Hi all, I am Joe, 33 years old. I did this last year for 90 days and then thought it would be different by going back to it but with the intention of just doing PMO less and less but of course it returned back to every night soon enough and recently I have been getting obsessed by it, seeking even more extreme material to satisfy the urge and it is making me feel dirty and horrible so I have to put a stop to it forever I assume otherwise I am going to just end up on this vicious cycle forever. It worked for 90 days last year so hopefully I can at least do that again but I think I will need some support and hopefully I can give some back to fellow members too over the course of the journey. Completed my first night last night PMO free last night so that is good but it is night time again now and that is the danger zone for me so hopefully being honest about it in this post will help before I attempt to go to sleep. Cheers, Joe.
Hi and welcome to the community I would recommend you to stay in touch with members and read their success stories. You may also learn tricks to avoid the short-term pleasure and to face the temptations. Be AWARE of your habits and control what you see and what/who you spend your time with. It's also important to limit the usage of social media. In addition, never be free! Use your free time as much as possible and do sports, exercise, attend classes, etc. This video contains everything that you need to know about porn addiction. Lastly, here is a collection of ways to deal with the urges which worked great for me. ֍ You got this my friend ֍
Wow @joep1504 props to you for doing the 90 days before nofap. I hope you find all the support you need on here, best of luck
Wow this is incredibly helpful, thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated. I am still very much in the adjustment phase haha it feels almost surreal but Iv managed 2 nights PMO free so far so il keep going. Thanks very much for your support. Cheers, Joe.
Thanks Nico. Yea it did feel really good when I did it last year but I fooled myself into thinking i would just be able to control it forever going forwards after that but now I know I can’t. So I am going to just take this one day at a time but also try and keep it going for as long as possible. How many days have you done?
Hey welcome to the NoFap forum : ) It's nice to see you here fighting the good fight alongside us! First let me go ahead and drop some helpful links for you: Getting Started Guide / Forum Rules / How to Use the NoFap forums/ Glossary/ NoFap Panic button / Set up your day counter / Rebooting Resources/ About NoFap/ Support NoFap 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 advise you to be active on your profile(as there 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. Theres a portion of people who love communicating in the profile section..(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. Make sure and be grateful for the help you received and give some help after receiving some. Invest in some people's journeys. 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/log (in the appropriate section for you) 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!
