Mandalorian Challenge 100 Days + [OPEN]

keep up your spirit high.. hold your breath for as long as you can whenever you feel the urge

 

Checking in day 21.. there a minor triggers which I manage to overcome

 

Day 2 in the challenge, day 9 overall.

 

This is great - lots of new recruits who would like to join the Mandalorian ranks. Welcome to the challenge:
@Andrew37
@Motivated to Succeed
@sunn
@addiction recovery

Thanks Jo. I'm trying...and being on here seeing everyone else fighting the same fight helps

Ugh, yeah it sucks so bad when it feels like you're back at the start again. You're not though. That one number, your streak, is a lie right now. You've made more progress than it lets on.
Are you gonna do a small challenge to get going again (3, 7 etc) or what's your plan? You'll get going. Review your reasons, and look down the road at who you want to become. You'll get going again.


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As for me, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Chest hurts so bad. It's not physical, it's just something that happened with a girl I've been seeing, (pretty small really) and it feels awful. I've experienced this feeling many times before, but I feel particularly helpless to deal with it right now. I'm tired, hungry, have had a massive weekend, and am about to head off to my evening class.

On the plus side, I don't have a big temptation to use porn to escape from this heavyness, this pain. I'm definitely making progress with teaching my brain not to always try to escape suffering (porn, games, tv): sometimes sitting with it is okay. It bloody hurts though. I'd like to journal about specifics but I don't think I have time right now.

*Update. I just thought, just for few moments, about why I'm doing NoFap and building these other habits (daily exercise, meditation, bible reading, no weekday alcohol etc), and looked down the road at who I'm trying to become. Doing that little exercise just then helped a bit. What I'm aiming for - it doesn't depend on the girl. I want her in my life for sure, but whether it works out or not doesn't affect my worth, who I am, or what sort of person I'm trying to become.

 

Great mate.. keep going... you seems to be a model for all of us to look up for..

 

Day 22 checking in

 

Thanks @EndPornLiveLife !

 

Day 3 in the challenge, day 10 overall.

 

Day 1

 

Day 6/26. I asked the girl out, she declined with a sad smile and touched my arm. Life goes on, I asked, I did what I had to do, now I am free to persue next prospect. I must be aware of my worst trigger: unfulfilled expectation aka disappointment. This is what ended most of my longer streaks in the past (270 days to be specific) I know the benefits of nofap and I am in for good. See my older posts if interested.

 

Day 92

Good work @Sc8r51o1n. As you've said, you did it. Glad you're not getting too down about it.

I think disappointment is a big trigger for me too, so I need to be careful of this.

 

It's frustrating breaking the streaks... but yes I did make some progress. I PMO much less frequently than before, started exercise and am in better shape than the early COVID months. What I've been suffering is that I am still living in the same apartment with the girl rejected me. She's going trough times but there is not much I can do. I don't wanna use this as excuse to my relapse but sometimes I just don't feel like doing anything. I'll definitely keep on this NoFap path. I hope things work well with your girl

 

Day 23... I was about to visit some porn sites.. somehow managed to deviate mind.. tough times... :-( This is the way

 

socialising sometimes impact bad vibes on an introvert... being an introvert i struggled a bit on hanging out with some friends from gym... damn it.. it turns to a trigger... I'm holding on

 

This is the way. Each time you deny the urge, you get a little bit stronger.

 

Day 4 in the challenge, day 11 overall.

 

Day 3 checking in.

 

Day 2

 

Day 8/28

Oh, i have a new status here then! Nice. I added a counter on my phone for days passed and a counter to a future day related to work. Those help me with keeping the streak. Also I am reading alot on the dating section in the forums here, looking for motivation. I plan to ask the crush what her fear is, so that she rejected me. It's an open-ended question and about emotions, and it shows that I am not giving up easily. Lets see.

 

I need to reset guys. Unfortunately, my streak ended on the twelfth day. For those who are struggling, it sucks and it wasn’t worth it. Trust me.

Proud of the steps I’ve taken, but I’ve got a long way to go. As long as I don’t fall into the same trap again, I’ve come out stronger than before.

Back to day zero for me. Falling is fine, as long as you get back up and vow to do better.