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The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Discussion in 'Events & Challenges' started by RiseToGreatness, Sep 22, 2019.

Should the Thread Title be extended?

Poll closed Jun 21, 2020.
  1. No, leave like that: "The Lord of the Rings Challenge"

    18 vote(s)
    54.5%
  2. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Fellowship of Nofap"

    15 vote(s)
    45.5%
  3. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: Rising Fellowship of Eärendil"

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Journey to Mount Doom"

    5 vote(s)
    15.2%
  5. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Quest of the Ring-bearer"

    6 vote(s)
    18.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Zapy97

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    I have been surprisingly unbothered by boredom or urges so far and I have about 3 more hours to go. Surprisingly I end up being awake when people I watch on youtube release content. I have that going for me.

    Write out what you did/plan to do to better yourself. If you have urges try to decode what those urges are saying. Like what triggers the urges and what the urge says about why porn in the moment is alluring. Universal man has a great segment in one of his videos about this in his sexual self-mastery series. You have to rationalize why the urge is happening and address the root cause of the urge. For example if you are bored, do something fun.

    When writing in your journal focus on your addiction, but don't forget to write about what excites you. Your journal must be a rallying point for the best part of your day. Look for one good thing and make that good thing important. Even if it is small. It could also be something you improved upon. Be positive about your life but negative about your addiction to porn. Don't beat yourself over urges or fantasies though, but be aware of them.

    Typing this out I am realizing why my journal has worked so well for me. It has framed my life so that it makes the escapism of porn totally distasteful. I have made porn unappealing by focusing on what went well in my day out in the real world and the reminder that porn doesn't make my day in the real world better. I got to apologize for the word salad it is three in the morning and this is kinda an ad hoc journal entry not in my journal.
     
  2. cheers rise, your motivation is undwindling and your constant work for all of us is inspiring and fantastic.

    you can always feel free to reach out to me if you are looking for somebody to aid in the updates of this thread. Not that you seem to need it ;)
     
  3. checking in day 7

    @Kick-Aç and @Cucurbito hope you are doing well.

    I'm finishing a full week on here by tonight, feels good.

    urges under control.

    Very busy at the office, trying to squeeze in some exercise each day
     
  4. dandausa

    dandausa Fapstronaut

    64 days completed. Sailing down the river Anduin. The pmo forces could be around any bend.
     
  5. Your progress is exciting! Please keep it up.

    Day 126.
     
  6. PerseveranceToday

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  7. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    Hello everyone
    Day 1 after binging
    So quite a success.
    Way to go
    Ya i also like Universal man, his video and his reboot regimen a lot.. Someone here on this thread suggested him to me I really wanna thank whoever suggested him to me.
     
  8. orionpax42

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    Not LOTR-related but here's a video that you might appreciate and relate to.

     
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  9. orionpax42

    orionpax42 Fapstronaut

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    It happens. Remember to learn from the relapse, forgive yourself, and move forward. You can get through this.
     
  10. Onan the Barbarian

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    12 days down.

    I almost fell last night after randomly waking up and the last thing I remember is deciding to do it. I must have fallen back asleep before I could. Just a little reminder of the fact that I am an addict. Not today, brothers.
     
  11. Zapy97

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    Unfortunately on the 27th day of my streak I have relapsed. It was my longest streak yet and I doubled the days clean I have been this year. I am not going to beat myself up over this. There were two critical points that led to my relapse. I let my curiosity overtake my resolve in the moment and I gave in looking. The second failure was that over the past 2 days I have neglected writing in my journal. From now on I need to write in my journal no matter what my work schedule is.
     
  12. LuckyMan

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    Day 12 done! :) Have a great day!
     
  13. Hey guys, sorry I haven't checked in. Actually, I'm gonna check out, not for any dramatic purpose.

    I have noticed that if I do not pressure myself to post every day about my progress, I feel that I can put my energy to the rest of my life and not so much on my recover. In this way, my recovery simply become a part of the rest of my life and not something I am always consciously trying to strive to, and ultimately fail in. So far, since doing this method, I have felt amazing and had no urges after 12 days, and am going to continue this. I am also exercising regularly now (running) and intend to keep this up.

    I will still be on the forum. Pop your head into my journal if you wanna say hi. I'll post semi regularly. <3
     
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  14. mizzuddin017

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  15. Akeakua

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    Hi all. It's bizarre @{ Ben } because I was just about to come here with a similar comment.

    I reset again yesterday early in the morning. But I am hopeful moving forward. I'm at day 1 again.

    I'm also not sure how much I will be following challenges here as well, but this one is truly awesome. Thank you so much @RiseToGreatness, I am in awe at the detail and effort you put into this challenge.
     
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  16. Diderik

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    I came within inches of masturbating in the bathroom today. I stopped myself and did not quite relapse, but it was too close for comfort. I am glad I have decided to get onto NoFap daily or I would relapse.

    I'm checking in with 11 days.
     
    Cucurbito, dandausa, Musicmad and 8 others like this.
  17. Mathman1994

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    Day 28.

    I am almost done with my four weeks clean day, but I am having a good day. One of the girls I was talking to online and I decided that we would be better off not talking though it was amicable, and we are facebook friends now even if we are not messaging anymore. The other woman I was talking to on the dating site has given me her number and we are texting now, and we plan to have a video chat soon.
    In other news, I talked to the graduate coordinator for the Milwaukee math grad program and he thinks that I would be a good candidate for the program. About 150 apply each year and only 20 get in, but he thinks I have a good shot.

    Best,
    Mathman1994
     
  18. thikk

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    This has been the trick for me in this streak. I increased my workload, started exercises, eating well, building relationships and getting rid of electronic devices during vulnerable hours (bed time, early morning etc). I'm busy with the new good habits during the day (this is also when I can use electronic devices/internet) and I'm pleasantly tired at night to be bothered to look for my devices to fap. Was difficult in my streak in April (30 days) but with every time I resisted the urge to get my devices I got stronger. Haven't had any issues this streak at all. Also focusing on building new habits gives you something to do when you complete the nofap days, if you simply count days while pmo is always on your mind you have a higher chance of relapsing after getting clean simply because you have now new habits to focus on.
     
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