journaling, motivation, whatever... every day is good to remind yourself to why you´re doing nofap. the addicted mind lurks everywhere, so you got to keep focus high.
why leave? it´s there any other option? motivate yourself, learn from relapse, and start again when you feel ready. always follow this rule, then one day, one try will be the last one.
of course, your brain will naturally rewired to regular levels of hormones. but it´s a good advice to do physical exercise, that will help for a good balance of hormones. also it´s good for the body
Thanks, knowing there is people tha support you give me the strength to continue and focus on my goal to be free and clean of pmo , I really appreciate your words. GOD BLESS YOU FRIEND.
0/90...Damn, relapsed. Can't believe it, but then again I can. Got pulled in by an old porn substitute, justified it to myself and it just snowballed. I could say many things, but bottom line I just lost my determination and focus and the addiction snuck in there. Thank goodness for this website and the support I have in my life. May I not lose focus; this feels like shit.
Day 103. Feeling pretty good. Feel like I went thru some withdrawals a few days ago. Kinda shut down. But feeling a lot better now. Don't want to go back to that life.
Feeling really tired today; this has given my brain the opportunity to try to wander to urges, but I will let it rest there! Trying to keep present with my thoughts and focus on my breathing helps... So; yeah... Busy few days, hence not posting... The weekend is over with and I have 80 days under my belt. 10 days to go until the "official" reboot, but I will see how I am feeling at that point. In terms of where I go after the 90 days, I do not see much change from where I am now. My addiction has always been more about using M as a substitute for dealing with my emotional state effectively; so I do not see an occasion where I can ever go back to M without risking a relapse on that emotional crutch... P is out of my life for good now, as that just spiralled out of control for me and is not a place I can go back to now. So that just leaves O... As I am in a monogamous relationship the question of when O will happen is not just down to me. I am placing my trust in my SO that her wounds created by my addiction can be healed, and that she will choose to be with me again. In the meantime; I will continue with my meditation and yoga practice to become the best person I can be... Peace
Thanks for sharing @rewiring4good! I'm single and trying to lead a celibate life for the most part, but these things can most definitely relate with my relationship to myself. Thanks for the encouragement!
that´s the downfall. "just a snack, just a sip, what harm can it done?" you can´t do that bro. you´re on a treatment precisely against those things. that´s why you must focus on totally different things, or else you´ll always have that feeling that something is missing in your life. i will give an example of mine, yesterday i was watching "the shining" from kubrick, and there´s this scene of the naked lady in the bathtub, i totally forgot about that scene. so the movie was going on and when that scene enters i noticed that i was checking the lady "ei very nice". but that was the maximum, when the scene was over i continue watching the movie regulary. now i was alone in my living room, imagine if i start touching myself or if after the movie i go to imdb to find what actress was that... think about it bro. i started an intencional search, when would i stop? how would i stop? go again when you feel ready my friend. you can do it.
Totally. Thanks @RiseToGreatness that all related to me, and makes total sense. No more justification and rationalization. Thanks for the encouragement, my friend!