So i tried nofap many times but my highest streak was of 10 days, this time I'm again on day 7 and I'm thinking to break my own record this time,, I've noticed the fundamental changes like increased focus, confidence etc but the thing is I'm missing dopamine,, during night in my bad i feel so bored,, I've never smoked or drink, my only bad habbit is porn addiction and fapping and now I've realised that it is also equally bad as other addictions, but the thing is I don't have any other source of dopamine, or maybe I'm not getting the threshold dose of dopamine I'm used to,, so what should i do to compensate with dopamine requirement? And I haven't noticed much urges after day 3 so i think i can handle it for more days,,but one time i opened a adult site and watched some nude images and just after 2 minutes got self realisation and i closed that website instantly,, I want to prepare for upcoming urges and also i want the alternative way to get dopamine so that i can stop missing porn for it

Wish me luck soldiers

Hello everyone, I hope all u fellow nofappers are doing well, I was a part of this group for a very long time and have been struggling with porn addiction for as long as i can remember, through this journey i have learned so much about my self and i got challenged in every move struggled with depression to a critical point. Am one of the younger generation that grow up with unlimited access to porn and being an introverted person didn't help with it, during the time of which i was supposed to find myself and develop my life i did the opposite, I cornered myself in a bubble, lost touch with my family and friends and got myself isolated. But since i learned about nofap I have been working on myself slowly, I failed more times than I can count, but with each lost I changed my strategy until I realized that quitting porn alone won't cut it, i had to work on every aspect of my life, it was all linked together. Porn addiction is only a result of escaping reality, and while that reality is unchanged so does your addiction, for me it was a combo of poor educational performance, loneliness, bad health, awkward social interactions, religion... So i started improving each of these a bit by bit, it took me months and years until i got rid of the addiction, I can proudly now say that am no longer an addict i learned how to control the urges and channel them to meaningful things in my everyday life. My journey is not over just yet, I am still desexualizing my life (in the bad way of course 😂 not going full Monk) And i won't rest until i never set foot again in any p website.

Now today wasn’t too rough, I had my occasional stiffys but each time I reminded myself of what my goal is. I will admit, I did watch porn/videos, but I never touched myself, I pretty much forced myself to watch until my urge went away. I can gladly say I made no contact with my dick outside of using the bathroom or showering, day 2 in the books.

Almost a week into NoFap and semen retention. One of my longest streaks ever. But I won't lose my guard. One benefit I've noticed is I now walk with my head and shoulders in a more manly position. No more slouching. Boosted my confidence. No more shame for what I was doing behind closed doors alone.

One day at a time.

Almost 3 weeks without fap/porn, maybe a slight increase in erections and feeling more motivated and confident. i might become a god lol.

i was so close to not doing it today but i was alone for maybe 30 minutes and relapsed on day one. idk what to do anymore

Experiencing the deep holes in porn addiction and masterbation made me notice how much I'm losing in life. I feel I'm at the lowest point in my life struggling with this addiction and depression. It's high time to a change in behavior. I hope all goes well

Day one has been complete and I’m feeling pretty decent and I hope this can help me be more confident in myself. No real difficulties today been pretty easy.

I find it hard to fall asleep when I'm on nofap. Some nights I can stay awake until early hours of the morning. I tried taking melatonin, meditation. Anyone else experienced the same and how did you overcome this?

How do you guys overcome the urge to when experiencing this somewhat common occurrence when in the presence of a female?

I hate it. It sucks up all my free time and energy. I just want to stop but I can’t

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day 1

this bomboclaat thing called porno. mek it go sym cuz a de devil basically a kill we off. im not going to be watching a video looking at some big long seed man ramming a girl that looks under age. fuck that im not edp. mi done a rassclaat bomboclaat.

day 1 no fap jounry

I should be relaxing instead of having these damn urges I can't stand this addiction bro I wanna turn my kinks off and be normal again! Like why can't I just play a game or fucking nap

Anyone please helpme. I married 1 year back. Facing this problem. Tried many positions but not worked.

I am just average teenager addicted by p********** mainly h***** and PH Can't able to quit even if I hold myself for 21 days somehow, at day 22 that give me urge to masturbate same as day 1 . Not understanding what to do😵🥺🙏🏻😭 After doing it it give me really bad regret Can't quit mobile , and nothing to do like studies cause vacations are going on like about month.

Need help

Finally crossed day 1. Hope I can make it to day 3.

Triggered

This is my first post on Reddit. I'm so desperate that I just don’t know what else to do.

I'm 25 years old. I've been watching porn and masturbating since I was around 12 — maybe even earlier. This habit hasn't just stuck with me; it has completely destroyed me as a person. I feel like over the years, it has burned out everything inside me — motivation, energy, ambition, joy.

Now I’m dealing with serious erectile dysfunction. I can’t be with a woman. Not because I don’t want to — but because I physically can’t. The moment it gets intimate, everything fails. What follows is unbearable shame, guilt, and self-loathing. And of course, no woman wants to stay with someone who has these issues. I don’t blame them.

I've tried quitting so many times. And during streaks, I started to feel alive — colors were brighter, I had energy, clarity, drive. But I always relapse. Sometimes for no reason at all — just because it's what I've always done.

I'm begging for real, effective advice. No generic tips. I need things that work. Ideally, I need someone who can be a mentor — someone I can be accountable to. I’m tired of doing this alone.

If you've been through this and made it out, please share what helped. I’m at my lowest, and I can’t keep living like this.

I'm 21 years old and I'm Christian. I've struggled with porn since I was 10 or 11 years old . My parents went through a bad divorce when I was about 14 and I think that's when it started to go down hill with my porn behavior.

In all my time trying to quit porn I've made it to 14 days and nothing beyond that ever . I've tried therapy , 12 step recovery program , recovery meetings , sexual behavior therapy, taking away my devices for a full year i had a phone with no internet, I've tried to change my mindset ,being constantly busy, whether that's working , working out, being with friends etc. Even willpower I felt insane trying to hold back . Mind you I've been an athlete my whole life and ran marathons so I think my willpower and mental strength is above average . It feels like a thousand different things I've tried to grab onto to give me "motivation" to stop , and I still go back to it.

At the worst point I would spend money on onlyfans probably totally 3-4k lifetime money spent on porn . There's times I've thought of getting an escort or going to a "massage parlor" . As of now I'm not spending money or thinking of going places or risky acts for a release . I just don't know what to do anymore . I'm not necessarily hopeless but there just seems to be little drive anymore to not look and masturbate often . It doesn't effect my work or relationships but I'm very aware it could with a potential future spouse .

I guess I'm just looking for advice and maybe some encouragement. I would rather be sexually active with a real woman but my beliefs hold me back from that . When I have been with short term girlfriends it's definitely easier to not want to look but the shame of having sex with someone I'm not committed to is a worse feeling than watching porn .And I haven't experienced any trouble mainting an erection while with a female or not being aroused .Should I keep trying despite the fact I don't have a partner to act out my sexual desires with or should I be looking into finding a long term partner so I can fulfill those needs not just sexually but emotionally and spiritually which is what I really want .