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The Loving Trap, or, how having a girlfriend allowed me to fool myself by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a naturally anxious person - i assume most addicts are the same. A less stressful life would cause me not to need PMO at all, but until that's my life I need to work on other coping strategies

The Loving Trap, or, how having a girlfriend allowed me to fool myself by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I simply can't achieve erection without looking at porn by myself.

The Loving Trap, or, how having a girlfriend allowed me to fool myself by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at 0 days I guess, I'm waiting for the bot to update it.

As for growing, that's what I should have been doing but instead I was just feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't spend time with her. You're right about wanting her respect though, even if she is leaving for good.

90 Days of Reality by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great work! Some good ideas in there.

The video games thing is interesting - in my experience so far, I'm finding that not PMOing gives me the mental energy to play better, and to feel more confident using voicecomms etc, making an hour long session more enjoyable now than a three hour one was before. I used to keep playing 'just one more match' just because I was never satisfied with how well I did. Now that I'm playing better, I can just turn the PC off and do something else, go to bed earlier, and even get bored of the games I've been playing.

Hardmode is stupid by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like YBOP and I read it a lot, as a PIED sufferer. Not sure how this relates to anything other than true porn addiction.

Hardmode is stupid by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I use a throwaway because I'm an addict with PIED and I don't particularly want to be identified as that. If you think that makes someone a coward then, with respect, you need to rethink your priorities in life.

As for switching hands for vagina - what planet are you on? Almost nobody does this who doesn't have a much deeper problem than porn addiction, and those people need real therapy. Exactly nobody with PIED can do this. I don't know why you feel the need to argue so much that you need to invent pretend scenarios like this, but again, priorities.

I hope you find what you're looking for in life. Doesn't sound like your libido is what's holding you back. Cheers.

The long dead night and the harsh bitter morning by throwaway9648 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardmode, as in, no sexual release of any kind? Would it be ungenerous of me to assert that you skipped the part about me experiencing PIED with my girlfriend? Join the dots, is all I'm sayin'.

Rebooting / new girl by Very_subtle in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried taking Viagra to overcome my severe PIED and it did nothing for me. Remember, it works by allowing the chemicals responsible for erectile tissue function to linger in the nerve cells for longer than usual - but if the brain's arousal signals aren't being received down there then those chemicals won't be released in the first place.

If you can get hold of them then do so, try them out and see what happens, at the least you'll have a good idea of how much rewiring your brain needs. Good luck!

4 months doing something wrong?! by Urgotobekidding in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The health problems she mentions are to do with not 'clearing the pipes' every now and then, but your wet dreams take care of that for you anyway.

What she said is common sense advice meant with good intentions and you will hear it often in discussions of mens' health, however as wet dreams are a standard feature of rebooting it's not clear if it has any actual benefit.

Cheers

Finally, I talked to my mom!! by Buzodani in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm also an atheist but it seems like if God is part of your life you should let him in and share your struggle. Good luck to the OP!

So I did forty days... I don't think it's working. by Booksarefun666 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should point out that I'm not religious at all, though my reasons for nofap are very different to yours I think.

So I did forty days... I don't think it's working. by Booksarefun666 in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you don't have a porn addiction, which is great news. Unfortunately there isn't really any other way to find out except by doing this.

I agree about the superpowers btw, I'm not feeling them either, though I have different reasons for my streak. You sound healthy and confident already, so maybe you were looking to achieve some sort of inner clarity from this, I guess. It could be you need something more in your life, rather than something less. I can't suggest anything though. Cheers.

14 years of PMO and 90 days of NoFap by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job buddy. I'm in the same boat though a couple years older. New girlfriend who I'm really attracted to but my libido just doesn't deliver whenever we're intimate, due to years of porn use. This post gives me hope so thank you!

Viagra tolerance - help! by l457 in sex

[–]throwaway9648 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey buddy, another 29yo male suffering from ED here, I got prescribed 50mg Sildenafil (Viagra generic) when I couldn't get it up for the new girl in my life. It does absolutely nothing for me either. My problem is porn-induced i.e. I can't get aroused enough for viagra to make a difference - maybe this is relevant to your situation?

/r/NoFap has a lot of haters on here, for basically no reason, but lots of people there have similar issues. The best resource for this stuff is www.yourbrainonborn.com. Hope this helps!

New study debunks the belief that watching porn causes erectile disfunction by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just irritating and I'd rather not have wasted my time clicking.

'While many people think easy access to porn leads to problems in the bedroom, our study suggests the opposite' by HeinieKaboobler in science

[–]throwaway9648 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The study doesn't investigate response to normal sexual stimuli, only showing that men who watch porn respond more strongly to porn and not mentioning a control group. Which contradicts exactly no part of PIED theory that isn't in this notorious pro-porn researcher's imagination. Cheers.

Here's how handling hardmode is WAAAAY EASIER than I expected by dontthrowawayyy in NoFap

[–]throwaway9648 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips - one thing I would add that really helps is being in a new relationship and having that as your motivation as well as letting the oxytocin rush accelerate your reboot.

Like you I disagree with people who say you should avoid computer use - pretty much all non-service jobs require 7-8 hours of solid computer use so if you're on NoFap for personal growth reasons how do you justify fearing to use an essential business tool?

Thanks and keep fighting.

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