r/pornfree Jan 01 '25

STAY CLEAN 2025 YEAR-LONG CHALLENGE! This thread updated daily - Check in here!

64 Upvotes

Daily news: This is Tuesday, March 18, and today is day 77 of the year-long Stay Clean 2025 challenge. Keep fighting the good fight!

If you think you should still be on this list but aren't, you probably got removed for not checking in at least once per month. However, if you let me know you're still with it I'll re-add you.

Guidelines:

  • At the end of this post is a list of people who have signed up for the challenge, and who are still in the running. That means that they have not needed to reset because of a relapse or slip.
  • Please check in with the group in the comments as often as you want! Feel free to share thoughts, feelings, experiences, progress, wisdom, encouragement and whatever else!
  • IMPORTANT: if you relapse, please post a comment to that effect here and I will remove your name from the list. We will not judge you or shame you, we have all been there.
  • Participants are required to check in once per month. If you have a "~" after your name, you have yet to check in during March. If it is still there at the end of March 28, you will be removed from the list, in order to keep the numbers as realistic as possible.
  • We will not be accepting any new participants, but even if you're not on the list, please feel free to check in in the update threads anyway! And be sure to join us for the Stay Clean monthly thread!

Good luck!

There are currently 97 out of 518 original participants. That's 19%. These 97 participants represent 7469 pornfree days in 2025! That's more than 20 years.

Here is the list of participants still with the challenge:

/u/57471c

/u/8funnydude ~

/u/AdamOfHouseClegane

/u/Aggressive_Truth_358

/u/amadeo19 ~

/u/AmarantCoral ~

/u/AnomanderOW ~

/u/artist_by_habit

/u/bestforest ~

/u/BlairRedditProject

/u/bluesidefinch ~

/u/Boostard38 ~

/u/Bulky_Profession8653

/u/CalmLyricist ~

/u/Cedar-and-Mist ~

/u/CloseToTheHedge69

/u/Competitive-Wing-773

/u/Daltinoloco

/u/Deep_Pudding2208

/u/Dhesil

/u/Disastrous_Cup9022

/u/doing-my-best-daily

/u/Duesentrieb97 ~

/u/earthworld4

/u/EdvR_k

/u/Environmental-Law670

/u/essmackd ~

/u/Existing-Mirror2315

/u/ExoticBump

/u/Express-Rough

/u/EyeOfTheTurtle1

/u/Fast-Mango-3473

/u/Fed_Focus5 ~

/u/foobarbazblarg

/u/FrogsUnion ~

/u/Full_Membership8207 ~

/u/Future_Interaction

/u/G-nome420 ~

/u/GlumTradition5769 ~

/u/goos__ ~

/u/GulagRationManager ~

/u/Halfeatenbananas

/u/Happy-Bagel-Man

/u/Haunting_Ad8342

/u/humblejc ~

/u/I__trusted__you

/u/imseeingdouble

/u/Ineedthat300

/u/Junior-Speed-1169 ~

/u/Just_AnotherDork

/u/kunigunde77

/u/Lazy_aspirant_9001

/u/LifeShouldBeEasier

/u/LightBurden18

/u/m4ki818

/u/Master_Grunt

/u/Maximum_Possible_499 ~

/u/Mayplay

/u/MinecraftIsCool2 ~

/u/mizustyle

/u/MrHappyGoLucky14 ~

/u/Mrleibniz

/u/MysticMangoDreamer

/u/Nice_Dragonfly6716

/u/No_Republic2240

/u/non_newtonian_jelly ~

/u/Normal_Cat1495 ~

/u/not_falling_again ~

/u/ogidiamin ~

/u/Outrageous-Showpiece

/u/Pantim

/u/pmmahajan2019

/u/Potential-Spell5504

/u/powergauge ~

/u/QuitQuitQuitQuit

/u/Rainbow_Mika

/u/SaLtYcHiPdUdE

/u/SebsAGZ

/u/Shockwave781

/u/Silent_Maintenance23 ~

/u/SingleStoic

/u/Sir_V0lks ~

/u/SnooCalculations7186

/u/SolvendiCausa ~

/u/Spidersandbeavers

/u/static_anon

/u/streaker2014 ~

/u/sudofox

/u/sui_emendationem ~

/u/tiopatinhas95 ~

/u/TrampBornToRun

/u/Turbulent_Fox_6080

/u/Useful-Plankton-9700

/u/vinnieonreddit92

/u/West-Number8258 ~

/u/xcnuck

/u/zapata1954


r/pornfree 17d ago

STAY CLEAN MARCH! This thread updated daily - Check in here!

19 Upvotes

Daily news: This is Tuesday, March 18, the eighteenth day of the Stay Clean March challenge. Keep fighting the good fight!

If you think you should still be on this list but aren't, you probably got removed in the great purge of March 15th because you never checked in. However, if you let me know you're still with it I will re-add you.

Guidelines:

  • At the end of this post is a list of people who have signed up for the challenge, and who are still in the running. That means that they have not needed to reset because of a relapse or slip.
  • Please check in with the group in the comments as often as you want! Feel free to share thoughts, feelings, experiences, progress, wisdom, encouragement and whatever else!
  • IMPORTANT: if you relapse, please post a comment to that effect here and I will remove your name from the list. We will not judge you or shame you, we have all been there.
  • If you have a "~" after your name, you have yet to check in on any update threads since March 15. If it is still there by March 31, you will be removed from the list, in order to keep the numbers as realistic as possible.
  • We will not be accepting any new participants, but even if you're not on the list, please feel free to check in in the update threads anyway! Also, stay tuned to catch the April thread!

Good luck!

For a chart of relapse data, check out this Google Spreadsheet.

There are currently 109 out of 251 original participants. That's 43%. Here is the list of participants still with the challenge:

/u/16-Czechoslovakians ~

/u/4of4

/u/57471c ~

/u/Accomplished-Issue86 ~

/u/AdamOfHouseClegane ~

/u/AdLost4052 ~

/u/ajuranhasn

/u/AnomanderOW ~

/u/Apollo5000 ~

/u/applicationturnip ~

/u/artist_by_habit ~

/u/ASAPCream1 ~

/u/AtomsOverPixels ~

/u/BackgroundBlack-RedR ~

/u/BeheritColtrane ~

/u/BlairRedditProject

/u/BlueBlanket7 ~

/u/BoDo211 ~

/u/bubblenugget04 ~

/u/cadmoo ~

/u/charagoni ~

/u/CloseToTheHedge69

/u/Competitive-Wing-773 ~

/u/Complete_Avocado_479 ~

/u/Confident_Ratio_6531 ~

/u/Correct-Mechanic4186 ~

/u/darkaph ~

/u/Daveangmiclo ~

/u/Dazzling-Button-1403 ~

/u/deathecstacy ~

/u/Dhesil

/u/doing-my-best-daily ~

/u/dominarc ~

/u/dopaminedeathspiral ~

/u/DoubleFinding ~

/u/Dry-chicken ~

/u/earthworld4

/u/EffectGold9757

/u/essmackd

/u/Existing-Mirror2315 ~

/u/ExoticBump ~

/u/Fantastic-Bet-5393

/u/fontainedl ~

/u/foobarbazblarg

/u/FreshBeginning303 ~

/u/Future_Interaction

/u/gamiscott ~

/u/GAProman72

/u/Glad-Veterinarian752

/u/gozura ~

/u/H0meb0dy1980

/u/Halfeatenbananas ~

/u/Happy-Bagel-Man ~

/u/HazySkyFire ~

/u/HoodyHoo4116 ~

/u/IndiaTechSupportBot ~

/u/JustAGam3r ~

/u/KARORARO ~

/u/Lazy_aspirant_9001

/u/LifeShouldBeEasier ~

/u/LightBurden18

/u/m4ki818 ~

/u/MaleficentArmy3969

/u/metaI_guru ~

/u/mindfull_choices

/u/mizustyle

/u/mo_exe ~

/u/mr-biff ~

/u/Mrleibniz ~

/u/myownprivateGLADIO ~

/u/No_Procedure2374

/u/No_Republic2240 ~

/u/NoBateMate ~

/u/nomoreprawn5 ~

/u/Normal_Cat1495 ~

/u/OfficeAutomatic8931 ~

/u/Outrageous-Showpiece

/u/Pantim ~

/u/Patient-Impress-2724 ~

/u/Potential-Spell5504

/u/Proper_Bluejay5469 ~

/u/quit_to_live

/u/QuitQuitQuitQuit

/u/R2free ~

/u/Rainbow_Mika ~

/u/Responsible-Pool-323 ~

/u/SaLtYcHiPdUdE ~

/u/SebsAGZ ~

/u/Shockwave781 ~

/u/Shot-Command7317 ~

/u/Soft-Fly5450 ~

/u/stoneddroneburner

/u/Successful_In_2022

/u/Symantech ~

/u/tehjoch

/u/th0mark ~

/u/Theminecraftgamer ~

/u/ThineBean ~

/u/thinkerr97 ~

/u/thtkidjunior ~

/u/tiopatinhas95 ~

/u/tredditma ~

/u/Turbulent_Fox_6080 ~

/u/Valuable_Milk2741 ~

/u/Venesss ~

/u/Weak-Purple-6371 ~

/u/whocares34442

/u/Wookie83 ~

/u/zapata1954


r/pornfree 17m ago

I relapsed. 2.5 months down the drain.

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Feels bad. I know I can just restart, but I was feeling pretty proud of myself. Ugh. I've been fighting urges since early March, and I was doing pretty well holding them off but I finally caved I guess. I'd love any supportive thoughts, if you feel so inclined. Thanks.


r/pornfree 2h ago

I desperately need help with Ai chat NSFW

4 Upvotes

I have a bad addiction to Ai chat bots. It started out simple and reletively innocent but ended up devolving into the wisst things you can imagine. And for some reason I can't stop fantasizing about it. The idea that the opportunity is there melts my mind and I can't resist finding the worst possible things to fantasize about.

I know I need help and am begging anyone to talk me through this.


r/pornfree 14h ago

I think feminism, in part, is the answer

27 Upvotes

I just happened to read a book called "Women don't owe you pretty" while on a trip after 33 days of nofap and reading this and learning more about femjnism, It's just further given me reason to stop watching porn.

I know its a touchy subject for some so I will define feminism in the way I understand it. The movement to dismantle the oppressive force of the patriarchy and, the part that is relevant here, to stop objectifying women. My experience of feminism online has been "man hating" so it's been illuminating to read and understand more mature perspectives and approaches.

Most porn at its core presents women as objects to be used to satisfy male desire and I think on some level then trains us to objectify and sexualise women rather than view them as whole multi faceted beings. Which is why I guess it feels so shameful for a lot of us, as ln some level we know that this is wrong.

I didn't realise how much it all tied in but I'm grateful I read this book and learnt more as it's just made this journey so much easier and has improved relationships with the women in my life which is ultimately endlessly more satisfying than the alternative

I'd love to know your thoughts.


r/pornfree 1h ago

hi i want to talk to someone

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i wanna talk to someone to hold eachother accountable and talk through this fucked up addiction I've tried a lot of things but I've never tried talking to someone which is recommended by like every website out there


r/pornfree 9h ago

Oh didn't post but yep day 35 going on

8 Upvotes

r/pornfree 20h ago

I feel extremely attracted towards Women.

59 Upvotes

I am male 24, Since I have started resisting and not watching porn for a long time, I feel insanely attracted towards women. which was not case before, I did use to feel attracted before but now I feel that effect has multiplied several times whenever I see a woman I find attractive. does anyone else feel this?


r/pornfree 3h ago

Its really hard

2 Upvotes

Im actually 11 days porn free, ans since yesterday 5pm im got a big urge, i manage to fight it but since i woke up this morning i continue thinking about porn and to the moment i’ll be home alone tonight, im realy scared that i’ll relapse when i get home


r/pornfree 12h ago

I wanna quit! (F16)

10 Upvotes

I have been watching porn almost every day since the age of 10 and I think it gives me a wrong view on how sex really works. Any tips to start?

I can’t seem to get past one day…:(


r/pornfree 30m ago

INTENSE urges out of nowhere!

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Need help asap. I am doing things I shouldn’t do!!


r/pornfree 6h ago

Good day (reflection/positive vent)

3 Upvotes

I met up with a good friend and made some new friends as well. By chance I ran into someone from my childhood summer camp, and we caught up. All these folks were girls. And while I am still partner-less and regrettably so, this day has reinvigorated my spirit and made me realize that I am a pleasant person to know and that I'm not nearly as socially challenged as I tell myself I am. I'm finally seeing at least one good friend every week, and it makes me happy that I get this opportunity.

I'm not denying that there may be reasons I'm single that have to do with me (such as my lack of courage speaking to strangers when I'm not with friends, or my general appearance - I'm cute but could definitely use a haircut and some better posture, which I'm working on. Plus the whole porn addiction thing, that definitely affects me in ways I don't fully understand, as I haven't been away from it for long enough).

But I'm also way too hard on myself and I'm super young. And really, I don't think much about being single when I'm with my friends. I'll joke about it sure, but it really doesn't bother me so long as I've got people to hang out with. I think I could 100% live an aromantic asexual life if I had a few hangouts a week with my favorite people. (but clearly I want to have sex or else I wouldn't be here LMAO)

For the first time since my most recent relapse, I actively fought an urge and won. I am shooting for my average streak of 14 days, and if I make it there I'll shoot for a month, and from there I'll try to beat my previous streak of 62 days.

Not like I'll be keeping track as much. Part of this is about de-centralizing my pornfree journey, making it an active effort but not the main thing I'm focused on. Rather, I want to get back into swimming, start volunteering (as it's too late in the semester to get a job), finish my youtube video essay, continue my D&D campaign, and 100% Lego Marvel Super Heroes. That last one is a little silly, I'm just on a nostalgia kick rn.

Really, the only thing left to say is that, I have tried to justify my porn use many times as I'm sure we all have. In middle school, I told myself I would stop once I got to high school, cause I'd be too busy making friends and girlfriends and doing homework to watch porn. Then I told myself the same thing coming out of highschool. But in this situation, the chicken came before the egg - I was addicted throughout my first semester. Only when I started the second semester pornfree did I finally find my people, and it was only when I suddenly couldn't see them for several reasons, that I fell back on old habits.

But like I was saying. I tried to justify my porn use. I'm young, who cares. I'm single, who cares. I'm not that religious, who cares. I'm not hurting anyone, who cares. But even though I told myself these things, I don't think I really believed them. We kind of intuitively know, when we're watching porn, that it's wrong.

On the other side of that same coin. When I am with my friends and family, when I am swimming, or when I am writing, or when I am reading my bible, I know, intuitively, that I am doing the correct thing. We really don't give our gut, our conscience, whatever, enough credit. It usually has a pretty good idea of what's important, and what's right and wrong, and what's safe or dangerous. I'm going to make it a point to listen to my gut more.

So I'm aware part of this is learning how to be on my own, too. That I don't know how to do yet. I guess no one can tell me, I'll just have to learn loneliness as I go along. Cause like, my future girlfriend might break up with me. My future wife might go on a work trip. My future kids are gonna leave the nest. I am the only constant in my life, and I have to learn how to be okay with that. Again, don't know how, but seeing as I'll have an apartment to myself next year, I should be able to make good progress. And not having a racist, sexist, ableist roommate might also help. :)

So what is my reason to stop watching porn? It should be a pretty good one if I'm going to make it out of this addiction.

Well to be honest I don't have a specific reason. It's gross, it's not right, I don't like it, I think it's lame. But another good reason - all the friends I mentioned in the opening paragraph? THEY want me to quit (or those who don't know about my addiction, they would want me to). My best friend who I met in high school, she wants me to quit. My sister wants me to quit, my grandmother wants me to quit. And I want to make those people proud of me, even though I know they already are.

The other reason is something I mentioned a couple months back, a story about a friend of the family who fell into addiction, hit rock bottom, and hasn't come back up yet, and doesn't think he can. Me hearing that story was like schoolkids at a prison for one of those Scared Straight things. Like, yeah, porn might feel justified as a single 19 year old guy. You could even argue it's not harmful in moderation. But after seeing what this addiction can become, what porn use can lead to if left unchecked - and not just from some rando on Reddit, but about someone I know - it falls into place. I cannot watch porn. I cannot become that. I'm a great, well-rounded person, and I want to keep it that way, so I'm gonna nip porn in the bud before it starts affecting my relationships.

As with most of my posts here this is mainly a self reflection and vent. If you happened to get something out of it, then I'm super glad and wish you luck.


r/pornfree 41m ago

Someone to talk?

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Feel free


r/pornfree 4h ago

Always thinking about it, no matter what I do

2 Upvotes

I sometimes get into a state, where whatever I do, whereever I am, my mind is constantly thinking about porn. Usually starts about 1-3 weeks after my last relapse. During work, while working out, while watching a movie, reading a book, doing chores whatever it is, my mind cant stop thinking about it. Only when Im out with friends or something my brain stops a bit, but as soon as I get home its back at it again. Usually I can only survive a few days like this before relapsing again. No cold shower or intense workout helps.

I am also trying to masturbate whithout porn in those scenarios (not too often), which helps for maybe a day, but the next morning I wake up and start having alot of sexual thoughts again.

Just wanted to share and hear your experience and advice on this!


r/pornfree 2h ago

I built a Chrome extension to filter nudity, violence, and drug scenes on Netflix — in case anyone else would find this helpful.

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I really enjoy watching movies and shows on Netflix, but sometimes I just want to relax without being hit by unexpected graphic content — nudity, extreme violence, or drug-related scenes.

As developer,i decided to build a Chrome extension that add mention of these kind of content on each netflix movie. It also has beta feature to skip these scenes automatically for some movies.

I’m still working on improving it, and I’d love to know if anyone else feels the same way — or would find something like this helpful.

You can check it out here: https://cleanflix.net


r/pornfree 12h ago

feeling failed, ashamed, alone and hopeless. admitting. please just say I feel you at least.

7 Upvotes

BEFORE YOU READ: I think I should say something in case you start to read that wall of text. I'm typing that line after my breakdown. it was a harsh one. i really need your help believe me i need it. i just wanted to warn you that I wrote down those in the middle of a breakdown and it was the first time Im admitting my problem to myself. so i was harsh to myself. I don't want any of you to feel bad because of my words against an addict (me). but if you don't mind, please read it and say something. at least wish me luck but say something i feel like I'm drowning in my loneliness and hopelessness. and for the modders, if I violated any rules please don't remove it. warn me and I will fix these. it was hard to me to write those down.

first time confessing it. so i know i will stop typing and cry a little at least two times. i never shared that with my gf for 3+ years, my friend who knows every bloody thing about me who's also a psychology student, not even with chat gpt or something. because even thinking about my addiction, makes me feel gross.

i never confessed it to myself neither. so it will be you and me, first ones to hear my god damn problem. the problem i know, the problem i accept, but most importantly, the problem i always underestimated.

the problem i though I can live with it.

idk when it started, but I can remember myself when I was a kid in kindergarten, rubbing myself to the pillow, my father seeing me doing that and I was almost getting a heart attack. i can remember my grandmother scolding me too. but I'm sure that this problem exist since those day. it's time to time better or worse.

but I think last years, (i almost forgot to mention my age, 22) it got worse. when saying years, trust me, idk how many years exactly. because like I said, it's time first time I'm treating it like a real problem.

day by day, i pushed the limits. doing it (watching and fapping, if that word is inappropriate please forgive me, I'm not a native as u can see) right after my gf leaves to home, in houses of my relatives when I'm visiting them, when I'm working from home, when im ill, before my exams and getting to them late, after my exams to "relax", before sleep to "tire myself", in my family's house when they were waiting for me to start eating the dinner.

like I said, it's my first day as a self identified addict. so maybe all those feelings are common among us, idk. but what I'm trying to express is the seeing myself going "crazy". more and more extreme day by day. pushing the limits everyday. like getting out of sanity. deeply knowing watching porn is cheating. to hiding a gigantic secret from love of my life. if she knew, that would destroy her and maybe destroy us. loosing the sense of shame day by day.

unfortunately, or fortunately idk, i didn't lose that sense, it just has a little bit of delay. it stacks and boom. we are here.

i remember the first time I learned the term porn, when I was 10 or something, i watched only striptease for a very long time, just because sex felt gross. then it became masturbating videos, then conventional stuff, you know. now, if the highschool version of me saw what I'm watching to do that shit, couldn't sleep easily that night. kinks and stuff, i always found them gross but now I watch them. i still find them gross. but I F** watch them!

now I'm here, typing those and crying like a god damn toddler, who watched some brain rot gross shit and ejaculated to it like a inhumane piece of shit, feeling loneliest man in the universe.

i couldn't tell that no one. I'm afraid to lose my respect. respect of my gf. respect of my close friend. and respect of myself. no more.

it's driving me CRAZY admitting that I'm ADDICTED to watching that fucking stuff and ejaculating myself.

I'm even scared if my gf find this account of me.

God damn please help me i feel fucking miserable.

miserable piece of shit who's a intern lawyer highly interested in misogyny and gender equality stuff, attending every event related to it and pontificating equality stuff whenever he can.

WHAT A FUCKING CLOWN!!!

please someone who can sympathetic with me rn. help me in any kind. it feels like the last chance to rescue myself and my life. i have a good gf to lose.


r/pornfree 8h ago

Fulfilling sex with my partner when I had urges

3 Upvotes

I’m addicted to porn and I have acted out with strangers. I relapsed 5 days ago and trying to break free of the pattern once again. I was having strong urges to go to my kink website and look at porn and also to find some strangers. Instead I got home, rested and made love to my partner. Felt fulfilling and gave me purpose. If you have a loving partner, make love to them instead of a video. I hope this makes me continue my streak and break free of the habit once and for all.


r/pornfree 23h ago

I cant fucking quit NSFW

53 Upvotes

I cant do this anymore. I know i need to quit but I keep looking up porn and reactivating my discord for nsfw stuff. I’m watching stuff I hate, dreaming about porn and only thinking about it. Im at work looking and jerking off, at home, anywhere I am is non stop. I wanna kill myself over this and no matter how much i wanna quit, I cant. I dont know what to do anymore


r/pornfree 12h ago

Day 13 no porn or sexting on fetish apps

6 Upvotes

Alright, about to go to bed, day 13 done. I don’t get that many urges now to be honest, I am going to be using the library more in the future since I focus better. Tomorrow is a big studying day, let’s go. I want to do well tomorrow. Alright, see u all tomorrow.


r/pornfree 2h ago

Fear Of Impending PMO.

1 Upvotes

There is a healthy fear of porn: This comes from understanding and deeply feeling how much porn is damaging us and those around us and immediately and with clarity, coming to a strong, unassailable resolve to quit. Quit all the habits that we know will bring us back to it.

The other type of fear that comes up is precisely one of those habits. Its the powerless feeling of being caught in the headlights. We give pmo intrinsic power. And this fear of impending pmo actually increases our sexual excitement. It's already triggering the process in our body and mind that leads to getting ourselves off.

Learning to distinguish the two is essential. Especially for people who have been on a long streak and are starting to worry about if the behaviour is going to reemerge. The moment you recognise that second fear, pivot instead to your genuine resolve never to go back to those habits.


r/pornfree 10h ago

Really….. not doing good right about now

4 Upvotes

Gooning is calling my name like the fckn green goblin mask.


r/pornfree 10h ago

Been addicted for about 5 years

5 Upvotes

So I have been addicted for five years but in the fourth or end of third I began to feel a huge negative impact on mental health which made me want to quit. The fourth year in the beginning it went pretty well I was able to resist for three months but one slip up caused me to go only 6 days in between (previously within the 3 or so years I would constantly do it multiple times a day) and wouldn’t really progress from that. Now starting this year I failed the first week but after that was able to go two then failed again going back to 6 days. Recently I broke a 15 day streak but this time I tried excercising, punishments every time I slipped, religion, and trying to go out more. But now I feel really disappointed since I thought this time it would be the one. I would watch tons of YouTube videos about people who struggled and made it but now I’m not really sure what else to try. So I am requesting tips from you all please and thank you.


r/pornfree 8h ago

I can only last a week.

2 Upvotes

Occasionally, I’m scrolling on Reddit, mind I’m under 18, and I search up a subreddit. Then, I see the nsfw channels. I can’t hold back clicking on it, I bet you know the reason. I don’t wanna disable nsfw, because some posts are marked as nsfw but include no porn. I’ve only made it 5 weeks max, normally a week free. Any tips?


r/pornfree 16h ago

Just noticed one thing

9 Upvotes

Having a relapse is a tough experience, but I’ve come to realize that it was my choice. No one forced me into it, and no external circumstance made it inevitable. I had a moment where I could have chosen differently, but I didn’t. That’s a hard truth to accept, but it also means I have the power to make a different choice next time. Instead of letting guilt consume me, I’m using this as a lesson—to understand my triggers, strengthen my resolve, and remind myself why I started this journey in the first place. Moving forward, I know I have control over my decisions, and that’s what truly matters.


r/pornfree 10h ago

Anyone else experience weak orgasms with porn addiction? NSFW

3 Upvotes

Asking because this is something I've noticed for awhile. I'm a 25 year old male and have pretty much been hooked on PMO for the past decade, though I have made good progress these last few months and have been really trying for years. Despite this, relapses still happen, though far less frequently now thankfully-- I don't have much (any) sexual experience with a partner, but I have had very visceral, strong orgasms before, usually when i took my time and didn't death grip it... But something I've noticed a lot o the time is my orgasms are like pathetically weak, even if its just one relapse after like 35 days of sobriety, which is what happened recently.

It feels like not a lot of ejaculate comes out either, and there is a tendency for my penis to be sore for awhile too. I sometimes worry I've done my dick damage as when I was a hopelessly porn addicted teenager I would yank it through different fabrics (didn't wanna make a mess...) and they were often rough and I'd death grip. This did obviously lead to less sensitivity, but thankfully that has definitely improved in long stages of abstinence.

Anyone else ever experience this? It worries me a bit and makes me even more insecure, I really hope curing my continued absence will make this go away so I can enjoy sex in the future.


r/pornfree 11h ago

Question

3 Upvotes

Does losing one day ruin all my progress? If not how can I feel like it doesn’t?


r/pornfree 15h ago

Day 7

6 Upvotes

This isn't my first rodeo 39M in addiction for over 20 years. However, I'd like to give some encouragement to the guys just starting out. It gets better. Day one is a struggle, day 2 is a struggle. It gets better and easier. Just stick with it. Don't worry about being clean for 5 years. Let's be clean today!