vibemanlove
New Fapstronaut
Hello, I'm new to this forum.
I'm 25 years-old, and I used to struggle with addiction to pornography since I was 12.
Though I don't have a streak/count of consecutive days "clean" to show you, I can easily say for myself that I am no longer addicted to PMO.
It used to be the first thing I'd do in the morning, and the last thing I'd do before bed. It used to be all I could think about during the day. Now, it doesn't even cross my mind to watch porn -- I have zero desire for something I used to waste hours on almost every day of every week, growing up.
I'm just here to remind you that I'm not anything special. If I can overcome this addiction, resolve my loneliness, find freedom, and bring my mind and soul to peace within myself, so can everyone else on this website. There is nothing I have that you are lacking. The only difference between "me" and "you" (freedom and addiction) is awareness. Nothing else. Take my word for it.
You don't need discipline; you don't need willpower; you don't need a year-long streak... You don't need anything except your own undivided awareness, your unswerving equanimity to sit with uncomfortable feelings like "boredom" and "anxiety" and loneliness and "depression."
Currently, you (reading this now) might see your relationship with PMO as something of a battle or a struggle. I promise you that there exists a reality in your timeline in which you see it as an old toy, a mere distraction, that no longer serves you and your mission.
It's impossible to give you exact advice, because I don't know your exact situation, but the most potent piece of wisdom remains the same and rings just as true, regardless of your circumstances: all you need is your own fearless awareness.
I'm 25 years-old, and I used to struggle with addiction to pornography since I was 12.
Though I don't have a streak/count of consecutive days "clean" to show you, I can easily say for myself that I am no longer addicted to PMO.
It used to be the first thing I'd do in the morning, and the last thing I'd do before bed. It used to be all I could think about during the day. Now, it doesn't even cross my mind to watch porn -- I have zero desire for something I used to waste hours on almost every day of every week, growing up.
I'm just here to remind you that I'm not anything special. If I can overcome this addiction, resolve my loneliness, find freedom, and bring my mind and soul to peace within myself, so can everyone else on this website. There is nothing I have that you are lacking. The only difference between "me" and "you" (freedom and addiction) is awareness. Nothing else. Take my word for it.
You don't need discipline; you don't need willpower; you don't need a year-long streak... You don't need anything except your own undivided awareness, your unswerving equanimity to sit with uncomfortable feelings like "boredom" and "anxiety" and loneliness and "depression."
Currently, you (reading this now) might see your relationship with PMO as something of a battle or a struggle. I promise you that there exists a reality in your timeline in which you see it as an old toy, a mere distraction, that no longer serves you and your mission.
It's impossible to give you exact advice, because I don't know your exact situation, but the most potent piece of wisdom remains the same and rings just as true, regardless of your circumstances: all you need is your own fearless awareness.
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