social isolation

Had you met an old childhood friend after not communicating with each other after a year or more? Upon first meeting each other your friend starts spilling a long list of great achievements to you, like how they got their dream job, and they are working a lot of "super cool" projects with a...

Hello All, Its early days for me out on the edge of Europe, consumed with feelings of isolation, discomfort and loneliness but man is life feeling better somewhat and its only been 11 or 12 days (but who's counting) all I know is I am more alive and open to general day to day activities. But...

Ok guys I really need you all to come talk to me please. I've been on nofap for about 30 days now but every now and then I would come across some porn pictures and then look at them but leave right after I seen them. FOR THE MOST PART, I have been following PMO pretty well and I DONT SEE ANY...

I am 24, a graduate school student in Architecture. I am writing my thesis now, so I spend lots of time by myself at writing. Other form the thesis, I hit the gym every morning at 6 to 8, I have Japanese classes 2 times a week. I have not having any sort of social life for almost 2 years, I...

Good day brothers! Below is translated from China's Jiese forums, enjoy! May 5 2016 streak broken on day 86 This time I made a common mistake among brothers. Which is gaming addiction, at the time I was addicted to league of legends. This crippled me for several years. From age 11 to 15, I...

before my addiction started i was normal and mentally healthy with no problem at all, and the top student in class , and i was extremely social , i was awkward from time to time but in normal range , however when i was in my last years of school i have done a mistake that i regret now and been...

Hi all. I think this is the right section for this thread... I was listening to a podcast earlier which talked about the correlation between social intergration and longevity. I found it pretty interesting and thought I'd share it with the community. I thought it especially important as one...

(English it's my second language. In advance, sorry for the possible mistakes) Mine, it's not a dramatic story. I'm a male, 25 years old. For years I've been using porn, once daily at least for 10-11 years, 3-4 times if I was dealing with stress. I was thinking of it as a healthy innocuous way...

I have been addicted to pornography on and off since I was a mere 9 years old. I think that being introduced to porn at such a young and vulnerable age really scarred my brain permanently . Starting off with softcore porn did not last long as my brain would always want to shift to something new...

154 Days.. So I am well into NoFap, and I've experienced some benefits, but I cannot get into those now. Ever since about 30 days in, I've been experiencing extreme mood swings, depression, anxiety, and social anxiety(isolation). It's gotten to the point where I am scheduling a visit with a...