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@Lee Grayson welcome to nofap! I am glad you took a decision to seek additional help because that will make a lot of difference. Since you have fairly long streaks already you will make progress quickly with the support of this community.
I encourage you to start a journal here and try to post regularly.
I wish you good luck!

 

Hello and welcome to NoFap!

Yeah, I've experienced the same thing. If you're determined enough to relapse, you will always find a way around any obstacle to do so. There's just too much porn out there and too many ways to manipulate the Internet to completely block ALL of it.

However, mindset is important. Letting the addiction take control over you is something to be COMPLETELY avoided. If you stay strong, stay focused, you can succeed.

Good luck!

 

Yeah, our community can help you abstain from PMO. It helps to know that whatever you've been through, you will find people who will be understanding. No one here will be shocked when you talk about PMO-- they will completely understand. That can be very refreshing.

 

Hi. Welcome to forum!

Make sure you create a personal journal thread in Reboot Logs section and blog there on a regular basis. As well as just generally be active participant in various forum discussions. I recommend this to everybody new here because it's the major thing that helped me when I was first starting. Just lurking on forums, reading and learning is great. But it usually is so much more powerful to engage. It helps to keep us motivated and accountable when we are active part of community. And keeps this in front of our minds so we don't forget about importance of it and slip away in our old habits. Sharing is also therapeutic. This is a major reason why AA meetings work so good. But that was developed before internet era. These days we can get most of the same benefits online through communities like this. So don't underestimate the power of active participation.

I would also like to suggest you to look into mindfulness meditation. It has helped me personally tremendously to learn how to deal with urges and triggers. It takes a while to get good at it and notice results, so you need to be consistent with it, but once you do it's very powerful. It has been used by sages for thousands of years to deal with various issues of the mind. And in recent decades the science is also catching up to what ancient sages have know for centuries. Meditation these days are widely used as very effective tool by psychologists for treating addiction and by neurologists for supporting recovery of the brain. It is a great exercise for the brain the same way as jogging is great exercise for the body. Check out this Ted talk, it gives a good idea of what's it about when it comes to philosophy. As far as practical side of it there is this awesome smartphone app called Headspace for guided meditations to get you started.

Wish you lot's of strength and success in your reboot journey!

 

Welcome! You’ll find some great resources and support here. I’ve found conversations with accountability partners very helpful. Can only agree about the porn blockers, etc, when you’re fixated on it the mind will always find a way around them! Here you can find the support to make a real change of attitude.

 

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Bit of a warning, though. I'm currently pretty inactive from NoFap due to life, so responses from me may be pretty far and few. You may be better off looking for someone else for now.