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Relapsed when I had every reason not to

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by CheshireCat2323, Aug 23, 2014.

  1. CheshireCat2323

    CheshireCat2323 Fapstronaut

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    Hey guys, some background. I went 77 days without looking at porn, edging, or ejaculating. On the 78th day I had a very friendly and lovely Asian massage therapist (was a long time fantasy of mine and was totally unexpected, so you can understand why I didn't put the brakes on!) After that I edged now and then or would occasionally masturbate to ejaculation, but I did not look at porn. I had accomplished the 77 days despite the fact that on day 38 my girlfriend of 4.5 years broke up with me, so somehow I weathered the storm.

    Long story short, up until a week or so ago, I never bothered with porn again. But I started looking at pics, and today it escalated and I went to a movie site for the first time since February. I'm very disappointed. Aside from unemployment and school shit I have very little stress in my life, and as of a month ago I've been going out with the most beautiful girl I've ever been with and we've known each other for 8 years, we're happy as can be and the sex is amazing. So what the fuck happened? Why am I edging, fantasizing, and now habitually looking up porn again?

    Lack of direction, boredom and the "chaser" effect

    I regret to inform that all of my years of fapping, depression, and drug abuse have caused me to become a 25 year old with no job, no idea where to go in terms of a career, and with this a lot of free, alone time. I lost my job a couple months ago when my boss broke his leg, and fortunately I've spent a lot of my free time building a very healthy relationship.

    My girlfriend certainly satisfies me, but after having sex I get the "chaser effect" the next day, I want more and think about sex. Rather than doing the healthy thing and saying "OK, not now. We have things to do today, remember?" I'll slip into wanting to use sexual pleasure to try to compensate for an emptiness I feel inside.

    What I plan to do about it

    Posting on this forum a few times a week I think will be a good way to remind myself that I will not allow this relapse to become a resurrection of my habit. I'm going to put a post it note on my screen with the exact tasks I'll use my computer for and no more. Unfortunately most job applications are done online, and I'm supposed to be working an a non fiction book. I'll be spending time on my computer out of necessity, so planning out ahead of time is a good idea to be productive and still have some leisure time for funny or scientific videos.

    I am also going to place a picture of my girlfriend near my computer as a reminder to knock it off cause she's waiting to see you when she's out of work. I'm very lucky to have a beautiful, compatible girlfriend, and watching porn and fapping is essentially saying she's not enough, is taking her for granted, and is showing absolutely no gratitude for this amazing gift of a relationship.

    I'll also be spending more times figuring out a career plan, I'm really thinking of working towards a Bachelor's in Computer Science.

    Hope I didn't get too many TLDR'S! Thanks for reading and stay clean!
     

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