I Relapsed after 200 Days :/

If you crossed 90 days it means you had good foundational techniques to avoid relapsing. However past 90 days it becomes about resisting complacency and what sort of person have you become. How will you react to some traumatic event? In your case it was divorce and unfortunately you couldnt manage. The ultimate aim for all of us is to reject PMO from a place of identity. However you can still pick yourself up

 

How are you feeling now?

 

Hello my friend,

I am very sorry that you get divorced. This must be very stressful and hard. But you made 200 days. What an achievement. I wish I could do this. I think you learned a lot in this 200 days. Please don’t go for a binge. Try to learn from the relapse. Defeat is not final until we give up. Please go on and don’t be so hard to yourself. I wish you the best.

 

It sounds like maybe you used to use PMO for anxiety and the divorce stress was more than you can deal with using the stuff that's worked for the last 200 days. I'm reading my own experience into this though. I went through a divorce as well and even though I was happy to get that woman out of my life the stress was unbelievable and I used pmo to deal with it.

 

I feel for you.. Don't worry and keep going.. You're still a winner, despite of this relapse.. Move on and don't worry too much.. Everything will fall in its place..

 

agreed with @k3muthomi above. the fact that you "needed" PMO to cope with your anxiety isnt good. you really really need to put some time and effort into finding healthier ways to cope with acute stress. but dont be too hard on yourself. it may have been a relapse but that doesnt mean all of your progress is lost. DO NOT let this make you give up and just spiral down. pick it up, keep moving.