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Week-long binges?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Deleted Account, May 20, 2020.

  1. A friend of mine with a porn addiction has told me on more than one occasion that he has binged on porn all day, every day, sometimes for as long as a week. During these binges, he has hardly left his room, skipping meals and calling out from work while spending every waking moment looking for porn.

    I have no reason to believe he's lying to me, but I find it very difficult to believe that he's not exaggerating a bit. I've certainly had my own binges where I've spent a few hours over a few days looking at porn, but I find what he says he's doing incredible.

    Is this sort of thing common at all? Is anyone here given to these amazingly lengthy binges in which they put their lives on hold for days on end?
     
  2. Sounds like your friend is really hurting emotionally for him to be so deep in his addiction. That was the case for me whenever I went on long binges, but mine wasn't as bad as your friends. I never skipped a meal, but I wouldn't have my normal appetite. I would still show up to work, but I'd be sleep deprived and often show up late. Your friend could really use some help, but it all depends on whether he's ready for that or not. If he is, i think a great first step is to get him to join this forum and be an active participant. Maybe eventually he'll want to go on the path of recovery and not treat his feelings with porn.
     
    Eoghan mac Phádraig likes this.
  3. Addiction to pornography is a dissociative disorder, so why is it inconceivable that someone in great pain should desire such a long hiatus from the cares of everyday life? Your mate suffers from life as if it was a great affliction, and you have to ask why has it come to this?
     
  4. Thanks for taking the time to reply. My friend had moved across the country a few months ago, so there's no in-person contact between us at this point. When I talk to him, he sounds quite happy, apart from relapses. Obviously he's not sharing the whole picture with me.

    Ironically, it was he who told me about this site, but he never joined himself, for reasons that he's never been willing to explain. Sometimes he's startlingly honest with me about what's going on in his life, other times he just refuses to give me anything but happy talk. I just try to be patient and to meet him where he happens to be. Thanks again for your insight.
     
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  5. Your mate suffers from life as if it was a great affliction, and you have to ask why has it come to this?[/QUOTE]

    His suffering doesn't really come through when we talk. In general, he talks about how pleased he it's with how things are going. Being that we now live far from each other and are in irregular contact, I'm not in a position to probe more deeply. I hope to see him sometime this summer, so perhaps I'll have the opportunity to ask him how his life is really going. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
     
  6. I cannot imagine how exhausted and shiity yout friend feels. PMO makes life 90% more depressing and even it gets even more harder or someone if he has some mental issues. All i can think of is to let your friend get his life together by starting eliminating porn and fapping
     

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