"Abstain from PMO" August 2017. Keep on rebooting. Official accountability thread.

Well, slipped with M a couple of days ago after 13 days free. But resisted the temptation to follow it up with dating apps, which is the other thing I've stopped using. Getting back on the proverbial horse! Thanks for the accountability

 

August. Hard Mode On !

 

Congrats on three days!

 

I'm late, but count me in! Guess my goal will be to make it to the end of the month om hard mode, and then to re-assess!

 

I slipped up on Sat - PM. Picked myself up and ready to restart. I was on my longest streak in months (16days). Determined to beat it and make Aug count.

 

So today is my 8th day of NO PMO. Twice before this, I have been on 10 day streak and relapsed.
Strangely something weird happened.It was an afternoon discharge while I was working. The outflow was very marginal and minimal and was probably pre cum I guess.
This is unlike wet dreams which normally happen..though in my past, I dont remember having wet dream probably because I have been regular at MO earlier.
I hope this does not mean I need to reset?

 

One week of August complete! Hurray.

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs a step at a time.

~ Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar, Chapter 6​

My Journal

 

Good! although I hit some kind of flatline day before yesterday, my motivation has dropped to the ground. Oh man. oh... man I'm still not used to this feeling.

 

Stay strong, it can really be tough at times.

 

The RAIN acronym:

R - Recognize what craving feels like.
A - Allow it to be present without pushing it away, allow it to come up, do its dance and fade away.
I - Investigate what craving feels like in my body right now with curiosity.
N - Note craving as it comes and goes along with tension, yearning, and tightness in the body.

We have found in our research that the more these addicts practice this approach, the more skillful they become at 'urge surfing,' or ride out their urges without acting on them.​

~ Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Adjunct) of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic
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My Journal

 

This is actually true. I kinda don't have fantasies or cravings right now, because I just let it be as it is. Of course it's going to take months to actually have brain heal itself. But that said, you never win if you don't take the hard hit.

 

9 DAYS. Thats the spirt. Just enjoy this month and feel how free you are!

 

I only have mild stress and tension

 

Here we go, i'm going for 30 days

 

30 odd days here, been very very tough but still here

 

Count me in! I want to go hard-mode for 90 days and see how I'm feeling. I would like to give PMO up for good, but I'll do the 90 day challenge as a trial run and see how it changes me.

 

Sign me up for no PM for August 2017! I'm married to a wonderful wife so I'm keeping the O open as a hopeful option.

 

Sign me up.
I wish to take a 90 Day Hard Mode Challenge starting tomorrow until the 7th of November.
PMO ruined my life. This is one of the worst addiction and at whatever cost I am going to overcome it.

 

That's the spirit! Keep up with me and you'll be there in no time. First week will be horrible, but just keep denying those fantasies and let urges just flow through you. You will find out that you can indeed rule your own destiny