i just relapsed twice a few minutes ago. I am19 year old med student and Although i don’t have The time to pmo, i Still Find some and pick up The phone, go to The bathroom and The rest is history. I feel like i don’t have Any self control over this addiction, it’s like i’m powerless. I don’t Even have a Big streak, like 2 weeks or so, ever since then i can’t resist more than 5 days. Any of you guys have some advice How to overcome? It Could help a lot. Thanks in advance
I am in a similiar situation to you. The best streak I have had is probably just under 3 weeks without PMO. Usually, I struggle to get to 5 days too. However, being active on this forum, reading other people's stories and threads has really helped me to stop my addiction. Here is a useful link you can look through: Unfortunately, I am not able to post links on here yet because I have not been regiserd with the forum for 2 days. However, if you search 'reddit nofap the big list of tips tricks' into google hopefully you will find a page with a wealth of advice, tips and tricks on how to handle your addiction. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Stay strong brother!
It's ok man. Most of us have real troubles trying to overcome this. Is normal. After all it's an adiccion that has lessen our willpower. In my case I lost a streak of 158 days, just because I liked a girl with boyfriend. We started dating but after all I wasn't enough. And felt like shit. Since then I haven't gotten over a week without relapsing, but here I am, trying t a again. That's what define us, the fact that we keep trying to become a better version of ourselves. Regarding of your questions, I went full turkey in my first try. Not a single app in my cellphone that could lead me into porn without me looking specifically that. I stopped following girls that I used to like for their bodies and photos. Just kept close friends and posible job contacts. No instagran, no tumblr or any image search app. Chrome was the only danger. And I had to be really strong to avoid looking for anything sexy. Instead I focus in learning languages (actually, my first one is spanish), listen to videogame critics podcasts (I want to be a game journalist) and tried to be more social. Isolation leads to fapping, always. At least for me. I just fail for... a heart break? Kind of. Sadly for me. I'm determined to reach more that 180 days this time, I want my life, my will and intelligence back from this pity of despair. Living finally without this dark shadow behind me, that has caused me so much embarrasment (I did suffer PIED, so imagine). If the determination of leaving this hole of sadness and shame isn't enough, you could try to go to the gym, and focus in doing things that require you to spend a lot of energy. That helps a lot.
