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1 week brain drain

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by paradigmshifter, Aug 13, 2018.

  1. Around 7 days urges to relapse become very strong. This time round I've managed to avoid PMO, but by the skin of my teeth. I find myself endlessly scrolling through social media to feed the appetite of my brain which is searching for some kind of endorphin kick. By luck I didn't scroll past any triggering content, but social media remains to be a huge trigger for me. It's like I'm compelled to surf endlessly (well, until I reach what I'm subconsciously looking for - and we all know what that leads to) to fill the void that avoiding PMO has created.

    Obviously I know that to truly kick it is to use that void to do productive things sans internet connection, and for that I need a mindful approach, as opposed to what I'm doing now, which feels like the bare minimum - using willpower rather than discipline to avoid directly viewing pornography,but giving the brain enough stimulus to subside through mindless surfing. But again I've been here before, and I know that the brain wants more, and after 5 minutes, an hour, half a day of scrolling I'll eventually give in and relapse.

    Does anyone know what I'm talking about? It's so easy to do it half halfheartedly and it feels so hard to do it effectively - it feels like such an effort to put the phone down and snap out of the daze when you are in it.
     
  2. LilD

    LilD Fapstronaut

    Scrolling is one of my biggest problems. I had to delete apps from my phone to stop it.
     

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