Hi all! I went to a long birthday party of a friend, so I’ll just be checking in today. Many blessings value
Hi all, Here is my journal entry for today. **External Triggers** Had an intense day at work - I didn’t encounter any triggers today. Very nice. **Protective Habits** I got up late today, since I was out longer yesterday, I only did parts of my morning routine because of that - other than that, I did all of my protective habits. **Urge Coping** I mentioned in a few previous posts that the Lord opened a door for me to change my career (had a very unsuccessful professional life and now in my mid 30ies!). I’m still in my training-season and I had a fairly challenging day - I noticed how, at one time, my mind suggested to ‘pick up some old habits again’ - I withstood the pull and moved on - very good. Many blessings, value
I want to thank you for your posts. I am often reminded of your practice of praying for restraint prior to entering a public place where temptation may be presented. It is a great weapon in our arsenal against sin. Thanks!
Hi all! Happy thanksgiving to all who are celebrating! **External Triggers** Today was yet again a full day at work - I watched an online video and they put in an ad before the video that had some questionable dresscode for a women - as soon as I noticed it, I fled elsewhere. Other than that, didn’t encounter any external triggers. **Protective Habits** I did all of my protective habits today - very good. **Urge Coping** I can’t remember any situation where I was aware of any urges coming up. Excellent! Many blessings, value
Happy Friday! I came home very late today, I was out with friends, so I’ll just be checking in. Many blessings, value
Hi all! Yes, I just wrote a fairly long post in @XandeXIV’s journal, but I’m actually at a thanksgiving dinner with friends… So, I’ll just be checking in today.
Hi all! Man, it’s slacky-season again! I had some work related stuff to take care of, so I’ll only be checking in for today Many blessings, value
Hi all! Alright, finally, here is the review I did for today. **External Triggers** I had yet another full day at work - I didn’t encounter any triggers. **Protective Habits** I’m still in my in-between-living-situation - I was able to do some of my mourning routie, but not all - it’s okay for now. **Urge Coping** I can’t remember a situation where urges came up today - very, very good. Many blessings, value
Hi all! Wow, I just passed 120 days - that was the limit I set myself for this journal. I've been absolutely swamped with work and, even though I wanted, I had no time to think about how I want to restructure my recovery after these 120 days - with that said, I still have no idea what I'm going to do I'm going to be checking in today and I'll give it some time to think about it on the weekend. Many blessings! value
Keep the journal going! It seems to have been helpful to you and I can testify it is helpful to others. Great achievement!
Haha, @Tao Jones & @CPilot , I actually wanted to message both of you privately to ask your opinion - I guess I already have your advice, lol. Thanks for the feedback, let me think about it over the weekend and then on Monday, I will likely be back with journaling.
Well done on reaching 120 days! Praise God! Recovery doesn't stop at any number of days... in fact it doesn't stop! So, I echo the recommendation to keep journaling - for your sake and for others. Also if something has helped you get this for (journaling, habits, or whatever) then it will likely help you stay free
Hi all! I’m a day late, but, alright! Let’s continue! **External Triggers** - I had a fairly intense day at work, I didn’t encounter any triggers - that’s nice **Protective Habits** - I’m still a little in-between things, but I was able to do most of my protective habits today - I consider that a win. **Urge Coping** - I didn’t encounter any urges today - very good. Many blessings, value
You've done great with your progress--you joined the forum and have reached 127 days without a single relapse. That's wonderful, praise God! Could you give a history of your addiction to porn? Maybe a bit of your background?
Hey @Wilderness Wanderer! Thank you! Yes, praise the Father, what an achievement through His grace. This is my background: I come from a broken family - my parents divorced when I was 10 (I’m 34 now); so I grew up without the healthy leadership of a father. Besides that wrecking my professional career path - I’ve been bouncing off walls since my late teens, not knowing what I have acuity for, and I only recently understood what I lost through not having been taught wisdom in stewarding this well (I need supernatural grace to bring restoration for this…) - I’ve also never been taught how to handle the trauma of a broken & unfunctional family. My built wasn’t strong enough for drugs so I fled into P and sweets (I never gained weight, so it wasn’t actually visible, but I’ve been going hard - also, I’ve been working on my diet for years and I’m in a very healthy place with it). So, since I was restored back to the Father (at age 22) I’ve been desperately trying to get free from p, but never really found a way. I had a lot of ‘coming of age’ situations this year, and the overarching theme was ‘community’ - I now understand that with a community centered around grace there is the sense of togetherness, fathers & mothers teaching stewardship, healthy accountability, reproof & correction, and the sharing, celebrating, and mourning over success and failure. This is something I found here in this Christian NoFap group and something I was willing to wholeheartedly commit to and give it my best effort. Long post… But that’s ok I guess Have a great rest of your day/evening value
I'm so glad to hear about how good this past year has been for you. I've been learning a lot about myself, too. Have there been any books you've found helpful the past year or so? Or would you say you've been learning these lessons through your interactions with others (in church, on this forum)?
