Amazing brother!!! You´re a Warrior of Gondor now Congratulations!!! You´re almost in Emyn Muil, keep going!!!!
Don't relapse. You can go out or be with someone. Being alone at these times is the greatest mistake.
One more day of walking my brothers and sisters. Lot´s of relapses today among the Companion i strongly encourage everyone to have 2 counters. - One global counter or a calendar that indicates how many days you´ve been in the nofap journey (clean days and relapse days). - One counter that indicates your consecutive days in the present streak (this challenge) Resetting the counter can be demotivating, it creates the sense that your recovery is on zero, and that´s not true. The more days you spend without pmo the more your brain rewires and learns to live a life without unnatural stimulation. By having two counters you´ll have a better sense of your growth. Frodo wear the ring a couple of times, but he still got the journey done and destroyed the ring . think about that my friends. Perseverance is key. Have a great day!!!
Halfway through day 8. Had a very strong urge for PM. I don't know how I controlled it but yeah I didn't relapse. Listening to song helps...
There are many applications that count the calendar and mark the falls and the length of time between them. As you say, it helps a lot to make a calendar, because when you relapse you think you have lost everything. But if you look at the time, then you realize that it is less than you think and that you can deal with it. I higly recommend it.
26 days down - still going strong. Also, 2 days ago I finished reading Tolkein's The Silmarillion - fantastic book! I'd like to think that as I fight this battle against PMO, I'm like Beren, fighting to claim a Silmaril to win Luthien's hand in marriage. God is good! Onward!
I think it is quite obvious. NoFap makes us feel accomplished. We have been slaves for so long, and the sweet taste of freedom (no matter how long lasting) is like water for the thirsty, bread for the hungry, and fire for our fuel to give us a boost. Every day that we go without PMO, the stronger we will feel (even when we feel weak in the moment), because we know that we are taking back our lives. On the other hand, PMO brings temporary relief from our urges, but it is a false relief equivalent to our PMO masters letting up from beating us after have beaten us for hours. When we do NoFap, the PMO master might beat up temporarily (urges), but we ultimately freedom and we can fight back. When we do PMO, out master beats us, we give in, and the cycle of abuse continues. Freedom is joyful. And as they say, all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness none of which is possible with PMO. I have only ever made it 3 months without porn and 24 days without masturbation since I was 12 years old, So the NoFap journey is really hard, but know that when I get to 25 days without PMO, everyday will be a new record, and that will feel great. Until I get to that record, seeing my counter go up a digit every morning makes me feel great because I know that I have successfully fended off the forces of PMO one more days. Hope this helps. Best, Mathman1994
Day 8 coming to an end. Today was very tough. PMO Forces nearly took over me. But somehow resisted my urges. Hope tomorrow goes fine... Fingers crossed
Day 7 I have made it a week without PMO with few urges (though not none). I had a strong temptation last night, while I was on a streaming service, where I started to watch a graphic movie, but then I realized that I did not want to do that, so I exited the movie and deleted it from my watching list. (I had been searching for the movie Mean Girls to watch, and this one was one of the most searched films on the site, so I started it, but I fought back, and escaped from the slavers). After tomorrow, I will have made it my nearest record of 8 days, and then my next record will be 25 days without PMO. That is still nearly 3 week away though, so I need to focus on keeping my head on straight and getting there. Best, Mathman1994