Fantasies - How Do You Stop Them?

Well i think there is no real solution. Deal with it and still don't PMO.
Of course during the day you can start to take actions in sport, reading,...but if you go to sleep or waking up in the morning there are often still these fantasies.

I recognized during my streaks, that if you avoid willingly any triggers (Facebook, Social Media, erotic stories,...), it becomes really easier. Humans are determined by habits.

 

Then you're already doing it right. Sit and watch the traffic, but don't go running after vehicles to try to stop them.

 

It happens.
Mind wandering (task unrelated thought),
intrusive (sexual) thoughts,
(task-irrelevant) rumination.

I'd put it in the same category as P:
Can't avoid it,
they just pop out from nowhere.
Deal with them as they come.

It's like a DDoS attack on the brain.
I'd give it 5 sec. to get it off my mind.
Rinse & repeat. Every single time.
There's also CBT, mindfulness, breathing exercises, etc.

Hope that helps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind-wandering
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thought
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumination_(psychology)

 

I'd imagine the coast, with the fantasies/images as boats & sailboats passing by, moving father & farther away, and disappearing into the sunset...


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