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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. Teutão

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  2. jimmyanderson

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    Day 5. Time to read more and more. Limiting social media from today to not more than 45 mins a day. I've resonated a lot with the tips you have listed @RiseToGreatness and will try and build a path. Earlier, I just had my trigger action plan and habit formation guidelines. I have never tried meditation but I'll start today. Thanks a lot guys for all the support. Without this group, I wouldn't have started the journey.
     
  3. Day 14 complete! Two full weeks. This would have been unthinkable for me before joining NoFap and finding an incredible, perfect community for helping me fight these demons. Thank you all!

    Last night I had another wet dream. Those are usually taken to be a sign of progress, are they not?
     
  4. Unfortunately I didn't quite make it to 30. Relapsed yesterday on my 29th day. Resetting my counter and getting right back to it to ensure that it doesn't become a binge.
     
  5. Julito

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    Day 10
    My brain wants me to focus more and more on sex, but I'm managing to control it which feels great. I'm also having dreams about sex, but not about porn like I used to in the past. That makes me think that I'm going in the right direction.
     
  6. Strugglingforyears

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    Check in: Day 330

    After leaving the Tower I enter Mordor, the Black Land of PMO. The sky is dark and the fires of lust are everywhere. Remembering the words of the Council, I step into the blasted territory.
    “There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume.”
     
  7. CrimsnBlade

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  8. Ciceron

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    Day 27.

    Congrats to you all! It's so inspiring to see you go this far.

    St. Agnes of Rome, pray for us!
     
  9. MyGodandMyAll27

    MyGodandMyAll27 Fapstronaut

    Day 36, The urges are getting stronger today , and a lot of thoughts of past experiences are coming to my mind but I'm trying to replace them with other ones and focus on other things. I knew this part of the fight could come some day so I'm doing my best trying to don't fall in despair and focus in this day in conquering this day before i do my next step. thanks for all your support and I will keep fighting , come on brothers and sisters its hard but not impossible let's keep doing this. Saint Joseph pray for us ¡¡
     
  10. RiseToGreatness

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    yes, if you´re depleting semen in the night sleep, that means you´re not making it in waking state, so that´s good ;). wet dreams are a way of the body to release sexual tension.

    however it creates other problems like depletion of energy and development of urges the next day. so try to do regular physical exercise, it´s great to the body, mind and it helps release sexual tension in a better way ;)
     
    MarioVargas, LuckyMan, Julito and 2 others like this.
  11. eagle rising

    eagle rising Fapstronaut

    I have to do it!
    "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"...PMO forces.
     
  12. RiseToGreatness

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    One more day brave Fellowship :). Feeling good :)

    The following brothers have upgraded and reach places in Middle Earth. Congratulations!!! ;)

    @DudeAlex - Hobbit / Hobbiton (now on the journey to destroy the ring. Good luck bro!!! :) )
    @crazyhorse11 - Uruk-Hai
    @Teutão - Uruk-Hai
    @Strugglingforyears - Mordor
    @fromsheeptowolf - Grey Wizard / Black Gate of Mordor

    A huge wave of support to our brother @MarioVargas which is facing a hard time. We´re all been there bro, we know how it feels. But you´re the same guy that spend months in sobriety, and that guy is still there, we know it and you know it. Rise my brother, you can do it!!!!

    Have a great day my brothers and sisters, love you all!!! :) Let´s keep the pace slow and steady, in good days and bad days, through joy and pain, one day at a time.

    Here´s JK Emezi with profound wisdom.

    "Hello brother,

    When I stopped watching porn I needed to find new ways to occupy my time.

    One of the things that has been most fulfilling to me has been taking up the practice of Vipassana Meditation. In Vipassana, there are many levels of awareness to navigate. What was huge for me was that meditation wasn’t as simple as assuming a cross legged position and calming your mind. You have to very aware. Many suppressed emotions also came up. And it’s essential that you do not react to the emotion.

    That was hard. I wasn’t accustomed to stopping and observing my emotions. Numbing them, ignoring them, avoiding them - that was my forte. But to stop and really observe things? No thank you.

    What I’ve learned though is that suppressing your emotions isn’t healthy. It’s harmful, actually.

    A study by the American Psychology Association had researchers analyze the recent dreams of participants. They also assessed how often they suppress their thoughts or emotions and measured their sleep quality, depression, anxiety, and stress.

    The results?

    Those who suppress their negative thoughts and emotions regularly experience more anger, anxiety, sadness, and fear-based dreams. They also had difficulty falling asleep, sleep disturbances, and daytime tiredness. In addition, they experienced more depression, anxiety, and stress in real life.

    Here’s a quick checklist to feeling and managing your emotions so your health can benefit:

    ⬜ Remember it’s normal to feel all emotions - positive and negative. Having negative emotions does not make you a bad person. It means you’re human.

    ⬜ Make sure you’re getting enough sleep and getting quality sleep. I’m a big proponent of taking magnesium, investing in blackout curtains and white noise or a fan.

    ⬜ Make time for getting things off your mind. I like to journal. Others will draw, make videos or talk with a friend.

    ⬜ Practice meditation and mindfulness.These actions help you become more aware of your thoughts and emotions.

    ⬜ Use bad to create good. If you’re feeling angry - use it as fuel to make a positive change. Exercise, clean the house, etc.

    ⬜ Remember that you’re a human, not a robot. You were designed to feel things and that isn’t a bad thing.


    Start becoming more aware of your emotions

    Your brother in this struggle,

    J.K"
     
  13. G0ReadAB00k

    G0ReadAB00k Fapstronaut

    Hello brothers!

    I haven't checked in here since September 7th, but I am incredibly proud to report that since September 26th, I've been porn free! That makes today Day 60 for me. Dwarf status!
     
  14. bmcmanansmith

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  15. WhateverItTakes2end

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    Oh, man... I made it. Day 60!
    I can't believe it has been 2 months. Sometimes it feels like a long time, sometimes it feels short. Still a long journey ahead.
    Keep at it, everyone! You can do it!
     
  16. Prophet Moonstruck

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    You got this! Responsibility is what I feel from your thoughts so you're getting better!
     
  17. Prophet Moonstruck

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    You are stronger now! Can you tell us why have you started this or what have you set to achieve? A refresh on the principles that you are after and set on achieving is sometimes good in my experience.
    Any experience you might imagine of the past cannot be reproduced. No matter how much you try you won't have the same thoughts, achievements, stress and memories that used to surround you at the certain time that you where living them. Those thoughts seem a certain way ONLY because they are of the past. Where you missing them when they were occurring? No...because you were living in the present.
    Things to keep in mind: Thinking about the past causes depression! especially if your thought starts with the concept of "if". Focus on your road! Become an Emperor!
     
  18. Prophet Moonstruck

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    Day 16! I'm tired as Fuc*!
    My muscles are hurting and my essence is numb! I've been waking up at 5am due to my work and I feel kind of tired. I feel like I want to relax, to unwind so I guess I can use my time here to do just that while I'm listening to Touch of Katana ⛩️ Japanese Lofi Hip-Hop in the background.
    Today was kinda annoying but I got through! I haven't thought a lot about watching porn, but I did thought about the concept a lot... as these simps on "humor" apps keep posting thots. I continue to be mesmerized by how many men/boys follow or are fans of women that don't even get naked or if they do...they do it once for publicity as a "leak".
    I know, I know... my thoughts are conservative... but these were my thoughts today so I'll just lay them down to be forgotten in the "annals" (hah...funny pun) of the internet.

    My mindboggling question is: "Why follow or simp for someone that doesn't DO porN OR naked stuff?" like... a little cleavage and men/boys would follow that person to the ends of the world when it's obvious that less attention to those persons will increase the chances of them getting more naked or in porn....right?
     
  19. rotten_tomato

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