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Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by Christang.GT, Sep 10, 2019.

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  1. Christang.GT

    Christang.GT New Fapstronaut

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    So I self diagnosed myself with being a porn addict. I honestly didn’t ever think that could be a thing but the more and more I read on it, it is almost as if you were on drugs. No one wants to admit this because it’s something personal but I’m tired of how it is affecting my life now. I don’t want to say porn is the only reason I can’t treat women as anything more than objects but I know it is a factor. I’ve been in a relationship for the past 4 years with the woman of my dreams and I cheated because I thought I could get sex (thankfully I never did anything more than text or go out with one at a time) but now she’s done with me and I know life goes on but I ask myself how did porn and this addiction affect me here. The truth is it is like a drug. It made me numb to her and desensitized me from feeling what she felt. Once I realized I stopped. It’s only been one week and it has been hard. I honestly still find myself almost automatically opening my private browser on my phone and i stop myself and i ask why? But it is if my brain automatically knows when I’m alone or I am slightly turned on it knows what to do. I’m the self development type and I just want so much but I never saw this as a problem because people do make it seem like it is a “natural” thing now days. But I learned it’s like carrying a weight around with you all the time and it just slows you down. I am tired of letting this addiction hold me down anymore. It’s already cost me more than I could afford.
     
  2. moazaman72

    moazaman72 Fapstronaut

    Hey man you are never alone in this community, to be honest with you, I barley have the focust to type this post but I will do it anyways, Ive got an opposite problem to you where I have little intrest into getting in a relationship and don't believe I ever will if I continue on this destructive path. I've had one thing that was keeping me focused and that was my degree and now i've lost that as well. To succed in anything in life you need people who are willing to help and people who understant your struggles and currently I don't have that and from the sound of things you don't have that either. Quiting porn cannot be done alone and it cannot be done on its own. It is therby important that you have a plan going forward and you need to STICK WITH IT NO MATTER WHAT, because the cost of not doing this is FAR GREATER than the cost of quitting. So if you are willing and live in a timezone close to the UK's we can become accountabilty partners (50% 50%).
     
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    There are plenty of wonderful, friendly and knowledgeable people here to help youalong on your journey to a life free ofPMO. I wish you nothing but the best!
     
  4. The guilty guy

    The guilty guy Fapstronaut

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    Many people don't even consider this as a problem. You are up here fighting it the right way. What you said is absolutely true. Porn is not the sole reason of objectification. But it is the main reason. Sex is actually something which is very divine. It is the expression of love in purest form. To take such topic and desensitize it, porn can do that. Once you watch porn you just look at a random woman on street as some object. Subconsciously you stop respecting them. Even a friend of yours will become your object of desire. There won't be any limit to. You will go on degrading your positive energy and your conscience and you will be lost in life. You will fall into a vicious circle of pmo. You will keep complaining about silly things, you will be detached from your loved ones, you will be alone all the time and finally your personal life becomes a disaster.
    We are all here to help each other. Welcome to nofap. Together let us build a strong and peaceful future for ourselves
     
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  5. Life's Journey

    Life's Journey Fapstronaut

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    Hi Christang.GT, wishing you loads of strength and good luck on your journey away from porn. You've already made an important step by acknowledging you have a problem. Keep up the good work.
     
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  6. Heyyy welcome to the NoFap forum : ) It's nice to see you here fighting the good fight alongside us!

    Here is just some advice:

    First and foremost please take a look at each section in the forum, there might be something(s) you may find of big help to you. Feel free to post there :+)

    Then secondly I just strongly advise you to be active on your profile(as there quite a few active people in the profile section). Please start by choosing an avatar and then make daily status posts to show you're active and needing support/encouragement. They've also got a neat little feature that shows freshly posted statuses for all users to see. People will find your profile and give you encouragement/support.

    People (are beginning to) love communicating in the profilesection..(it should be and is )mostly spportive talk but it doesn't hurt to deviate from supportive talk. It would be great to have you join in and support others in the threads, profiles, and journal, we could always use your help and in return you shall receive some as well!

    Thirdly, You should also highly consider creating a public journal and write about your days in more depth for us members to follow along your journey and offer support to you by way of posting in your journal.

    Last but not least: Good luck on your journey here, make sure to really give it a try with all your heart!
     

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