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How do you continue to not act on urges and use them to your advantage?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by JoeSuppity, Jun 23, 2021.

  1. JoeSuppity

    JoeSuppity New Fapstronaut

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    Hey, I'm Joe, 16 years old. I started NOFAP back in September and it has helped me. Before I was fighting the urge, and the longest streak I had was 18 days. I am no longer counting the days, and I have realized that I should not fight the urge, but learn to manage it and use it. I now have started to not count the days and have started to transmute my energy and tried urge surfing which worked. But soon enough in a streak, I peak once, and I either let it go, and do something else. Or I go back to it. And soon enough I give in How do I continue? How do I continue to be responsible with the urge.
     
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  2. Kung_fu_panda_

    Kung_fu_panda_ Fapstronaut

    Welcome to nofap.... But i don't have any suggestions for you..... Stay strong...
     
  3. JoeSuppity

    JoeSuppity New Fapstronaut

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    Thanks my man, I'll start using this more. I don't want to PMO, in the moment I fight but give in, and that needs to stop
     
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  4. Kung_fu_panda_

    Kung_fu_panda_ Fapstronaut

    Don't give up... Keep fighting....
     
  5. 野良西木

    野良西木 Fapstronaut

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    Fighting the urge is good, but willpower is just like your stamina, if you use it constantly you'd wake up with your dick in your hand. I suggest you realising why porn is a problem and how pointless it is as it gives nothing but solely take, realise that the urge is created by porn and the more you look at it the stronger your urge will be.
     
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  6. silentmike

    silentmike Fapstronaut

    If urges are too high then its a lost battle. I learned I must do all it takes to prevent urges and increasing sexual tension from appearing. So no thinking about P. no fantasizing, this requires absolutely not looking at any triggering content - once you have such thought - and you are aware of it - then you have 2-3 seconds to make use of you will power to throw this thought away - how? - cold shower, read something, shake head, ....

    In my fap times I used to watch P. to stay longer awake in nights :) it didn't work, I did stay longer but work wasn;t very productive.
     
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  7. jt850

    jt850 Fapstronaut

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    Take the strength and intensity of the urge and throw that in to other things that you love but particularly things that you enjoy and things that provide long-term benefits. Don't even think about it, just do it. Throw your energy into something else immediately. That's how I'm attempting to transmute. I pour my energy into workouts, helping others on NoFap, creating music, and, soon, going back to school to get my degree. All love and strength to you brother!
     
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  8. PeterGrip

    PeterGrip Fapstronaut

    Hi Joe. You can ask yourself what lies behind your urges. This is your chance to think about what triggers you, why it triggers you, and most importantly, figuring out the right course of action. There is no simple solution, else you would see it posted everywhere. You have to find your way of dealing with it. Consider the advice of others, but remember, only you can figure out what works exactly for you.
     
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