Don't lay in bed during the day, sit correctly

It is not just retaining semen and avoiding watching pr0n.

There may be circumstances you're not aware of that lead more toward the old bad ways. Or you may be aware of them but they seem too insignificant to pay attention to, because it doesn't seem that strong enough to always cause a relapse and that it is only this time that it does. While in fact it will keep recurring and you keep applying the same thought pattern that you will be able to deal with that circumstance next time and there were multiple factors that lead to this relapse.

An example of such a key cause I am encountering repeatedly for years now, is the position or posture of the body. Especially while doing difficult or stressful mental tasks, like studying or solving problems.

The 2 types of positions that are of importance here are laying down while it isn't the time to sleep, and sitting down in a way with your thighs too close together. When you sit make sure to keep a fair distance between your legs as it can otherwise put pressure in the wrong areas, and cause bad circulation of the blood in that area.

When you lay down, especially in bed, your mental state totally changes. Because of the relaxed state the conscious mind gets less active and you have less control of actions. When you go to bed for sleep purposes at night however, that usually isn't a problem because the sleep cycle together with the tiredness gets the mind prepared for sleep. Compared to laying down during the day, you still have much more energy that you're not using in any way, making it easier to let it go out in the easy way.

 

Thank you too.

 

I agree, writing down is a good additional tool.