What is your emergency plan in case of strong urges?

The best things I've done so far is to call/text someone who understands your problem. Talking with people is a great help.

 

A freezing cold shower and then going for a walk ! Trust me, that could save your life !

 

Hold your breath till you suffocate . And do this again and again until you get the stregth to overcome the feeling

 

in case of a strong urge close your eyes and take some deep breaths, if this does'nt help then try sitting this way http://s1.zetaboards.com/anthroscape/topic/5645372/1/ for a min + deep breaths

 

just workout till i get much tired and my erection vanishes

 

What i usually do is:
- Cold Showers
- Take deep breaths
- Immeadiately leave my computer (preferably my room altogether) to do something else like tidying up my room, reading or just go out for a walk.
- Do some excercise
- Although this requires a lot of strength and willpower, i imagine the person i wish to become by overcoming this addiction and thinking if the 5 second satisfaction will be worth hindering that process so i turn my attention to something else.
- Repeat to myself over and over the monitor can in no way give me what real life interactions can.

 

I wish I could workout but I have lower back issues. So, I open a book that makes me think about something

 

1. Immediately stop seeing / imagining what sexually excites you.
2. Imagine the best version of yourself, with a healthy life and relationships, and think if it's worth ending it for a 10-minute porn.
3. Take a cold shower.
4. Use this energy in some physical exercise, such as walking, running, kung fu, or gym.
5. Breathe deeply and meditate.

 

you can do leg or arm workouts.

 

Here's my first attempt.

Feeling triggered Tim? Pick one of these …

• Shut-down all devices and see what happens next
• What's the thorniest problem in your code? Get to work on it.
• What side programming projects have you been hoping to find time for? Start one.
• Write a worksheet
• Do some yoga
  • Yoga with Adriene (here)
  • Freeform
  • Ashtanga
• Pranayama breathing
• Go for a walk
• Go for a run
• Go for a cycle ride
• Go for a swim
• Read some poetry
  • Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
  • Old favourites
  • Wander to a bookshop and try something new
• Go to the NoFap forums and
  • Post how you feel on your journal
  • Dig out some self-help videos or podcasts from @Jagliana's journal
  • Read a new journal from the start
  • Reply to some SO threads
• Sign up for a course on Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, etc. and make a start
• Get your violin out
  • Play some tunes
  • Work through some studies
  • Transcribe a tune
• Phone your sister
• Write a letter to an old friend
• Look through photos of when the kids were young
• Listen to a (non-salacious) podcast
• Revisit your notes on procrastination
• Work on new personal mantras
• Go to sleep in bed
• Read a chapter of one of your books on the go
• Get up-to-date with your Goodreads reviews
• Start a new book, something gripping
• Water the garden

 

I only found cold showers, meditating, breathing exercises, wave surfing etc. Effective when I could manage pmo and urges better. Otherwise, the urges would remain in my head and I would simply go back to relapse. However, to deal with urges (or expected urges) on bad days I just go to the gym for at least 2 hours and completely wear myself out. I go to a small gym so I get some social interaction too since everyone knows each other. Then of course my pmo prevention plan is to only use electronic devices in public and during the day, and to keep them away during bed time etc. So I come back, I'm tired and sleep comes easier especially with nothing to access p.