Dovahkin
Fapstronaut
Day 0... I haven’t done any exercise in a few days and I’ve been meditating less lately also. My two roommates went on vacation the other day so it’s just me and the dog and cat in the house for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I was drinking and playing music real loud while I cooked and was just enjoying having the house all to myself. Today though I felt really hungover and didn’t have to work or anything so I just watched TV all day. For some silly reason I was trying to think of this one pornstars name. I had just posted on this thread and thought hey why not look it up... Of course I wasn’t going to look at porn I told myself. I wasn't going to do anything but find out her name from IMDb and be satisfied with that. I couldn’t find it and searched more until pretty soon I was on an actual porn site looking through thumbnails and titles of videos. At this point I could feel the dopamine flooding my brain and I just gave in without thinking much more.
The funny thing is that I never even found out the name I was looking for! Why did I care anyway? After this relapse I’m reminded yet again that PMO is not something I want in my life. It’s merely a crutch that I’ve used for 20 years. I don’t need it anymore and I don’t want it. All I have to do is keep learning how to live without it. Next time I’m thinking this way I’ll know how to avoid tricking myself. I learned that I can’t neglect my exercise and meditation routines because they help me to stay grounded and aware of my emotions and state of mind. I can’t medicate myself with PMO anymore because it just doesn’t work.
Learn from your mistakes, you just need to look at where you went wrong and take precautionary steps to avoid the same situation.
It's good though that you didnt give up hope