The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Day 52,

Went with my wife for a ride on the bicycle along the sea cost for 60 km.
I'm really tired, I haven't ride such long distances never.

Have a nice day brothers!

 

MO relapsed after having a really stressed out day. Not feeling down however, ive had long streaks and the last time i MO'd was aaages ago. Everything is a learning moment, i will never give up and stay honest to myself

Holiday period is starting as of today, so i have plenty of time to recollect and reinvent myself further still super thankfull for having this forum and this challenge to always come back to and rely on


Day 0 - Hobbit - The Shire

 

Day 6 - Hobbit

 

Check in Day 3 - new month new chances!!

 

Day one. I am a man of small rituals, and the beginning of a new month always gives me hope. At this same time this month on particular is giving me some fear.
My worst addiction is to erotic novels, and I had one specific website that stole hundreds of hours of my life over the year, even after I tried to quit porn. Last September the "head writer" announced that he is taking a year off, and that he would be back in the coming September.

I was super happy to read this because I know that I would have a whole year to not feel the need to "check for updates" on the site. And to build some resilience against porn.
But from that year I have only one month left. This is a boss fight that I feel unprepared for.

 

Day 15 no PMO. Back home in reality. I’ll stick to my routine and get through this.

 

Another day checking In. Hope y'all doing great.

 

Checking in Fellowship Friends!

20 Days Free of PMO.

Another day of working out, exposure, meditation, reading and work.

Stay Strong!

"If Virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these"
-Epictitus.

 

I think working out in the morning is the best, it sets a nice pace for the day! Just always keep it at your capacity, you don't want to burn your CNS.

I'd also warm up with dynamic stretches. I stretch for about 5-10 mins first thing as I get out of bed.

 

Check in day 3

 

2 Days
Low urges yesterday, I spent almost all the day with my family and worked some stuffs of my personal projects.

Today I worked out and took a cold shower.
Keep strong my brothers.

 

Brothers, I've relapsed.
It all started with MO, with an urge that striked me while downguarded. I thought it was kinda ok and would be just a reset, since it didn't had P until this moment. But, when I went to bed, I started fishing on instagram and MOed twice for some softcore non-nude pictures. Anyways, it indeed counts as a relapse, since the effects of these pictures in the brain are the same as explicit P.
I'm feeling sad, disappointed and mournful, but still I'm trying to rise some hopes for the month of august. Brain fog is blurring my consciousness and the ideia of MOing again has already crossed my mind. The chaser effect really feels like a nazgul coming behind us after using the ring...

 

got catched! - RELAPSE - but theres no damn excuse for this^^

 

Day 19 check in. Days PMO-free in 2022: 205 out of 213.

Really struggling to figure out my marriage, and it has me somewhat down and discouraged at the moment. Keeping up the motivation on the PMO front is especially hard when I feel hopeless about that relationship. I feel good about my efforts this year, but am grasping at every shred of positive encouragement I can get. Thanks fellowship.

 

that's definitely a difficult situation to be in while fighting this addiction. But maybe try to envision the long term benefits of this fight on your relationship, or revise your perspectives while assuming this relationship can't be changed. Much easier to be said than done. Hang in there!

 

Day 3

One last night shift tonight before I get a few days break. I usually tend to relapse at the end of several night shifts in a row, so I have to be extra vigilant tomorrow morning when I get back home. I will put away all electronic devices that could trigger me, and just sleep / rest.

 

Day 213

Apologies for not checking in for a few days - I’ve been on a church camping trip and have had very little time to myself to think!

All is going well but I have a wedding to attend tomorrow need an early night, so I’ll be sure to post a full update soon.