The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Day 180 no PMO. I had a dream last night that I looked at P and was mad at myself in the dream. Glad it was just a dream.

 

Congratulations on reaching 180 days!!! P flashback dreams are not uncommon in the recovery journey, they will recur less frequently over the time

 

397 days

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https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/365-days.314072/#post-3078723

 

day 45- elf

 

Woke up feeling like myself again, motivated and ready to attack the day. And got some good news that my son is returning a day early from his trip! I do need to get more creative in finding ways to socialize in this current climate, the lack of connection is not good for my mental health. Be well everyone!e

 

479 SR
Important choice regarding girl

My father just told me
“ investigating and analyzing some many women, our connection with them, their egos , their mental and emotional disorders… when you interact with them in a way we assimilate, at least connect in a mental level with them, but in more deep levels too, because we have to please, tolerate them, not saying a word that can upset them, we get too deep in their energy and psyche… this reduces our level for many spiritual endeavors, we feel handcuffed, leaving away our originality and “freedom” that we need so much to explore and walk in the inner and spiritual world, delaying our evolution.

Our brain waves synchronize to our partner to have a better understanding and communication, this affects big time a mind that wants to elevate to more superior fields of consciousness.”

After listening to my father I’m going to become even more picky choosing girls, it is very hard to find a girl with a mind that is not so out of place and negative, I can almost say I haven’t met a women with a calm mind that really is not an effort to interact with, I have met thousands of girls, in general women’s egos are heavy and hard to deal with.

 

Gym Girl
The girl I was seeing at the gym, the one that we decided two days ago to be just friends, she was talking to me yesterday telling me she was angry at me, that I just vanished from earth, she wanted us to be still as close as when we were dating, for me to spend that much time with her without a romantic involvement.

I was getting tired of this attitude you cannot have a man to treat you like a girlfriend if are not one, I have to tell her because it was getting out of hand, I’m not going to spend my precious time with a girl I don’t have a romantic involvement so she can haven an emotional support from me while she is dating other men. I think she got it and is gone for good.

 

Checking in
Feeling nice.
Today was a good day.
I am back on track.
Although some urges came but I was easily able to deal with them.
Getting stronger and smarter

 

Keep working with the good habits brother and the bad ones will fade themselves.
Just try to relax and be mindful.
You can easily pass this phase.

 

Hey! Thanks for sharing all this information. I've been finding your writing very informative these past few days. Thank you.

 

Day 84, trod on!

 

I made it! I'm on to day 6!

I'm very happy as this means a lot. However, I'm really thankful for this site. Reading your posts and seeing some guys make the mistake at 20 odd days or whatever shows that I can't get complacent. I got to keep my feet about me. Thank you guy's for your honesty.

I really want that fountain pen even more now. It will serve as a reminder of my struggle to get to 7 days and therefore a warning of falling.

I've caught myself fishing these past days. Just scrolling on youtube looking for something to magically pop up that would excite and entice me. Luckily I realized what I was doing and stopped myself but I'm going to really try to stop doing that. I'll be keeping track of the days I'm successful and days I'm not. Currently, it begins before I'm even aware I'm doing it, so ingrained it is. But that will end!

 

Checking in. No urges so far! Keeping busy.

 

4 days here.
I've been doing that as well, I've only been looking for girls with beautiful faces, nothing more, and mybe having some slight fantaisies with them in my mind.
Just to see if I was able to get some excitement or erection, with something else than porn.
Slight erection but not very strong...no touch at all.
Are such habits or exercies so bad ?

 

Checking in Fellowship!

284 days free of porn and 212 days free of MO!

I noticed an increase in some anxious related tension, probably from the sleep disturbances from last night. The recurring symptoms are really losing their strength when they return, I know I'm healing. This makes me very happy.

I had a productive day so far, I did my daily stretch and meditation. I also committed a good hour and a half to reviewing and taking notes in relation to nofap , semen retention and general self-improvement. I highly suggest you do the same, it has been key in my recovery. It's also important not to become complacent, you must always remind yourself why you're doing this and the cost of engaging in fantasy or pmo. The neuropathways of addiction do remain, dormant and weakened, but they remain. It's important to remind yourself every now and then why you are doing this, or else you will fallback into old patterns when facing an urge. Adopting a 0 tolerance approach will free you from the habit.

Enjoy the weekend my friends!

 

Day 8.
I've found myself fishing on Wikipedia... that's a first for me.
I love hitting on "random value" and just learn new stuff.
I think I've landed on something like the atomic bomb, and from there I was on the bikini atoll where they tested them and then I was "learning" the origin of the bikini and the different kinds of bikinis there is...


So, what's your weirdest fishing moment?

 

Day 11

I've been rather busy the last three days. I'll try to check in more regularly.

Haven't done much for recovery yet today besides pray. Soon I'll cold shower and meditate, but wanted to fire off a post here first.

Four days to Hobbiton!

 

Today is day 18 PMO forces have spotted you!! With haste you use the Bucklebury Ferry to cross the Brandywine river.
That's awesome because I'm just at this passage in the book, I am literally following the footsteps of Frodo!
Thanks @RiseToGreatness for this amazing idea of a challenge

 

A good video on importance of exercising and good- moderate nutrition: