Hello everyone, I've been on and off NoFap for quite some time now, with my longest streak being 43 days. However, I seem to keep hitting the same roadblock. Usually my streaks go something like this: Stage 1: Day 1-5: Powering through the first days, usually not too tough for me, but I don't notice many benefits. Stage 2: Day 6-12: Start to feel some benefits such as more time, more productive, more focused Stage 3: Day 12-20: I feel AMAZING. Like I could conquer the world. No urges, hyper productive, super outgoing, high energy, the full package. I feel that I really connect with people more and have staggering confidence during these few days. Stage 4: Day 20-relapse: I stop feeling as amazing. I have some urges but nothing crazy. Usually the reason I relapse is because my mind is always on sex/nofap. I end up spending hours on the forums just perusing success stories/benefits in order to keep me motivated, and my productivity and focus tank. The more I notice this happening, I give up in an attempt to get my mind away from my journey and back into reality. Then I am back at square 1 again. Right now I am at day 17, but I am definitely entering Stage 4, and like always, I am not sure what to do. Do I give up and become more productive and focused? Or do I try to power through in the hopes that all of that goes away and I can continue to live in Stage 3? (And could Stage 4 be considered some sort of flatline?) If anyone has any insight, I would be very interested in your advice!
