I start by telling you that as a child I was very shy. One of those children always attached to the family and who never left much from home, not even with friends. I never felt excluded, but when everyone did something, let’s say, I thought about it many times and then in the majority […]
I’m 19 years old and I am proud to say that I am no longer addicted to Porn. I still remember the day that I realised that I was a chronic addict. I was trying to study for Exams that I was so screwed for but every time I sat down to study urges would […]
Read More… from Age 19 – No porn, occasional masturbation + girlfriend works for me
When I first began my nofap journey, I was a teenage kissless virgin hitting up Incognito twice a day. At that point, I didn’t know any better. Porn was readily available, and my hormones were up enough to match it. I never had a girlfriend at that point. It was a dream to imagine anything […]
I’m a male who’s over 100 days clean. Much of what you say [about escalating to unfamiliar porn tastes] rings loud bells with me. So I hope it’s ok to contribute to this post? Just to say two things: 1. Over 100 days away from watching porn similar to what you describe & my life […]
I am 38. My desire to quit watching porn originated when I reached a point where I did not feel good about myself after watching porn–I started to feel that watching other people have sex was a sleazy, unmanly activity. I was also disgusted with the porn industry’s extremely seedy underbelly, and I didn’t want […]
Read More… from Age 38 – My rigorous training is diminishing a destructive temptation
I’m pumped right now. So Ive been casually dating this girl for about 2 months now. She’s wanted to mess around pretty early on. I told her exactly what was going on with me, I have PIED, it goes away with time. She was super cool about it and was just like feel free to […]
Read More… from Age 26 – Sex with a condom worked fine, PIED gone, enjoying dates
I just needed to post as today marks my 100th day of successfully avoiding PMO! I wanted to thank everyone on this site. We all may have different symptoms and problems to tackle however this community brings a great gathering place to exchange encouragement and ideas. Currently I do feel like my mind is clearer. […]
Its been 90 days in since my last relapse (my only one in the last 143 days). While it’s definitely gotten easier, I still have urges from time to time, including the past few days. Thankfully my phone is blocked, which has been a lifesaver. I used the built in filter on my iPhone. Someone […]
Read More… from Age 41 – My wife and I now have a more open and honest relationship
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Just turned 24. I didn’t realize notice my symptoms until I broke up with my girlfriend of 3yrs a couple years back. It almost felt like I completely forgot how to talk to girls. I played football at my university so I got a decent amount of attention just from that, but it mostly just […]