The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Checking in ! 'Tips' followed:
1)Meditate , 2)stay accountable daily , 3)Study about reboot , 4)Take cold showers, 6)Follow a trigger prevention plan , 7)Get occupied.work on your hobbies and dreams , 8)Practice physical exercise ,9)Eat healthy , 10)Sleep well -done my best on this one.

 

day 0 of 5 - I had a really bad night's sleep. The whole day I was tired and somehow exhausted. I learned from my mistakes. I got myself earplugs and a sleep mask.

 

21 Days accomplished.

Getting ready to leave Bree. This is where those orc bastards got me last time. This time I've got my head on a swivel.

Forward towards Rivendell!

 

Dear fellowship, I haven't posted in a while. I managed to get 5 days but I failed yesterday, no binging at least.
I know I will do better with your help and support. Let's destroy this ring!

Day 1

 

Day 17.

 

Hi everyone. My journey is going well. I feel like myself now. I will face the end of the year with a face held high. It was a shitty year for me. I lost a lot. My lifestyle was hit very hard. Exceptionally hard. I am in shambles. I am grateful to still have my job and to not be facing any financial difficulties. But my mental health is in shambles. I lost a relationship. I haven't been able to make my career move I've been building up towards. I am more determined than ever. Never stay down. Always look up and aim high.

 

Day 12,

Opportunities exist only if you see the potential! Fake it til you make it is what my grandma used to say!

 

Checking in. My head is on straight again. Thanks for the support, Fellowship! I am grateful to you all. We can do it.

 

Day 156

 

Day 117.

Learn about rebooting. Read, read, read, and read some more! Learn about addiction. Learn about individual growth. Put more time in these then you ever could in P. You can do it! Brainwash your minds with the right things!

- Meditate - Yes, moments of meditation throughout the day and while running
- Stay accountable daily - yes!
- Study about the reboot - Reading passages about the negative effects of masturbation.
- Take cold showers -
- Challenge daily your excuses to pmo - Everyday while meditating and while talking with my wife
- Follow a triggers prevention plan - No social media, no YT, no video entertainment whatsoever, excluding videos shared in these forums
- Get occupied. Work in your hobbies and dreams - Not a really productive day in this respect.
- Practice physical exercise - Ran a hard run. I'm at a low point with my running. It happens, I understand.
- Eat healthy - fried eggs (other than that, we didn't really anything optimal)
- Sleep well - I actually slept pretty good again!

 

Beginning to spiral, if I am being honest, was told today that I will have to see a Hematologist/oncologist. Kinda in the slump

 

Check-in fellowship. The PMO forces renewed their strength and after a lull, the urges attacked me from all sides yesterday. I followed my trigger prevention plan for the day and.....went to sleep. All ok after that. Vigilance helps but it is a bit disturbing to find the urges coming back after a really good 2 odd weeks. Anyway, we go ahead. Have a great day everyone and keep fighting

 

Don't know brother if this will help you but give this book a try - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41081321-zen
It has helped me quite a bit. I brew tea nowadays every morning (you can try coffee as well) and sit at my balcony in peace before starting my work day. I hope everything health-wise goes ok for you. Will pray for all of us

 

You can do it brother. You have done 15+ days many times. Let's do this

 

Day 16 complete!

I did experience some urges today. However, they weren't directed so much towards PMO (though I'm sure they would have led there eventually) but towards the desire to fantasize. This has been a very clean streak in terms of peeking or fishing, so what I'm seeing now may be an attempt by my addicted brain to fight back however it can. The next steps of my journey, tearing down all those memories and rewiring my brain to avoid them and think healthy thoughts, will be satisfying.

 

Day 63, walking step by step in this Journey and thinking in the Victory that its ahead “ our freedom”.

 

Check in Day 15

I am ready to become a Hobbit and start this journey to Mount Doom to destroy this porn habit forever.

 

Check-in for day 23, one more week till the new year and my first ever PMO-free month! Let's get this bread!

 

Chiming in for day 13.

 

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