guys could you help me? I reached a record of over 200 days of nofap, everything was going well, when yesterday the family talked about homosexuality etc. and my brain started unleashing triggers and now I have very strong flashbacks (I state that the flashbacks never completely went away) I feel very down like when 1 year ago I started nofap and I suffered from severe HOCD. could you give me some advice? how do i completely defeat flashbacks? are they considered relapses? help me please
Try to start meditating. Meditation literally teaches you not to think about something, to isolate or block certain thoughts and generally is a great tool to build mental fortitude. Just give it a try. And no, those flashbacks are NO relapse. Don't be too hard on yourself, but also don't slip now. Meditate and stay calm. Consider these flashbacks as part of the healing process. It's a sign of addiction leaving your body and mind.
