Getting out of the COVID rut

Right before COVID, I was on top of game. I was exercising every day, doing something creative every day, staying on top of homework, and winning the fight against porn. In the early days of COVID, I reached 90 days of no PMO and then I relapsed. Ever since, I've been more or less in a rut.

I've had a few streaks, but they didn't amount to much. I haven't been productive in other areas of my life either. When I look back on the past year, it's pretty depressing. I'm still doing fairly well in school, but most other areas of my life have been in a nosedive.

I'm willing to bet I'm not alone in this. I thought it would be good to have a place for those of us in a COVID rut to brainstorm ideas for getting out of it. And also a place for people who have successfully gotten out of their rut to pass on advice to the rest of us.

 

Thanks for the replies, guys. I've actually been doing fairly well for the past week and a bit. I'm now 8 days clean and I have been staying consistent with the areas of life that I've been neglecting (exercise, hobbies etc.). To be honest, I'm not really sure what has been different this week, but for anyone who is struggling, make sure to keep trying.

One thing I've found helpful is making a daily schedule and sticking to it. I get the hard stuff out of the way in the morning, so things generally get easier as the day goes on and I have things to look forward to in the afternoon.

I also made a separate list of things I've been putting off and just check them off one at a time when I have free time. I put some fun extra things on there as an incentive.

 

I'm glad to hear things have been going better for you!