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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. bob200

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    Day 6

    I wish I had the time to explain how this move is changing the way I feel, both about life and relationship with my girlfriend and about nofap and my own journey though life.
    But I don’t have time… I have less than a week and life is just crazy now.

    But day 6, halleluiah!

    @ Are-we-there-yet?, I’m so sorry brother. But you still did great and just remember that you don’t lose the stuff you gain from nofap. You are still stronger than you were two months ago. The next couple of days really going to suck. But you can do it.

    @ garmenclyde thank you so much for the advice. It really put stuff in perspective. Right now I feel like I don’t fact because I know just how much time and energy I’m going to lose because of it. I have so many good things to do and wasting that energy on porn just feel like such a bad choice. By the way, may I ask what are you personal goals you are trying to meet? I saw you were in day 0 and I got scared for a second.
     
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  2. Ready to Stop

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    Day 196 no PMO. Yesterday I was on YouTube and found myself hoping to see some material that was on the line. I didn’t search with the search bar but I clicked around a lot in hopes of seeing some material. Luckily there was no p-sub material to be found. Close call. It feels like the start of a relapse. I need to get it together today and stay strong. I’m so close to 200 days.
     
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  3. Squiddy

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  4. Asdor22

    Asdor22 Fapstronaut

    elf again! more than a month without porn and with real gf :) feeling so myself!
     
  5. rotten_tomato

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    Day 0
    I've been fighting with the urge of pm for the last couple of days. Unfourtanately, I was defeated. I've been lazy, I'm in a stressfull times in my life and it pushes me into being a procrastinator. Do not do that. Work or study or exercise at least 5 minutes if you start to feel like you want to delay the things that you are supposed to do.
     
  6. Revanthegrey

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    The problems are temporary i say to myself , i am trying to no use the P as a route of escape
    [​IMG]
     
  7. RiseToGreatness

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    You have our prayers :emoji_pray::emoji_pray:
     
  8. RiseToGreatness

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    Hang in there my brother. The Fellowship is with you.
     
  9. RiseToGreatness

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    Congratulations bro. You took off the porn ring ;). Breathe the free air.



    Now let´s go destroy that thing. Good luck!!! ;)
     
  10. RiseToGreatness

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    bro, i´m sorry to ask, but your counter only says "no porn". masturbation is not allowed here. are you abstaining from both? thank you
     
    Last edited: Sep 6, 2021
  11. Zapy97

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    42 days, 6 weeks. I am really tired this morning.
     
  12. RiseToGreatness

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    this seems to be a common problem for rebooters lately. unfortunatelly there´s no magic formula to get our natural motivation back, we got to be patient and grind.

    however there are things we can do to boost motivation. these are also the things that fasten the entire reboot process: regular exercise, cold showers, proper sleep, proper nutrition, leisure/relaxation periods.

    on a immediate term, the best way to raise motivation is to really start doing things, start. it´s painful i know, but once you start doing them, motivation will rise. don´t wait until you feel pumped (you´ll wait forever), start and the rest will follow.

    on a safety note, if you can´t do anything at all, then, don´t. the reboot process also requires patience and compassion for yourself on the dark times of withdrawal.

    in fact, if people come to realize it, the entire reboot pain is a tremendous gateway for maturity and empathy for oneself and others ;)
     
    Last edited: Sep 6, 2021
  13. i89rt5

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    day 9 check in.

    The last 2 days have not been good due to my indulgence in porn. So I have relapsed in that sense.

    The only good thing I could say is that I haven't jerked off to orgasm.
     
  14. RiseToGreatness

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    Checking in Fellowship!! :)

    Feeling very good today :). Good energy and mood. I hope you guys and girls are doing well as well :D

    say, i´m watching "the witcher" on netflix and the series is plagued with lustful content. so what i do when nudity appears i focus my gaze on something else on the screen. and when there´s an entire sex scene then i just fast forward. i´m taking no changes ;).

    anyways, despite the triggers, it´s a great series :)

    Have a great day brave Fellowship. I´m proud of you all!!! :)


    Here´s a great excerpt from "your brain on porn", a vivid discreption what porn addiction is like.


    "Unwanted Adaptation: Sexual Conditioning and Addiction

    What’s a brain to do when it has unlimited access to a super-stimulating reward it never evolved to handle? Some brains adapt – and not in a good way. The process is gradual. At first, using porn and masturbating to orgasm resolves sexual tension and registers as satisfying.

    But if you chronically overstimulate yourself, your brain may start to work against you. It protects itself against excessive dopamine by decreasing its responsiveness to it, and you feel less and less gratified. This decreased sensitivity to dopamine pushes some users into an even more determined search for stimulation, which, in turn, drives lasting changes, actual physical alterations of the brain. They can be challenging to reverse.

    As one user said, ‘Porn goes in like a needle but comes out like a fishhook.’"
     
  15. Day 10
    I was able to show physical affection towards my wife and hold her without getting aroused, which is a good sign for me that I may be getting into flatline.
     
  16. Ciceron

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  17. Venom
    It's in me
    It eats me while I'm not feeding it
    When I do it gives me strength
    until it needs to feed again
    Can I find a way without you?

    Since starting to train outside my morning training is going better. Looking forward to getting my bug repellant so I can run at the park without donating blood. Just got striking by anderson silva, looking forward to finishing that and the way of the fight. I'll probably complete atomic relationships today. I'm either going to continue reading guys advice books or take a break and just focus on meditation, training and reading spiritual books/mma books. After GSP and Anderson Silva's book I'd like to checkout BJ Penn's book and there's a 'how to prevent injury in mma' book I might look at too after that.
     
  18. jaberwaki

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    Checking in. Not feeling super safe today so coming here to screw my head back on. Digging the Pink Floyd @RiseToGreatness
    My relapse last month, after 164 days clean, came from downloading dating apps and the porn-like environment that created for me. I got rid of them, but not before connecting with one woman who I've begun seeing. So, it's strange. The apps did what they're supposed to, but also caused a PMO slide at the worst possible time--when connecting with a real woman. Sigh. I've been having a hard time processing it all, along with becoming sexually active with said woman. Real sex=amazing and far beyond anything PMO can offer, but of course it also leads to the chaser effect and remembering the struggle of staying clean while being sexually active. Monk mode as a single man was surprisingly easier. This is also the first person I've been with since my divorce, so I have those confusing feelings running around my head as well. So, I'm in a different head space right now, and it's a far more challenging one. Just want all you to know I'm here and rooting for you and proud of each and every one of you for fighting the good fight here. Be well!
     
  19. SirQuitsalot

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  20. EpsilonDelta

    EpsilonDelta Fapstronaut

    3 days. Played football with my friends, studied and meditated yesterday.
     

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