[Real Magic]

Im doing the no-fap November challenge and after one week of no PMO (porn masturbation,orgasm) im feeling really good. Lots of energy, more confidence and feeling more social.

I really cant recommend it enough.

Has anyone here gone the nofap route? What was your experience?

[Real Magic]

8 days now, im cruising. but starting to feel a bit of rage building up. been trying to meditate and fight through it.

[Real Magic]

Day 9, Headaches have gone away. Cravings are intense when i wake up. Working out is helping.

Dont know if anyone will respond to this, so i will update every few days in case this thread might help someone in the future.

[Mama Char-Lee]

Well, I'm kind of going through a no girl-fap routine, only because after the first hour it's more like abusing myself than anything (no thanks to the meds). Personally, I've found that it didn't affect my day one way or the other if I did or didn't take care of business before bedtime, but it does mess with how I sleep. Mostly I just get frustrated and over-think things.

[Real Magic]

Char-lee i have gone through that too. I had to switch meds many times because of side effects, mostly anorgasmia.

i get the over thinking thing too, it can drive me crazy sometimes. Stay well.

So here is the update:

Im on day 14: Absolutely no self touching at all, no edging, no viewing suggestable material. Cravings were very bad yesterday but it wasnt a physical urge it was a desire to escape from stress. Im holding out though.

Emotions have been either really low, or fluctuating from crying to rage. I read that this is similar to cocaine withdrawal, as the dopamine receptors are taking time to heal and get back to normal levels.

I am getting more active, getting out of the house a little more and anxiety is also improved, only 2 mini panic attacks in the past week. That is down from 5 or 6 a day.

Insomnia still a problem.

Will update again.

[ponder1973]

Wow, good job Real. I think you understand the situation well too, that it's a stress relief and coping mechanism that's gone too far. I don't think I could break out of mine by willpower alone. How is it going today?

[Real Magic]

Crap i had a relapse last night, i started entertaining some thoughts and i just couldnt stop, the physical craving was really bad and i gave in.

Back to day one, was on a 15 day streak too.
I did find some advice from the reddit no-fap group on how to deal with cravings when things get out of control.
Like writing down some coping strategys that i could use next time like exercising or reading, and just go down the list.

Yeah, willpower kept me going for a while but its just not enough.

Another thing...if you decide to do this, a fair warning, after about 12-13 days of not having an addiction crutch to deal with stress i found my self sobbing, crying and mood swinging like all day. Alot of **** that i have been running from through years of addiction came up and i started falling apart. this addiction is no joke.

[ponder1973]

Great job on making it so long! I believe you've had an insight. You have underlying issues that you use your addiction to escape. I think the key to your freedom will come from resolving those issues.

[NoCake]

Originally Posted by Real Magic

Crap i had a relapse lYou got knocked down a bit so now it's time to get up better than ever!ast night, i started entertaining some thoughts and i just couldnt stop, the physical craving was really bad and i gave in.

Back to day one, was on a 15 day streak too.
I did find some advice from the reddit no-fap group on how to deal with cravings when things get out of control.
Like writing down some coping strategys that i could use next time like exercising or reading, and just go down the list.

Yeah, willpower kept me going for a while but its just not enough.

Another thing...if you decide to do this, a fair warning, after about 12-13 days of not having an addiction crutch to deal with stress i found my self sobbing, crying and mood swinging like all day. Alot of **** that i have been running from through years of addiction came up and i started falling apart. this addiction is no joke.

Yeah those are side effects with most addictions. You feel like your body needs it and you go crazy when you don't get it. I usually try to get over it by going for jogs or a cold shower. Cold showers really do work. But usually when it gets really bad I try to go out and do something so that I can't cheat.