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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. Onan the Barbarian

    Onan the Barbarian Fapstronaut

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    Wednesday check in

    Today I have: done work, meditated, prayed, taken a cold shower.

    I had too much to drink at lunch today which gave me a tremendous mental fog. That was dumb. The chicken wings were good, though.

    Yes indeed, @RiseToGreatness , good to be at Amon Sul with you. Get some rest, I'll take the first watch.
     
  2. HE^MAN

    HE^MAN Distinguished Fapstronaut

  3. Day 13 complete! I grow tired of serving my master Saruman...soon I will rid myself of this Uruk-Hai foulness.

    @bob200 There aren't many things I could tell you that you don't know or haven't already heard before. I trust you to stay with us, remember why you're doing this, and to rise up again.
     
  4. bob200

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    Day 1 done,

    @Slider8, I’ve ran 1.5 mi yesterday. But hell ya, I’ll try and run every other day for the next two weeks, just to see how it feels until I could do 3 mi.

    @RiseToGreatness, thank you so much for your kind words. You are absolutely right. My goal for the next two weeks is not to get only there and then stop but to try and do NoFap to the fullest. To try and subvert any kind of temptation from my web life. I hope it would be easier and more affective to try and just snip everything the instant it shows up, instead of thinking of stuff like random stuff online as harmless if they are not hardcore porn.

    And in the spirit of sharing , my absolute worst story about getting caught…

    While I served in the army, I was a privet on guard duty, on something like the “front-line”, standing in a shitty pillbox getting really bored. I got caught not only by my direct commander, but he was also accompanied by the battalion commander and the rest of the officers of the battalion… and I just stood there, trying to hide my cock with my weapon…

    Even though I’m on day one, I feel so much lighter knowing that I’m doing it right, and that there is not point in being angry at myself. Tonight I’m going to endure a tuff challenge, my girlfriend would be out of town for the night and that is usually when I have a binge session. So I’ve invited friends and I’m not going to crack.

    Thank you all. You are truly amazing.
     
  5. Cartographer

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    Your point about going into a cave for 3 months hit home big time dude.

    ~2 years ago I went to a silent meditation retreat for two weeks and the same day that I left, at the first restaurant that I went to for breakfast, I PMOed in the bathroom.

    Thank you for the reminder :)
     
  6. Cartographer

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    Almost happened to me once while in the Marines dude. Was on duty and the OOD walked in to the shack (and it was a female SSGT). Was so lucky that she told me to "stand down" because...well lets just say it would have been a very awkward salute.

    We are in this together brother, one moment at a time
     
  7. RiseToGreatness

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    Checking in Fellowship :). Early check-in as i sense i will have little time in the afternoon.

    In this time period, no one hit landmarks on their journey, but no one succumb to the power of the ring either, so everybody is congratulated!! :D

    Checking out brave Brotherhood. Have a great day!!! :)

    Here´s a JK Emezi newsletter to boost the day.


    "[Sex Myth] Is Sex The Most Pleasurable Experience?

    Brother,

    There are some "innocent" beliefs which are actually holding you back from rebooting and controlling your behavior with porn and masturbation.

    Today we will be examining the belief that “Sex is the most pleasurable thing a human being can experience.”
    Seriously...
    What else could possibly be more pleasurable than orgasm?

    This particular belief- especially when it is never expressed verbally, is one of the beliefs holding you back from ending your compulsive behavior with pornography.

    When a client tells me: “ J.K, I want to quit- but I just can’t imagine a life without pornography.”, what they are really saying is :
    “J.K- where would I find something as pleasurable as orgasm if I let go of porn? Would’t my life be boring and joyless?”

    This is a very narrow-minded belief for several reasons.

    Your life and time are finite. This means that you have only one shot at living. Why would you spend it obsessing over ONE form of pleasure?
    Interestingly enough, you are not even gaining mastery over this form of pleasure. You are instead abusing it to the point that you have to watch material and engage in material which does not match your normal sexual behavior.

    As human beings, we have been biologically gifted with a system which allows us to experience pleasure via multiple paths.

    Although there are many ways to experience pleasure, there are three in particular from which we derived the most pleasure.

    Note: If any of these three sound “tame”, “lame” on “incomparable” to orgasm, thats fine .You have never stepped out of your comfort zone of porn and masturbation addiction long enough to experience them fully.
    I’ll explain why shortly.

    -The euphoria of winning and accomplishing goals which we never assumed we could accomplish.

    - The joy of helping another person accomplish their goals, believe in themselves, or escape their pain.

    - Experiencing deep love for another person without being held back by shame or guilt.

    Your attachment to the belief that sex is the most pleasurable thing a human being can engage in keeps you stuck at one of the most basic, primal and animalistic levels of existence. It prevents you from accessing the higher capabilities of your brain.

    This basic level of existence is run by the oldest part of your brain called the mid-brain which is responsible for one thing survival. Eating, Running, Sleeping, Fighting, Procreating . When you rewire your brain to pornography and become dependent on it, you’ve rewired your brain to take all its cues to respond from the mid brain believe that porn, masturbation and orgasm are necessary for your survival.
    You act like an animal.

    The other part of your brain is the most recently evolved ( and still evolving) responsible for logic, intellect, your identity, memory and consciousness. Its called the neocortex.THAT’S the part of your brain which experiences pleasure in a more complex, long lasting way which does not have side effects- because it has fail safes in place such as rational thought, logic and even control of your motor functions which prevent you from over indulging.

    Over the years, you damaged your “hardware” made up of the neural network with transmits messages to the neocortex and the midbrain.
    Anytime you feel lonely, stressed, encounter unresolved issues or experience strong emotions, instead of your “hardware” sending a message to correct the issue by using a coping strategy, it instead sends the message of “survive this situation now!”, “give me the chemicals which will make me feel good right away!”

    Your sexual behavior should be under the control of your neocortex.

    It isn’t.

    Rebooting is the process of rewiring your brain to allow the neocortex to take control.

    Once it does, you will have more access to it- and that means faccess to the higher and more complex levels of pleasure it can provide.

    Your entire life changes as you gain deeper insight and emotional maturity.

    You become more spiritual as you become aware of your consciousness. As an addict, your spiritual experiences may have been on the surface- mirroring and repeating what you believed spirituality “should” be.

    When you reboot- you EXPERIENCE it.

    Finally, you quite literally become more intelligent.

    When you reboot, your memory, intellect, ability to share your ideas, prioritize them and express your emotions improves drastically.

    I hope this helped break down why the myth that “sex is the most pleasurable thing I can experience” is no all it seems to be.

    Of course- the only way to find out is to experience it yourself.

    Whenever you are ready, schedule a call with my team members and I using this link:
    I'm ready to learn how to access my neocortex in 90 Days

    Your brother in this struggle,

    J.K Emezi"
     
  8. Staying strong
    How should i deal with strong urges to watch p?
     
  9. KingWhalers

    KingWhalers Fapstronaut

    lifting 1k pounds using mixed grip, dang this guy aint scared of biceps tear
     
  10. KingWhalers

    KingWhalers Fapstronaut

  11. Rebel_Bro

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    Day 6 I am feeling great today
     
  12. orionpax42

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    I relapsed today after I peeked on Twitter when I was supposed to be working on grad school homework. I'm disappointed in myself but I don't feel as awful as I thought I would. Rather than dwelling on what I should have done to avoid a relapse, I'm going to focus on how I made it to 34 days free of PMO. This latest relapse has taught me I need to do some form of exercise no matter what right after I wake up. I was feeling sore while I was working yesterday so I held off on exercising this morning. From now on, I'll take a walk or go for a drive earlier in the day to keep my mind from getting bored and/or lonely. I'm grateful for what this relapse has taught me. I will continue to move forward with purpose and persistence. Onward to 40 days!!!
     
  13. eagle rising

    eagle rising Fapstronaut

    I have noticed many times that during certain what I was feeling was very much like that detailed in many of the "check points". These were particularly uncanny. I felt like I was a part of the LOTR journey in those moments. At one time I thoroughly engrossed in the fantasy aspect of this journey. It can be a wonderful "backdrop" for those in recovery. At the same time there are many subtleties that are hard to address when it comes to recovery, but that is the nature man. We are each totally different from the next. So I have related to this story very much in the beginning of my latest PMO journey.

    Right now, I feel like I have left the fires of mount Doom having thrown the "PMO ring" into lava. It terms of LOTR I guess I am just hanging around waiting for the eagles to come get me. The ring is gone but there is still the harsh environment surrounding me. There is so much I can share about this, but that is all that I will here. Very interesting and intriguing questions. Thanks.
     
  14. eagle rising

    eagle rising Fapstronaut

    Day 196.

    What decides how long you are in the throes of P addiction is how much work you put into your daily activities. One has to saturate their minds with deeper aspects of life everyday. You have become supersaturated with something else, something that doesn't involve the sexualization and/or objectification of women. This occupation with how we look and how women look is unsustainable, literally and metaphorically.
     
  15. rotten_tomato

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    Day 11
    It's heaven, it's eleven for me! (I dont think that i will get tired of doing this joke :D )
    Thank you for the kind words, @OttarrTheVendelCrow You are not just inspire me but all the people in the forum. I hope i will be able to do the same thing someday :)
     
  16. MyGodandMyAll27

    MyGodandMyAll27 Fapstronaut

    Day 49, I'm at the West-Door of Moria, just one day to be a Dwarf yeah hehe
     
  17. Ashen One

    Ashen One Fapstronaut

  18. jaberwaki

    jaberwaki Fapstronaut

    checking in on a sunny Thursday. Got a great ride in this morning and generally feeling bomber. Carry on fellowship!
     
  19. Onan the Barbarian

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    Hi, fellowship. I haven't much to say ATM, so I'll say this: I currently feel a combination of fear or uncertainty about the future, but also absolute delight in being a non-user, a man with a future.

    Just wanted to get that off my chest real quick.
     

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