So as you guys can see I relapsed again the other night. I was in my bed and just started my usual routine of browsing my old favorite sites on my phone. I knew it was wrong yet still did it. One thing led to the next and bam, time to start over again. I've learned the hard way now that I cannot edge at all, one because it's just as bad, but two that it will eventually lead to relapsing. I've got to learn to cut it out of my life completely.
Like I've said previously, when it's become a daily routine, just like eating breakfast or showering to get ready for the day, it's hard to quit, because I've told myself that it's okay to do, and thus I'm out of sync if I don't do it. And when it's a rewarding behavior it's that much harder to stop doing it. Obviously if it was easy to quit, NoFap wouldn't exist.
I don't feel like I've ever gotten to the point where I need professional help, joining this site and reading about the negative affects pmo has on our brains was enough to shake me up and tell me I have a real problem. It's learning how to get past it and to not give into the old habits that I'm having trouble with. I'm on the right path because I made it to 5 days, and felt great in the process. Now I just have to keep at it to the point where I don't need to count the days anymore. In no way am I depressed or do I beat myself up about the habit, because I've now learned to let go of the past and not to sweat the small things. I consider myself a fairly positive person, I just want to shake this dirty habit once and for all!
One thing going in my favor is that in the past I've had certain habits just disappear because I slowly stopped doing them and I don't even notice that I stopped or if I do, I just shrug my shoulders. Hopefully one day I can look back and say the same thing about this.