "...you what?? you see escorts and jerk off to porn??? Ewww..."...

Okay, so I know we have all had urges before. It is hard to fight through them. I have tried many things to fight through them, but this is the one thing that stops me every time. This is a song called "dismantled by love". I know, strange how a song can affect me like This haha. Im not sure...

Hey guys, well, as you readed on the title, I want to start recovery, because I think I have a serious problem with PM tht is affecting my life in a bad way. I'm 21, I have always been very shy and this has affected my relations with everyone, specially with womens. My hearth races every time I...

The book is called Pornography Addiction Breaking the Chains: A Workbook of Essential Tools for Recovery A free copy download would be of great help. Thank you in advance. P.s. Other books regarding porn addiction would also be of great help

The book is called Pornography Addiction Breaking the Chains: A Workbook of Essential Tools for Recovery A free copy download would be of great help. Thank you in advance. P.s. Other books regarding porn addiction would also be of great help