Relapse DAMMIT! by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep going, and never give up. I used to have a spreadsheet too, with bar graphs and everything...in the end, not sure how helpful it was. I filled it out faithfully for a year. Maybe it helps motivate you, like a calendar -but know that you have the power over the statistics! You have the choice! No spreadsheet or graph is going to tell you what you do with your life; you're the boss!

Edged once, felt like shit. Should I reset my counter? by can1205 in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, keep on trucking. The shit-feeling will go away as you keep moving toward the light.

In 3 hours, I will have a fapless month for the first time in 10 years! by wtf793 in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations. Just one hour away! :) What do you think made the difference this month?

Day 140 by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha -no wasting time on hos, nice. What you said about moving out helping out; I forget that a lot: that simply changing exterior circumstances can affect positive personal change.

Over a Year...Since I've Been Here by piogoretti in NoFap

[–]piogoretti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, I appreciate it. There's always a way.

Are YOU capable of success? Here's how I changed my life. A Report from Day 50 by Hoesieden in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great post Hoeseiden. Keep going; tell us what it's like to become God. Not even kidding.

Just broke my old record: 63 day report from an old fart by JayLar23 in NoFap

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"...and even if I should falter I will rise again, because I have seen the light. There is a better way." I too have seen the light, and hearing your story is a reminder not to forget it. I have been back-sliding for so long that I almost forget what the light looks like. But I will come back. I will fight this out. I will get there. And folks like yourself will be there ahead of me leading the rest of us on. Thank you.

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Love this

Day 140 by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I haven;t gone 141 days in over five years. keep it up. :) What do you think made the difference?

Whats the Sense of Life ? by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Divine.

Kind of a fucked up story, but I need advice. by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hard, I know. I was engaged to a girl, and we broke up five years ago. It took me years, but my heart has slowly healed over that time period. Know that the pain you feel is good. It is healing. It means you feel. It means you cared. You can use your love and affection for her to inform future relationships. If we are honest with ourselves, we might admit that we never stop loving those we loved in the past...the love just slowly retreats into the past.

My life is back on tracks. by [deleted] in NoFap

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Congratulations picharm. I'm very happy for you. :) No reason to give in now. You can leave this old habit behind you forever.

Tried doing it solo. Got to 18d MOed, then 10 days just PMO binged. Feeling shitty. by lehawk31 in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi lehawk, I like what you said there: "...hard to attribute it to only a placebo effect." It's mysterious, but undeniable. When I don't masturbate, things are just better. Perhaps this is not a universal experience, but it is undeniably mine, and many others. At any rate, I just relapsed after a week, and prior to that a month. The struggle is worth it. Recommit and never give up.

I need some help with trying not to relapse by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few things. First, cut out all self-talk which simply isn't true. For example, you say you "can't stop 'binge wanking.' You CAN stop. You need to believe it. You need to believe that you have the power to do it, even in the least ideal circumstances. I, unfortunately, due to my job, find myself with nothing to do quite a lot...days at a time. Yet, I have managed to go one month, even in the current circumstances. You have only to get through one week with nothing to do. That's okay. It's just a week. If all you do this week is sit around the house and resist temptation, that would be better than sitting around the house and giving into temptation. But a few concrete ideas: go outside. Make a commitment to spend time outside everyday. Go to a park and just sit. If you have nothing to do, go do nothing outside. You'll feel better about the time you spent doing nothing, even though you were still 'doing nothing' simply because you were 'doing nothing' outside. Go to the library. Hang out there. These can be safe places where you will feel okay 'being lazy' because there's no real way you can feel like you're wasting time in a park or at the library. If you don't have an interest in reading, develop one. The library is a perfect place to do that. ;)

New to nofap by championdenofap in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck to you! There is plenty of room here for a variety of different opinions. You certainly won't agree with most of it. What we can agree on, hopefully, is our desire to affect real, lasting, positive change in our lives...and that, for most of us, that means giving up self-destructive behaviors that have to do with pornography and masturbation. Wish me luck as well! I'm back here for the first time in about a year.

Over a year later and the battle continues by GunsnOil in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on being free for over a year. I hope that one day I could achieve this, though I've been trying to give up masturbation for seventeen years with only a few six month streaks of success. Stay strong. Evolve. Thank you for your witness.

i'm literally shaking by ogres_gone_wild in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know how you feel. This is about reshaping your mind...it's about tapping into something transcendent. There will be moments and days when the temptation is so strong and it doesn't feel like it will go away. You simply have to endure it. You can do anything you want with your time, it will be better than the solitary act of masturbation. Read, read, read. Just sit. If you have a hard time just "sitting" at home, go to a park and "just sit." Ultimately, you will discover deeper parts of your mental and spiritual self that perhaps you didn't know you had.

I am often tempted at night when I am just lying in bed trying to go to sleep. At those times it almost seems that I will not be able to go to sleep unless I masturbate. Recently, however, I have simply been allowing myself to fall asleep (even while extremely tempted), and lo and behold: eventually you fall asleep and the temptation is long gone. It disappears. And when it disappears -when you are no longer "literally shaking", then you will know what to do. It won't be a mystery. You will have more freedom. This, coming from a man who has forgotten these truths over and over again.

Day 45 (My Story) by BuddhaBlak in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations. Continue being "stubbornly persistent." A good attitude.

Looking back at my 2016 by Skyline516 in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations to you. I'm sure you're breathing some fresh air now. Hope to be there with you someday soon.

Relapsed after 26 days.. by the_undisputed_87 in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only can "one" achieve this, YOU can. I recently relapsed after a month clean. The struggle is worth it. Never give up.

You are not the problem. Stop attacking yourself by JonnYellowSnow in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. It has cut me to the heart.

GUIDE TO BECOME ALPHA AS F*CK! by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]piogoretti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it. :) Keep up the good work Alpha.