Giving Up Vices

I'm trying to give up my vices. I switched from YouTube, to Netflix, to games. I'm halfway to 30 days on nofap, which I've only done twice before. I'm aiming for 90 days, maybe a whole year, but hoping for the rest of my life.

I want to break out of my bad habits and routine. I want to make a good life. When I was relapsing a lot, I was depressed. I got out of it by quitting YouTube and porn by building momentum through a few good things. I'm surprised how my YouTube, porn, and computer addiction are linked together.

I was a little better yesterday, and I want to be a little bit better today. Besides website blockers, I don't know how to navigate between using the internet or being addicted to it. I think if I have tasks I want to do or dreams/goals I want to pursue, but instead I'm procrastinating, I think that's a sign.

Journaling with a weekly reflection could be a good way to figure out warning signs to addiction, relapse, depression, or procrastination. I just need good habits. I'm going to continue to trade my vices for something good.

It's a vicious cycle, procrastinating makes you have more to do, get overwhelmed and depressed, procrastinate more. The depression wants you to be comfortable, but the price is sadness, boredom, impatience, and disappointment which will hit you like a wave. You have to do the opposite of what the depression wants you to do.

The internal world of your mind, and the external world of the life you live affect each other. If you can't heal your mind, do small healthy actions to improve your life so that it can have a positive effect on your thoughts. Doing the dishes and cleaning your room really is like eating vegetables for the soul. Sometimes I just need to sit at Starbucks for 20 minutes with a mocha coffee, a journal, and a pencil just to get away from my computer and break my routine.

If you're reading this, you just have to find your way, whatever you need to be happy.

 

I don't know your life or how much alcohol you drink, but what goes up, must come down. You might lose sober happiness, health, energy, or sober resilience. Keep in mind after starting to do this I feel like going to therapy, so to each their own.

 

I gave up booze, swine, shellfish, and cigarettes and am always trying to live clean. Once you start giving stuff up it feels good and you wanna give more bad things up and live more and more clean! Keep it up bro you doing it right taking small steps and taking it day by day. We got this!