Shit! It was such a moment of weakness. I didn't feel that disappointed in myself and thought I'd carry on but I'm now thinking that part of this journey is being open and honest about even the small victories, so I confess to you brothers. My reboot came about after failing to get hard during sex one night about a month ago. But yesterday, no one was home and I thought I'd reward myself since 'it was never really an "addiction" in the first place'. Instantly back to square one. Reading the success stories seems to make me more determined the more I read, particularly when a lot of long-term results seem to be giving no-fap champions sexual superhuman powers and stamina. That's my goal.
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Three-week Relapse
- Thread starter chromatic
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Don't look at it as being back to square one. Your counter may have to be reset to zero, but now you bring with it everything you learned along the way. It's like walking a path: your counter is how many steps you've taken since you've last fall. If you fall, you don't go back to the beginning of the path. You get back up and you take your first step all over again. But now you're better educated on yourself and this problem.
Sometimes you have to experience falling so that you know what it feels like and can stop yourself from doing it again.
Sometimes you have to experience falling so that you know what it feels like and can stop yourself from doing it again.
DC6, hugely inspiring post mate, genuinely thank you. You really turned around my thinking and totally reminded me of something I really should have been keeping in mind the whole time. and I guess it's like that cheeky little Confucius said, 'Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall'.
As hard as I'll be trying, that's definitely something I'll be keeping in mind when times get tough.
As hard as I'll be trying, that's definitely something I'll be keeping in mind when times get tough.
We are all doing this together. I'm glad to help as best I can. You got this. Just keep your goal in mind and you'll get through it. It will be tough, but maybe it can be a way to prove to yourself how strong you are.
And keep in mind that a relapse doesn't necessarily reset our brain to where it was before out reboot started. You may have taken a few steps back, but if you're even one step ahead of where you were before, you're better than you were then.
And keep in mind that a relapse doesn't necessarily reset our brain to where it was before out reboot started. You may have taken a few steps back, but if you're even one step ahead of where you were before, you're better than you were then.
Agreed. I'll remember that.
So it's been a few days, I definitely feel a little more encouraged after my slip up. I don't feel the urge to watch porn, but I'm wondering if I should be stopping masturbation altogether. I've never done it excessively. Maybe 3-5 times per week. As I'm looking to increase my overall sex drive and potentially lower the chances of ED in future I've decided maybe once per week (without porn of course) as a de-stress. Although I'm happy to consider quitting altogether if there's strong case for it increasing my libido. Thoughts?
So it's been a few days, I definitely feel a little more encouraged after my slip up. I don't feel the urge to watch porn, but I'm wondering if I should be stopping masturbation altogether. I've never done it excessively. Maybe 3-5 times per week. As I'm looking to increase my overall sex drive and potentially lower the chances of ED in future I've decided maybe once per week (without porn of course) as a de-stress. Although I'm happy to consider quitting altogether if there's strong case for it increasing my libido. Thoughts?