I lost NNN and I regret it (every year I'm lying to myself by saying that I'll do it this year, but hey, nothing I can do about it; tho the best thing that I can do for now is to survive till the end of the month with an imaginary HP left). Honestly, that's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes down to the way masturbation addiction (won't call it porn addiction, since the spectre of things that I was doing while ''doing it'' is substantially wider than that) has affected me. Won't get into much detail, but it's pretty bad. Gotta be honest with myself. Might be wrong, or right, but I feel like an important part of it is the fact that I'm still a virgin. I would love to hear anyone willing to share his thoughts with me. Your effort is much appreciated!

P.S. also, I'm posting this as a timestamp in my journey of battling this cheap butt addiction, literally

P.P.S. feel free to ask any questions

P.P.P.S. thanks for all the support, guys, you're awesome

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[–] 58 points 5 days ago* (22 children)

Don't. NNN is incel bullshit.

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  • [+] [S] -11 points 5 days ago (10 children)

    Sure thing, bro. But at the same time, it seems to be a nice mental exercise, all of that internet stuff aside.

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  • [–] 30 points 5 days ago (9 children)

    Well if it's an exercise don't tie it to a month. Just try not to do it and see how long you last and try to increase it over time.

    I'm still not sure what the point would be or why you want to exercise that.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (8 children)

    Fair point. The thing is that it has gotten pretty bad with time, and has affected me mentally just as much (low self-esteem, anxiety when going outside and a few others). All I want to do for now is get rid of the addiction itself, not the act. I can obviously allow myself to do it from time to time, as long as it's healthy.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 days ago (7 children)

    I mean if you even consider doing NNN it can't be that bad? What do you think an addiction is? Are you late for your job because you can't stop masturbating?

    But if that's not the case and you can go even just a few days without it and not doing it more than ... well, let's say 5 times a day (depending on age), it's probably not an addiction.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 days ago (6 children)

    It is, kinda, the case. More than that, I sometimes start to feel physically uncomfortable if I'm not touching myself or even doing it as a background activity while my main one doesn't even arouse me sexually (like watching some NBA clips). I'm in my early to mid 20's.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (5 children)

    Is it touching yourself or full on masturbation? Men have their hands in their trousers all the time when no one is looking. I'm almost double your age and I when I'm home alone just watching shows I fiddle with my dick all the time ... not even in a sexual way.

    If that is what you do, that perfectly normal .. I think. Or we're both weirdos.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    Something in-between I'd say. When I'm doing it, it's an automatism. When I don't, I feel kinda uncomfortable and I have to do it. Also, sometimes I rub one out just to feel kinda normal again (for another, let's say, hour) and not have to crave it. I'm doing it not out of pleasure, but out of I don't even know what at this point.

    Tho I'm pretty sure that we're not the only ones fiddling around, so it's chill... I think haha.

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  • [–] -3 points 4 days ago (10 children)

    "incel" is not a movement or a commutity, its a life circumstance when one experiences celibacy involuntarily. You should stop using that as an insult

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  • [–] -2 points 4 days ago (8 children)

    Wikipedia is biased, and in this case its straight up wrong. See their 'circumcision' article for example

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

    Can you be more specific about which part you think is wrong?

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  • [–] -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

    'incel' is a life circumstance that has been existing for thousands of years, not an "internet subculture". The closest thing to that is probably some internet forums

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago* (5 children)

    If you only want to use the word in the narrow literal sense, fine.

    I don't think that's very useful. We don't really need a special word for a virgin that can't get laid. But we do need one that describes when people start blaming all women and form a misogynistic mindset around it. That's how I choose to understand and use the term.

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  • [–] -3 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    But we do need one that describes when people start blaming all women and form a misogynistic mindset around it. That's how I choose to understand and use the term.

    That's like calling every criminal a n***er because of stereotypes associated with black people

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago* (2 children)

    No, it's not anything like that. My point was exactly the opposite: If you're just a virgin that can't get laid but you deal with it like a normal human being, you're not an incel. Just a virgin and there is nothing wrong with that.

    It's would be more like calling every one has every played a game a gamer. Technically true, but utterly useless as term.

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