How would you reward yourself for completing a NoFap challenge

I recommend against rewarding yourself with anything materialistic. It can too easily lead to having another one... I strongly recommend against pleasuring yourself to celebrate, as it would be undoing all of your hard work.

Yeah, 90 days seems impossible to start off with, but it is attainable. I'm building up with 30 day chunks. At the end of 90 days I am going to reward myself by going for a run and screaming (I did it!)at the top of my lungs!!! (or words to that effect)

 

When I got to 90 days (previously) it didn't feel significant at all, although I was pleased to have completed the NoFap challenge if course. However, I did have a real sense of achievement when I got to 100 days (triple figures maybe) and again at 120 days (four months maybe). But I didn't commemorate any of fit with some reward. Mind you, NoBrainer, I would pay good money to see your running yawp, hahaha! I am not sure I would base any recommendations on my experience though Graham.

 

What do you mean by these two things specifically?

I'd say reward yourself with something that you enjoy AND is productive and good for you. Do something that makes you truly happy existentially. Physical pleasure does not bring true happiness, only a fake numbing of life's true flavor.

 

reward? right that is important!

a bottle vodka and a brand-new porn DVD.

of course not - just kidding.

coffee and a delicious piece of cake.

 

I see. Do what you feel is right, but I still think rewarding yourself with sex for abstaining from solo-sex is kinda backwards.

 

If that's really how you feel about her then that's good.

My goals are so radically different then most here. I lose sight of that sometimes.

 

The reward is already a whole better lifestyle in itself. I don't need another reward !

 

I thought about rewarding myself but the sense of personal satisfaction in reaching 90 days was so awesome i didn't need to.

 

Rewards are another addiction, kind of. Its carrot and sticks when you think about it. The reward might be the journey that gets you to the goal. Maybe your reward will be a compliment from a stranger that's unrelated to the journey.

 

What about reading some Plato? What pleasure is up to that?

 

I think it's totally valid to reward yourself when you complete a challenge. However I wouldn't reward yourself with anything that could be a trigger for your addiction. Ultimately the act of giving yourself a reward is psychological, it's the act of patting yourself on the back and acknowledging your accomplishment that's important. Whatever physical thing you attach to that doesn't matter as long as it isn't something related to your addiction or likely to trigger a new addiction.

 

Freedom from the addiction is the reward by itself.

What can be better than finally reaching your goals?
Finally doing the things you ever wanted?
Finally living a meaningful life?

 

I actually recommend you go and celebrate with some reward you really like (obviously non-related to PMO).

That "freedom is the reward" motto is very pretty and we all would love it to be true. Our recoveries would be much easier.

The truth is, your limbic system knows sh*t about your long-term goals. We're talking about positive reinforcement. So you go out and do something you enjoy.

My advice is to take a reward that is sort of "proportional" to your achievement, and that is not destructive or you completely control.

For instance if I complete 30 days maybe I invite a few friends for dinner, 90 days I buy a tablet, whatever.

 

As TotalLifeChange already said, your brain gives thousands of %&(?/$ to goals far in the future.
Using reward substitute is a really good idea.
When you are in the most powerfull urge you ever experienced, just tell yourself: When I survive this, I will play this videogame. Or I will go downtown. Or I will watch this movie. Or I will go out with my friends. Or I will listen to the my favourite song.
As you see, there are thousands of possibilties to do reward yourself without exaggerating and buying a new laptop.
If you will be able to use this method, you will be able to achieve all your long term goals.
I highly recommend watching this TED-Talk.