The Dopamine Detox Challenge *(Science Based)*

[Detox List]
0. Porn/ P-Subs
1. M 'solo'
2. Movies / T.V. series / Youtube
3. Surfing the internet w/o plan or goal
4. Alcohol/ drugs
5. Fast food/ sugary foods
6. Coffee

[Rules]
A) Don't stay up after midnight
B) Use bed only for sleeping
C) Keep your home clean - clean after using ASAP

Exceptions for this year
- Together with family: 4 - 6; A
- New Years Eve: have fun

 

However I put it, it's always a long list for me. I can say I had some achievements since my last post. But I also constantly failed some of the rules. Especially sugary foods is a constant battle. Most of the time it's not even that hard, or at least it shouldn't. But then I make the deliberate choice to trespass once more. Sometimes I think the resolution to NOT do it makes it harder to abstain.
The constant failing leads to frustration which leads to more failing and also a lack of keeping track / reporting. Then I even oversee the few successes that I actually had.

Apparently I'm too ambitious and not humble and patient enough ...

On the other hand there's a good reason to insist on doing ALL these things, I mean to demand from myself to really do it. Not just a little bit here a little bit there, but constantly remind myself and change a lot of habits at once, to really break with my old structure and build a new one. It's not as if I would demand wonders or perfection, just do what makes sense and don't do what you know is bad ...

Anyway, I don't think this list makes much sense for me at the moment. At first I need to ground myself, get calm and then get to do things. Get a more conducive mindset. Get a grip!

Then accountability, sticking to the facts, patience ... and so on

 

Restarting this challenge, I disappeared last time after relapsing hard.

Challenge Time : 3 days clean.

Target :
1. Avoid ALL Imaginary thoughts
2. Strictly follow the Cold Turkey blocker on Laptop and Phone.
3. No Tv shows or Movies
4. No Music

(Exception : Youtube allowed, I am going to need it for work)

30/11/2020 01/12/2020 02/12/2020

 

Day 1 Update

Target :
1. Avoid ALL Imaginary thoughts ( 90% Successful )
2. Strictly follow the Cold Turkey blocker on Laptop and Phone. ( 100% Successful )
3. No Tv shows or Movies ( 100% Successful )
4. No Music ( Only listned to 2 songs, so ( 75% successful )

Will try to do equally good tomorrow, the key is to keep yourself busy.

30/11/2020 01/12/2020 02/12/2020

 

For 15 days I'll give my best.

Updated list:

Porn/ P-Subs
M 'solo'
media (no entertainment, no mindless surfing, no news-overload)
Alcohol/ drugs
Fast food/ sugary foods
Coffee

[Rules]
Don't stay up after midnight
Use bed only for sleeping
Keep your home clean - clean after using ASAP

[Essential good habits]
Roundtable visualisation
Exercise
diary

MUST CHECK IN DAILY
STARTING TOMORROW!

 

@Bihari
I am starting today
March22
I want to heal my brain and soul

 

Same, going hard mode on any form of cheap dopamine. I need to endure boredom, so I can emerge out stronger. #StayStrong!

 

Day 1,
Was okay-ish, but I definitely didn't bore myself to death.
Also I didn't define my goals, so here they are:

• Social media cut off minimally, 15 min/day just to check on friends
• No watching nonsensical YT videos.
• No wasted time reading news.
• Obv no P or M.

Expect it to be rough, but will report again tomorrow.

 

Day 2,

Hold true on the above bullet points, however I still was relaxed for the day, and didn't fully focus on my priorities. Moving forward I should exclude other forms of cheap dopamine as well. STRENGTH!

 

Day 0/30.

1. No P, no M, no O.
2. No video games.
3. No movies, no TV.
4. No social media, no IM, no chat, except NF and sometimes YT for work or education.
5. No sugar, no fast food, no high carb food.
6. No music.
7. No alcohol, no drugs, no caffeine
8. No mindless web surfing.
9. No news watching, no reading fiction for purely entertainment or escapism.

 

Day 3
Hold on the above points. As I get better at it, I will keep increasing the detox intensity.

 

Day 1/30.

 

Restarting, Day 0

 

@Bihari
Starting now
Day 0

No more:

• Pmo
• News reading
  
• Movies and series aka netflix
• Music
• Social media
• Gaming
• No alcohol and drugs
• no sugars like sodas and candy

The goal is to get so bored, that I am forced to do good habits. I will replace the above list with the following.

• Reading books about pmo and self improval such as discipline and such things.
  
• Taking regularly a long fresh walk outside.
  
• Doing exercises from darabee.com
• Doing homework, by putting in more energy and time, getting better in programming.
  
• Spending time to learn webdevelopment better. I want to improve on PHP, nodejs and Javascript.
• Being a very active member of the NoFap forum, educating myself and others., searching for tips and tricks, self-improvement and remember myself for what I do this for.
• Learning Spanish, German on duelingo and improving my English.

I will check in every day at least. I'll write about how stuff is going tips how I feel and more. This is a great challenge and I think it is going to help me on a great level, with energy and productivity.

 

Day 2/30.

 

Count me in bhai

 

Day 3/30.

 

Day 1/30

 

Day 4/30.

 

Day 0

So I played a game, and in the end, it was not worth it. It is stupid, boring and makes me feel bad. So I removed the game from my laptop. I also watched one episode of snow piercer. And one of the vikings. There is so much nudity there. No more.

I also want to do fasting. So I will not eat units it's 12.

Also, I am just going to drink water.