STRUGGLE in NoFap Journey

Before puberty… there is no semen comes out… only a feeling of orgasm is there. @TheDominator

Sorry for the late reply.

My nofap journey started from 30th December 2019. I didn’t know about nofap at that time. I decided to not fap because the next few months were very crucial for my academics ant masturbation and porn takes my energy. So I downloaded an app called “Stop M”. It was a good app. When I went to the chat section and read some comments of people then only I found out that masturbation isn’t healthy. So it gave me another reason to not fap. I stayed very busy for one month. So I made it to 39 days. But after one month I became lazy and fapped on 40th day due to some youtube video. I made to 39days in the frst attempt. Maybe I wasn’t that addicted or maybe I didn’t felt it difficult becasue I stayed busy. After that I got caught by chaser effect. Relapse after relapse. I didn’t watched porn though. I masturbate to youtube videos. I lost hope I thought that I won’t able to gat back at 39days streak. I wasn’t able stop even for 3 days. this continued for one month. After that I read somewhere that chaser effect lasts only for 4-5 days. So I decided to stop for atleast 4-5 days. And made it to 11 days. But then again masturbated. And again got caught by chaser effect. But then I thiught to try this app. Actually this app was installed from Feb2020 but I didn’t used this app because i found this very complicated. When I first signed in to the forum, I posted a message on the message board. I challenged everyone to have a competition with me. And within two days 37guys accepted my challenge. And i got 37 follow requests that was a huge boost of motivation for me. So after that I found amazing stuff here on the forum. And also success stories on the mesage board. Then on the my 14th day I registered on nofap.com . There was also many success stories, challenges going on. All these things were enough to motivate me. And that’s how I broke my previous streak. But on the 42nd day I saw P-Subs. I didn’t masturbated or Edged. But that day I thought that I can loose my streak due to this shit. So I setted a counter for P-Subs on another app. And also a counter for Nightfalls. Now the journey is easy. I still get random boners and urges. But now I can control them easily. I do exercises to loose weight and also I think that it reduces the urges. Because I use my sexual energy in exercise.

As you said that you have been fighting with addiction for last three years. So let me tell you that It doesn’t matter that how many years you been an addict, You still can Heal.

You can read some success stories that I posted on my topic ’ Nofap motivation for beginners by legends '. I will soon share some more stories of people who got out of this addiction after been an addict for several years.

Never give up!

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Yeah bro…this thread is really helpfull and have very good stuff for motivation to Nofap. Thanks for sharing your experience brother.

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I understand brother, and I know how painful it can be to see so many failures. I’ve been there myself, as I’ve shared with you. The worst part of it is that you get caught in the chaser effect and you’re more likely to relapse again and again after that, so even if you’re aiming for once every week, it becomes 10-15 times a month or more.

But don’t look at them like failures. See them as opportunities.

Look at them as experiments, you found out each time that your plan didn’t work the way you thought it would, so you can improve the plan and start again. See what you can learn from them. Look back at the past relapses and learn from those ones too.

If you make sure that you never make the same mistake again after learning that lesson, you will surely break past 12 days and beyond.

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I would like to add one more thing that during this journey I tried many ways to get out of this addiction, from ignoring the urges to spiritual stuff. But they didn’t worked out for me. So I just want to tell you that learn from your mistakes and try new ways. Maybe what worked for me may not work for you. So keep exploring new ways until you find yours…

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Thanks brothers… and Yes everytime i relapse… i do whole analysis of my mistake… my plan… which strengths i can use better… positive things of it…i know my inner strengths now… which this addiction or anything cannot take away from me… i am trying to use them to kill this addiction.

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Ok bro
I stopped at 1st of November 2017
During 2017 I masturbated 72 times
I didnt count before 2017
In 2016 I was 13 years old
I was struggling with porn from 13,5
That second half of 2016 (I was 13 to 14) I masturbated approximately 100 times.
These are my statistics.
Bro you can do it. It’s not impossible, it’s just difficult.
My longest streak was 13 days for 6 months.
Then I did my first 21 days streak. It took me 6 months! Then I relapsed, I destroyed my 21 day streak. That was the last time I masturbated.
Come on bro! You can Do it!

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Thanks brother… yes i can do it… everyone here can do it.

You are doing really great… it is enough to see your streak count(921) to get motivated.

Your badge suits you bro… PURE ONE.

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UPDATE

Share you daily struggle

share problems in NoFap journey… if you seek advice/motivation or to give information for others

I have changed this Group name because I do not want to make another new topic for every problem or feeling I face during my NoFap journey(as I am facing a problem right now), I will ask/get advice for every thing here only.
THEN A THOUGHT CAME IN MY MIND- WHY ONLY ME…WHY NOT EVERYONE

It’s open for all of you guys…
You can post your feelings from day to day in NoFap journey or If you seek any advice for any problem OR you can share here just to motivate and give information.

  • ANY ONE IS ALLOWED TO SHARE AND SUGGEST, WHETHER HE/SHE IS TAGGED OR NOT

Benifits of this(from.my point of view)

  1. No need to open new topics everytime for same type of problem.

  2. One can just read this and get to know about all the situations( which are real) that is… Not like those posts in which they tell you will feel this from 30 to 40 days and this at 90 days etc.

Here when any one feels anything on any day during NoFap can post here To ask from others/To Share as information for others.

So please share you current streak and higest streak everytime( these two things atleast)… so if anyone will read that then he/she will know actual situation and feeling on that particular day in NoFap journey.

  1. You can share your struggle with urges, it will also help other guys(new ones) that how much one has to struggle… and also it will work as motivation.

  2. Many of us, even some Masters with streak of 900 days, 250 days, 90 days, 60days… has already posted their struggles in brief. One can learn many things from that.

  3. Most Important one: If you are having urges and find no way to escape…so just come here in this group and post for help and tag all your companions OR if you want to just write your situation then write here… BELIEVE ME READING AND WRITING HELPS A LOT.

“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”

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Current streak: 11days
Highest streak: 12 days

Only 2 hours left… in achieving my highest streak again. But I am facing a problem now… and i cannot understand what is it?

Right now it is around 2:40pm in India. After having lunch around 1 pm… when I came back in my room… I lose all the energy, that enthusiasm which i was feeling in last week. This is happening in Noon(after lunch) from last two days

In evening arount at 5 pm(tea time)… everything comes back( that energy…enthusiasm) then I do exercise yoga meditation etc.

I dont know what is happening with me… but i know this is becoz of NoFap.

I am considering 2 reasons of this:

  1. I used to Relapse in noon and night time… so now a days at night I am on this forum writing my diary and helping others and when I feel very sleepy then I close this app around 12:30am and then i sleep. So I do not feel anything at night.

From last two days, this boredom at noon has started… FIRST DAY, i searched youtube and watch videos(motivational, informative and also some fight and funny movie scenes)… SECOND DAY, i watched a movie… Third day(today), I am writing on this forum becoz i know if today I try youtube then definitely i will get trapped in those movie scenes(kiss, sexual)… but now I am really get bored with this forum too…THAT’S WHY I AM WRITING THIS AND ASKING
I know, suggestions work as a motivation for me and also i will understand exact reason and can counter it accordingly…

last time when i posted about my problem…then Joseph told me that the feeling I was encountering is chaser effect( I was unknown of that)… so I did a lot of research on it and trying to counter it this time.

  1. Second reason according to me is FLATLINE(MAY BE)… I am not sure about it and I am also wondering that this cannot happen so early( current streak- 11 days) but I am suspecting this becoz my highest streak is 12 days and my addiciton is from 16 years. so you guys tell… can I have flatline that early

But to be honest… seriously I am not feeling any urges…only once I got a random boner(may be on 5th day).

Initially i thought that this is becoz I was exhausted of relapsing last time but i cannot tell you…how much relaxed I am. Only urge(INDIRECT URGE) is that My eyes want to see those things(you knkw what things) everywhere( television, street etc) but in the next second i realised it and distract myself…some times I got so irritated becoz of this and i just leave to watch TV and leave that place or area.

What are your suggestions for this… I am having only one solution for this that is Meditation.

Also suggest something for NOON(boredom)… i am not enjoying anything…

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I invite everyone here for suggestions… and also to share your feeling/problems/struggle in future

@Tagore @selfconqurer @Adioz @Brahmachari_17 @anon13059885 @Forerunner @NEW_CHALLENGER @anon15901281 @anon1074209 @strongwillpower and also other guys.

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Hey Neo can you please add me in your group as I am also very passionate to be like all the members and having a great streak.:blush:

You are always most welcome brother… but You are talking about which group?.. if you are talking about his group…then you already here :blush:( as i said it in my post…any one can share and suggest)
You can add me in your companion list…my code 2wrhba … we all are here to help each other and grow.

@Peter1505

Oh thank you bro @neo_150.

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My brother @neo_150 , this mood swings has been there for me too. It is still there. For me also urges become strong in the afternoon. I cannot do anything at that time. Since this is the time of quaranteen we cannot go outside too. You have to focus on something entirely different from ■■■■. I’ll watch a movie at that time since Iam extremely passionate about becoming a director. This mood swings will be there bro. I don’t know if thats flatline. Iam also going through the same thing you are facing. If the urges become strong, what I do is just lay down in bed, close my eyes and take deep breaths for 5 or 10 minutes. If the urges didn’t go away even after that, I’ll put some calm music and divert my entire attention to it. After 20 minutes it will pass away. All I can tell you that, My dear brother, its like we are going against the waves in a sea. Urges, mood swings etc will come against us like waves. What we have to do is stay there calmly. Don’t fight back, don’t do anything. It will pass. We’ll beat this addiction once and for all. Iam sure about that

#BEASTMODE DEAR BROTHER :muscle:

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Thanks brother for reply… I get it. Now it is 5:30 pm and i am alright now.:blush: … this is the struggle i have to go through.

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@neo_150

My opinion…

I think bad thoughts are also a big reason for relapse…
Bad thoughts are created from bad environment…
Good thoughts are created from Good environment…

We always have a smartphone…
It contains both Good and bad…
It depends upon us…

You can’t stop thoughts…
But you can decrease bad thoughts slowly slowly by decreasing usage of internet…

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how to install or run the reiwIRE companion app in pc??? help?/

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I think there is no app for PC(I am not sure) but you can use this forum through your PC too.
Google rewire companion forum and log in to your account.

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Hey brothers,
10 days ago I watched a movie, there was a triggering scene which I watched completely and it was stuck in my brain, I did not react to the urge after watching the scene, it was hard to control but I managed somehow to distract my mind from it, few days later I saw another movie and there was also a scene which got stuck in my mind…
From past 2-3 days I am getting huge urges but I am exercising, keeping fast, meditating and doing other stuff to curb them and yesterday I saw another triggering stuff and also searched for the name of girl on google but did not search for her pics or other triggering content…
And yesterday I really had big urge at night but I prayed and slept somehow, I saw p in my dreams and really felt huge urge to have s* or watch p and it was looking real, I woke up and it was a dream and I felt this 2-3 times, I could not sleep properly…
And today I read my reasons to not fap, meditated did other stuff, watched motivating videos but really I can feel this heavy tension building inside me… I am really getting urge and feeing very angry from the morning, and not wanting to do any work, I did not have nightfall yesterday and I am not eating anything today just to not have energy so that I can not go towards fapping, I will not watch movies atleast for now, coz I am not able to handle urges right now…
Please brothers help me and give some solution to get out from this situation, it is really getting hard :pray::pray: bcoz last time this same symptom happened ( I saw real girls and fantacised about them, I took the advice to not look at them for more than three seconds but this thing is not working this time) and I was not able to hold on for long last time, right now I can feel my brain is screaming to go back and watch stuff but I don’t want to go back to old ways again it really took a lot from me to get up to here, I don’t want to fall again, I want to get rid of this habit forever…

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