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(25 days in) I want to quit, NoFap is making me sad and miserable.

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, Oct 17, 2017.

  1. This is practically my first streak, the first real one was 4 years ago when I was 17 years old and I went 31 days without PMO back then I was is high school and had a somewhat of a social life but now I am 21, virgin, never kissed and never worked either, I can not get a job because I have a personality disorder called "schizoid personality disorder" and because of that I never went to college or did any courses... My only connection with sexual activities were PMO and now that it is out of question I am miserable.

    I feel weak, ashamed, dumb and way less confident my sleeping pattern is messed up the days feel weird and the feeling of shame is taking over me. I hate social interaction and because of that I do not have social skills, I just found out that I can not notice when a woman is interested in me because the way I feel emotions and connect them to people's emotions is different because of my neglected childhood. All of that is coming up because I stopped fapping and watching P... Usually I sweep that under the rug with some videos...

    Has someone been through something like that? How do I deal with feeling like a sack of shit when I have a disorder that makes me demotivated to change? It is not like I can just suck it up and "do even if I do not feel like it".

    TLDR: I am seeing how much of a piece of shit I really am and I have a disorder that makes me demotivated. How do I deal with it?
     
  2. Beamer

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    Hi there,
    I noticed you :)
    I understand that it must not be easy for you to stop with PMO because it's a flight out of reality. We all do that for the same thing in fact, but for you it is
    without doubt much harder.
    One thing that PMO won't do is to shape a positive selfimage, and that's one of the first things (or THE first thing) that you need to feel better.
    You probably disagree with me here, but all therapies and cures for psychological issues (that all of us have in some way, our "trauma's" as some call it)
    start with a positive selfimage and acceptance of who we are.
    This is no easy task for most of us, i know, but without it everything you try is doomed i'm sorry to say. Putting yourself down with thoughts like: worthless, not good enough, ugly, not deserving happiness, ...and so on are outright desastrous for even the slightest begin of recovery.
    Since motivating yourself is an extra problem for you, maybe you should seek professional help, but talking here to people and venting your feelings and thoughts can be very, very helpfull. Everyone has his own story here, and comparing and hearing stories from others makes it possible to reflect to your own experiences. It can be very healing, promise me.
    This is a great community with people all wanting the same: quit PMO and returning to a normal sexlife and be happy with their lives.
    Feel free to ask anything here, people will react for sure !
    I wish you a peacefull mind and courage to overcome whatever problems you're facing, you're not alone !
    Stay strong !
     
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  3. Thanks a lot for your words and I agree with them, no external thing can change our self image for better I remember that after a few months of working out and having a body that girls liked I was still feeling unworthy even when they looked at me on the street. In fact, I remember two instances when they looked at my abs which is a clear sign to notice even to someone like me that can not notice when women are interested. I am going to try to stop saying and thinking bad thing about myself, thank you and stay strong too.
     
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