Hey guys, I’m 19 I’ve been addicted to porn for 5-6 years since puberty, I had a 7 day streak before this 10 day one and I was feeling so happy and good but I realised that I relapsed sooner than the 7 days as I kept peaking at sexual content and I realised that was probably why I was so happy as I kept feeding into it, I’m currently on day 10 of this streak, I’ve looked at barely any sexual content maybe 1 or 2 photos as I’m scrolling but I always get my self out of it before it even begins getting to me. I’m doing well but I feel no benefits, but I’m at the point where I can’t even be bothered to relapse, although it would be so nice I would love to, I just need some change in my life and I know this is the next step. As I said I’m feeling no benefits and I’ve been addicted to PMO for around 5-6 years which is pretty rough as that means I began around the time when I started puberty, so my brain is pretty f’ed up from it, my question is the rest of the people on here, when you were addicted for that long and since puberty, when you stopped did it take a lot longer to feel the benefits as my theory is that I’ve been addicted for so long that my brain just needs a bit more time, at the moment I just feel crap everyday, mainly because of lockdown but I feel like it’s heightening because of Nofap, my question is am I flatlining early? Is it just gonna be a long flatline for 3 weeks then my brain will start to fix itself and I’ll feel like a god? Please let me know your guy’s stories of when you first did Nofap after that long time of PMO, love you all!
Hi mate, well done for making a start on your nofap journey. I've been doing it for 3 years with a longest streak of 130 days and a fair few 30-60 day streaks. You are unlikely to experience drastic life changing benefits after only 10 days. Some people feel they have superpowers but for me personally nofap has given me the chance to reflect on my behaviour and act far more purposefully in life, rather than being dragged around by emotions and temptations. So I'd say keep on going and don't expect miraculous results immediately, it will take time for you to see the benefits. Even if it does take a little longer you aren't missing out on anything by engaging with nofap. This is just the start of a long journey of self-improvement and trust me it will be well worth it. For me nofap didn't produce instant results, but allowed me to look honestly at parts of my personality and life that I wanted to change. Good luck bro, feel free to message if you have any questions.
