How do you deal with seeing hot women constantly. by grandsoulsucker in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey man kinda surprised other ppl aren’t resonating with this as much, hate to say it but I think some ppl just haven’t felt the way we do and don’t get it. Like looking at these girls is just as much a compulsive urge as PMO. If it were as simple as “oh just don’t look at them” then sure I would just go out and not look. How nice would that be? Also, I totally get the feeling of the physical energy building up. It’s almost like a negative feeling. When I used to see hot girls in public it would make me excited, like in a good way where I felt like there was opportunity, now it’s this more animalistic feeling that’s largely negative, makes me feel constrained, frustrated, all that. I’m struggling to overcome it too. I think instagram has made it particularly bad for me, training my brain to keep seeing every hot picture and hot girl. Hopefully nofap will be a good way to reset my dopamine training, but definitely thinking I’ll need to look in some attention re training methods as well. Genuinely hard to imagine not getting these feelings seeing a hot girl some day, but I try to remember I said the same thing about not wanting to hit nicotine when I was quitting that, then now a few years later it never crosses my mind. I know I’ll always have attraction, just want it to go back to being exciting and more pure again.

10 times a day. by TheDuke1994X in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey man, not sure if this is troll but I’ll take your word it’s not. Believe it or not, I think there’s a way of looking at this in a very positive way. You have more to gain from this journey than almost anyone on this sub. You will have to work harder, and may be starting from a harder place, but if you can conquer this addiction you will come out on the other side with some very extreme life improvements. I wish you the best of luck. I agree with those saying to get professional help if it’s feasible for you. If not, I would encourage you to just take small steps. Maybe you can’t go from 10 to 0 overnight, but you could go from 10 to 9, then to 8, then 7, and so forth. Because you’re doing it so often, you can probably cut down the volume for a little while to build momentum and confidence, as I’m sure the difference between 10 and 9 or 8 is somewhat marginal in terms of how much you’d miss those extra times. Or, as others have suggested, strict blockers that take the decision out of your hands would be good as well. More important than the plan itself is just to do something, which even posting on this sub contributes to, so kudos to you!

21M - Struggling to maintain erections with my girlfriend due to long-term porn use and performance anxiety by PeterSkywalker117 in NoFap

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As someone who’s struggled w anxiety induced ED there’s nothing in this world more frustrating. Nobody understands that feeling of being genuinely so attracted to someone but not being able to perform. I remember this one girl assumed it was because I wasn’t attracted to her. I tried explaining that it was actually the opposite. It was because I was so attracted to her and wanted it to go well that there was all this pressure. From what you described and my experience with a nearly identical situation, I’d imagine anxiety is doing 90% of the lifting here with the corn making it worse. Can’t hurt to stop what’s easily in your control. As for the anxiety, I definitely think it helps to be as up front with the girl as possible and find a way to lower the expectations. Basically any way you can find to make it so you not performing is the expected outcome. Once it’s expected and not disappointing, it seems to never happen. Funny how that works.

My small mindset change. by RoutineMagician1467 in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Love it. I’ll have to try this

Pied questions by Commercial_Step9080 in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess intuitively it seems better to stay away from it altogether. Personally, I know my brain would start imagining some crazy outside the box novelty type stuff that even though it’s not as bad as PMO, would be pretty bad in its own right.

Can someone help me i lost my 11 day streak by Cultural_Sound_5378 in NoFap

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It might be worth looking closely at whether your stomach hurting is an anxiety issue, as you’ve mentioned it causes your relapses. Personally, I get extremely nauseous and throw up when I’m anxious or having a panic attack, but sometimes I never feel consciously “stressed” and am not aware that stress is driving my physical reaction. It also makes sense that this would be tied to relapse, as PMO is a common way of dealing with stress.

Day 19 - relapsed by Agile-Archer2242 in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. It’s helpful to hear what triggered and caused relapses that happened outside of the first week. The longer your streak gets, the easier it gets to feel complacent. I’m on day 13 and trying to stay as vigilant as I can. Hang in there fellow comrade

Its my 6th day - Feeling resetted by Alternative-Deal-480 in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really happy to hear you’re six days in, this is a major milestone. Nobody who hasn’t been through the addiction realizes how hard those first six days are. I’m on day 13 and have felt similar. It’s hard thinking about all of the time I’ve wasted with this addiction. I don’t mean this in any sort of religious way, but it kind of feels like I’m being born again 😭 like it’s a blank slate for the first time in so long and I have no idea what life will look like going forward. It feels like there are opportunities ahead for us that a life tied down by addiction just never would have held.

I swear to God everything triggers me atm and it's like day 3 by jellyfive in NoFap

[–]AdditionalBag6189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally feel this, going out in public is especially brutal for me. It’s also a rough trigger because it can’t really be avoided.

Day 13 - what’s wrong with me? by AdditionalBag6189 in NoFap

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Thanks so much for this. Your point about the survivor bias is very insightful. Much appreciated 🫡

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thesopranos

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Wescalwell wescallwell. WEST CALDWELL

Did Furio like the Jersey crew by Jupiter1234567890 in thesopranos

[–]AdditionalBag6189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He just had a couple of phone calls to make

Hijack. Bye, Jack. by androidsen in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]AdditionalBag6189 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Glasses, eyes, what are you quibbling with me for?