I'm 38 years old. I was addicted to gambling. I lost my job as the assistant manager of an O'Reilly's Autoparts after stealing from my work place. Ended up getting charged for it. Pled down. Did 30 days in jail and had to do a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of community service afterwards. In that time, I went bankrupt and my wife left me. I was crashing on a friend's futon. Started drinking all the time. Ended up getting a random tattoo, while drunk, from some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trailer trash moron. It turned into one massive staph infection, which turned into a series of infection, and I was hospitalized for 90 days. Came out even broker and even sicker. My friend told me I couldn't sleep on his futon anymore, because, and I quote, "You smell like ♥♥♥♥ and you'll get pus all over it." I ended up having to buy the cheapest sleeping bag I could find on craigslist and sleep on the floor of his garage.
I was at rock bottom.
Nofap turned it all around for me. Made me realize that the gambling, the alcoholism, the impulsive behaviors, the short-sightedness - it was all the result of masturbation frying my dopamine receptors.
Anyways, I quit masturbation, I found Christ, and now I have an honest job as a waiter. I'm still living with my friend, but not just as friends anymore - we recently got engaged. I'm marrying him in December!