It is stealing my focus

I suggest don't stay at home studying in your room alone when urges strikes it would really be hard for you, get to the library or somewhere else outside where you can study and still be able to focus on your reviews. PMO has been a habit for us for a long time that's why our minds will do tricks to force us to give in again. It only takes a little opportunity for PMO to take you back so don't give it any reason to win you over. Not even a hint! Stand your ground brother! Be strong! You can do it! God bless and Congratulations on your streak!

 

Crikey, when the Urge Army starts its assualt, its pretty strong isn't it? Attacks from all sides, constant flashes through your mind of long forgotten but very saucy images..

What an assualt! Its rather awe-inspiring, isn't it?

My advice, would be not to ignore the urges.

Acknowledge them. Say ' Hi ' to them. Smile at them. Watch them in your mind as if you were in an internal Cinema and watching images flash by on a screen.

This, should mildly weaken the effect on you.

And then start deploy your defence. The advice above is good, but that is simply running to a public place in the hope that they won;t follow you (which you know they can, and they will)

What i do, is meet them head on. After acknowledgment the urges, i sit in a quiet space, i breathe several times very deeply and totally relax. Sometimes i repeat a mantra, other times i practise 'The Cool Draw" (Inhaling un-aroused sexual energy through breathing)
give it a try.

What you must, never, ever do is give yourself permission to retreat one iota. If i have just one peek at P - then i find i am doomed.

 

Glad it helps bro! Endure the struggles if you must! I know it would be worth it in the end. God bless!

 

It may not be a helpful advice. But I just wanted to say that you are not alone. At the moment I am going through final months of my Master's Degree and I have those distracting urges literally all the time. This is a proper nightmare trying to focus on studying or getting together a research paper when you are constantly attacked by your PMO addiction that make you start thinking about triggering stuff. Even in the middle of a University-related activity, I find myself suddenly looking at content on the phone/second screen that may not be a porn, but still has a chance of triggering me further. The worst thing is there is nothing else we can do than just fight it by reminding ourselves why we are actually doing this.

Stay strong brother!

 

Stay strong. What you're experiencing is only temporary. In the grand scheme of things, this is more important.

What is your diet like? It can have a real impact on recovery.

 

That's pretty healthy. I'd go higher on the fats lower on the carbs. Good for mental energy. Helped me a lot. Look up ketogenic diet.

L-tyrosine (supplement) boosts dopamine and motivation in the brain. May wanna give it a try.

It's up to you man. Addiction has a great way of tricking you. The long term benefits will be so much greater. If it's causing you to lose focus, that means your brain is rewiring. It's impossible to imagine how good the benefits could be, you just have to experience it.
If you have to relapse, don't use porn and as soon as the summer hits, try a reboot again