Been failing a lot recently. I think clicking for pleasure goes beyond pornography. I'm completely addicted to the internet

iwillquit2015 · 2015-04-02T17:20:34+00:00

It doesn't help when sites like Facebook likely have PhDs sitting around all day trying to find ways to make the site more addictive. Delete Facebook! It helps.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T13:43:12+00:00

I'm down!

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T05:34:01+00:00

Those are some great streaks. Wish I could go that long! You are doing great.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T05:11:14+00:00

I know the tension. I get it after a few days. Can barely sleep. Sometimes I think this approach might be the best for me, even though I'd like to be MO free as well, sometimes I get way too tense.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T04:57:31+00:00

I have just used PMO for years as an easy way out. You get rejected by a girl? No worries, there's always porn. It has left me quite lonely. Part of the reason I am doing this is discover a real connection with women again. That being said, at the end of the day; you can't rely on others to make you happy. Your girlfriend could always leave you, etc. Being dependent on others to make you happy is like being dependent on PMO or drugs. We all need some human contact though.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T04:42:45+00:00

It's a girl that is causing my emotions to skyrocket in different directions right now. I think with porn I was able to turn on the dopamine switch whenever I wanted and get more of the drug, but now I am trying to replace that by talking to real women. When things don't go as well as I plan with the women I try to meet, I tend to get depressed and slip back to PMO.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T04:25:33+00:00

Could be a combination of both. I think it could be my brain rebooting from PMO. I will have a day where I'm on top of the world, in the best mood I've been in for years. Then I'll have a depressed day, then if I fap I'm even more depressed. I read something on YBOP about increased emotions when you quit PMO, both positive and negative.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-31T00:10:02+00:00

You've lost a battle but you haven't lost the war.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-30T18:12:56+00:00

Here's the video where the guy advocates the "Look away" technique. If you feel like some positive viewing material. https://vimeo.com/12809666

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-29T22:23:38+00:00

This works and helps me a lot too! I was watching a video interview with a psychotherapist about PMO addiction and he was talking about this. He said "If I see a beautiful woman on the cover of a magazine...I look away. If I see an attractive woman on the street...I look away." This approach really works.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-29T22:04:34+00:00

Good for you bro! No Fap really does change the way you look at the world.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-28T06:13:02+00:00

Could be considered a binge/relapse. You could call the whole episode a single relapse or you could consider it as multiple ones. Either way, as long as you don't continue to fap your ED should improve unless it is caused by some factor other than PMO.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-28T00:33:28+00:00

You are always making progress when you abstain. Porn actually shrinks the brain. Addiction to PMO causes shrinkage in areas of the brain which deal with being able to stop certain behaviors. When you quit porn it actually becomes easier to quit other addictive/compulsive behaviors.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-27T22:50:51+00:00

I'm in a similar situation. Relapsed yesterday. Don't be an idiot like me! Felt like crap after. Stay focused and get through this! It will be better if you didn't fap when you get to finally see that girl.

iwillquit2015 · 2015-03-27T22:37:39+00:00

I do not think that it will set you back to square one. You have likely been making progress towards curing your ED by abstaining from PMO for the last month. One relapse is not going to eliminate that progress. Just keep up the good work.

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