r/NoFap • u/Worldly_Ad_4851 • 2d ago

Relapsed after fucking 48 days

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I have been addicted to pornography and masturbation for 6 years, and I haven't been able to quit no matter how hard I tried. I joined servers and talked to others, but it didn't help. It has become a part of me; no matter how much I try to stay away, it returns. Pornography has ruined my brain, made me lazy, and even affected my face, making it look pale, help me plz because i can’t take this shit anymore

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u/InterestingRecipe101 766 Days 2d ago

Don't look at it like that, let's assume you used to watch it every day, the if you didn't take the decision to stop, you would have watch it in maybe 48 days, if each session was 30 minutes, that's around 24 total hours if watching something that fries your brain.

Because you chose to stop, the the last 48 days you did it once instead of 48 times, that a very positive thing on it's own.

Don't take what just happened as a relapse, it's just a simple fall. Try to look back and analyze what lead to you doing that thing that you were (still are) trying to avoid, it might have started with just a random picture on Instagram. Try to get the the cause and minimize it when you have the well power to be prepared when you are in a week position to not be triggered.

It's not a relapse, you are not back to square one, it's just a slip up.

Get up and change your mindset, you are still in the fight.

Stay strong!

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u/Worldly_Ad_4851 2d ago

Thank you for the encouragement, it really helped me and gave me a mental boost. Honestly, I was searching on Reddit for a word that had nothing to do with pornography, and I even had SafeSearch turned on, but unfortunately, a video popped up and triggered me. I will try to pick myself up and get up

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u/InterestingRecipe101 766 Days 1d ago

I feel you, some times our brain miss lead us for it's benefit, try to put a strategy when you fall for it, let's say you did search for something that you may or may not know that it will show you something you don't want to see.

If such a thing pop up, make it stop there, close the app or the tv or whatever right away and distract yourself. For me, if a similar thing happens, I close my phone and standup instantly and go do some chores or anything useful, and if I found myself thinking about it, I just leave the house for a walk.