We have to make a million choices each and every day, so it makes sense that to keep things simple, we always make the same ones. But the easy choices don't always mean the right choices.
Commit today to changing it up, to doing something different, and making the choice that improves your life for the better. Believe it or not, pretty soon that choice will be the easy one to make too.
"Urges haven’t been as frequent this week but the novelty is wearing off a little. The usual fare seems to be between Peter north, lex Steele, Jules Jordan. Marks head boppers, Xev bell ringer, k klixen and other frequent pornstars. I hope that with me driving again soon, I won’t feel the need as much."
"YES! I got up 10 minutes late, BUT, I stretched, walked when I didn't want to, worked on computer, checked my dashboard, and left on time for work!! Felt SO good!"
"Yes!! I went to bed an hour late, BUT, I didn't read the phone in bed, I had my lunch packed and ready to go, clothes laid out and I washed and brushed. Felt good!"
"Week 3 - Thursday June 5th 2026
- Context: No. Approached a middle age woman walking by staring at her phone.
- My approach: Needed a small win since the day before I could not approach anybody. Asked her for the time and without looking at me she just said the time. Kinda rude. But I did not die from it"
"‼️‼️ QUID DU TEN-SEVEN-FIVE-THREE-ONE PLUS PLANNER FROM 22h55 to 23h55 last night: despite efforts to establish active planner under sd b/c rule around such time where sleep often challenge anyone, I struggle to organize simple reminder alarm entries to adapt my planners ,I failed to immediately set reminder-journey and ticking planners. I believe all these challenges in the way it happened are not enough to conclude that I HAVE FAILED PROVIDE THAT I REPORTED THE NATURE OF MY CHALLENGE AND FIXED IT"
"I received a strange message last night about failing to commit to the agreement. I think this might be a misunderstanding (probably related to the phrasing of my contract). My commitment is to maintain my daily coffee intake to 2 cups per day, hence reducing it from my previous habitual number of 5-6 a day.
So far (i.e. for the past 2 days), I've been sticking to my suggested limit.
Today, I only had one cup of coffee up till now. Looking forward to see how the rest of the day will unfold."
"There's a GREAT book called your brain on porn. This book is backed up by tens of scientific studies that show the tremendous damages porn does to the human brain. Here are some of the most shocking things porn does to the human brain.
Decreased sensitivity to everyday pleasures due to the overstimulation of dopamine and its receptors in the brain. This basically means that almost EVERYTHING will feel dull except pornography. That's why consumers report feeling lazy all the time. They have no motivation for anything because nothing feels pleasurable.
It changes the perception of what "normal sexuality" is. The performance and performers are totally exagerated in order to captivate the viwer as much as possible. The thing is that this also REWIRES its consumer to think that sex is the same as porn... AND IT'S NOT!
Due to the Coolidge Effect, pornography promotes having multiple sexual partners instead of one and this could be damaging to healthy romantic relationships.
A profound loss of attraction towards romantic partners. This is caused by the endless novelty that can be encountered in any porn site.
Feelings of SHAME, ANXIETY, LOW SELF-ESTEEM and feelings UNWORTHINESS.
Porn causes Porn Induced Erectile Disfunction. Porn trains your brain to reproduce with a screen, not with another human."
"24f here, no I am not an addict but my partner is.
This is for any of you in a relationship or any of you who want one maybe. Porn addiction has ruined my life. Ive been with him 8 years now, I saw a few things when we first got together he convinced me he was hacked (I believed him i was 17 why would he watch trans porn anyways.) 4 years later I found accounts. I feel like ive never been the same since. I stayed, i stayed because he begged and cried, he promised me he would never do it again, I loved him because I didnt see him as his addiction, i didnt see him as his mistakes, but ive never felt good enough since.
8 years later the uk puts restrictions on porn and I find him using vpns, ive been betrayed again 4 years after finding out. He fell asleep with his tabs open, the next morning when I came over I saw them, trans porn again. 8 years later and he couldnt get it out of his mind, I made him breakfast I made him dinner I cleaned the apartment I havent said a word but I cant sleep anymore I cant eat anymore and I cant stop checking and now I cant stop looking at it myself, trying to see what he likes so much about it that even after we have sex 4 times in a day the second I leave he needs to watch it again. He hasnt seen me now in 4 months says hes busy, he needs to clean, hes tired but never tired enough to not watch porn any second hes alone."
"And yes I've confirmed it, there's scientific data backing it. Porn desensitizes ur dopamine receptors making u crave for smth more intense to get the same high, classically similar to any other case of addiction.
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"Agreed! Porn is indeed harmful and it do have negative harmful effects on brain but nothing permanent. Articles do suggest though that excessive dopamine and other hormonal releases during watching of porn make the addiction more stronger and worse. I think I have read this on rezenit app that masturbating to porn daily can reduce dopamine receptors by 10-20%!
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"Porn is cancer for a man's brain
(28M) quit porn 14 months ago after being addicted since age 12, and the changes have been so profound I had to share them here. This isn't some NoFap superpowers bullshit, just the honest truth about what happens when you remove this poison from your life.
First, let me be clear: I was a heavy user. Multiple times daily, increasingly extreme content, couldn't get through a day without it. I didn't think I had a problem because "everyone watches porn" and "it's normal" and all the other excuses we tell ourselves.
Here's what I've experienced since quitting:
Mental clarity - The brain fog I didn't even know I had lifted completely. I used to struggle to focus on anything for more than 20 minutes. Now I can work deeply for hours. My memory has improved dramatically. I didn't realize how much mental bandwidth porn was consuming until it was gone.
Actual motivation - When you constantly flood your brain with supernormal stimulus, everything else becomes boring in comparison. Real-life goals, hobbies, even social interactions can't compete with the dopamine hit from porn. Once I quit, my natural drive and ambition returned. I started a side business that's now making more than my day job.
Real connections with women - This is the big one. Porn warps how you see women on a fundamental level. It trained me to view them as collections of body parts rather than complete human beings. Dating became infinitely easier when I started genuinely connecting with women as people first, potential partners second. My current relationship is deeper and more satisfying than anything I experienced during my porn years.
Sexual function returned - I didn't realize I had PIED (porn-induced erectile dysfunction) until I quit. I thought it was normal to need mental imagery from porn to maintain arousal with real partners. It's not. It took about 90 days of zero porn for my body to reset, but now actual intimacy is more pleasurable than porn ever was.
Self-respect - There's something deeply degrading about compulsively watching other people have sex on a screen. Quitting gave me back my dignity. I no longer feel like I'm living a double life or hiding something shameful.
The withdrawal was brutal. Insomnia, irritability, depression, intense cravings. But it passes. The timeline for me was:
Week 1-2: Physical withdrawal symptoms
Month 1-3: Psychological cravings, occasional flatline (zero libido)
Month 4-6: Mental clarity returns, benefits start becoming obvious
Month 6-12: Complete rewiring, natural sexuality returns
Resources that helped:
"Your Brain on Porn" by Gary Wilson - explains the neuroscience of how porn affects your reward circuitry. His documentation of how supernormal stimuli degrade the brain's dopamine response to natural rewards was the first thing that made the brain fog, the motivation loss, and the PIED make clinical sense rather than feeling like personal failure. Understanding that my reward circuitry had been systematically dysregulated by years of escalating stimulation reframed recovery as a neurological process with a known timeline rather than a willpower contest I kept losing.
r/pornfree community (better than NoFap in my opinion, less cultish, more science-based). Having a community of people tracking the same timeline, describing the same withdrawal symptoms, and documenting the same recovery stages made the flatline and mood swings feel survivable rather than like evidence I was broken. The collective experience of thousands of people going through the same neurological reset gave me a map when everything felt disorienting.
Therapy with someone who specializes in addiction. This was crucial for addressing the underlying issues that made compulsive use feel necessary in the first place. The behavioral pattern was the symptom. The reasons it started at 12 and persisted for 16 years were the actual work.
Around month three I also started using BeFreed, a personalized audio learning app, to build a deeper understanding of addiction neuroscience, dopamine dysregulation, and behavioral recovery. I set a goal around understanding what was actually happening in my brain during the rewiring process, and it pulled content from neuroscience research, addiction psychology, and clinical recovery literature into structured audio I could absorb during the dead time when cravings were worst and sitting still felt impossible. The virtual coach helped me work through specific questions, like why the flatline happens and what it means neurologically, which made it less terrifying when it hit. Auto flashcards kept concepts like dopamine receptor upregulation, sensitization versus desensitization, and craving versus urge accessible so I could name what was happening in real time rather than just white-knuckling through it blind.
For those who will inevitably comment "porn is fine in moderation" maybe for some people. But would you say the same about cigarettes? Alcohol to an alcoholic? Some substances are inherently problematic, and some people are more susceptible to addiction. For me, moderation was never an option.
I'm not here to preach or judge. Just sharing my experience in case someone else is where I was, knowing something is wrong but not sure what to do about it. You're not alone, and it gets better."
"Overslept! Didn't get up until 8:20!! I didn't sleep on the couch until after 9:30pm so I think that's why I was so tired. I should have gone to bed right then!!!"
"I had my first cup of coffee this morning as I was finishing a task that required quite a bit of focus. I managed to stick to just one though. Ideally, the objective for the rest of the day is to have a maximum of one more cup.
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"Week 3 - Tuesday June 2nd 2026
- Context: No. Approached a very cute girl by the supermarket
- My approach: Before getting into the gym, I needed a win. So I approached this very cute blonde girl by the super market. Asked her the time, she replied something about a close being closed. I felt lost and asked if she knew when the super market closed. She said no. Kinda looked like she signaled to leave her."
"Still getting up to late (went to bed late) but I had two items on my to do list which I got done and I had my lunch ready to go. I definitely need to improve but I feel I am having some success. But it's very important I start stretching and walking!"
"Much better. I did go to bed very late and I forgot to lay out clothes. But I got my face and teeth done, didn't read on myphone in bed and got my food out for the week lunches. I feel pretty good about this"
"ayer utilice podcast en la esterilla incluso en mi cama antes de dormir, afectó mi sueño, pero lo hizo mi subconciente para tapar mi estres elevado, me lo voy a perdonar pero debo estar mas atento
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"perder el tiempo con el movil para callar al estres, angustia o miedo, solo retrasa que salgan a la luz esos sentimientos que debo trabajar idealmente en un diario."
"Week 3 - Sunday May 29th 2026
- Context: No. Approached a random girl on the street.
- My approach: Approached to girl at a traffic light stop while I was leaving the gym. Asked her for the time. She replied back. Pretty normal interaction"
"prohibido leer canciones o buscar musica, eso solo hacer en trotadora o haciendo ejercicio. El movil dejarlo en la trotadora o cargando jamas meterlo a la habitacion. Me quedo enganchadi y seguramente sea porque quiera descansar pero mejor mirar el techo y averiguar lo que sientes."
"Oops, I wrote the evening report on the morning foundation report. For this one then, I will talk about morning. I got up late, tired again, drank coffee and left for work on time. Didn't get anything else done. BUT I laid out for Chad all the stuff to do this week and he planned out my schedule for the week to accomplish 17 items! I've already done a few this morning. I hope this will keep my motivation up to following my evening and morning foundation habits."
"Again, got home late, but I still had some energy and was going to do my set up, but instead spoke with Charlie about various things he wanted to talk about. I then ate dinner, got too tired. Chad has me working for an hour after I get home from work, so I HAVE to do better. It is helpful for me to keep this journal because it causes me to think about how to adjust to various situations to achieve my goal."
"Im probably going to smoke a bit because of probation potentially happening after court on the 24th. So ill still have to manage binging and still working on not drinking alcohol. "
"Week 2 - Saturday May 28th 2026
- Context: No. Approached two girls for the time.
- My approach: Approached to girl at a traffic light stop for the time. The girl that replied combed her hair while replying. I walked away to fast"
"Week 2 - Friday May 29th 2026
- Context: No. Approached tattoed girl walking her dog.
- My approach: Asked girl tattoed girl walking her dog for the time. She looked at me serious and maybe a bit bothered"
"I stayed out later last night because I was shopping for Mom and dropping off. Then I went by Grocery Outlet because Charlie out of chips and me wanting drinks for work. Anyway, didn't do my set up as soon as I got home. I went to bed by 930 b/c tired, but I did read on phone, less than 10 min. too tired. Besides other set up, I need my journal on table open."
"Not going well, I am staying in bed until 7 a.m. and I'm not on top of what to do regarding writing and tasks because I haven't set up the night before."
"Similar to last week, urges are intense now that I’ve made it a daily practice to surf porn images. Facials tend to be what gets me most aroused and even imagining myself cumming. I’ve returned back to Hinge, probably because I’ll be driving soon and I got excited enough to venture to new places to potentially meet women. More than that, using online dating as well as going to new places would double my chances of meeting women. This process will be very slow but slow is better than nothing."
"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭FALLEN ON MST EN LIVE ON FRIDAY 29/05/26 DURING PLANNED MELINOR-MST CLIMAXLESS AYANT COMME CONSÉQUENCES: LEFT WITH 6 ATTEMPTS, R300 PAID TO MY CHURCH, 108 HO’OPONOPONO REHEARSAL, USE OF MELINOR TWITTER VIEWING OR DOWNLOADED XXX ITEMS ON ITS OWN"
"I decided I am too tired at bedtime to do this. I need to get ready for tomorrow as soon as I get home. Then, I need to stick to bedtime with NO fone!"
"Week 2 - Thursday May 28th 2026
- Context: No. Approached cute tattoed girl on the sitting on a bench.
- My approach: Asked girl sitting on the bench for the time. She smile back and gave me the time
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"Very poorly. Going to be too late, not getting ready - i think i need to start at 9:30, do what i'm supposed to do and if i decide to stay up fine. But still, NO reading in bed!!"
"I did eat two servings of these offbrand onion chips at work, and I could have eaten a little less. But someone had offered them to me, so I wasn’t in the back hiding. I had a couple handfuls of popcorn while I cleaned the machine. That could have been avoidable but it wasn’t an egregious amount. I ate my meal prep of chicken, veggies, and sweet potato, and I also ordered two orders of salmon sashimi. I had a hard workout so I think it balanced out in the end. When I got home I did have four spicy potstickers with the rest of my spicy mayo and eel sauce, as well as some rotisserie chicken. It was a somewhat high calorie day but I did restraint myself from what I possibly could have eaten"
"i will report as unsuccesful if i cum and have that small bit of adrenaline pre ejaculation. If i stroke it, it doesn't count as unsuccesful as long as i stop before cumming.."