I declare war on myself!

Try and go without it. See if you can.

 

That is what an addiction will do. I said to myself many times I can handle this. I was wrong. Don't be like me and waste years to PMO.

 

Hello. I think one should identify if it is an addiction. and for that is useful to compare yourself with smokers.... if one smokes half pack instead of two packs, I think he is an addict.
If one smokes a cigar every 6 months, or when is his birthday or is Christmas, he is not an addict. (Hope this helps. Have a good day!)

 

Hey @Miiiicheeal ,

Welcome to NoFap! You are in the right place.

I'm just a regular member on here, so take what I say as my experience. I found that I needed to:

1. Learn the NoFap program.

2. Get involved with the community.

The best resource I found was the “Getting Started with NoFap” guide. It is on the NoFap homepage and you can download it for free from this link https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-users-list-of-rebooting-resources.50878/

Then, watch this video:



It is really good and explains so much about how the blasting of porn images into the brain in high definition on high speed internet while slamming porn sounds into the ears with headphones can literally change the way your brain demands sexual stimulation.

The video explains it better than I can.

Also, a great page is https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-users-list-of-rebooting-resources.50878/ my experience is that by reading every link and watching every video, I learned so much.

Then, I got involved with the community. I'm not anyone special on here, I don't have any magic powers. But, I can say hello to new members, post my journal entries, remember to “like” peoples posts, and offer my experience, strength and hope where appropriate.

Looking forward to seeing you around on the forums,

--> L

PS - Think of pmo like a wolf. Stay near the center of the group with the winners and the wolf has a more difficult time finding you. But, stray near the edges of the community and the wolf can pick you off.

Also, here are a few journals to get started reading. See who they follow, see who is posting on their journals. You will find friends on here if you put yourself out there.

@Iron Patience - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155794/
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@ludwig525 - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155658/
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@Former_CD - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/87827/
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@PatrickR - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/139570/
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@GeeWhizz - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/152127/
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@Sunshadow - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/75108/
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@Tomoya Okazaki - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/143534/
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@Visor - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/144228/
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@Dragonnlife - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/136148/
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@weddingnails - https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/155372/
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Hello Michael (I spelled it wrong, I know), nice to meet you man! Consider imstalling porn blocker extension in your devices. I know they can be easily bypassed but having it will kinda warn you a little bit. Whenever you have urges, go straight to take a cold shower, I know everybody hates it but it workes for me!

 

Welcome

 

I understand what you are going through. I have learned from decades of using PMO that it gets ahold of you, gets ahold of your life, takes you away from those you love, and pushes you into wilder and wilder porn to get the same drug hit. That eventually is likely to lead you into dangerous online and in-person behaviors, which are very likely to really harm your life; perhaps permanently. SO; treat this problem as a very important one, and give it all your energy to fight this problem. I am new to NoFap, and it looks like there are great resources here to help you. Use them! I have been using therapy and 12-step programs such as Sexaholics Anonymous (which I think is VERY helpful).