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Day 1 -- A decision long over-due

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by prodigious_focus, Apr 24, 2020.

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  1. prodigious_focus

    prodigious_focus New Fapstronaut

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    Hello all,

    22-year-old male here. I have been using porn for 10 years now and am ready to make a change. I have lately noticed its controlling effect on my everyday life and emotions. Porn has been controlling my life and I'm ready to stand up and make a change.

    I was first introduced to porn at the age of around 12. Since then pornography has been present in my mind or on my screen on a basically daily basis. There have been times where I have been able to quit porn for a while but find myself finding alternatives like literature and just masturbation. Dabbling in these things inevitably drags me back into porn time and time again. Upon reading about the effects that porn and masturbation have on my brain and emotional health I am more than ready to make a change.

    I'm addicted to porn/masturbation and I know this is not going to be easy. I started a 90-day hard-mode reboot today!

    Making a commitment today and I appreciate your encouragement.

    Thank-you
     
  2. Nick_boy

    Nick_boy Fapstronaut

    Hey man! Welcome to the forum!
    I understand what you're going through. It's my first day here too. :)
    Hope you get through this successfully.
    Best wishes:)
     
  3. You_ll_succed_for_sure

    You_ll_succed_for_sure Fapstronaut

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    Welcome.

    You have a nice nickname: that's a great sign for you future !
     
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  4. | Nico |

    | Nico | Distinguished Fapstronaut
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    Welcome to the community, best of luck on your journey, any questions or concerns please dont hesitate to ask :)
     
  5. prodigious_focus

    prodigious_focus New Fapstronaut

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    Thanks to all of you for your responses. One question, any immediate next steps you would recommend me taking.
     
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  6. Hey, welcome to the NoFap community
    : )
    It's nice to see you here fighting the good fight alongside us!
    First let me go ahead and drop some helpful links for you:

    Getting Started Guide / Forum Rules / How to Use the NoFap forums/ Glossary/ NoFap Panic button /
    Set up your day counter /
    Rebooting Resources/
    Accountability groups (new!) /
    About NoFap/ Support Nofap
    Here is just some advice:

    First and foremost please take a careful look at each section in the forum, there may be something(s) you will find to be of big help to you.
    Secondly I advise you to be active on your profile(as there a few active people in the profile section). Please start by choosing an avatar and then begin posting frequent status posts to show you're active and needing support/encouragement.
    The forum has got a neat little feature that shows freshly posted statuses for all users to see.
    People will find your profile and give you support.

    There’s a portion of people who love communicating in the profile section..(it should be and is )mostly spportive talk but it doesn't hurt to deviate from supportive conversations. It would be great to have you join in and become part of the team!
    We support others in the threads, profile posts, and journals/reboot logs.
    Once you receive some support, please be sure and be grateful to the member for the help/support you received and consider giving some in return to anyone you wish.

    Thirdly, you should highly consider creating a public journal/reboot log (in the appropriate section for you) to write about your days in depth for us members to follow along on your journey and offer support to you on.

    Please start your journal in the correct section and with that, also try your best to post in the correct sections as it is mandatory and would be helpful to the mods who organize the forum. : )

    Last but not least: Good luck on your journey here, make sure to really give it a try with all your heart!
     
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