Hey everyone, I'm a 31 year old guy from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Haven't watched porn since my birthday which is almost two months ago. I've read about NoFap in a Dutch magazine and became quite interested in the platform. Supposedly Amsterdam is a super liberal city, but with my friends porn still feels like a taboo subject. They admit watching it (even though they have wives or girlfriends), but that's about it. This seems like a community where people (because of anonymity?) can be more open! I watched it too. A lot. Since I was 13. There are a couple of reasons I wanted to stop: - Watching more & more extreme stuff. It normally doesn't turn me on, but you know after 2 or 3 rounds.. - The shame afterwards - The feeling of not being in control - It takes a lot of time - Anxiety when a girlfriend or someone else touches my laptop/phone - Discover more about real attraction - Enjoy sex more (there were times I was thinking of a porn actress instead of her) - Curiosity in general - I want to write about my experience and possibly NoFap (in Dutch) I see a lot of guys here stop masturbating completely. I decided (for now) to just stop watching porn. Also I won't watch sexy music videos or read erotic stories on purpose, because I know that ruined it for me during my last attempt (40 days). Right now my goal is not to watch porn for one year. I chose that period because: - It's a natural cycle of four seasons, long enough to see if it works. - My brain sometimes tells me to just watch because: I won't last in the end anyway, it won't have any measurable effect etc. etc. now I can tell it: try for at least a year, and if doesn't work for you can still watch afterwards. Makes it easier. Well, nice meeting you all!
Best of luck to you and I wish you don’t have temptations from erotic music videos. These are sometimes referred to as P-subs and I used to view glamour models online now I have to stop
Hey buddy! I live in Amsterdam as well. I'm currently on a seven day streak. How have you been doing the last few weeks?