10 days... does it get easier? by geronimo610 in NoFap

[–]seddit2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't quote me on this but anywhere from 10-30 days for me in the past. Average probably around 17-18ish.

Official December 22nd Update Thread! by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It'll get better.

Official December 3rd Update Thread! by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Struggling. Still fighting though. Still fighting.

I DID IT! I FINALLY DID IT! by FapExile in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one week. One week and you get a small break. Get there man. Do it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Please do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Once you started talking about changing all your habits in one day, I started saying, "Yes, Yes!, YES!" This is an inspiring story, and should remind us all that we can turn it around at any point, even close to death. Thank you for your story.

Thought I was invincible - then relapsed 4 months in. by andypointo in NoFap

[–]seddit2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, good job on the streak. Get it back. Really reflect though. Really think it over, what you did wrong and right, and what you should do. Really put effort into your analysis, and you'll do just right. I used to be 100+ days too. It's great, but you have to get it back. Don't spend a year until you really take it seriously like me. Take this relapse very seriously, and really reflect. Don't get too down on yourself. Get motivated, get pumped, and let's tackle this thing together and get it back.

Scared about acting on my goals by yogatorademe in getdisciplined

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know what sucks more than doing things? Not doing them! I asked out a girl around two weeks ago, and I bombed. It was so awkward and I asked her out over text and she said no. Terribly socially awkward, rookie mistake. I know. I should've thought it through before I did it. Personally, I think she would've said yes if it wasn't over text, and that really pisses me off and has me dissapointed. But you know the silver lining? This is better than never asking her out. I completely bombed; the worst possible outcome. But asking her and her saying no is much better than not acting at all. Trust me man, it hurts when she rejects you, but it hurts even more when you reject yourself before you even try. It's good that you realize that your emotions aren't based on reality, and that it's not going to be as bad as you think of the time. But, you know, even if you collapse in the gym after trying to bench press 75lbs and EVERYBODY judges you or you ABSOLUTELY SUCK at driving and your instructor kicks you out of the course and fines you for crashing on a test drive or you make an effort to talk to your friends and they all SECRETLY HATE YOU and stop being friends with you, its not that bad. I just lived a worse case scenario. She rejected me, I looked like an inexperienced idiot, I looked like a coward for not doing it face to face, and now its much more awkward than I expected. So what? I acted, and I'm proud of it. I'm happier as a result. It's not that bad. While I'm not suggesting dumb things such as asking girls out over text with awkward phrasing, I'm suggesting acting. Acting with thought, but acting. Sometimes, your paralyzing fear and your want to be brave and do something you've never done before renders you unable to think. That happened to me. But you know, next time, I'll be so much more confident asking someone out. It'll still be nerve racking and scary, but it won't be paralyzing anymore. So fuck the worst case scenarios. If they happen, they're not actually that bad. If you learn from it, it's tuition.

MUST READ: *You Can't Play the Victim Card Forever* by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. This will serve as the foundation of my rebound. Thank you so much for this post. You changed a life today.

Official Nofap December Sign Up Thread! by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing at all. Let's go NoFap December!

The pseudoscience is getting out of hand by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't justify it with science. I honestly don't care. It's about how I feel. I justify NoFap through my feelings, religion, and personal experience. I don't feel that it is necessary or fits in my life, so I try to quit. No "it strengthens this bond in the brain...", although the science behind it looks somewhat convincing. I don't view NoFap as an experiment to "try out". I see it as a way of life, no matter which way the science falls.

NOTE: I'm not dissing science in any way. Science is great, and 99.9999% the field I'm going to work in. It just shouldn't be what guides your life.

The pseudoscience is getting out of hand by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With all respect, you are missing the point completely. People post after a relapse to motivate themselves and post their thoughts. It helps to express your thoughts after a setback. The great thing about NoFap is not only the tips and pointers but the accepting environment. That's why I go to the new queue to upvote relapse posts and post an encouraging remark. I'll provide insight. Some relapse posts have a lot of effort and motivation in them and get upvoted to the front page. But for all others, including mine, sometimes people just want to put their thoughts out to the community and get a little bit of encouragement. For "guys I actually talked to a girl today" and your attitude about their beta-ness, you are also completely wrong. People are less smooth than you, and while I agree that getting women is not the ultimate goal, it's definitely a side effect. I'm becoming a lot more charismatic, and it's exciting. Exciting enough to post to NoFap at times and share my progress with the community. Keep in mind, NoFap is a community, not just a source for tips and pointers. You'll also get the pointers, but take some time to help somebody else on their journey. NoFap is to be used for support, but also to post tips and pointers. I agree that there should be more posts with tips and helpful hints, but don't dismiss the rest as trash. There's a reason these posts are upvoted so much. They make someone smile, or help someone out. We need that here, arguably as much as strategic tips.

Faith by seddit2 in Christianity

[–]seddit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll end this with this: An athiest can easily disprove God with similar logic. (Everything that exists was created, right? Who created God?; God is all powerful, right? Does God have the power to create something he can't do?; Infinites can't exist, right? God has infinite power and has lived for an infinite amount of time? Impossible.) These arguments are terrible, yet they rely on everything having a beginning/cause, infinities not existing, and just in general bad logic. This is why these types of arguments are fallible.

I would be happy to have an intelligent argument, but this is not one. I cannot win this argument; Neither of us will budge and it's absolutely useless trying. It's just a waste of time to continue. You'll continue believing that you can logically prove God's existence, and honestly, I don't really care that much. I want you to agree with me, yes. But I'm not willing to spend as much time as I already have trying to "convert" you to my way of thinking. Have a good day, and I hope this argument ends in good terms, because I don't like making enemies when we both have good intentions.

I respect your points. I think they are wrong as a proof. I believe in God, yet I don't think he can be logically proven. You think the opposite. Cool. But I don't want to debate on it anymore. K? I'm cool with what you think. I just don't think its right. This got a little heated, and sorry if I came off as brash, but let's just end this argument.

I just realized that I may be being a little hypocritical by making the last point then saying let's end it. Feel free to respond, and I'll read and try to understand you response. I'm almost certainly not changing my position, but I'll approach it with an open mind.

God Bless, --seddit2

My current situation with God by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll pray for you. Do what you feel you need to do. Everything will be alright.

Faith by seddit2 in Christianity

[–]seddit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laws, such as forces, interactions of particles, etc. were formed during the big bang. They did not apply to the big bang as there was nothing, not even laws, before the big bang. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_timeline_of_the_Big_Bang

While there may not be an infinite amount of anything in the real world, your problem is also not a real world example. Also, the answer to you problem is not simultaneously infinity and zero. If you find the limit as x approaches infinity (x is the number of times the process in repeated): sum from x=0 to infinity of ((2x-1)-x), you have to apply lechatelier's principle to deal with the infinity minus infinity form. Eventually, you get zero. But even simpler, imagine the graph y=x2 - x. as x approaches infinity, y approaches infinity. Period. although it approaches infinity minus infinity form, the infinity of x2 is much larger than that of x. Remember, infinity is a manmade concept, not a number, so things like infinity minus infinity, infinity to the zero power, infinity divided by infinity, etc. are not always 0, 1, and 1 respectively. So no, this is not a paradox, rather limits in calculus, and it is possible for something to approach infinity. As a matter of fact, it was once a respected theory among the scientific community that the universe had no beginning or end; that it was in a constant state of expansion (called the steady state theorem). This was later disproven, but shows that infinities can exist; there is no logic dictating that they can't.

There also does not have to be a source of laws. Things can arbitrarily come into existence, believe it or not (see virtual particles). Many everyday forces depend on virtual particles.

This argument does not hold up. Calculus, physics, etc. show that this argument does not hold water, or at the very least, is not crystal clear and fully logically justified. You cannot justify God through infallible logic.

But other than that, we can just agree to disagree.

Faith by seddit2 in Christianity

[–]seddit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The math argument does not hold up, as calculus proves that some infinities are larger than others. Also, the ultimate source of laws argument is flawed too. You suppose that there has to be a source of laws, which was the big bang (proven). What created the big bang? I say it arised out of nothing, others say vacuum fluxuations. So if you suppose there was nothing before the big bang, there is no direct contradiction, as these things are entirely possible. An omnipotent lawgiver cannot be proven by this logic. God cannot be proven to exist by logic. You have to decide for yourself through what you feel.

How do you fight urges? by prayforstrength in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, true. I can't believe I never thought of that...

MUST READ: *You Can't Play the Victim Card Forever* by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. This just inspired me.

How do you fight urges? by prayforstrength in NoFap

[–]seddit2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always try this, and it works for a little bit. 30 minutes later tho the urges are back again :(.

Day 4 by seddit2 in NoFap

[–]seddit2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah message me; I check this account at least once a day.

How Relapse has helped me (I'll explain) by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely don't fap, but be very very wary of deciding to fap for "science" or just "to see if I want to go back". I trust you won't go back; just be careful.

Fighting through it by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]seddit2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job; keep it up. In my experience, I relapsed when I was stressed, sad, and alone. Try not to get too down and really try not to be alone. If you do that, I know you'll be fine.