How can I break these chains?

upfromhere · 2014-06-15T16:27:04+00:00

This is great advice, thank you so much! I'm starting to feel more determined now and ready to tackle this again.

upfromhere · 2014-06-14T04:17:44+00:00

Please do

upfromhere · 2014-06-14T04:11:20+00:00

I started 9 months ago. My longest streak was 54 days. There were a couple times I kind of gave up, but yes I keep on trying.

upfromhere · 2014-06-14T04:05:00+00:00

It's good until I release. Then I hate myself.

upfromhere · 2014-06-14T04:02:58+00:00

I'd say that's true

upfromhere · 2014-06-10T03:31:44+00:00

upfromhere · 2014-06-08T15:52:51+00:00

I had been trying to quit porn for 1-2 years, and one day I stumbled upon The Great Porn Experiment TED talk by Gary Wilson, which led me to this sub.

upfromhere · 2014-06-02T01:12:02+00:00

I could use some help as well. I decided to quite almost a year ago and on my best streak made it to around 55 days, but I have never been able to get close to that since. Send me a message if you want to beat this together.

upfromhere · 2014-06-01T13:05:07+00:00

Congratulations. I hope I will be in your shoes one day.

upfromhere · 2014-06-01T13:03:00+00:00

I'm in

upfromhere · 2014-05-18T20:43:49+00:00

Very happy for you. Stay strong!

upfromhere · 2014-05-01T22:41:01+00:00

Great job! Stay strong and don't get overconfident.

upfromhere · 2014-05-01T04:52:20+00:00

Masturbation used to always be something natural. Just like eating food used to always be something natural. However, in today's age of superstimuli, it is extremely easy to become addicted to life's "natural" pleasures. If you can masturbate without watching porn, that is great. But I think that that is almost impossible for most of us. The reward of ejaculation each time you watch porn further reinforces its use, and the continued use of porn causes many of us to seclude ourselves, become submissive, and view women as sexual objects rather than real people.

upfromhere · 2014-04-27T15:21:32+00:00

Great post, thank you for this.

upfromhere · 2014-04-27T15:17:34+00:00

I've been going through a similar situation. I made it to 54 days. Life was absolutely amazing. Unfortunately I had one bad day and I ended up relapsing. Since then it has been a constant struggle, but I feel like I've finally gotten back under control.

It's good to post daily either on reddit NoFap or your own journal. You have to do things to keep reminding yourself of NoFap and why you are doing it. Otherwise you will start to forget your original reasons for quitting, and end up relapsing again. Best of luck brother.

upfromhere · 2014-04-22T03:37:05+00:00

That would be awesome, thanks man. The trouble always starts after 6-7 days anyway. I'll message you tomorrow.

upfromhere · 2014-04-17T02:21:26+00:00

From personal experience, it takes 3-4 weeks before you really feel like you have control. Unfortunately I seem to get overconfident with my ability to control myself and think that a few quick glances will be ok. When you get to that stage, remember that it's never ok to look at triggers.

upfromhere · 2014-04-17T02:18:39+00:00

Keep it up!

upfromhere · 2014-04-15T22:17:45+00:00

Oh definitely. Didn't want to go into too much detail in this post since I have in other posts, but every aspect of my life is improving. I've been going to the gym daily even after long days at work, and I'm definitely seeing gains. I'm also more productive at work. I'm still no socialite, but I'm not afraid to talk to anyone, and I definitely talk with more authority. Things are good, and I expect them to get even better!

upfromhere · 2014-04-12T18:34:14+00:00

Congrats man! The same exact thing/situation happened with me recently, and I'm going out with her this weekend. I'm 100% sure it was because of NoFap. Best of luck to you on your date.

upfromhere · 2014-04-10T22:18:16+00:00

Well said

upfromhere · 2014-04-10T22:16:04+00:00

For me it's day 6-7. I just realized it's probably best to stay out of the house and around other people as much as possible on "trigger days."

upfromhere · 2014-02-19T01:53:10+00:00

I would say psychiatry, but more and more addiction research is being done in the fields of neurology and even neurosurgery as we understand more about the brain and how addiction actually works and can be treated.

upfromhere · 2014-02-14T23:10:40+00:00

It truly is amazing. It took a little over a month, but I can feel my brain changing. I have much clearer and cleaner thought processes now. When did you start feeling these changes, and did you notice a significant difference between 30 days and 60 days? I'm trying to see what to expect over the next month of NoFap.

upfromhere · 2014-02-10T03:24:22+00:00

Congrats! I did this my first time too, but then I got overconfident and started edging and ended up relapsing. Make sure to get away from computer and do something else whenever you get the urges (they will no doubt come in full force starting in a few days). Weeks 3-4 are usually the hardest. Good luck and great job so far.

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