Failed No Fap

I broke my No Fap streak last night but I don't feel too bad because I still masturbated a lot less than usual this week so my happy hormones weren't depleted. I've realized that I will fail over and over again but that's okay. If I keep trying, I will at least be masturbating a lot less than I used to and that itself would be an achievement. If I don't try at all, I'll end up addicted to masturbation again.

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pentacorn · F

i've read serotonin is low when libido is up. always improves my mood

BanPlastic · 31-35, M

@pentacorn Like the drug ecstasy, orgasms give you a surge release of serotonin but this will drop below the baseline once you come down from that high because you have less serotonin in your neural stores so then you need to force more out with another orgasm to feel happy again: addiction.

pentacorn · F

@BanPlastic oh, well, i don't do out of compulsion. more like self-care, for me.

BanPlastic · 31-35, M

@pentacorn That's good. May I ask how often you do it?

pentacorn · F

@BanPlastic it varies a lot. roughly twice a week, sometimes less. it's almost like an every four day thing, although i can end up going a couple weeks without, sometimes. i only do it when i can't stop thinking about it. i don't use it for a distraction from things, but rather when it's distracting me from getting things done.

BanPlastic · 31-35, M

@pentacorn That's healthy :)