How long does it take for urges to lessen?

You know, it varies by person. The first several days will always be tough. I feel like my strongest urges came around day 50.

 

the urges never leave for me... i have them when i work, walk, lift, read, talk, rest, eat, etc... never goes away
its getting harder and harder im taking cold showers that last sometimes a hour when i come out i feel like dieing
when i stop shaking after a few hours the urges come back which makes me want to jump into a cold shower again but i cant cuz the water bill will go high and i cant afford that...
will probably jump in a lake but its getting summer so idk what will keep these urges away...

 

THey're never completely gone, unless you get castrated or something. My tough spots are when my brain wanders at work, a beautiful woman walks by, and sometimes, just any ole random thing would trigger thoughts that make me stumble. Look away, get out of the situation, whatever, the earlier you catch it, the better. You can't not think about the bad thoughts, so it's important to think good thoughts or at the very least, other thoughts.

The nofap emergency guide on this forum was helpful to me. One said your atoms were forged from stars. Quit being pansy. It's the angry wolf meme so it was done to be funny, not to demean. But I thought abt it....even till now, and it's true. We're made from stars, mere crappy thoughts won't stop us!

 

It truly varies man, but they will always be with you (Not trying to demotivate.)
Following that, it works different for everybody.

That being said, the longer you go the easier it will be and the stronger you will become abstaining.

The best thing you can do is work towards being as busy as possible, keep yourself distracted. I went .. 179 days. I still relapsed in ignorance.

We're all in this together.

 

the urges always come back as soon as you O with or without a partner.


the key is not do anything sexual if you want zero urges