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5. Make it harder to relapse

One of the proven ways to eliminate a problem is to make it harder to achieve. And that works best in any given situation.

You need to make a relapse so much harder, that achieving it becomes nearly impossible.

You can to that in a lot of ways.

One of the best ways to do that is by completely blocking porn on all your devices. You can do that using a screen accountability software.



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4. Get up and do something else

We are humans. We have the ability to control our thoughts and actions. We can divert our mind from negative thoughts and shift them towards positive ones.

So the moment you feel that urge, you need to GET UP and start doing something else. You just have to leave the place whe...

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3. Write down why you started NoFap

NoFap gives you a bunch of benefits whether that be increased motivation, increased confidence, increased self-esteem, increased testosterone level, increased mental clarity and many more.

So there can be millions of reasons to start NoFap. And it can be anything from improvin...

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How far back does a Relapse put you?

When you used to watch porn, your brain was bombarded with heavy hits of dopamine and stimulations. Now that you have stopped watching porn and gave up all those simulations, your brain is healing itself.

And to be honest, your brain needs a good amount of time to heal itself....

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2. Identify and Eliminate your triggers

Triggers are basically thoughts, actions, places and even apps that generate the feeling of lust. Then that lust starts to begin things in your brain and you eventually find yourself beating your meat.

Triggers are powerful enough to control your mind and force you to break yo...

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6. Take Cold Showers

This is the best thing you can do whenever you feel that extreme urge to watch porn and masturbate. It’s amazingly powerful enough to take you out of that feeling of watching porn and prevent a relapse.

Cold showers have been there for ages. It’s an ancient remedy that people ...

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What is considered as a No-Fap Relapse?

No-Fap is a big community consisting of millions of guys (and some girls). So there are plenty of opinions on what is considered as relapse and what is not.

For some people, watching porn is considered as relapse while for some only masturbation.

But in my opin...

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How NoFap flatline can lead you to relapse?

Flatline is a period of NoFap when you will have extremely low or non-existent libido. This usually happens between day 20-40 and depends upon how much you were addicted to porn.

Most of the guys get scared during this period thinking that their libido is permanently gone. So ...

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Regret of Relapse

So you just relapsed!

Sitting in your room, scratching your head out of frustration and disappointment.

You are putting all the efforts but still not getting the desired results. And this is not the first time you have relapsed.

You probably hav...

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What is a Binge Relapse?

Binge relapse is when you relapse multiple times throughout the day for weeks or even months. This is like a loop of relapses that can last for a long time.

You keep relapsing during this period without any limitation and self-awareness.

Binge relapse is the mo...

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How not to relapse during nofap journey

1. Stop thinking about it

One of the worst things to do after a relapse is to constantly think about it and blame yourself. It’s just not going to get you anywhere.

The more you blame yourself, the more you will increase the chances of a binge relapse. S...

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What about Wet dreams during NoFap?

This is probably the most asked question across the NoFap community. Most guys believe that a wet dream is considered as a NoFap relapse. And they think that it hurts their NoFap progress.

But the truth is – Wet dream is not considered as a NoFap relapse and it doesn’t hurt yo...

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