Day 10 completed Hard period. Because I'm on a business trip and I'm alone at the hotel. Strong urges. Thanks to this forum, I log in and stop myself doing something that I'm sorry about.
I must admit yesterday (day 0 of 14) was a bit harder than usual especially around the afternoon. In the evening everything calmed down a bit. I ran into a predicament later on, one which I won't go into too much detail though. Basically I lost my chances of winning a particular competition all because of how unreliable technology can be. I found this out late at night and what surprised me was that I was definitely upset but I had no urges whatsoever to turn to porn or masturbation. I eventually accepted what happened and went to bed. I do a little bit of browsing before bed to wind down and yesterday my Instagram feed consisted of more models than usual. Yet again, no urge, simply admired and liked the photos. Woke up great today, no urges. I did notice that I have had no erections when waking up for the past few days. I suppose that that's part of the process.
Day 4 passed, on to day 5. Today I will not use porn because I had a good day and I want to keep this day a good day.
"Completed Day 14" - "Completed this Challenge" (total 59 days) I probably should've posted this earlier, but I was tired from doing a lot yesterday, which is a good thing. Also weirdly, I wasn't really excited about beating this challenge, and not because I disliked it or anything like that, but I think it's because I'm starting to understand the value of days a bit better, and how counting them, or keeping them on record won't really change your life, or at least dramatically anyway. I'm not someone whose against counting days, but I do think it's important to recognize the relevance of doing so. My current view on this is why I still count the days the way I do. I will continue to count days, but I can't make any promises about it staying that way. Anyways, it's been a pleasure to be in this challenge, and remember to stay strong guys, because beating this challenge can really make a difference in your reboot, actually everyday you go without porn is a day closer to recovery. @2525, I'd like to be placed in the hall of fames if possible.
I'm DONE!!!!!!!! Made it!!!!!! 14 days out of 14 days!!!!!!!! Will begin Day 0 today in the 21 day challenge!!!! @2525 - please put my name on the Hall of Fame! Thank you!!! Still flatline - same as yesterday. No new need to update. Stay strong brothers! I believe in each one of you!!!!
Another day complete. I had a great day. In fact, as I type this, my wife and I are having a discussion about NoFap. I started my journey not because my spouse has a problem with me watching porn, but because I know how cancerous porn can be on the brain. I'll admit, if I didn't suffer from PIED, I would have never joined this forum. But here I am and I'm glad I joined. Anyway, we're discussing the benefits of the forum and like many people, feel it should be easy to stop. "Simply don't go on the site," she warns. Of course this has led to a longer discussion, so I'll make this check in short. Please keep up the good work.
Day 3 down, heavy temptation (always worse on my off days). Am more able to talk to myself when its going on, less trance like. Ill take that as an improvement. I just need letting myself get backed onto those corners that I have to talk myself out of.
Checking in for Day 11. Stay strong over the weekend everyone. From experience Friday night drinks, exhaustion after a long week, or simply more time at home can all lead to a relapse. Plan now to avoid your usual triggers.
