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The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Discussion in 'Events & Challenges' started by RiseToGreatness, Sep 22, 2019.

Should the Thread Title be extended?

Poll closed Jun 21, 2020.
  1. No, leave like that: "The Lord of the Rings Challenge"

    18 vote(s)
    54.5%
  2. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Fellowship of Nofap"

    15 vote(s)
    45.5%
  3. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: Rising Fellowship of Eärendil"

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Journey to Mount Doom"

    5 vote(s)
    15.2%
  5. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Quest of the Ring-bearer"

    6 vote(s)
    18.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Cartographer

    Cartographer Fapstronaut

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    Day 7,

    Back among the Uruk-Hai and happy to just be on another streak. I have become sexually active again for the 1st time in over a year which is nice. It will be interesting to see how a partner will aid in my journey. She is supportive and aware of my P addiction and my intentions to keep from O. School is off to a great start and I have been maintaining my running regime.

    Happy to be a part of this Fellowship.
     
  2. kaerhal

    kaerhal Fapstronaut

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    Day 21

    Great progress, very little temptation whatsoever today! Keeping busy and occupying my mind really does seem to do the trick, I best not forget it!

    This is the longest I’ve gone without PMO for 3 years, and I’m incredibly pleased; I think it’s time for a pint at the Prancing Pony!
     
  3. 5 days clean. Really conscious about what I'm spending my time on recently. Bingeing YouTube and playing games isn't fun anymore. I've been putting off the important things until now. I'm ready to build my dream life now!
     
  4. Well done brother!
     
    rotten_tomato, dharana, Toni7 and 7 others like this.
  5. HE^MAN

    HE^MAN Distinguished Fapstronaut

  6. eagle rising

    eagle rising Fapstronaut

    Hey, @RiseToGreatness I reset my "global" counter, just so you know. In all honesty I did not fail the guidelines for this challenge, that is no P and no M. This day is my 147th day within this challenge. If it is okay with you I shall keep this counter for this challenge.

    For the global NoFap site I have to reset my counter. This is based on a decision within my relationship, the wishes of my wife. For the purposes of brevity, our (my wife and myself) reset criteria are more "strict". That is all that I will share.



    To all, you are vastly more capable than you think! You must reshape yourself, free yourself that box you were formed into by society!

    Onwards!
     
  7. LuckyMan

    LuckyMan Fapstronaut

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    13 Days. Avoiding the :emoji_eye: of Sauron.
     
  8. Mr. Sinister

    Mr. Sinister Fapstronaut

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    Day 1. . .

    Fuck, man. FUCK

    My dog died today. He was in immense pain last night and we had to put him to sleep at the vets. I am 17 and had this dog since I was 11. He died at the age of 12, 80ish in dog years.

    For 6 years he was the friend that stood by me through the trauma, depression (I no longer deal with either of those things), failures, and 11 separate house moves. When I felt like shit there he was. When I was the happiest guy in the world he sat and looked at me with his innocent eyes.

    He was used at a puppy mill before being rescued and given to us as adopters, he always had this tendency to be aggressive around food and hated popping sounds. Who could blame him? It took a while, with his distrust, but once he saw me as a friend it was the best pet I ever had, my first real pet if you will. The three cats and two dogs I had prior all died within 2 years of ownership (too young to bond strongly, too) each.

    He was the most dominant asshole (in a good way) I have ever seen. A small Shih Tzu, he was rather dwarfed next to a lot of other dogs our family knew. When the german shepherds and Labradoodles began stepping on his paw he would bark and growl at them. Each and every time those biguns backed off from this tiny lion's might. One of them even bumped their head on the table trying to back away, lol.

    Sadly, in his last days, he lost that fire. Last night he could barely walk and screamed in agonizing pain randomly through the night. We gave him pain meds from his last visit to the vet and decided we would end it tomorrow (today). At 2:00ish PM he was given the injecting to stop his heart. Seeing his back leg twitch and watching his body go limp scarred me. I am just glad he went out peacefully.

    Strangely. . . I aspire to have his level of fierce bravery. He wasn't afraid of anything.

    Goodbye Toby. I love you so much.

    I will break this addiction from my life for you, I will prove I can be as determined as your little body was. You gave me comfort at my worst, and in your absence, I will strive to achieve my best.

    <33

    Day 1 complete.
     
  9. Day 25:
    @RiseToGreatness change me from Grey wizard to hobbit.

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    I miss my friend,do u guys know some tricks to forget easily.
     
  10. 12ove

    12ove Fapstronaut

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  11. Day 1 complete!

    @rotten_tomato That was hilarious. I spent a while clicking through the trail watching several of those videos. It reminds me of the voice from the Berd series.

    @crazyhorse11 Thank you. There's inspiration going all around. It helps to keep us humble! We should remember that after thousands of years of warfare against Melkor, even the Valar were becoming weary and disheartened. Then Tulkas the Strong appeared to help them; his anger was terrible but swift in passing, and his laughter in battle was like a mighty wind. Putting on a brave face is one thing that will help all of us get past this!
     
  12. Day 1 brothers and sisters!

    I worth more!!

    Check in!
     
  13. LuckyMan

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    Hi Fellowship. Found a useful post from a brother on nofap Reddit. Sharing the text:
    “Almost 50 days. Here is some advice from me

    Temporary fixes to an urge / temptation: cold shower, exercise, meditation, ect (these will only help in the short term and you can forget to do them if you have been taken over by your urges.

    First month is going to be tough but it will get easier after that. Have a strong reason why you want to do nofap. (before I never took this seriously but it is one of the most important things to consider when you do nofap).

    best tip: have support/accountability, also knowing the 3 stages of a relapse (emotional, mental, physical). Although a mental and emotional relapse don't count as an actual relapse they are red flags you are heading towards a relapse. The earlier you notice these the more you can do to prevent relapse.

    emotional relapse (stage 1): In an emotional relapse, you're not thinking about relapsing. But your emotions and behaviours are setting you up for a possible relapse in the future.

    Signs of an emotional relapse:

    * Anxiety
    * Intolerance
    * Anger
    * Defensiveness
    * Mood Swings
    * Isolation
    * Poor self-care

    mental relapse (stage 2): In a mental relapse there's a war going on in your mind. Part of you wants to relapse, but part of you doesn't. In the early phase of a mental relapse you're just idly thinking about relapsing. But in the later phase, you're definitely thinking about relapsing.

    Signs of a mental relapse:

    * Thinking about people, places, and things that cause you fap.
    * Glamorizing about the times you would fap
    * Fantasizing about fapping
    * Thinking about relapsing
    * Lying

    Physical relapse (final stage): relapse

    signs of a physical relapse: (depends on which nofap mode you're doing)

    * Fapping
    * doing PMO

    these are to help you know the signs of a relapse and to help you prevent yourself from relapsing.

    also, if you do relapse think of it as a chance to improve and learn from your mistakes. I was stuck on 3-4 day streaks for months before I finally started learning what I was doing wrong. Relapses are part of the process

    one more thing: support is probably the biggest factor in my nofap success so far.”
     
  14. LuckyMan

    LuckyMan Fapstronaut

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    So sorry for your loss, @Mr. Sinister. Our pets are such a support through life. There is a nice story called over the rainbow bridge about pets that have died. I read it when my cat died and it was comforting. https://www.rainbowsbridge.com/poem.htm
     
  15. OttarrTheVendelCrow

    OttarrTheVendelCrow Fapstronaut

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    Day 45. Today marks the halfway point to 90 days and I am feeling positive. My libido is back and I am definitely feeling cravings but so far I have been able to manage and not act on them. I'm hoping that I will experience another flatline as I still have 45 days left of my no PMO reset. Last night I had a vivid dream about sex with a girl that I saw at the gym. It will be interesting to see if there is a chaser effect due to this dream. I am taking these feelings and dreams as signs that my brain is rewiring. I am going to undue the knots that porn has tied in my brain once and for all, regardless of how painful it is.
     
  16. Verissimus

    Verissimus Fapstronaut

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    Day 15 and the beginning of my journey as a Hobbit.
     
  17. Slider8

    Slider8 Fapstronaut

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    There is a good way to forget easily-It's stop being your miserable little I,and thinking about me,me,me and instead see yourself as an inseparable part of God, of community you live in ,of this challenge brotherhood and do something for the their benefit in the way you got talented by the Creator.
     
  18. Slider8

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    I tell you about benefits that appeared after day 65 for me - It's courage to follow through with your decisions, to speak out your mind, without cowardly overthinking the consequences of what you want to say,no matter the audience 1 or 1000s, it's courage to go to and try out the very limits of your perceived abilities.
     

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