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Doing it for real this time

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by James 604, Apr 7, 2020.

  1. Congraz to not yielding to your urges. Good job. You are completely right I think.
    Distraction and finding replacement activities is the most important thing I think. Especially during the beginning.
    Sometimes after PMO I thought "ok that was not necessary! I was just bored..."
    Keep going!
     
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  2. James 604

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    Got through day yesterday with no PMO. Almost had a slip up this morning but once again, I went for my morning run instead! Already feeling like I've had a productive day today.

    It's still difficult when the urges come, but having those replacement activities have been super important for me. I've also been working out at home quite a bit in the night time right before I go to bed, which has been helping me as late night is when I feel I'm most vulnerable to my urges.

    Thanks again for you advice and words of support guys. I'm glad I came back to this community
     
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  3. James 604

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    Just had a close call. Figured it would be a good idea to come here and post before bed. Gonna listen to music before going to bed. Hope you guys are all doing good out there
     
  4. Coolbreeze

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    You can masturbate whenever you feel like it dude, its natural. Just dont watch porn, but imagine a hot girl or whatever you met in real life.
     
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  5. James 604

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    Thanks dude! Funny you mention that ciz I was reading that an important part of quitting Porn, is to re-wire your brain to enjoy real human beings. Not a computer screen
     
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    Woke up feeling prettty good today. I'm finding that my new morning routine that I've made for myself is starting to become habit. At first, I had to conciously force myself to go for a run every morning. Now, it's like I wake up and automatically know that I should be going for a run. So I will say it's getting easier day by day.
     
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    Well last night I came close to watching porn. Thankfully I did not and I'm proud of myself. Woke up earlier than what I usually do today, so been taking the opportunity to get some extra stuff done today.

    I'm grateful that I have some hobbies and music projects that I like to work on during the day. It's been over a month since I've been laid off due to the pandemic, and I've had a lotttt of extra free time. If I didn't have the things I enjoy doing to keep me occupied, staying away from Porn would be a lot harder.
     
  8. James 604

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    Well I ended up watching porn last night. Started after seeing a revealing picture in an ad, and then I started to act on my urges. Not for very long as I realized what I was doing and stopped. But I still did it. Not beating myself up though as I had a really solid week and that is progress.
     
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    Got through yesterday with no slip up and today has been going pretty great so far. Even though I had a slip up a couple days ago. I'm not going to let it discourage me. The past week has been really solid overall and I need to be proud of myself.
     
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    Doing a lot better today. I didn't think I would bounce back this quick after my slip with porn. Maybe cuz I feel like I'm actually doing it this time. Having a set routine everyday also really helps.
     
  11. James 604

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    Woke up a little later in the day today which is okay. I'm still going to follow my morning routine and go for a run. I had strong urges to watch porn last night, but I'm proud to say that I didn't act on it
     
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    Been a while since I've journaled in here. Everytime I become distant from the NoFap or Recovery community is when I struggle most. I found myself slipping back in my old habits but I'm not letting that discourage me. I downloaded Ever Acountable and I'm on the search for a new AP from the NoFap community as well a sponsor from the recovery program. I can't keep struggling like this....
     
  13. runksoneck

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    don't do it alone, its harder... and we often forget how hard it is. But with a community, you can learn from others mistakes, get support, you believe more that you can do it.
     
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  14. James 604

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    Thank you so much for that! Everytime I come back to this community I'm always reminded that it's possible to get through this.
     
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    Well. I need to do my best to stay connected with this community and people in it. Without any support from someone who also gets it, I can't do it. I can't fight this alone. I gave in to my urges and PMOed last night. I cant keep doing this
     
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