For the first time, I am actually telling my problem to someone, hopefully this time I can truly kick the habit for good. I have been attempting to quit masturbation for about the last 8 months, the longest I ever lasted was 7-8 days. It is hard, there is no getting around it. I am 23 years old and have been doing this on a daily basis (once a day, sometimes twice, but that wasn't often) since I was 12-13. I have been plagued with low confidence, low energy, low attention span, and low motivation my entire life and it is really starting to frustrate me. I am in my last year in college with ambitions of going to medical school soon. However, because of the aforementioned problems, my grades have taken a hit, but it still not impossible for me. I realized this was a problem when I started doing it whenever I have a lot of school work to do, kind of like avoiding it. I would masturbate myself to sleep, usually 1-2 times did it, and skip the work all together and do a rather quick job the next morning. Reading through many of these forums, I can see many people have had a great deal of success, especially around the 100 day (3 month period) in regaining confidence, energy, and emotional stability. And with that, my starting goal is 100 days.
I do have a lot of the problems some people here often site such as a constant desire for a girlfriend, increased difficulty in "getting it up," and social anxiety among many others. I am only 23 and I do not feel 23, I cant even describe how I feel about my age, but its defiantly not 23. To me, the science behind nofap makes sense. I need to reboot my brain so that my hormonal balance is typical for a 23 year old. I did have some problems with ciggerates in the past, but I already quit that and I have also had quite a run with Adderall and vyvanse but I believe that is pretty much over. Last week I went about 7 days without masturbating until toady and this why I am here. I'm making this public so that this time, my commitment is stronger than all my previous attempts. With that in mind, congrads to all those who have successfully quit and enjoy a higher quality of life. Today is 4/22/2014 and I am counting this as day 1 in my 100 day nofap attempt. If anyone has a similar story or tips that could help me, like being more productive, please post. Wish me luck.
I do have a lot of the problems some people here often site such as a constant desire for a girlfriend, increased difficulty in "getting it up," and social anxiety among many others. I am only 23 and I do not feel 23, I cant even describe how I feel about my age, but its defiantly not 23. To me, the science behind nofap makes sense. I need to reboot my brain so that my hormonal balance is typical for a 23 year old. I did have some problems with ciggerates in the past, but I already quit that and I have also had quite a run with Adderall and vyvanse but I believe that is pretty much over. Last week I went about 7 days without masturbating until toady and this why I am here. I'm making this public so that this time, my commitment is stronger than all my previous attempts. With that in mind, congrads to all those who have successfully quit and enjoy a higher quality of life. Today is 4/22/2014 and I am counting this as day 1 in my 100 day nofap attempt. If anyone has a similar story or tips that could help me, like being more productive, please post. Wish me luck.
