New to NoFap (kind of)

Hi all,

I am recently signing up to the NoFap forum to try and reclaim my life. A little backstory:

I am 25 years old and I have struggled with porn addiction for 10 plus years. About a year ago I realized that I had a serious problem after asking a doctor why I found it difficult to get and maintain an erection with my partner. He told me that it was more common these days due to internet pornography. It was that moment I knew that I had a problem that had to be addressed.

Ever since that day my struggles have been seriously difficult. I have tried time and time again and have never been able to break this addiction. My longest streak without porn Is around 14 days. This is in over a year of trying. I have previously tried this NoFap forum but I fell away from it after a while and forgot my username and password. I thought I would try again.

Fast forward to today and my relationship has pretty much ended due to my addiction. I have been seeing a therapist to try and help, with no avail. Other methods that I have used over the year include: cold showers, intermittent fasting, regular exercise, meditation, reading, certain blockers, NoFap apps, support groups, you name it. Nothing has seemed to work for longer than 2 weeks.

I am over being a slave to pornography. I need to change. I want to change. This isn't me. This addiction has turned me into something I am not and as Freddy Mercury once said "I want to break free". Anyway since I am new again to this I would like to learn some of the best tips and recommendations to beating this addiction. I need to try something different. What are some steps that you have taken to be successful? Is there anything you do daily that has helped? How do you avoid relapse? Any tips and advice are welcome and wanted.

Sorry for the long post. I am hoping this will help. Looking forward to some comments hopefully.

Thanks guys.

 

thank you!