The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Please don't tout this unhelpful advice; are you seriously recommending that recovering PMO addicts solicit prostitutes? I recognise you labelled these as controversial, but it's another thing entirely to recommend illegal behaviour to those who are struggling.

You mention 'not watching any girls on the streets, no fantasies about love, girls' - how does paying a woman to have sex with you match up with this advice?

 

Day 1!
An Orc, yestarday was a good one. Gang out with the girl that I'm dating and had sex. Felt good, the urges are low today. I have to focus in my work, study and projects of this new year. I worked out today!

Today is another day, so another challenge, so keeping strongh!

 

Day 11 - Day 1 in quarantine. Woke up very late today.. due to some late night gaming with some old friends - fun to catch up.

What a start of a new year eh..

On the bright side no urges

 

Thanks brother !It's indeed by God's grace!

 

Everybody picks his own path. As long as it doesn't hurt you it's good. For me @modern milarepa 's is too extreme. I guess this is what true ascetism was about. I won't go to such extremes. But I don't know a monk's life.

Anyway, I can suggest my private tip. I came up with it myself but perhaps it has already been mentioned somewhere. At the beginning of each month, after I get my salary, I calculate an amount that I transfer to a separate savings nofap account. It's the not much - the number of the days on nofap, but I multiply every streak by 2. It's another way to keep me accountable for my progress. Sometimes judging by the amount to transfer I realize if the month was more or less pathetic.

 

Congrats bro!

 

Risen to Elf

 

Congratulations!

 

End of day 3
Nothing feels better than to say that 2022 is a nofap year so far

 

Day 17, so far so good

 

Nearly the end of day 5. Today was a good day. A lot of things accomplished. On a good day to take responsibility for my life not just hiding from my to dos. It has been a long time since I finished so many things even after my working hours.

Greetings from Switzerland
J

 

There are a lot of good points in this movie about faith, about contentment, about willingness to sacrifice for the greater good and for your neighbor as well as attitude to prophesy and personal change all mixed up in a gripping action story !
..and what a story it would be without villains and fight for what you believe is sacred!

 

56 days.
Doing ok, but catching myself fantasizing. Got to re-focus on my goals and not get distracted.

 

Yeah, @RiseToGreatness, instagram is bad. But if you are making one for work, I think that should be ok. Instagram feeds are based on who you "follow", so if you are just posting work stuff, you should be fine. Just don't follow any swimsuit models on your work account and everything should be fine
Caution: stay off instagram if you are tired. It is so easy for autopilot to take over. A couple clicks and your streak is over.

 

Checking in day 51. I've been more productive today than yesterday, had some very painful moments of regret over lost time and opportunities, but came to realize that sometimes pain is good if it makes you to search for truth, to seek the answer and if it gives you an impetus to take action. I guess sometimes it's like with a woman who gives birth- the pain comes before the joy. Prayed, meditated, walked a bit and watched a movie about Martin Luter and his reforms although I see a contradiction there, in him saying that God frees people from the need to do good works to earn heaven whilst it is said in scriptures that you have to follow Christ's word and keep His commandments to enter His Kingdom and aren't they the good works, as He himself says in

Spoiler: Matthew 5

14You are the light of the world. A city on a hillb cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

. He frees you not from following His word but from the sins that enslave you by loving God, loving thy neighbor as you love yourself and loving thy enemy according to His word. But the luteran description of christian life is nearly perfect the only point I am not sure about is the present abundance in all good things in Christ by faith...for not everybody has a faith in abundance of good things.