The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Day 7.

 

Checking in !

 

Day 53 . A death silence swept the halls and I try to pass unnoticed under the mountain but the PMO forces are cunning and have arisen. Lets keep fighting until the end.

 

Well that's quite optimistic and inspiring message from your friend.So far I've done 38 days of SR and under SR i mean no PMO,no women,no wet dreams / nocturnal emissions.I thing some of those things are rather individual and not everyone experiences them,but the things I experiencing are:- Quite boundless physical energy which is constantly expanding (I mean 2-3 hours of workouts every day is a normal thing for me),-yes last week I noticed some natural deepening of voice ,- although I don't feel big mental clarity I become more calmly thinking in general in whatever i do, somehow worries and anxieties got choked and I really feel relieve at their departure so much for the benefits and as for difficulties they come when you fall asleep as nearly every night there are seductive,sexy dreams the only reason I stayed sound and dry is that I transferred my meditation developed awareness into my dreams and very often I am aware that I am in my sleep when seeing the dreams and if the become too disturbing I wake up to stop seeing them...and I started doing cold showers first thing in the morning maybe some 5 -6 days ago.
And I read all of the books recommended by your brother apart from David Deida's because of the no women part in my challenge.Napoleon Hill was a Genius and all modern self improvement gurus are copycatting from what he said and wrote 100 years ago.Bob Proctor is his student and I think its a wise thing to study from the source and not from the agent first.Wim Hofs breathing method is good for running up the hill fast ,but if you do 4-5 miles run everyday you wont experience much of lightheadedness when doing it unless you go for 10-15 *40 sets.

 

Day 2,

Last day of finals and rounding the cornered on research papers. Attended a virtual funeral for a distant friend which was nice to see his memory honored.

Wishing you all the best!

 

Spot on! @fromsheeptowolf

 

Checking in warriors of the digital age

Having had a long day today, I wanted to relax and watch some TV, so I went through the various movie channel indices to see what was on and checked them against commonsense media, to get an idea if there might be triggers. Out of the 8-10 movies that were on, everyone one of them scored high on sexual content in commonsense media. So I turned to watching some sports for a while and then read a book.

While the TV was off I got to thinking how Saturday night TV fully reflects our hyper-sexualised culture. I thought how lonely it is to just turn off the tv when the majority of people are in their homes watching it and felt sad... but then a realisation slowly dawned on me...

There is a group of people out there actually standing up and saying "no more". Brave, courageous, honourable people fighting to save human dignity, fighting to change the world the only way possible - by changing themselves, standing up and saying "NO MORE!".

A group of people actually fighting an enemy hidden in plain sight, more utterly insidious, merciless and destructive than any experienced in the history of time (and this is no exaggeration). An enemy that is everywhere, in our cities, in the countryside, in our public transport, in our schools, in our homes, in our eyes, in our minds, in our souls. An enemy that seems so powerful so everywhere, all the time, that practically everyone just accepts and submits to it.

But not this group of people... these people will go down in history as those who stood against the darkness, and in doing so became shining lights.The resilience of the orcs, the emergence of the uruk hais, the steadfast joy of the hobbits, the elves, the warriors, and on and on, a Fellowship growing in strength all the time, and we will prevail!!! I am so so grateful, thank you so much brothers and sisters - though I do not know you, you are people I am so proud of and so grateful to count as friends. And of course especial thank you and much gratitude for @RiseToGreatness for setting up this Fellowship



No PMO - Day 24 (Day 3 of Week 4 (according to Scandinavian Bob: the last week of the lowest of the low dopamine))

Exercise - Not today as I did family duty stuff but did 1.5 hours yesterday so all good

Reflections - see above

Mindful Breathing - Yes throughout the day - Focus on breath - need to look up Wim Hoff as @PowerfulSRE posted

Procrastination - Too busy

Acting the idiot, boasting, blather - no not today, today I permitted myself to be a man

Why am I doing this? - Here is what NoFap.com lists as the psychological impacts of P - so I am doing this to achieve the opposite of each of these

• Low self-esteem or confidence - Self Confidence
• Sense of shame - Use shame as an ally to help me remember why I never want to use P to harm my own dignity ever again
• Low mood or agitated mood - Grounded strength
• Lack of motivation - Joie de vivre
• Decreased libido - Reclaim the reins of my sexuality
• Disinterest in sex in favor of porn - for any intimate relationship in the future I will be interested in sex and absolutely not interested in porn
• Clouding of consciousness, or “brain fog” - to be able to fully depend on my own mind again, especially in work and especially in stressful situations

Freedom Fight - Win the battle for your mind : Avoid worldly media - Take lustful thoughts captive (does this thought help me follow Christ & his Word?) - Do not allow neurotic negative self talk - Examine routine rationalisations under the cold light of day e.g. "everyone is doing it" (this Fellowship proves that rationalisation false immediately)

Commitments for tomorrow - No PMO; Do not skip reflections or mindful breathing; connect to wholesome friends; do the domestic tasks; Have Faith; Use Fear & Shame as Allies; Connect to my vulnerability
Feed the beneficial wolf!

 

Thanks @RiseToGreatness @PowerfulSRE very helpful post
Could you elaborate on the big ego piece and what you do to rein this in
And when increased attractiveness can be problematic e.g. women in other relationships, work colleagues, etc.. and so how do you manage this

 

Thanks @CrimsnBlade for introducing me to Freedom Fight

 

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Day 6 complete! Today I went on a mini-retreat at my church to help me further discern my priestly vocation, so while I didn't have time for exercise, my head was in a pretty good place all day. These past 24 hours have probably had the fewest urges of any day since I started getting serious about this and joined NoFap 2 months ago.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, pray for us!

 

Day 4 done.

 

The dreams make a comeback after a long time. Although highly random and unrelated to PMO, first instance after many days. The ring is very cunning but this time I am prepared. Check in

 

Day 4 done. No urges today.

 

day 2

 

This gave me so much motivation thank you @crazyhorse11

 

2 days

 

Checking in for day 9

 

day 1