PMO FREE YEAR - 2022 . THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DAYS WITHOUT PMO IN 2022

Check in Sunday 23/01/2022 - 11:12 p.m (CAT).

Proud to say I'm still clean, legit I'm honoured and calling it a day with a smile. Regardless of the challenges life might throw, the stresses, boredom, loneliness or any other negative aspect. At least when you end a day knowing you're clean, you still win, I feel like it is something that everyone should be proud of that regardless of what life throws, u still have your honour, you're still clean and kicking ass like a winner. We're all winners, we just need to keep it going.

All the best to everyone for the upcoming week!!

 

Check in - 23 days!

 

Fapped 2 days ago but didn't report. 10 relapses for the year. But no more !

 

Check in Thursday (6)

 

27 days! Let's finish this month with 4 more perfect days. We can do this everyone!

 

I won't lie, the feeling is there, but I'd say with each day, it becomes less of a vice and more of a choice. You will not die if you abstain from PMO, I feel like its all in ur mind but you need to be strong for you and don't throw away the progress you've made. Literally, think about it, we're almost at a month. Please, make no exceptions, don't say to yourself 'just this once'. Please, please, please do not cave in. The world wants you to cave in, the porn industry wants you to cave in, but you need to fight as hard as you can. Actually do not even allow the thought of PMO to dwell on your mind for a minute. There is strength to having been clean right from the start of 2022, do not stop, its gna be hard to stay consistently clean if you succumb even just once. But literally, please, do it for those struggling in secret with this, do it for you. We're almost at a month, let's not throw away the great progress we've made to get here

 

Great words @Tiger77

29 days, let's do this, let's finish a wonderful January. And let's prepare for a clean February (the easiest month, just 28 days haha)
Keep fighting!

 

@MindfulWarrior Everyone has their own way of thinking about this and I respect everyone's choice. To be perfectly honest, I see absolutely no problem in MO (and in sex). Both are natural and can be done in a healthy way. It sure is a problem when it is done multiple times a day in an uncontrolled way, but if it's just once in a while I see no problem (again, your opinion might differ and I respect that). For me, the biggest villain, the one that really damages our brains is porn. So, MOing without porn is absolutely normal and harmless, even animals do it. I would say that if Porn is smoking Methamphetamine, then MOing is eating a delicious chocolate bar, it might be bad for your health in large scale, but if you only eat it sometimes it's nowhere near what Meth will do to your brain. So keep strong, and stay away from Porn.

30 days! Amazing milestone everyone, let's continue this for the whole year!

 

Check in Monday (6)

 

Is it safe to say we've made it to the 1 month mark

8:45 p.m SAST on my side, fast closing in on being completely clean for a whole month. I've said this before and I'll say this again, we're all winners for actually being here and doin what we can to fight against PMO or at the very least porn, a winner takes action, and even if you stumble, its at least having the willingness to try again and keep pushing forward.

 

Last day of January.
Comparing to the past 2 or 3 years I think this was the best month for me mentally and phisically. I struggled a lot with urges, but they are becoming a bit weaker as my brain starts to adapt to the new reality without porn. In the end of 2021 I was having some bad episodes of depression and anxiety, I won't say these are over, but if my anxiety/depression was at 100% in the beginning of this month, then it is now probably at 50%-40% and is slowly falling more and more. I also feel more motivated and confident to do the things I need to do. I am sure that this challenge played a big role in motivating me to keep fighting, and I am grateful to all of you! Let's carry this positive attitude to the remaining 11 months of this year! And after that we will continue living a healthy life.
Let February come! Cheers!

 

Check in Tuesday (7)

 

Check in Thursday (7)

 

I won't lie, the urge has been crazy both yesterday and today. I think the only thing really keeping me going and staying clean is the thought of how far I've come and that if I dare, then I'm out and back to being addicted. I'm holding firmly onto that, the more days go by, despite the urges from time to time, the stronger I get I believe.

 

Day 34 - This first 3 days of February went pretty smoothly. I am working out everyday, I think that's helping a lot at keeping my urges at a minimum. Workouts are naturally becoming longer, not because I choose to do so, but because I am enjoying them more, I don't get tired as quickly as in the beginning of this year.
Another thing I noticed is I am not thinking about Porn anymore, in the first few weeks it was always in my mind, not precisely porn, but the thought that there is the possibility to watch it, and I was really tempted by it. But recently I don't have that thought in my head, I am occupying myself with more importat things, and everyday my mind is slowly forgetting about the whole world of Porn.
Eventhough I am noticing this changes I must stay vigilant and not fall back to this bad vice.

Hope you all had a good start of this 2nd month. Let's keep fighting!

 

35 days - check in

 

Urges are there, especially Friday and yesterday (Saturday) the urges were pronounced, I was seriously craving a fix. Last night I honestly thought that I would cave. It was one of those nights insomnia had me in a vice, where historically I would have PMO'd but thankfully I ddnt. I ended up on youtube watching God of War 4 cutscenes and fights until I could sleep. Must say on the plus side, confidence is sky high, I feel generally good about myself and in my being. I'm mostly an introvert, but lately I don't think twice if I want to say something, even if its to a complete stranger, be it to ask something or strike up a conversation if I want to. I say what's on my mind, my head is held up, the burden of shame I used to carry with me, with my head down, is almost completely gone. I don't want to lose this, not just for a moment's fix that's immediately followed by regret

 

Day 38 - Everything was pretty normal these past days. Some urges here and there, stronger when I get stressed during my day. But overall I am dealing well with it. I am still working out everyday, and I can really feel that I am much more fit than at the start of this year.
I hope you're all doing well, let's keep fighting till the end, let's have the best 2022 we can!

 

Check in Wednesday (9)

 

40 days. Not much changed. Feeling a little bit better everyday. Let's keep going!