Want to reboot? Read this! *GUIDE TO REBOOT*

Hello Fellow Fapstronauts,

So, first of all, I rebooted. All of this advice has helped me, and the few people I have shared it with, but everyone is different, so if it doesn't work for you, I apologize.

Firstly, if anyone's going to beat this, they gotta have the guts and commitment. Anyone who's already rebooted is tough and can handle the suffering and pain that comes with the process.

Some of the advice or examples below is geared to religious people, and men. This is everything that has helped ME. I am a Catholic, and I am a young man (16 years old). Atheists and women are very welcome to keep reading

Pay attention!

1. Visit the forum often and offer help and support to other Fapstronauts. The greatest way to help yourself is to help others.

2. Watch the Sacred Sexuality Project on youtube. It's done by a wonderful Catholic man named Mark Queppet. He offers a lot of great tips for the journey of abstinence. Watch some videos (Not too much! Too much info at once, might be too much info to take in) and take his advice to heart.

3. For me, I prayed a lot, but if you don't pray maybe only meditation would help, but I am not sure. I would pray a lot, and meditate on the things I would need to change in my life. I meditated often in the beginning, but not as much anymore now that I have rebooted.

4. Number four only applies if you're religious. What I would do is, replace my past PMO addiction with something greater. So, I made a vow to be always increasing my own Catholic faith. For example, I read the Holy bible every night, I also read the Imitation of Christ, St. Augustine Day by Day, and I am always working on my prayer list... which consists of things I need help in with life, sick people I know, etc. So, in a nut shell, always try to increase your faith.

5. If I was getting an urge, or craving, I would leave the area, and pray that Jesus would descend upon me and keep me safe. Number 5 is also intertwined with making sacrifices. If anything is hurting your rebooting process, take it out of your life, or avoid it. I went through many sleepless nights, because every time I would lay down in bed, I would get a PMO urge. I would get out of bed, and try again. It kept happening, so I just would stay up all night long. I watched the beautiful sun rise a few times

I also developed a writing exercise. I call it, "Analyzing Baby Steps back to Relapse." Here's an example...

Relapse Potentials

*Thinking about sex
*Dwelling on past porn experience
*Not doing anything to get rid of an erection
*Going to bed early

New Habits

*Stop thinking about sex so much.
*Stop thinking about my past porn experiences
*If I ever get an erection, I will hold my breath for 20-40 seconds, or squeeze my kegel muscles.
*I will start going to bed early.

Any questions or comments are greatly appreciated!

~Squeaky Soul

 

Haha, I have acted arrogant a few times around my family, and I am always shot down. Maybe it's a Catholic thing, but I dunno. I get what you mean, but his advice is good. I listened to it, and here I am

~Squeaky Soul

 

Thanks for all the replies... I want to keep this thread going so more Fapstronauts can see these tips. Keep the posts coming!

~Squeaky Soul

 

Yup! If you think you're gonna relapse, don't sleep, catch up on homework, draw, listen to music on the radio, etc.

The same thing happened with me. I have been thinking about past porn experience too. The trick is, just stop thinking about it as soon as you start.

~Squeaky Soul

 

Lets keep this thread alive! More people need to see this advice. The Fapstronauts I know that are following it are already showing signs of improvement.

~Squeaky Soul

 

Yes... God, NoFap, and the Sacred Sexuality Project were the main things that helped. Great... all of them or awesome!

~Squeaky Soul

 

Take my advice to heart. Read it, speak it, breathe it, think it, and live it.

Keep the posts coming! More people need to see this!

~Squeaky Soul

 

Thank you!

I really appreciate the responses,

~Squeaky Soul