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This is like renouncing pleasure and taking a vow of celibacy

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Danny99, Oct 26, 2014.

  1. Oct 26, 2014 #1
    Danny99

    Danny99 Fapstronaut

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    I'm feeling an immense craving to fap and have practically no other source of pleasure:( .I have my exams going on and can't go outside , can't have a girlfriend(orthodox bulls**t :mad:).There is nothing in my life except maybe the pleasure of getting say an A in my exams . But this is like say a monk's life of celibacy ,no enjoyment , at this point I'm practically trying to be some Gandhi here , would anybody like to go that far ? Is there any reason for me to not masturbate right now.

    Is it practically possible for me to say "alright i'll do it once a week " , or is that tougher , please be honest :) , I feel like my situation is not like the majority of people here .

    Note : The benefits I am looking for are 1)Success in my life - great grades , great job , respect from people , calm mind ,NO ADDICTION , self improvement every day. 2)I guess sex is out of the question so I really don't care if nofap makes you attractive to women or makes you great in bed .
     
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  2. Oct 26, 2014 #2
    napionder

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    - you know very well that 'doing it only once per week' is not going to work. It's like a alcoholic only drinking one beer.
    - doing it once a week will not reboot your brain and you will remain addicted and will not reach the goals you listed above.
    - I have never heard of a religion that does not allow sex, but does allow fapping. If you're honest with yourself you know that fapping is just as bad as sex (in the eyes of your religion)
    - If you describe your religion as 'orthodox bullshit', then maybe the time has come for you to question your believes and decide for yourself what is best. What's the point of believing in something and then only doing a couple of things on the list of things that you're supposed to do.

    Just hang in there man, the first weeks are the hardest, after that it gets better and you'll start to see things in a different perspective. Now it is just a matter of being strong and not giving in to your cravings!
     
    napionder, Oct 26, 2014
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  3. Oct 26, 2014 #3
    Danny99

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    Thanks for the reply ,anyway, the orthodox part was for the parental control and the society I live in , not religion,(for example in countries like India ,Pakistan etc it's not possible to have a "normal" sex life as experienced in most western countries),there's nothing much I can do about it and have to live with it.What I mean to say is I don't really have a problem with sex or masturbation from a religious point of view,its just that the society I live in has a negative view on sex before marriage( which happens when you are 30 something).
     
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  4. Oct 26, 2014 #4
    napionder

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    Sorry about going on a bit of a rant there Danny99, didn't know your situation. I'm not a fan of religion as you can maybe tell from my previous answer.
    As far as nofap goes, there's no shortcut to the reboot. Either you do it for 100% during at least 90days or you'll keep being addicted. So, you'll have to get strong and just do it. The good news is that it will get easier after the first few weeks!

    Good luck!
     
    napionder, Oct 26, 2014
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  5. Oct 26, 2014 #5
    Danny99

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    Thanks :D , yeah I see that it'll only get harder to ditch the addiction if I do something like "once is a while".
     
    Danny99, Oct 26, 2014
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  6. Oct 26, 2014 #6
    MelancholyWeightlifter

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    Life is not even worth living without sexual pleasure, right? Man, might as well just give up if you're not doing NoFap to bang chicks....

    You need to find existential pleasure in things greater then orgasm. You have these goals, derive happiness from making progress towards them. This kind of pleasure actually grows you as a person. Physical pleasure is inherently pointless.
     
    MelancholyWeightlifter, Oct 26, 2014
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