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Day 9

 

Day 19 win. Ready for chunin exam.

 

93 days and counting!

 

42

 

Day one for me. I'm very excited to start some challenges during this streak.

 

Checking in for day 14!

 

Day 5

 

Day 7 completed successfully

Problem 3: Pornography is More Stimulating than Primitive Sex
There is a phenomenon found in many animals where a counterfeit or unnatural stimulus with exaggerated features will elicit a response that is more intense than the response elicited by the natural stimulus. This phenomenon is known as a supernormal stimulus.

For example, cuckoo birds lay their eggs in a surrogate bird’s nests. The cuckoo eggs elicit a supernormal brooding response in the surrogate bird, who will prefer to hatch the cuckoo egg over their own eggs. Male stickleback fish will more ferociously attack decoys than they will real invaders as long as the decoys are painted red, making them a supernormal stimulus for the fish. And the julodimorpha beetle has been observed preferring the stimulating golden curves of empty beer bottles over female mates; they will attempt to mate with the bottles and continue doing so until they die.

Humans are not immune to the effects of supernormal stimuli. Porn addicts who flock to videos of actresses with body parts surgically enhanced beyond normal limitations, or cartoon images of characters with body parts drawn to proportions beyond what even surgery can do. Fantasy has no limitations. Even sexy romance novels and erotica are catering to our craving for the supernormal, plunging us into the intensity of narratives and relationships authored to stimulate our deepest sexual and emotional needs, but which would never occur in the real world.

Of course, for many porn addicts, the Internet itself becomes a superstimulus: an endless supply of erotic material that becomes more attractive to them than anyone sexual partner or relationship could ever be.

On a chemical level, this supernormal intensity is delivering to us a neurochemical payload that is stronger than any primitive sexual stimulation would incur. And since the reward system is designed to impel us to learn by repeating and reinforcing our behaviors, exposure to supernormal stimuli makes us crave further exposure to supernormal stimuli.

When pornographers combine intense stimuli with novel stimuli, they create ever-kinkier products with the potential of snagging more and more porn users into porn addiction. Porn producers aren’t doing this out of malice or cunning. They are simply using creativity and free-market principles to find out what sells. This leads to ever-devolving trends in pornography production. Mainstream porn is not becoming a tamer and more vanilla. It is becoming kinkier and more seductive. While some may find this disturbing from the viewpoint of sexual moralism, the leadership of NoFap finds it disturbing because it means, quite simply, that pornographers are getting better at creating pornography addicts.

All the best brothers
Your brother in this struggle

 

Day 10

 

Checking in for day 5. A little bit of a rough start because I had one of those unpleasant dreams where I dreamt I fell to PMO. Trying to stay on guard for the chaser effect. Keeping my resolve to have a to-do list has been extremely helpful, as it keeps me from just lounging around.

 

Day 89

 

Day 94, had a dream last night that I was about to get it on with two gorgeous girls. Woke up, smiled and thought to myself lucky I got out of that. I'm now focusing my attention on SR and I'm on day 6 since my last nightfall, usually I'm every two to three weeks. I ate a load of food before bed so I think it has something to do with that, and I didn't have a cold shower in the evening so I'm going to add that religiously to the daily routine.

Up and 6am for meditation and a bike ride again this morning, really starting to feel embraced with nature at the moment.

Does anyone recommend meditating in the evening as well as morning? I do zazen(zen meditation) but was thinking of mixing in a different type of meditation in the evening(or maybe jus the same) as I have insight timer. Any advice/recommendations welcome.

Have a great day lads!