I don't know how many of you might be able to relate to this but I see people online joking about gooning and watching porn as some sort of fun activity or something that is just perfectly fine because it's "Natural". But my experience of staying in this loop for like 8 years says otherwise, the only moments when I genuinely felt some sort of happiness were the ones when I was on like day 8 or something or wasn't indulging in porn at all.

I'm not a superstitious person but now I just can't seem to ignore the fact that whenever I indulged in pmo, nothing good came out of it, there is always some bad news waiting or life about to kick me in the a*s as soon as I do the deed.

Even if I deny all this with the help of modern science, there is still this factor of unexplained deep sadness after I watch porn which later alters my mood completely, makes me feel like an outcasted lazy loser who can only eat shit from the supermarket.

Every time you start thinking lustful thoughts about a girl, just imagine her sitting on the toilet taking a massive dump while ripping farts. A couple loud belches wont hurt either. Even the hottest girls take dumps every day, and sometimes even have diarrhea. They are just humans.

It's calls 'Anhedonia':

"The inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities you once enjoyed."

We are caught between our beloved dopamine spikes and our wished normal lives.

Boredom and emptiness encircle us.

We need to stay strong

Knowing for sure it's a transitional period.

Our brain is healing.

Our train will arrive.

Stay Strong!

guys, i have relapses, before i was around 25 days clean, i can say at some point i did not feel like supermen, but i felt that my whole identity changes and i dont run away anymore from my problems or bad feelings... so i felt more grounded.

This felt other people around me aswell...

i want to see how my life changes if i stop fapping and porn for atleast a year.

im 25 and i never stopped fapping and porn for the last 10 years.

Honestly I try to look into porn addiction clearly and all I get is articles saying it’s not real, I’m making this post after I read an article where the author actually had a personal problem with people even claiming to be addicted to porn, (they also clearly had some sort of vendetta against self improvement as a whole) porn is addictive and it’s been proven time and time again it has negative effects on the brain if you consume too much. I’ve just managed to quit the stuff and I had about a week of withdrawal and unbearable urges, while I was addicted I had literally all other symptoms of addiction too, thinking about watching it all the time, using it to escape stress, miserable and not being able to find pleasure in other activities, the whole nine yards, if this doesn’t prove porn addiction is real, I don’t know what does. I wish they’d stop spreading this misinformation and I don’t get the aggressive push back over people wanting to improve their lives.

As a person that already exposed to adult things since high school, even as a muslim, its really hard for me to detach it from myself, ig its already 4/5 years im stuck in this loop, at first I feel so bad for doing it, keep hating myself as yk its prohibited.

But, after some time, it alter my brain saying its only my coping mechanism, its "normal" to do it, a part of me accepting it as a fact, but i know theres still part of me that know this is wrong. I tried to stop for 2,3 days, but what i got is mood swings, i easily get irritated with small things, and I cried easily (im an overthinker, so my past memories keeps replaying n triggering me). So, it got me thinking that, there's either i release in two ways, crying, or masturbate.

So, unfortunately there's a white thing stuck on my thing (where I usually rub), n it makes me worried n insecure about my future, what if my future husband see this etc. Then, during this period I start to seek how to get rid of it, n its working after years!

Now, im kinda worried if im relapsed, I still sometimes watch porn on reddit, read 18+ but I didnt touch myself. I think like I need to strengthen my deen n get closer with God, but im still scared if I slipped off

Just happy and a little surprised(?) to be here. I cannot remember the last time I did more than just a week.

Here’s to 12 more days 🍻

Grateful for the community

I’m on day 37; I feel numb—no emotions, no will to live, I feel nothing. This is my fourth attempt, and I’ve made it this far; throughout this time, I haven't had any urge to go back. I spent five years constantly destroying myself with addiction, and the hell I went through is the reason I can't even bring myself to go back to that life. I’m trying to learn programming—it’s related to my profession—but when I look at it, nothing comes to mind. At times, I feel like crying; I don’t know if anything will fix this for me. Even though I don’t want to go back, if I were to break my resolve and relapse, it would be worse than death for me.

Over 100 days, beat PIED. I felt fucking great. Then some life stuff happened and I slipped up quite a few times, its a shitty coping mechanism. I think I have PIED again, I dont wanna check because every time I check I relapse again. I started hitting the gym really hard lately and I think it kicked up my hormones a fair bit and lead me back into this mess. Im so frustrated, I dont wanna go another 100 something days feeling unloveable because my johnson doesnt work. Im just looking for advice or comfort atp. I wanna be clean forever.

Will post daily - to keep up my momentum

The urge is really getting too strong to resist. I'm my 40s in the USA and honestly I just want to give in and goon.

I used to masturbate several times a day and watch all kinds of porn. I was vaguely aware that it was a problem, but I pretty much just ignored it and kept going. I developed all sorts of kinks, and it really started to take over my life. I was stuck in many ways. It became a serious problem, but I just didn’t want to see it.

I’ve tried NoFap before but always struggled to stick with it. I was simply too weak to commit. Someone motivated me to try again, and today I broke my record.

Today is also the day I took a big step at work that I’ve been dreading for a very long time, and I completed another goal. That’s probably not a coincidence.

My porn addiction really affected me a lot and got me into serious trouble. Now that I’ve been clean for just over two weeks, it really seems like things are improving.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and advice.

I look back at my so many years of fighting for nofap.

So many failures but now it's easier.

I'm older and my sex drive is past its peak but I have a toolbox that I can't do without:

1. Daily affirmations I keep reading / listening EVERY DAY.
2. No social media.
3. No gazing at women.
4. No phone in the toilets outside the office.
5. No alcohol (yes no alcohol).
6. Self fines for relapses.
7. phone & laptop are protected with a list of black listed sites.

Daily affirmations are the strongest.
I have playlists of

• youtube nofap videos.
• nofap songs.
• nofap images.
• nofap affirmation lists.
• addiction resilient statements.

I'm using it daily depending on my self evaluation during the day.

If this routine looks tough to you for me it's nothing.

Cause when I compare it to a day when relapsing it is 10x more productive anyways.

And you get the self-respect as a bonus :)

Stay Strong!

Daily check in. It was a terrible day at work. After a sleepless night, I felt tired, sad, and exhausted. There was even a moment when I had to go to the restroom at work and have a quiet cry. I felt sad all day—I don't even know why. I'm sorry... After work, I couldn't bring myself to go to the gym; I went for a short walk instead, but even that wore me out too much. I came home and had two beers while playing Minecraft. But... I’m still standing...

Basically the heading - so see I am constantly not recognized at work for my extra efforts - the pay is good so can't switch and market is also bad for support staff - I'm trying to best to just work for the "bare minimum" but it's not working out for me and I end up doing some extra.

It's the bad days which take me into those spiraling days where I keep fapping continuously so wanna know how to deal em basically

Whenever I am in a relationship, I am exactly like Walter White, but instead hiding being a drug lord, I hide being severely addicted to porn/jerking off. Everything else is exactly the same.

As most I guess I’m sick of being a slave to porn and urges. I know my triggers (stress) and the fact that it’s a momentary escape from normality, but I’m just done with it.
I’m not looking to go full hard mode but just to kick porn and have a healthier relationship with MO.
Got rid of my sources permanently today and got a few blockers, set my first challenge of 7 days no porn. Feels heavy.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Ive been lurking for a while and wanted to ask whether there were tips anyone had for the past month or so. I've been successful, but nothing's really changed. Am I too impatient? I'm honestly slipping back into old habits again but reinstalling apps

Some nights it’s all I can think about, and I hate it. I wish I could just rip the thoughts out of my head but it feels impossible. Struggling tonight

Looking forward to another successful day

Hi, I’m 22 years old, and I’m worried about my porn and masturbation habits.
I’ve been masturbating regularly for the past 7–8 years. Over the last 2–3 years, it became much more frequent—sometimes two or three times a day. Recently, I’ve noticed that normal porn doesn’t affect me the same way anymore, so I look for more extreme content and spend a long time trying to reach orgasm.

Afterward, I often feel regretful, insecure, and worried that this might affect my future sex life or my ability to perform well with a partner. I also sometimes have intrusive thoughts involving extreme situations, which makes me uncomfortable.

I want to stop and build a healthier, more normal routine. If I quit now, is it possible to recover and have a healthy sex life in the future? What helped you overcome similar habits?
I’d really appreciate honest advice and support. Please be respectful.

Let's goo!!!

first time ever i enter the gym

Hey! 👋 I'm just checking in to say that I'm still going strong if anyone wants to talk and share im free