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AUGUST CHALLENGE

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Willy_g, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. doctor_warren

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  2. AllanTheCowboy

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    If I was your coach, I'd set up this set of goals for you:
    • Streaks:
      • By end of November, 2015: Go 31 Days in a row without PMO
      • By end of October, 2015: Go 20 days in a row without PMO twice
      • By end of September, 2015: Go 20 days in a row without PMO
      • By end of August, 2015: Go 10 days in a row without PMO twice
    • Success Rates
      • November 2015: 94%
      • October 2015: 90%
      • September 2015: 85%
      • August 2015: 80%
    You should be trying for the main goal (31 days) every time, and there's nothing wrong with doing it early! But, maybe you won't, or can't, get there in one step. This is a few steps that should help you get there. If you're a month in, and the goals seem too hard, extend the deadline for the harder ones, and put in more incremental goals along the way, with challenging, but reasonable, deadlines. If you get through it early, set new goals! If you get to the end of August without PMO, I'd alter them to this:
    • Streaks:
      • By end of January 2016: Go 60 Days in a row without PMO
      • By end of November 2015: Go 45 Days in a row without PMO
      • By end of November 2015: Go 20 Days in a row without PMO twice
      • By end of October 2015: Go 30 Days in a row without PMO twice
    • Success Rates:
      • January 2016: 100%
      • December 2015: 97% (one day is 3%)
      • November 2015: 97%
      • October 2015: 94%
      • September 2015: 94%
    If that stuff seems too easy, I would be wary of upping all the goals, until you have a basis of experience to know what's realistic. So, instead, I'd add Bonus Goals on top of it. You could make rewards for yourself for hitting these - you're allowed to eat an entire family bag of potato chips and have three beers while you watch a movie (a movie that won't trigger you!) or whatever is something you would usually not do, because it's ridiculous behaviour, but okay in moderation. They could be things like this:
    • Bonus Goals
      • 100% Success Rate for a Calendar Month
      • 90 Day Streak
      • 45 Day Streak by end of September
      • Five 15 Day Streaks (a 30 day streak is two, but a 29 day streak is only one)
     
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  3. DKR

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    ah, crap day but trying to make the most of it
    taking lemons and making lemonade..if that doesn't work I'll try adding Vodka
    no plans on relapsing today
     
  4. AllanTheCowboy

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    If life gives you lemons, hey, free lemons!
    What is your current streak? What are your long term goals, and goals for August?
     
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  5. DKR

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    I'm somewhere in the mid 70's in days clean. My long term goal is to never see another second of porn in my life.

    I was genuinely happy with my life pre-porn and just made a very bad decision one day. I'll blame the boredom of Canadian winters. lol

    I do feel like I can handle it now and go back to my old good habits and they are reforming. I rarely if ever think of porn at all now and when I do it feels nothing but silly. I would like to see the inside of a church more, get involved in more charity work. Be someone I can be proud of again.


    So my mind really seems to be heading in the right direction I just need my body to catch up.
     
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  6. AllanTheCowboy

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    So, I thought I'd share my goals for August, and hopefully others will follow suit with setting, and publishing theirs!

    • Extending My Current Streak:
      • Reach 45 consecutive days without PM, which will happen on August 9th.
      • Reach 60 consecutive days without PM, which will happen on August 24th.
    • Success Rate:
      • Success Rate of 97% (3% is one day)
    • Racking Up Shorter Streaks:
      • The August number for each is based on the maximum number of times, in the month, that each length of streak could be achieved, with a 1-day relapse between each streak.
      • Reach 2 streaks of 30 consecutive days without PM. I started August on Day 36, so already have the first one on the books! Once in August.
      • Reach 3 streaks of 20 consecutive days without PM. In just over two days, two on the books, so once in August.
      • Reach 4 streaks of 15 consecutive days without PM. Two on the books, so twice in August.
      • Reach 5 streaks of 10 consecutive days without PM. Three on the books, so twice in August.
      • Reach 9 streaks of 7 consecutive days without PM. Five on the books, so 4 times in August.
      • Reach 12 streaks of 5 consecutive days without PM. Seven on the books, so 5 times in August.
    • Second Calendar Month without PM (July was the first!)
    • Second ever Calendar Month without PM (July was the first!)
    • 100% Success Rate
    • Reach 67 consecutive days without PM, which will happen on August 31st.
     
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  7. prostate-orgasm

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    I guess i lasted 10 minutes(after completing july challange successfully) now i am working on finding out which habit that works best for me.

    I had some fun with girls on the beach today, i didn't take it to anything more than that although(i do not want to rush into anything).

    My challange this month is as usual to avoid porn. I have now decided to masturbate at most once every day.
     
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  8. England1966

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    A few days late but I'm in.
     
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  9. DKR

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    so many new members to nofap all the time
    I really do wonder if porn in the end will eat itself and with high speed tube sites everyone won't end up here
     
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  10. Jodokus

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    Unfortunately 28,258 Internet viewers are viewing pornography every second.
    The largest group of viewers of Internet porn is children between ages 12 and 17 (Family Safe Media, December 15, 2005.)
    Internet pornography was blamed for a 20 percent increase in sexual attacks by children over three years.

    The pornography industry is a $97 billion business worldwide
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    Child pornography is a $3-billion industry

    More at http://www.internetsafety101.org/Pornographystatistics.htm

    Sorry if I ruined anyone's day.....
     
  11. DKR

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    "The largest group of viewers of Internet porn is children between ages 12 and 17 (Family Safe Media, December 15, 2005.)'

    that's why I think it will implode and what will become of these kids and generations? future relationships?
    I can't see generations of parents letting this continue forever. If you are letting your kid watch porn you are really fucking up as a parent.
    I don't know how things will change but I really think they will and probably on multiple fronts, education ect


    Women have to eventually explode too. They won't have their families, kids and lives fucked up over something so stupid forever.
     
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  12. sp10

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    ere, post: 297414, member: 42960"]All you need is that 1 big streak to breakthrough out of the rut! You can do it man, just keep making adjustments! Always strive to do better and always attempt![/QUOTE]
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    Thanks for the help. I will definitely try my best.
     
  13. max marcus

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    When I feel down and demotivated, I look back to this thread and I saw that I was determined to accept the challenge. So why should I change my mind?
     
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  14. DKR

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    Morning workout. Butterflies, bench press, military, rowing curls then an hour cardio

    not gonna relapse today
     
  15. nopenotdoinit!

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  16. Spider92

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    Hey I am totally in!
     
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  17. Twitch Mechanics

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    Count me in! I'm also on one of the NoFap Chinese Forum as well! I've been fighting to completely get rid of this bad habit in the past few years.
     
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  18. Rset117

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    Can't me in! Let's do this people.
     
  19. AllanTheCowboy

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    Your workout is unbalanced. You need to add reverse butterflies, and seated row.
     
  20. ChefDeep

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    Definitely in. I had taken part in a challenge in July and failed very early. It had a HUGE benefit though. I got my own personal assistant and he's motivated me to not quit ever again. I'm on day 8 right now, and the urges are coming back, but I won't quit.
     
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