DAY 8/90 COMPLETEDI have successfully completed day 8. I was tempted to stay long before going to bed, but I saw that as a threat. I did not heed to the idea. I woke up early this morning, and I am grateful that I did not fall prey to PMO.
i also had the same problem,our willpower is low that's evident because we fall for pmo which is a form of instant gratification.We have to continue our fight and do things to increase willpower such as meditation,prayer,sleep,etc.I have recovered much doing productive stuffs i like which in turn increases our confidence,self esteem such as cooking,dancing,drawing so on,also login Nofap and read other guys post.Now i can cook, dance which in my life time i haven't done and now am 26 years old. i Feel up.
day 24/90 Not too bad. Lack of motivation tho.. I think it is due to lockdown... Once I finish that post I'll push meself to do something good. I'll do some proper study today! All the best guys! One day at time!
Day 12/90 No PM with NO peeking Day 462 at attempting this challenge Day 163 weight training (M, W, F) Lifestyle: No caffeine or alcohol and reduced desserts Found myself compulsively watching random scrolling videos on FB for some brain stimulation. Not a good pattern to go back to even though I didn't see any nudity. Not peeking but need to stop this behavior before it escalates to that.
Day 5/90 Really surprised by how strong urges can be. They litteraly kept me awake last night. Highly motivated still!
Yes, this is absolutely true of course. Which is why I'm now really looking at my urges and turning them into a very conscious act every time, and then writing down what I chose. But dammit, it ain't easy for sure
@fatherofthree Just wanted to say thanks for posting this video and the analysis, never a truer word spoken - the part in the video about strengthening the pre-frontal cortex really got my attention. It goes back to the idea that self control is a muscle that gets stronger and stronger with repeated excercise! Peace, Brahmacharya_UK
Day 0 I started my streak with a binge. I was able to go till 5 days and relapsed today. I know one thing my mobile is the problem I relapsed when I have my mobile near me. It's few clicks away and I can access porn so I will stop using my mobile to get my first 30 days so I won't be updating here. My first goal is 30 days.
18 days complete Very tough day today and yesterday. Been touching on some deep emotional pain and had a counseling session this morning. All that stuff coming up really triggers urges. The main thing I've been wrestling with is letting my mind wander to fantasy. Sometimes it seems like I didn't even make a conscious choice, I just find my mind playing out some scenario or image and have to call myself back to reality, back to the present moment. That's how powerful the urge for chemical balance in your brain is. Chemistry fires and the brain produces thoughts (again, sometimes seemingly without conscious choice, although I'm sure I can learn to control even this)! The trouble is that I think mental fantasy is in the same direction as porn. You may not be looking at an outside source for stimulus (like a video) but you're still letting yourself get aroused by something imaginary. This state of arousal induced by the imaginary is exactly the same when you look at porn. Porn just helps you get there with less effort. So, those fantasy thoughts and images gotta go too!! They reinforce the porn brain. Ultimately, it's just another way to escape reality. At the end of the day, that's the real tragedy of porn addiction. That a person would invest their heart and mind into a fruitless, imaginary world instead of into the real, flesh-and-blood life they're been given. When we train ourselves to do this, we train ourselves to deprive the world and everyone in it of all the wonderful, beautiful things we're capable of as human beings. You have energy, you have time. With those resources you can build amazing things IN REALITY for yourself and for others. When you invest those resources in porn, you literally throw them away into any inky, black hole of nothingness that leaves you empty-handed. The tragedy of porn (and of all comfort-centerned mentalities) is a wasted life. Each one of you is a precious gift to this planet. I believe in you with all my heart. What will you do with that gift?
