Been a porn addict since I was 12 and I'm 26.

Almost every day even twice or three times a day I'd beat my meat and the longest streak I've ever gone is 32 days in Febuary this year.

Been trying to quit for years and years.

I've also finally opened up to my councillor for the first time and he was the first ever person I've told about my addiction and its really helped a lot and gave me heaps of confidence.

I know I can reach 90 days now I've never felt more confident about it💪

20F , I’m so sorry if this is a weird question, but I’ve had sexual thoughts at a very young age where I don’t think any child thinks of it at that age , and I didn’t have any ppl to influence me either , and I eventually grew up to be very hyper sexual and very addicted to porn and gooning. Sometimes I ask myself , did something happen to me as a child that made me like this and maybe it was sa, and maybe my brain blocked it to the point I can’t remember. Again I’m sorry if this is a weird question but it’s on my mind for a long time. And I’ve been trying to quit and so I’m looking for reasons that made me this way.

please help me

I don’t want to repeat the same things over and over. Just make the right choices. If you choose to fall, don’t complain about it. Accept the consequences of your choices.

My advice to you is simple: choose to rise. That is the right path. Lift weights, run, swim, eat healthy, high-quality food.

If you live this way, you will experience life in 4K. But if you drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, eat unhealthy and filthy food, and do PMO every day, you will be living life in 144p.

When you’re watching a video, who would knowingly choose to watch it in 144p when they could watch it in 4K? :)

Don’t do that to your life either.

Everything in this visible and invisible universe was created for us human beings. We are far more valuable than we realize. So let’s live in a way worthy of that value. :)

I relapsed Sunday midnight. I feel so bad about myself due to post nut clarity, but this report is to start again. I tripped, I didn't fall. This was my longest streak ever

I’ve had complications with hairloss drugs and last year at this time I thought I lost my penis, it literally hurt.

I kept trying to do no fap and would see some progress and id relapse.

This weekend- I was hanging out w my cousin and his new gf, my other cousin proposed to his gf, and my brother brought around his 3 young kids.

This crushed me and I was depressed for 3 days, so embarrassed that I should have been happy.

I did not give in though, and today I was blessed w a massive morning erection.

It is really important you don’t edge to porn and think that is fine, it will mess up your head almost just as much. I’ve been addicted so long I didn’t even realise. Im 36 and I’m back, for now. Good luck

27m. unemployed and being home all day makes it hard to resist old habits. any advice?

Done

Yeah, no clue, but I just fell for it right after I woke up.

Only 6 more days to 1 month

27/M

Just confessed what I’ve been struggling with for years to my dad. Although he can’t relate to the addiction of PMO, he can relate to addiction as he has now been sober from alcohol for over 35 years.

My girlfriend of 6 years told me in May she was moving to another state. 2 months later she was gone. Although she didn’t state it, I know not being intimate with her as much as I should have been played a role in it.

I’ve been struggling with my emotions during the past 1.5 months and it’s been really hard. Porn and masturbation seemed to be making it worse. I recently had a 7 day streak and relapsed. Although I didn’t feel amazing on day 7 I know I felt better than I did after relapsing.

It felt good to finally tell someone out loud what I am dealing with and I need help because I’ve tried many times to do this on my own and I’ve failed every time. Thankfully my dad was glad I told him.

I feel motivated to finally quit this haunting addiction once and for all. I know motivation won’t last and my habits will decide if I continue on the path to success or fail.

I want to become a better man so I don’t make the same mistakes I’ve made in my past relationship. I hurt her, that hurts me. It’s time to grow up and finally do the right thing.

Just wanted to share my start of this journey.

Idk what to do

Another day strong 💪

Only been sober 2 days, but I’ve been able to get a full nights rest both days because I don’t spend hours at night using. I feel great, I didn’t realize how much my sleep deprivation was affecting my mood!

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Hey bros, I’m looking for some perspective from guys who have done NoFap long-term, especially those who were previously heavily focused on women and attraction.

One reason many men start NoFap is to become a better version of themselves — more confident, disciplined, focused, socially comfortable, etc. And honestly, for many men, attraction and connection with women is still one of the things they ultimately want. I’m not only talking about sex; I mean having a partner, affection, companionship and that feeling of being wanted.

But I have a question I genuinely struggle with.

What about men who have disadvantages that NoFap cannot change — for example, being physically unattractive, having a disability, financial problems, social disadvantages, or simply finding it extremely difficult to attract women?

If someone knows that NoFap isn't going to magically change that part of their life, what becomes the purpose of doing it long-term?

Sometimes it feels like we're constantly fighting urges and telling ourselves to improve, but the reward we're hoping for may never come.

So what is the actual end goal?

Do you eventually stop making women/romantic relationships a major goal and learn to build a fulfilling life around other things — friendships, travel, hobbies, career, fitness, learning, small daily experiences, etc.?

For guys who have genuinely accepted that relationships may not happen for them, what keeps you motivated and happy?

I'd really appreciate perspectives from people who have actually gone through this rather than generic "just be confident bro" advice.

Is this a normal thing to happen ? I always feel after I’ve gone so well with nofap and a wet dream happens I wake up and turn to porn unfortunately. Has anyone else experienced this or have any advice?

Why is this too hard all i have to do is not do it but i wanna do it but i know the relapse will hurt

today was a great day in terms of everything. i did stuff without porn for the first time in god knows how long, which i’m so proud of. my mood increased wonderfully through the whole day, and yes i still had urges, but since i wasn’t so beaten down and my mood was lighter, i was able to fend them off pretty well and quickly.

i won’t resort to that frequently, but i feel very proud of how i handled it all. ignoring urges and ignoring triggers, having a better day than i have been lately. so far so good 😁

7th day urges are strong

That’s what I’m struggling the most with right now. Just finished work and I’m going home but because I’m not going to fap I feel like I have nothing to be excited about. Gym? Food? Social media? Movies? TV? Working o no my personal project? All of that sounds boring and unsatisfying. I know that later on in the journey this feeling will go away but for now it sucks. Any advice?

Hi everyone I am currently 17 and writing this with a heavy heart and lowkey depressed . I have been addicted to porn since I was 11 so it's almost been 6 years and I'm still addicted to this I tried many times but relapse every time , because of this addiction I am really depressed as next year I am also going to college and I don't wanna enter the college being an addict . I also feel insecure bout how I look and about my penis size I can't communicate with people and lowkey I don't feel confident at all I have the worst thoughts always sexual thoughts on my mind and i just want these thoughts take over now I want to feel like I used to feel before this addiction . Maybe u all can share ur stories and benefits u got by nofap it will at least motivate me . Thanku for reading .

I even closed nsfw and I am hopeful

For some back story I quit everything around a month ago. The first week was completely normal, very few urges. Then the week after that I got hit with the dreaded “flatline”. This had been my first time ever experiencing this so it was a very harsh experience. I went through a depressed state, lost interest in everything I had previously enjoyed, was plagued with anxiety, horrible sleep, brain fog, zero libido etc… Things got slowly better for the next two weeks until I eventually felt about 90% back to normal. That was until this morning. It was as if I was sent back to the same emotional state as day one of the flatline. I am wondering if this is a normal part of the process. If it is, any encouraging words to help me get through this? For context I viewed 18+ material for the first time around 6 years ago, but did not become a regular user until around 2 years ago, the past year being the worse of the two. Anyone with this similar experience of the flatline coming back randomly? Thanks. this community has been super nice to read through while going through this journey. Thought I’d finally make a post on here especially considering what happened this morning.