Checking in fellowship! Had 2 rough days, this morning felt crappy but we must go on. Day 124 free of MO, nearly 200 days free of Porn!
then find more time to stay with us brother. the reboot must be your top priority, if you find time to do secondary things, you surely can find time to be with us . Reflect and replan
Day 7 I was ok for the most of the day but I was definitely more distracted. I kept interrupting work and opening my usual news sites. A clear danger sign. I am still focused on making the right choices and porn is definitely not a right choice. The next few days will be hard and I will need to stand up for myself. I can only defeat porn if I believe in myself, believe in my reasons for quitting porn and stick to my guns. Let’s beat this evil together. Stay strong!
beautiful man. from highschool all i remember is being a regular fapper, drinker and smoker. one day a girlfriend of mine reach over and said "dude, you look so pale"
Checking in brave Warriors So today, no coffee, none of it!! and it was way better than i thought. I felt sleepy, yes, but not lethargic or heavely foggy. i only drank coffee at breakfast so i think the withdrawal will be light, if any. and Wim Hof perfectly replaces coffee in the morning, it gives a natural boost and clarity of mind One thing i notice is right in the start of the day, i felt myself, i didn´t feel like it was wired or had any kind of inner fuel. i was totally myself, totally natural and in control. It´s great Lot´s of events today among the Fellowship, and gladly the counters are back @Strugglingforyears @CultureMan - Uruk-Hai @ksie - Gates of Argonath / Anduin River @kingsmokepoof - Morgul Road / Morgul Vale @archie.hill - Plateau of Gorgoroth / Mordor Let´s welcome back our returned brother @BerhentiLontong A wave of support to our brother in need @MyGodandMyAll27 . Courage my brother, learn and improve, we´re with you!!! Checking out mighty Fellowship . One day at a time we will destroy this ring and build a great life. Believe and you´re halfway there!!!
Checking in friends. No P - 188 No M - 17 No O - 17 I think I'm supposed to be flatlining but the opposite is true.. way too full of energy - guess it is the dopamine and testosterone coming back in week 3. Got through some serious urges today, due in no small part to this forum and the site's Panic Button, and now I feel good again - out the other side of that dark cloud - for now Up early, which made a huge difference to the day No vanity today though and kept social interaction low Bit of a lull in work but not for long Did reflect but did not do mindful breathing which I will do now better post tomorrow Rest well fellow warriors, for tomorrow will be a new adventure full of choices, challenges and victories
Day 1 - I had this realization as I stood under the cold water in the shower this afternoon (I have been taking cold showers every time I take a shower and it feels great). I realized what it was about YouTube that is so triggering (and why I tend to relapse when I take my phone into the bathroom with me). It is not just the access, which of course does not, it is the fact that as I click on each new video, even ones not remotely triggering, I get a small dopamine hit, and that leads to me craving more. Now there are two ways to get more. Keep clicking on more videos, or go for the big hit and PMO or just MO. Usually when I am on my phone I PMO, at least with P-subs, and that lets loose a flood of dopamine. So one step I am taking to reduce my triggers while on YouTube is to unsubscribe from this one YouTuber who sometimes have P-subs as his thumbnails, but even when he does not, often times discusses politics that make my blood boil. And while I agree with his takes, they do raise my blood pressure, and PMO or MO is a great way to come down from that. So if I cut him out of my viewing habits as well as not watching YouTube in the bathroom (which I admit I did before my shower), I will be less likely to touch myself when I do use YouTube, which I do mindlessly on the toilet, for some reason, and I will disconnect from affiliating dopamine with masturbation and porn. I will also reduce my YouTube use to no more than an hour a day, with that hour split up into 15-20 chunks. I will allow myself to watch a longer video once a week, and I will not watch YouTube every day, perhaps only doing it 3 days a week. I think I can stick with that for now without completely cutting it out of my life. Best, Mathman1994
Hi, my plan was to quit porn forever (lol everyone wants that), but first my plan is to gradually take steps to achieve that. I mean I was resorting to M whenever I feel to watch P . so its been almost three weeks without P and one week without M . Can I participate in this challenge ? which rank am I currently in? I'm new to this platform