As of today I’m 113 days clean. Haven’t posted here before, used to visit r / Nofap a lot in the past.
I have struggled with PMO addiction for at least 10 years, I’m 27 now. In the struggle, I learned many lessons about myself and about perseverance.
I finally made some serious headway by tackling my addictions one at a time. That means, I get myself off of porn first, then will tackle masturbation later. As I found out however, porn was the biggest problem in my life. It made me less content with life, women and made me dependent on extreme, sometimes violent online materials.
After +100 days of no pornography consumption, the most noticeable results are as follows:
Average mood went from 5/10 to 6.5/10. I still have some issues to resolve, but my mental health has improved much.
Cravings for porn are diminishing over time. Although they’re still there sometimes, the cravings have only 20% of their original intensity.
Finding normal women more attractive. Even their flaws, because it’s part of who they are. No one’s perfect after all.
More mental clarity. Again, I still feel that there is room for improvement. But it’s much better already.
Violent sexual thoughts in my head are much less frequent. Instead of 10 sexual fantasies a day, it’s now more like a couple each week. The fact that I’m dating again helps with that.
All I can see is, keep fighting the good fight. One step at a time. Don’t give up and keep looking for new angles to approach the issue. Get help if necessary. It took me 10 years to beat the habit and its no guarantee that I won’t relapse again in the future. But I’m happy where I am now and feel confident.
I feel more like a healthy human being who has nothing to hide anymore. And I wish the same for all of you guys. Keep going guys, it’s worth the fight.
LINK - 100+day report Pornfree
By mosquitokun
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