4/90: Had a pretty uneventful day which led to some strong urges, but I managed to fight off the temptation to relapse.. Gotta find a way to keep my brain busy!
Day 37. Really struggling to control sexual thoughts over the past few days - it feels like I'm holding back the dam rather than transmuting my sexual energy into some other form of release which isn't how it should be I know. Plus I'm getting unnecessarily stressed adjusting to a new job which I think makes me crave dopamine. How to break free and stay present?
today i tried my first cold shower. not for urges sake, i tried cause i read it was good for health. well, it wasn´t hard. but i didn´t made it more than 1 minute . ouch!!! but i already felt very alert and less vulnerable to temperatures. i´ll definitely keep doing this.
well, work out, do physical exercise. it´s a great way to release energy and a stress reliever. plus your brain will release dopamine and serotonine and you feel great . it´s a natural antidepressant
Day 2 baby! Keepin an eye on the temptation and urge in the corner in case it looks at me funny. Not playing games with u anymore bro, it’s not fun. If things start to get weird, no PMO I type it out on the jurno. It worked well this morning.
The biggest thing I would say is that I no longer crave porn. I had to look at it everyday in some form. Whether it was pics or videos on websites. It consumed so much of my free time. Now I'm using that free time to do things that I was missing out on. Like giving that attention to my wife and kids. Doing work around the house.
Yeah,well done.However the way I do it is I start my shower on a warm temperature, get under it and gradually reduce the temperature so I finish with a cold shower.
bummer. that must feel frustrating bro. Dust yourself off and try again. Try and learn from whatever it was that led to relapse. Was it edging? Surfing the web? were you angry? bored? what was going on? Don’t be too hard on yourself. What you are experiencing is guilt, which is healthy. that’s okay to feel guilty. Guilty means you wish for better things. A better outcome next time and that is good. You don’t need to feel shame, shame is not a part of this at all. you are not a bad person, Addiction is a bitch. Try again. Love you bro. Try again.