Hi everyone, I'm a forty year old Brazilian currently living in South Australia. Have been fapping for almost three quarters of my life and recently it started to dawn on me that it had become an overpowering habit. Luckily, I came across a TED Talk by Gary Wilson and Marnia Robinson's 'Cupid's Poisoned Arrow' and it became clear that this whole thing had become much more akin to an addiction. So here I am seeking some help and support. Glad that you're here. Looking forward to this new journey. Cheers to you all!
Does your situation involve internet pornography? In my case, fapping in and of itself wasn't so much of a problem. But pornography, especially internet pornography, totally pushed things into what seems to have become an at home addiction.
It all started with my father's Playboy collection, in my early teens. It was huge and I had free access to it. I was in the bathroom many times in a day. Then came the Internet. Yes, it plays a big part in it. I can waste too many hours with it. It's clearly unreasonable. When you come to think of it in terms of neuroplasticity, after almost three decades, it is reasonable to conclude that it has become an addiction not different from any other. But I guess this is all new in human history and there's a huge stigma attached to it. So I feel truly relieved to have found like minded people.
Thanks for the advice on cupids poisoned arrow will defiantly give it read x looks like a lot of people feign the same it's crazy that u don't know until u ask... Good luck with ur journey
