self-control

It seems to me that my own inability to abstain from porn use is basically an impulse control disorder. This is recognised as a kind of disorder by the mental health profession (whereas 'sexual addiction' is not). I'm sure that my repeated return to porn use is due to poor impulse control - in...

Hello, my name is Megatherium. I chose this name on a whim, but rather conveniently it aligns with how I see myself at the moment. For those unaware, Megatherium is a genus of extinct giant ground sloths, who were big and lumbering and would knock anything the fuck out if they wanted to. I feel...

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...

Hello guys! Does sugar affect your self control? On some days i put in my coffe like 30 grams of sugar and after a while it seems like i can't control myself, something like: i dont want to eat something but i still do it, and so on, after a while i start feeling bad about myself.

Greetings all, I have gathered here a collection of sayings, quotations and statements from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus that I feel may be helpful to us all on our NoFap journey. May you find wisdom in his words. Book II “Whatever it is that I am is flesh and a bit...

I need to instill self-discipline in order to finally break free of this fake freedom. However, I need advice on how to start. Motivational videos always say that you need to change right now, this exact second, to be successful. They say to just go throught the pain. How effective exactly is...

Hi I'm Yusuf and I'm new to nofap. I've joined because i am seriously finding it hard to stop mastubating, the urges, the desire, it's all been so hard for me to control. My anxiety paired with it doesn't help either. I find when I'm bored i just start watching porn for entertainment and...

I'll keep this short. 1. For those of you that know the process, can you advice me in advance what's going to happen after 30+ days and of what should I be aware of? 2. I'm pretty good and self-control and self-discipline. Until now it was pretty easy, but I guess I'll have hard times. I want...