Need help/advice

Hi WRA, as you know withdrawals don't come steady. They come in starts and stops. I got past a lot of the bad days about 30 days out, but there were still bad days here and there. You are correct, you cannot go to FB for the bikini pic. Bikini pics are just porn substitutes, and they would trigger us. For that matter a lot of participants in the porn industry have FB pages, so I have to deliberately avoid opening those pages. It's not really hard, it's not like they are FB friends, but we have to be aware those pages are there. The humility of accepting we cannot browse that is part of the price we are paying for staying clean.

Never had a wet dream but about 3 months out from quitting I did have a lurid sex dream in which I woke up humping the mattress. Now the mattress has become a major trigger and I have to sleep on the floor....OK, just kidding about that last one.

Good luck on your journey.

 

I didn't masturbate or have sex for 7 months and near the end of the 7th month I had a wet dream after watching a scarlett johansson movie. Don't worry about it, watch out for the triggers.

 

Try not to give in to the urges mate. I know it's very difficult but that's how we'll get rid of this addiction. Avoid of those triggers at all costs. Stay strong!

@William ahaha

 

Wet dreams are your body's healthy way of taking care of the need for ejaculation without your having to break your NoFop commitment. Sex dreams are a psychological processing as you adjust to a new lifestyle that includes a healthy relationship to sex. Most sober alcoholics have "drinking dreams," especially early in sobriety. They usually talk about how they help them to realize that's not what they want any more.
We're here for you bro. Take strength from the group and know that all these guys are pulling for you. After a wet dream night you might find that you're thinking more about sex but here's an opportunity to gently direct your thinking toward something else like learning something new, getting outside and doing something athletic, or learning a musical instrument. Never just sit around and try not to think about sex. Remember, "what we resist persists."
March forward buddy.

 

Hope someone else has felt the same way, but I am only a about 4 days into the challenge, has anyone else noticed that they have sort of a decrease in lust? or was this just how my body is affected by P and I will be back to wanting more sexual attention eventually?