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How to Get Back on Track?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by j_a_123, Jun 7, 2022.

  1. j_a_123

    j_a_123 Fapstronaut

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    Hey everyone, I'm on day 11 of my streak. I did not relapse, but yesterday I spent a lot of time in front of the screen. I've done this long enough to know what can happen. It always starts this way 1: too much screen time 2: get triggered by an instagram story or text from a girl 3: try to resists but keep scrolling/flirting/sexting 3: eventually start edging, then, sometimes days later, fully relapse since "PMO is better than edging, might as well start over"

    My temptation is not porn, but flirting online/sexting/nudes. I am currently in that place where the screen has me by the brain, so to speak. I cant concentrate on anything but going back to the phone to text or check social media. It's the first step down the path to relapse, and it's for sure using the wrong pathways in the brain. In this state, I lose the desire to go out and talk to girls, and the idea of picking up the phone becomes more exciting that the thought of a real sexual encounter, even if I dont plan on looking at P.

    How do you escape this slump mentally? What do you guys do to get back on track? I can tell that I'm not rewiring when I'm in this state. For me, social medial and texting girls IS THE ADDICTION PATHWAY and therefore I can no longer justify it by telling myself that as long as it isnt PMO then it's a valid streak. I need to rewire in the real world with real girls, and this is just as bad as PMO. Any advice?
     

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