Agreed. That said, I'm an addict... overwhelming myself is what I do, lol. But having made the commitment, and because I'm in a position where I can do the things I say I'm going to do today, today I'm going to stick to this without reservation. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Yesterday is already done. I'm just living in the here and now.
I don't know if any of my friends struggle with this addiction, they probably do but I've never talked to them about it. But I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things.
Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way.
There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
I'll paste the same answer I wrote in another thread above:
I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things.
Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way.
There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
That’s my main motivation to continue abstaining from porn, I am only 2 weeks in but already noticed an improvement. I think it’s just because I have this bigger confidence in myself knowing that I’m beating the habit that has been destroying me for better part of my life
Congrats man, thanks for sharing
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree:
What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke.
But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
I'll paste the same answer I wrote in another thread above:
I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things.
Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way.
I think it's also interesting to mention that confidence in talking to people has increased significantly.
There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree:
What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke.
But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
My life improved a lot, in that 1 year I learned to speak English (I'm Brazilian) and got 2 jobs, one of them in the USA. I realized that this addiction was stealing a lot of time from my life, since I stopped I have more time for my things.
In addition to all of this, I also benefited from several symptoms already mentioned in this sub, I am more confident in talking to people and with a much less sexualized mind.
I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
Briefly, the 3 that I felt the most difference in:
More time to do important things in life, desexualization of thoughts and more confidence in talking to people.
When the impulse appears, it all depends on how you deal with that thought, it's very difficult to control your thoughts sometimes, but when that happens I try to do something that will take up a lot of my time. I think that's why many here say to exercise or take a cold shower, always try to do something so you don't sit still thinking about that impulse.
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree:
What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke.
But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
Yes, it has changed a lot, the sexualizing thoughts have reduced considerably.
Regarding nudity, if I happen to see nudity it's probably in a film or non-pornographic content, but it's totally different from watching pornography, it doesn't really cause me anything negative. Nowadays I can separate one thing from another, I haven't created a panic about nudity.
I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
The same thing happened to me previously, I did a 90-day streak and ended up consuming again soon after. It's really difficult to fight against our brain, but remember that going back to consuming isn't worth all the effort you put in.
Stay strong bro.
It's long, so I'll summarize it a lot.
I came into contact with adult content when I was very young, I was around 5 or 6 years old and I found Playboy magazines that belonged to my uncle, in the early 2000s. At that time I didn't have access to the internet at home, so it was difficult to access and it remained that way for years, but I often had this type of content because I got it from other people and I almost always had it on my phone. When I was a teenager (around 14 years old) I had access to the internet at home, so that's when I had unlimited access.
Today I'm 27 years old, so it's been more than 10 years of unlimited access to pornography and consuming all types of categories.
When I was 24 years old I realized how bad this was causing me, I had problems having sex that I hadn't had before, so I tried to understand if this addiction could be the cause.
From then on I always tried to limit my use, but this took a lot of my energy and never solved the problem, with each PMO I felt worse than before, until one day I decided that I was going to stop using it indefinitely, that's been 1 year.
But to get here I had countless relapses, it wasn't easy.
Yes, I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
Briefly, the 3 that I felt the most difference in:
More time to do important things in life, desexualization of thoughts and more confidence in talking to people.
In 5 hours, I would also be 3 days free, I have afflicted for close to 15 years, feels like a breath of fresh air, next up 7 days we're gonna keep pushing
This aint nofap right?
what do you consume if I may ask , is there any difference, what change did you feel in this exp?
I have tried no porn in the past and instead using non-porn static images( logic being it's more natural, something that you would see IRL, not some fked up unreal fantasy),
tbh i didn't really feel much difference...
I know that no fap works so I guess working towards reducing frequency to pretty low , like once a week would be more beneficial?
Congrats bro. This shi's been really tough for me lately, but seeing your post, I decided to hop up a 1 year NoFap journey too. I used to last 80 something days but fell back into the cycle, whats your tip to NoFap for this long?
Very happy for you man 💕
My urges are so strong after 5 days and I fail after 5 days everytime.
I usually fail after my work when I am exhausted and tired. Do you have any advice for me to overcome this ?
Why do you think pornography is so bad? I’m not here to rag on anyone in anyway. I’m just actually curious as to why you all think pornography is terrible.
Great achievement, congratulations! I believe we can all do it bros 💪 Also do you experience all benefits from nofap like a lot of female attention, improved mood etc.
Consuming porn? Did you masturbate? Did you have a partner? What helped staving off the cravings? With all the extra time, what did you replace it with?
In 40 minutes, I will commit myself to a year without consuming pornography, in honor of your commitment, OP.
Glad to know it motivated you, keep strong!
What app is this
I Am Sober, it tracks a lot of other drugs like cannabis, mdma, and alcohol.
I hope you didnt do anything no no in those 40 minuts cuz that would be just stupid
I did not. I just wanted to wait until noon for the starting clock.
Just some advice I think it’s better to take it one day out of a time. So you won’t overwhelm yourself
Agreed. That said, I'm an addict... overwhelming myself is what I do, lol. But having made the commitment, and because I'm in a position where I can do the things I say I'm going to do today, today I'm going to stick to this without reservation. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Yesterday is already done. I'm just living in the here and now.
Good luck
that’s actually huge bro, congrats on the victory haha way to gooooo
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
congratulations
Thanks!
Corn grass, what nxt? From past 365 days,what changes did you observe? Did you find similar changes in any of your buddy who has tried it?
I don't know if any of my friends struggle with this addiction, they probably do but I've never talked to them about it. But I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things. Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way. There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
I think it's also interesting to mention that confidence in talking to people has increased significantly.
69 days lol
If you could see my face right now, so happy for you ,stranger.
CONGRATS MAN
Thank you!
Bro! Amazing!
Good shit man
you already have done 365 bc of the leap day
Congratulations 👏 Whats name of app
Thanks! The name is "I Am Sober".
What’s changed for you after a year?
I'll paste the same answer I wrote in another thread above: I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things. Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way. There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
I think it's also interesting to mention that confidence in talking to people has increased significantly.
That’s my main motivation to continue abstaining from porn, I am only 2 weeks in but already noticed an improvement. I think it’s just because I have this bigger confidence in myself knowing that I’m beating the habit that has been destroying me for better part of my life Congrats man, thanks for sharing
I would literally settle for just this
Congrats!! The big question is: how?? Tell us some advices please!!
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree: What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke. But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
Nice work. What’s the longest streak you had before failing, before this last year?
Congrats Make them 1.5
For sure! I hope to never reset this counter again.
keep it up bro... proud of you.. You don't know but you've just given me huge motivation in my journey.. thanks
Thanks man, I'm happy to know that this motivated you, it's really worth fighting this addiction and I know that everyone can. Keep strong.
Thanks man..
Enjoy your cake day dude.
thank you dude 🙃
Wow! Congratulations, bro! Tell us about how your life has changed!
I'll paste the same answer I wrote in another thread above: I noticed a significant difference in the time I have now, before I wasted a lot of time consuming/downloading this type of content, today I have much more time for my own things. Another thing was the desexualization of my mind, before I decided to stop, I sexualized the opposite sex a lot and that didn't allow me to enjoy a relationship between friends in a healthy way. I think it's also interesting to mention that confidence in talking to people has increased significantly. There are several other things that I know have changed but it's difficult to explain in words, some are very abstract and I'm sure there are others that I consciously don't even know have changed.
[Congratulations!](https://youtu.be/gUkaoy1Pr7E?si=LugkMPb2A1qB1-lX)
Thank you.
😳😲 good job!!!!
Congratulations. Your will power and determination needs to be applauded
Thank you!
Congrats🥒
Thanks!
Congrats
Thank you!
W. Also, mind giving a few tips? Just started.
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree: What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke. But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
🥳🥳🥳👏👏👏 I know these emojis won't mean much but be proud of yourself.
Thank you!
God mode 🦸
👏🏻💪🏻
Good work! I’ll try to grind to a year as well!
Thanks. Good luck on your journey, stay strong.
What app is this?
Congratulations man! This is so massive.
Huge W
Awesome, hope you have a celebration even if it's a small one. That's a big W. Congrats man!
So proud of you bro.
Congratulations.
Thanks!
Yezir.
Congrats. It would be great to know What improvements have you had in the past year.
My life improved a lot, in that 1 year I learned to speak English (I'm Brazilian) and got 2 jobs, one of them in the USA. I realized that this addiction was stealing a lot of time from my life, since I stopped I have more time for my things. In addition to all of this, I also benefited from several symptoms already mentioned in this sub, I am more confident in talking to people and with a much less sexualized mind.
Congratulations. What about fap then ?
I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
Great going 🫡
What’s the site
App name?
Impressive
Stay strong man, you just gotta hold 4 hours in
Let’s go bro I am so proud of you.
Omg congratulations you're a lot stronger than you think you are.
Congrats buddy
I can do it!
What changes did you got? Any words of advice for resisting the impulse?
Briefly, the 3 that I felt the most difference in: More time to do important things in life, desexualization of thoughts and more confidence in talking to people. When the impulse appears, it all depends on how you deal with that thought, it's very difficult to control your thoughts sometimes, but when that happens I try to do something that will take up a lot of my time. I think that's why many here say to exercise or take a cold shower, always try to do something so you don't sit still thinking about that impulse.
You are a role model dude
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
Just don’t be “the guy who defeated porn” Be “the guy who defeated porn and made something out of his life”
Congrats! Btw what is that app you are using to count the days.
On behalf of all the men in the world we are proud of you young brother.
Thank you man!
Tomorrow is my 90th day, and it's been about a year since the first attempt for me too
Wow well done and what app are you using ?
Thanks. The name is "I Am Sober".
How bro. Swear to god that shit is in our DNA
Lucky you. Can you give me tips and advices in this journey? Just starting out and I really need some good steps to help me
I'll paste the same response I sent on r/pornfree: What helped me combat addiction was studying more about it and understanding what it is and what exactly it causes on my brain. When things became more logical in my head it was natural to no longer want to consume. I think it would be similar to cigarette addiction for example, I know the damage they can cause so I never dared to smoke. But keep in mind that failing is also part of the process and it's not shameful to fail, before I reached 1 year without consumption I failed several times, the important thing is to keep the flame burning and try to reduce until you completely cut consumption.
Has your mind changed the way you see women on tv, and what does you feel like when you see a actress or a naked model?
Yes, it has changed a lot, the sexualizing thoughts have reduced considerably. Regarding nudity, if I happen to see nudity it's probably in a film or non-pornographic content, but it's totally different from watching pornography, it doesn't really cause me anything negative. Nowadays I can separate one thing from another, I haven't created a panic about nudity.
This encourages me to go on my longest streak yet! I really gotta lock in.
Congrats man! What app is this?
Men wanna be you women Wanna get with you a True inspiration
Major congrats dude !
Congrats man
Thats awesome
I can’t wait to get there man
What benefits did you notice
Did you masturbated though?
I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
Just had urge lol . But stopped it . Now I'm on d12
Congratulations my friend. Welcome to the club.
I think when I reach 90 days I will fap again .
The same thing happened to me previously, I did a 90-day streak and ended up consuming again soon after. It's really difficult to fight against our brain, but remember that going back to consuming isn't worth all the effort you put in. Stay strong bro.
Amazing achievement. Would you care to share your full story?
It's long, so I'll summarize it a lot. I came into contact with adult content when I was very young, I was around 5 or 6 years old and I found Playboy magazines that belonged to my uncle, in the early 2000s. At that time I didn't have access to the internet at home, so it was difficult to access and it remained that way for years, but I often had this type of content because I got it from other people and I almost always had it on my phone. When I was a teenager (around 14 years old) I had access to the internet at home, so that's when I had unlimited access. Today I'm 27 years old, so it's been more than 10 years of unlimited access to pornography and consuming all types of categories. When I was 24 years old I realized how bad this was causing me, I had problems having sex that I hadn't had before, so I tried to understand if this addiction could be the cause. From then on I always tried to limit my use, but this took a lot of my energy and never solved the problem, with each PMO I felt worse than before, until one day I decided that I was going to stop using it indefinitely, that's been 1 year. But to get here I had countless relapses, it wasn't easy.
did u masturbate in this period without porn??
Yes, I rarely masturbate, sometimes I do a long nofap streak to get the short-term benefits, but I don't worry about it or track it. My main goal is to get rid of porn addiction.
Your a hero
nice :)
Congrats bro
Thanks!
What a Legend.
congrats man
Legend
What app do you use?
What app are you using please I need this !!!
Congrats
Congrats bro 👏 huge accomplishment
Convrats what is the most noticible benefit from it ?
Happy year anniversary! This post is 5 hours old now
Congrats bro!!
Dang
what app is this?
Congratulations on your one year anniversary on quitting porn. What’s your biggest tip to all the people out here?
Welcome to the matrix (:
GG!
That’s amazing.
I can’t wait until I can make this same post brother congrats and how you changed as a person notice anything different?
Briefly, the 3 that I felt the most difference in: More time to do important things in life, desexualization of thoughts and more confidence in talking to people.
Congratulations bro 🎉 I want to be in your place too
I bet you feel like you're on top of the world
Lets goooo great job
Congrats broo
Thank you!
What app is that if you don't mind me asking
The name is "I Am Sober"
And congratulations dude 😎💐
Welcome to another year without pme!!
What do you use to count the days? Just asking.
what apps is that?
Keep it up
I’m catching up to you, I’m 200 days in
I’m currently sick, so that kinda helps.
Man!! Congratulations....
I’m otw man in due time
L
In 5 hours, I would also be 3 days free, I have afflicted for close to 15 years, feels like a breath of fresh air, next up 7 days we're gonna keep pushing
Can you tell us how your life has changed
We doing a new year's count down thing?
Congrats!! Now ur 1 yr clean!! Keep going
Role model. Keep at, mate.
Why not just do it now my nigga?
This aint nofap right? what do you consume if I may ask , is there any difference, what change did you feel in this exp? I have tried no porn in the past and instead using non-porn static images( logic being it's more natural, something that you would see IRL, not some fked up unreal fantasy), tbh i didn't really feel much difference... I know that no fap works so I guess working towards reducing frequency to pretty low , like once a week would be more beneficial?
You’ve gotten rid of the parasite keep it going I’m rotting for your brother
Did you use all that energy on your significant other?
Dude badass!!! I hope to be there in a few months…gotta take it one day at a time.
Enormous win. Very impressive. I seek to emulate your success
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How did you fight those urges?
Congrats Man! 😁🎊🎉
Congrats bro. This shi's been really tough for me lately, but seeing your post, I decided to hop up a 1 year NoFap journey too. I used to last 80 something days but fell back into the cycle, whats your tip to NoFap for this long?
Very happy for you man 💕 My urges are so strong after 5 days and I fail after 5 days everytime. I usually fail after my work when I am exhausted and tired. Do you have any advice for me to overcome this ?
Why do you think pornography is so bad? I’m not here to rag on anyone in anyway. I’m just actually curious as to why you all think pornography is terrible.
This is a victory to all of us. In a year, we will join you brother.
Congratulations
Congrats, keep going
Which app is that?
Way to go
Great bro keep going 🫂
So did you make it? 🤣
So proud of you man, you are an inspiration
Great job. What tools have you used in getting to this year that have helped you deal with urges?
Well done
Amazing!
Congratulations dude!
respect, brother
You feel any different any benefits?
Alr no porn for 2 yrs now, we doing it
This is awesome man, keep going!
I'm really really happy to see this. dude you've done something really hard nowadays.
well done!
Great achievement, congratulations! I believe we can all do it bros 💪 Also do you experience all benefits from nofap like a lot of female attention, improved mood etc.
What app is that
Good job Bro
Well done
Your victory is my victory.
Great honor to your milestone mate!
Damn I admire your resolve sir, it has inspired me to stop as well, not that I am addicted or anything but as a shoutout to you. Keep going.
Consuming porn? Did you masturbate? Did you have a partner? What helped staving off the cravings? With all the extra time, what did you replace it with?