self control

Jack Bostock plays for the Dolphins in the NRL. A few weeks ago when his team played the Titans and I thought he showed great self-control and strength. His team were losing bad and he dropped the ball. One of the Titan players got all up in his face and started mocking to for dropping such a...

It's been more humid than usual in my part of the world. As a result, there's been an uptick in nuisance flies. I searched for ways to get rid of them and I came across an article which provided a recipe of sorts, ingredients to be mixed into a substance that will attract and ultimately trap...

Everytime when i have urge, I trying to abstain and telling NO to my enemy and trying to escape, delaying on acting urge but ends up to relapse. I don't know what to do... Advice me please!

Hello. I am Bob. New here. I have read many thoughts over the years about chastity and chastity devices. The views are across the horizon from sunrise to sunset. I first will say that I am locked in a chastity device. Married. Not part of a BDSM scene. I am committed personally to No PMO. I...

Shame is the feeling that we are flawed and unworthy of love. Using porn creates shame, which isolates us, and we return to porn to cope. We call this the shame cycle.” ^ Quote from Covenant Eyes __________________ I choose Real Love Still single as of writing this, but regardless my future...

I originally started NoFap to break a porn addiction when I started dating seriously in college and started my first sexual relationship. It worked and now we are married. I’ve been on a path of self development and stoicism. Losing weight exercise philosophy etc… and I’ve realized my mentality...

I used to follow this girl on IG and she is gorgeous in every way! For some reason, she popped up in my mind and I decided to go to her IG to see if she had any updates which in retrospect I shouldn't have done but oh well. I know she has OF (OnlyFans) too so I went down the rabbit hole and...

I have no idea how to fight the intense urges when they come. I get through a week and relapse. What tips do you guys have to avoid a relapse?

My streak : 67 days Freedom actually means doing what you ought to do. What things you have to do? Grip the steer to self-control your life, obey the roadmark of your life, discipline, and detachment of any temporary pleasure. Let's just aim to the main point, i.e Nofap freedom. What is it...

In last 7 days, i have masturbated 5 out of 7 days. I feel i lost control over my masturbation. I want to start a nofap challenge again and i promise to myself to write about my feeling and progress in this tread, at least once three days.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/right-handed-man-masturbation-death-medical-case-study I want to add I don't think what happened to this 51-year-old man can happen to everyone everybody is different but sharing this article since I feel this is a good example of how this addiction can be harmful...

So I’ve been dating the woman whom I would like to marry and build a family with. Here’s my issue: I’ve managed to gain control over porn and am only left with a masturbation/sex addiction. Every time I see her I get the urge to either have sex or a combination of edging and masturbation...

Over the past few years I got into the terrible habit of spending money on cam girls. I'd estimate it's around 2000USD I've spent. With interest! I'm glad to have finally realized the toxicity of this habit. It feels bad y'all, if you're stuck in the cycle of purchasing time with women who only...

Hello all, just letting you know that I've started NoFap, and am wanting to make life even better. I feel great now, I've got the first day down, I'll fight urges, and try my best to stick to it! I stopped watching porn on 9/5/20 to around 11/28/20 I believe. However, since the beginning of...

Eliminate all sexual thoughts, erotic dreams and depraved fantasies from your brain, and free your mind of all such negativity to make space for positivity and self-improvement. Avoid all such distracting thoughts and completely focus on whatever you're doing. Stop all forms of entertainment...

Hi everyone, New member here! Porn and Fapping is something I'm now super determined to give up on, more than ever before. I thought I'd post my story here - not sure anyone will be interested, but it's good for my recovery trail to journal my thoughts and motivations for quitting. I also...

Guys, I have a problem with my sensitive dick. Like it gradually becomes more and more sensitive to the point that I just accidentally rub it and it just ejaculates. It happened two times already and I feel like it's going to happen soon. Every time it started with me thinking about one girl...

Finally thought I'd join this forum and see if I can improve my life without giving into the temptations of watching porn and jacking off. As lately it's been bringing me down and I've been feeling a great sense of shame as I keep giving into said temptations. There's been times where I've gone...

Hi, I hope everything is ok with your life and goals. As the title tells, I'm at last on day 120 of Nofap, and besides telling the benefits and inconveniences about it, I'm here to tell my PMO story and how deep and bad I sank on it. It's hard for me to talk about, but I hope this opens your...

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...

So few days back, as usual i couldn't sleep at night though i did read lots of stuff around the internet and some really good articles regarding nofap which helped me vanish the temptation completely for atleast 2 hours then when i finally got on bed and still couldn't sleep so i got on my phone...

Hello to all, I decided to finally join nofap for a sense of accountability. This is my story, if you're interested. (Its not short) You see, I've been trying to achieve self control in this area of my life since puberty, never fully succeeding but fighting fiercely - I once destroyed all my...

I have lost the exact count but it's over 45 days since I last masturbated. I was motivated to follow NoFap after l learned about so many advantages(self-improvement). However, after these 45 days, I don't see any major improvement in myself in terms of energy, focus, or in any other thing...

Hey everyone, I've placed a lot of pressure on myself to come out of this quarantine a better man - in better shape, having more energy, growing in my faith, eating more nutritious food, being more productive, and staying in a consistent routine - but any efforts to do this have been...

Hello Everyone, I'm (a dude) ready to kick the can in a more organized way than just "avoiding" doing it. Below is my bio about how I finally got to this point in life: It began in 5th or 6th grade, about age 11-12 and has followed me many many years till now at age 23. I grew up in a...

Two years of NoFap (hard-mode) - How it all began and how it helped me turn my life around I apologize for the delays in delivering this long and detailed life-story of what my life looked like during my PMO-days (and what made the tide finally turn) but life has been quite busy overall and I...

I am not a porn addict. I just watch it occasionally. However, the main area of concern is masturbation. I have been trying to stop it since the past 8 years since the age of 20 that was when I began with it. Before that I never even tried doing it. After that day, life changed completely for...

I'm addicted to my phone. So I decided that I'm gonna put it away for a while. That means no social media, no internet browser, no YouTube videos, no memes, no games. I will only use my phone if necessary, or for things that I know are beneficial for me (e.g. reading e-books, checking workout...

Note: This is going to be somewhat of a long one (so sorry for that), but mostly I'm reaching out for advice. If you don't want to read the long wall of text, you can skip to the last three paragraphs for the core points. I got something pretty good going - a 6 month streak sober from PMO...

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...

Hi! I am 19 and I graduated back in may! Nofap has been a struggle for me ever since 9th grade. The longest I have ever went was 30 day's. my streak usually last's 2 weeks on average. I start collage in January and I really wanna be clean off of porn by then so are there any tips on this...

Every night before sleeping and every morning after waking up I watch a 'quit porn' video on youtube. This gives me the motivation to stop watching porn for the day. TedX and Ted ed have very informative and motivating videos on this issues. There are also alot of other channels that help. The...

I started watching porn and mustarbating at the age of 17 Now I'm 22yrs old I almost spent a years of watching PMO 1- I've read books, how to get ride 2- i setted strikes but i relepsed 3- i watched a hundred videos how to get ride porn but non of these videos helped me 4- i hated my self...

I have after much deliberation decided to block YouTube and all websites related to mindless time-wasting (not that YouTube is necessarily a waste, but you catch my drift). I am hopelessly stuck in front of a screen, unable to get myself to do what I actually want to do and feel better by doing...

Hi All, I'm 23 years old guy. I started masturbating from very early age (since 10 year old kid) without knowing about masturbation. The craving for that feeling made me an addict to Masturbation. I got introduced to porn during my early college days and i literally became a slave towards PMO...

I've been watching porn and masturbating for 11 years, starting when I was 14. Now I'm a grown adult-- failing at relationships, dissatisfied with life, unable to concentrate, unable to find pleasure in things that I formerly found beautiful and fun. I've had accountability partners, but lie...

Hello, everybody. How you doing? What are you up to? I'm a youngin' from Europe (22 years young) and my mother tongue is not English. Here I am, because I wanna talk with you about a lot. IT is already day 26 of semen retention for me. That's it retention, I feel no addiction to porn, even...

The Army Needs YOU! To not be a pathetic, weak, and an undisciplined wanker! The Army Needs a Strong and disciplined human, capable of love and compassion. Will it be You? CHALLENGE : This is Hard mode. No Nudity .No masturbation(edging/touching). No pre marital or extra marital sex ...

Women have approached me before, but this was different. I'm certain that this particular type of scenario was the first time it's happened to me. It was a touching and memorable moment which I partly credit to NoFap. I was out at a restaurant with a friend of mine and one of his friends. As we...

Hello! I’m addicted to porn. I think that’s how therapy starts right? J/k. In all seriousness, I do have a problem with porn. I’ve been watching porn consistently since the age of 12. It started with lingerie catalogs and VCR tapes, then evolved into HD Hi-speed Internet porn. I am...

Things have been going really good for me lately and I am on a roll. I have been clean and have not had any desire to PMO! I have been single for a little and have found out so much about myself and feel that I am enjoying my own company. Unlike many others I have not been married but have had...

New to NoFap. About 8 years ago I didn't masturbate for 50 days(not on purpose) then "Friends will benefits(film)" got me :P Have been watching porn and masturbating on a regular basis ever since. It never seemed like a problem but I wanted to test my self control and thus decided to break my...

Hey everyone! I’m new here. Basically, I realized that all of my problems stem from a lack of discipline. At first I thought, “If I just fix my sleep schedule, everything will be fine,” but I find that I’m struggling to make myself go to bed at a reasonable time. Then of course, it’ll be...

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,I'm 17 years old,I started watching porn since I was in 8th grade i.e. 3-4 years back.Ever since then my porn consuming habit has increased both in quantity and quality(meaning the porn which gave me big highs i.e having fetishes).And now I feel like i've come to a "cannot get out" scenario...

Since I have been on nofap I have noticed that my libido has increased significantly. However I find myself now thinking about and wanting to have sex all the time. Is this normal? I am horny at all times of the day. I know that my partner enjoyed it at first however I think it is starting...

I read something very interesting about confidence and i wanted to share it here maybe it's going to help some of you . Basically low confidence is linked to self image which is also linked to self discipline To make things easier when we say to ourselves this is the last time that I watch P or...

I had been in a streak of progress for more and less 3 months, since december until february. But is seems like at the begginng of this month, I have now returned completely to my old habits. It started with sexy images in social media and soft core hollywood-movie sex. Then I started to look...

Hey everyone this is my first time here, lets get straight to the point. I'm sick and tired of porn can't even face myself in the mirror my studies are messed up i sleep too much, hate myself can't concentrate on anything I've tried everything but ends up....really bad.. Please give me some...

I'm doing a pushup challenge for self-improvement that will hopefully later on lead me to do cardio and heart healthy exercises, using the momentum I gain from this challenge. I will start by doing 15 assisted pushups every day for a week, and then the next week 20, and then 25, and then all the...

Uh, this is a bit awkward for me, but hi, im Rain&Glitter i'm 26, and i just saw this reddit and website, read the information and this problem is somthing i have been trying to get under control for years with varying results. You see, I'm a dude that likes dudes (dont really care for labels)...

Soive come to see firsthand how, after a week plus of no porn, your brain starts wanting, then insisting then BEGGING for dopamine release. Its not even your dick begging for it, its your brain. Yeah you feel the urge down there to release but its all in your head. Think of your brain as your...

So lately of course ive been noticing im having way more detailed dreams and dreams i can temember; ive read hefore that when rebooting you start to dream better... anyways my main concern is: i had a VERY graphic dream last night involving porn i used to watch and idk how but i came up with...

Hello everybody,my name is Johnes Simmons,I'm 22 years old and I'm recovering from PM addiction.It all happened like that,I started masturbating at the age of 19 and since then i was addicted to it.Then on the 9th of November 2017,11:05 p.m I stared at the mirror where I usually brush my teeth...

I believe in out of sight out of mind approach to NoFap. It means no resistance, but utter ignorance. The amount of success you get with this approach depends to extent of solid block of useless triggers. Useless triggers is defined as sexual content of any sort that doesn’t contribute to you...

You can find many plants available that can help with Nofap, I read that in middle ages hop tea was very popular among monasteries. I find it tasty and usefull as well. Have you tried any herbs for selfrestraint?

I have reached 21 days of nofap. But on my next day urge and obsession ruled me and I fountained.. Following that challange, I tried to beat the previous challenge and as soon as I reached 22 days.. It reminded me that I have broken the previous streak. That pride got my hands to the junk...

Hi, I'm Andras. I'm here for the same reason all of you are here: I want to quit pornography. Our motives will probably differ, but I want to emphasize the point that I stand with you all. I think I need to quit watching pornography. And right now, I need your help. I'm doing badly. Writing...

Hi! Male, 23. Been doing PMO since 11 when I had first access to internet. At first, I started it out of curiosity but then I got addicted to it in an year. During the first few years, I didn't realize what I was doing to my body because the side-effects were not noticable. It was only after...

This is day number 3 of not masturbating. However, when I sleep I get a lot of erections. Arousing thoughts of women also go around as I'm sleeping and as I get these erections. What could this mean?

Well guys, it happened. I relapsed. More than once after setting myself a challenge to go a whole month in time for comic con. But I've learned something from this as well. The reason we get urges to relapse is because of our thoughts and how one thought can lead to another. This is why many...

Hello i am Harioso. I am trying not to fap to better appreciate my fiance'

hey everybody, I'm a 21 yr. old Christian and I've struggled with MO since I was in kindergarten and PMO for the past 10-12 years. I discovered my sexuality early on due to "inappropriate interactions" with the opposite sex far too soon. As time went on, my sexual drive began to increase and...

Man finally i feel i have self control, but i am feeling wierd right now, like an emptyness that i have nothing in life, maybe with years of addiction i was unable to see i was wasting my entire life in a room with a computer, now i have to try to fix that mistakes

So after a few months doing research non-stop about a plethora of different things and listening to all kinds of people talking about this and many other subjects, I've come to several conclusions, I thought I'd share some of them with all of you. If this can help even one person then I consider...

Im interested in trying this as I originally dismissed the idea entirely, just had a cold shower but my question is How cold is cold ? My shower has dual heating, single heating and no heating as well as ten levels in each of that I normally shower on 5 and a half dual heating and started at...

My Anger Issue:( I don't know if any of you experience this but sometimes I feel really really angry. Maybe it's because I don't meditate regularly or some nights go to bed too late, but I find that I'm always easily angered and frustrated especially when playing...

Successful this is the term which we use to satisfy ourselves as well as to please others everyone's definition is different so is mine. For me to be successful is to control body,mind,emotions and thoughts that's it and that's very difficult watching porn is like an addiction for me and...

Hello everyone!I am new to nofap. since 15 I have been masturbating atleast 3 times a week and feel guilty when i relapse that I failed again.this is the first time I have talked about it.My longest record was of around 1 month last year.This time I wanna go further.Today is 6th day!Hope to go...

I've posted this in reply to someone, but thought that it should have its own post as I believe it could help people with their journey. (Btw Simply advice from personal experience do what you want :D) I used a multitude of blocks on my tablet that block one another as well all with impossible...

Hello there! My name is Omar and I've been addicted to porn for more than THREE YEARS so far. Sometimes, I edge to porn for at least two hours, which is pleasuring, BUT A WASTE OF TIME AND ENERGY. I basically watch porn on a daily basis. I'm really glad to know that there's a community that...

Hey everybody, My background: I’m 23 yo, still a virgin, and I work as an officer on a cargo ship. I work contracts of 3 months on board, followed by 2 months of vacation. I love my job, but from December till March, rather than sailing with my ship, I had a contract where I had to lay at...

I can't believe this actually works.I was going through some random articles and I happened to find this out.When I saw it I thought it was some troll.I tried it out for a coupla days and it actually freakin works man it freakin works. The answer to all your porn addiction problems...

As I get to bed and start masturbating, life start to feels hopeless. Decide to go all the way and keep lacking self control. Decide to PMO and gain my waifu back for some minutes, only to lose self control, progress and any chance with real woman. Decide to pay whores and become a sex...

Hello everyone, its been a while since I posted I have been busy in trying to clean all the mess up, yeah I am talking about my life and I am killin' it. I am on day 265 and I feel like I am the strongest man on the planet, my life has totally changed. I used to play video games all day, PMO and...

Okay so, I was feeling really horny today and didn't MO but looked at pictures of girls in light clothing (bikinis, yoga pants, none were actually naked). I think I may have broken my P streak, did I? It was only for an actual minute or so, nothing more! I didn't feel anything in my head but my...

It's day 8 and I figure I should start my journal. My unhealthy relationship with porn dates back to when I was 12/13 - so about 5/6 years ago; after being introduced by a cousin when he was joking about it. Initially, it was an everyday thing, as a young boy I found it amusing actually, it was...

Hi, I am new here, joined NoFap on December 20, 2016 (today). I am 21 year old, male from India. I am going to take the Reboot Challenge because of the following main reasons: Lost self-control: I've been watching porn regularly since I was 16 years old. But I got severely hooked up on porn...