Day Ten

Didn’t do my wake up routine of prayer and reading. Did some more pmo addiction study. Still irritable. Only 12 more hours to go until day eleven. Thankfully I’ll be pretty busy for the rest of the day. Feeling a little anxious about having to go out in public; I don’t know why I care.
Congrats on the 10 days! Irritability and some mood swings are very common withdrawal symptoms. They go by themselves
 
Day 528

Had an okay day yesterday. Had good talks with my girl and was able to stick to most of my schedule yesterday.

Workout: day 420
Did my push up routine, but no workout.

Walking: day 430
Took a 30 min walk in the afternoon, a 10 min bike ride and a 34 min walk in the evening.

Screentime: day 428
Total screentime yesterday was 4:00 from which 2:39 hours on Whatsapp (apping/calling with my girl) and 0:07 hours on the Internet (responding on NF)

Lying: day 140
Take your partner along in the things you do on a daily basis. This will create trust.

Meditation: day 518
4 sessions and 60 minutes. Want to keep it like this

Language learning: day 86
I did my 5 sentences in Turkish. Plan to study 6 min again today.

PMO study: day 528
Read in Worthy of her Trust about sexual infidelity. The writer speaks about his own secual infidelity and how he tried to fit his life around his addiction at a certain point. He was so depressed and tried to end his life, but instead he lived and started his recovery.

Sleep: day 385
Slept at 22:30. Woke up at 6 to pee. Had a glass of water before bed

Healthy eating: day 385
Weighed myself at 92,6 kg again! Ate leftover meat from yesterday and I put it in the dish from 2 days ago. The meat was very fat and my stomach revolted.

Cold showers: day 428
It's getting colder outside, so I need to slowly decrease temperature
 
Day 5

I woke up at 9 am because of my cat and wanted to get started with my day. I am trying a caffeine detox. That would say no energy drinks but I am taking my cup of morning coffee as usual because I enjoy it. I collapsed again at around 10 and woke up at 1 pm. I didnt go to bed that late yesterday. I overslept. Its Saturday so no big deal really and my body probably needs to heal. My arm seems better. I injured my triceps the other day. My neck still hurts a lot. Lets say its a 7 (Difficult to do most activities) on the functional pain scale while yesterday was a 9 or 10 (fainting spells, strong nausea).

I have a plan for today and I am just getting started really. Not sure if I will make it trough the whole list. I think my capacity today is at 2-4 hours of productive work before I need to rest. I will try to hit the gym. That always makes me feel better.
Good to read that you're feeling a bit better. Also very good to read that you keep on doing your stuff while being in this enormous pain.
 
Hello
I walked a few today on sunlight
Sleep has improved at all,around 6 hours.
I woke up at night one time.
A cold symptoms today
Cold improved a bit

Mood
No positive mood change today

Strong urges.Before sleep yesterday before sleep
but I managed to stay safe.

Healthy
Ending another day without wheat
Only natural foods.
No industrialized, over-processed foods.

That's it
Just one more day.
 
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My day was somewhat uneventful
Volunteered in the morning and ate some food that really affected my stomach negatively, came home and rested, spent a little time with my family, studied a little, and am doing some planning and journaling here
Looking forward to a productive week ahead...
 
Had an okay day today, didn't get much done but didn't act on urges either so I'm counting that as progress, will brush my teeth and go to sleep soon and take some time tomorrow to work on routine and plan my week so I can be more effective....

Thats progress! I learned trough two masterfully written books, the compound effect and atomic habits that if you even improve a fraction of a percent per day, it will compound by a lot. I think 1% a week counts as 27 times better in a year. Focus on Nofap first, then your health, then maybe start reading, find ways to increase your income and so on. The possibilities are limitless but focus on that 1% a week at first.
 
Thats progress! I learned trough two masterfully written books, the compound effect and atomic habits that if you even improve a fraction of a percent per day, it will compound by a lot. I think 1% a week counts as 27 times better in a year. Focus on Nofap first, then your health, then maybe start reading, find ways to increase your income and so on. The possibilities are limitless but focus on that 1% a week at first.
Atomic Habits is a great book. I'm using its tools almost every day to understand my habit/addiction cycle and how to progress a little bit each day.
 
Day 529

Met my girl and we had some tough talks about my process. I initially felt attacked and defended myself, but decided to listen instead. That made room for respect and the conversation changed entirely.

Workout: day 421
No routine and no workout. Yesterday was a rest day

Walking: day 431
Took an hours walk in the forest with my girl in the afternoon and a 36 min walk in the evening.

Screentime: day 429
Total screentime yesterday was 1:58 from which 1:02 hours on Whatsapp (apping/calling with my girl) and 0:11 hours on the Internet (responding on NF)

Lying: day 141
Listen to your partner. When you go in defensive mode, listen to yourself first and see what you need. When you are clear with what you need and what you are not getting, it is easier to effectively go into the talk with your partner

Meditation: day 519
4 sessions and 60 minutes!

Language learning: day 87
I did my 5 sentences in Turkish.

PMO study: day 529
Read in Worthy of her Trust about sexual infidelity and how the wife of this writer found out about his affairs. After he was caught, he decided to change his life drastically. He went into counseling and accountability groups to win back to trust of his wife.

Sleep: day 386
Slept at 22:30.

Healthy eating: day 386
Weighed myself at 92,2 kg. We ate french fries for dinner.

Cold showers: day 429
I notice that I can turn the temperature dial colder because of my months of exposure
 
Day 7

Seems like I shaked off the initial chaser effect after my relapse. I havent had much urges at all during the last 7 days. Havent been thinking about PMO at all. My relapse seems like a little bump in the road now but I had a few uncertain days there where I really needed to focus and get back on track. Woke up at 7 am today and I feel well rested. My neck hurts as usual but not as much as the last few days. It will be manageable after I take some painkillers.

The painkillers worries me a little though. I suspect maybe I have some problems with my liver or thyroid. I will get it checked. I am taking a really high dosage of painkillers and it affects my cognitive abilities. It is almost like I have dementia. My short term memory is almost completely gone and that causes some problems. Its been like this for a while though and maybe even before I started taking them so its hard to know what causes what. I was in the psych ward for 7 years and my cognitive abilities probably havent recovered from that yet. Fortunately I am off all the anti psychotics though. Those made me gain over 30 kg.

Important milestones I have achieved recently: 60 days of reading at least one page a day and 60 cold showers!
 
Hey @Anx, I didn't see your check in yesterday. Are you doing okay?

@Sam78 & @Don80, may I invite you to make the resolve to be abstinent for one day this week? Counting days in a streak is not for everybody, but I do notice that I find it very pleasant to have a measure of control over my process. And if it is 1 day of abstinence that can be promised to yourself, than this might also help with self esteem. You then see that you are able to keep yourself to your word of abstaining once a week.
 
Day 529

Met my girl and we had some tough talks about my process. I initially felt attacked and defended myself, but decided to listen instead. That made room for respect and the conversation changed entirely.

Have you ever read no more mr nice guy? I dont know if you need it but it seems like you have some conflict with your girlfriend and I wanted to share something from that book: Dr. Robert glover, the author of the book is a relationship therapist and one of the things he says about women is that they are wired differently than men. Men prefer stability and no drama while womens emotional programming so to speak needs the drama to feel secure in a relationship. Unconsiously or consiously they are testing your reaction. If you react as a stable, confident man it will blow over pretty fast and they will feel okay again. Womens emotional circuit doesnt care about wheter its positive or negative tension. They just sort of need the drama. Its nothing personal about it. The best way to act is to not react too much. Say something like "give me the guy version". Men usually dont need all the details.
 
Day Twelve

I don’t have much to say. Still here. Morning routine is kind of slipping so I need to get that back. My evenings become a little haphazard after work. Lately, I’ve been vegging out with t.v. to escape from some difficult things in my life. It’s not good behavior. I need to prepare to face them since they’re coming whether I like it or not.

Some times I wonder if being on this site every day is productive towards recovery. I know it helps some, but I question if it helps me. I know a part of me uses this place to combat my boredom and loneliness. Maybe I need to stay here until I’ve found something else to replace it. I guess at the end of the day it’s better to come here than a porn site.

I want the mindset that porn is poisonous. Lately I’ve been saying to myself porn is sexual antifreeze. I’ve always found antifreeze to be dangerous because it looks colorful like a soda and is sweet to the taste, but unlike a soda it will kill your ass if consumed. I have no urge to drink antifreeze because my brain has said NO! SELF PRESERVATION! I want that response to porn.
 
may I invite you to make the resolve to be abstinent for one day this week? Counting days in a streak is not for everybody, but I do notice that I find it very pleasant to have a measure of control over my process. And if it is 1 day of abstinence that can be promised to yourself, than this might also help with self esteem. You then see that you are able to keep yourself to your word of abstaining once a week.
Thanks for checking in. I’m reflecting on my journey privately for now. I need to gather thoughts. And last week I had 4 clean days (in two streaks).
Thanks again for all your support. I’ll be stepping back from the thread for a while as I focus on my personal reflections, but I wish everyone the best on their journeys.
 
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Hello
I walked a few kilometers today on sunlight
Sleep got a little worse,half of yesterday
I still have a cold

Mental health
I've again had some difficult thoughts and reflections on my real situation in life - without filters.

Mood
No positive mood change today

Strong urges.Before sleep yersterda before sleep
but I managed to stay safe.

Healthy
Ending another day without wheat
Only natural foods.
No industrialized, over-processed foods.

That's it
Just one more day.
 
Have you ever read no more mr nice guy? I dont know if you need it but it seems like you have some conflict with your girlfriend and I wanted to share something from that book: Dr. Robert glover, the author of the book is a relationship therapist and one of the things he says about women is that they are wired differently than men. Men prefer stability and no drama while womens emotional programming so to speak needs the drama to feel secure in a relationship. Unconsiously or consiously they are testing your reaction. If you react as a stable, confident man it will blow over pretty fast and they will feel okay again. Womens emotional circuit doesnt care about wheter its positive or negative tension. They just sort of need the drama. Its nothing personal about it. The best way to act is to not react too much. Say something like "give me the guy version". Men usually dont need all the details.
I ordered the book a while ago, but I returned it the very same day. I skimmed through it, but it didn't give me the feeling I could really learn from this.
 
Day 530

My girl and I had some good talks yesterday and that felt good. We spoke on the phone a lot.

Workout: day 422
Push up routine and did a back workout

Walking: day 432
Took a 30+ min walk in the afternoon, an 11 minute bike ride and a 34 minute walk in the evening

Screentime: day 430
Total screentime yesterday was 5:27 from which 4:01 hours on Whatsapp (apping/calling with my girl) and 0:39 hours on the Internet (responding on NF and finding a good recipe online)

Lying: day 142
Look at yourself and try to see which behaviors you still have which prevent you from being in good recovery. It usually prevents good contact with your partner as well.

Meditation: day 520
3 sessions and 60 minutes!!

Language learning: day 88
I did my 5 sentences in Turkish again! Can fit it in nicely with my daily schedule.

PMO study: day 530
Read in Worthy of her Trust about the myths of sex addiction. Started reading and writing out myth 1: Time will heal all wounds. Victims of rape and infidelity will tell you that that is not the case. Details will get fuzzy, but you can get triggered easily.

Sleep: day 387
Slept at 23:00. Had a good night. Slight neck ache, but my neck exercises work

Healthy eating: day 387
Weighed myself at 92,8 kg. Ate a bit of sugar yesterday. I had a cookie and some ice cream. Trying to cut back on sugar some more.

Cold showers: day 430
I take it easy sometimes, but I can go much colder than before
 
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