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The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Discussion in 'Events & Challenges' started by RiseToGreatness, Sep 22, 2019.

Should the Thread Title be extended?

Poll closed Jun 21, 2020.
  1. No, leave like that: "The Lord of the Rings Challenge"

    18 vote(s)
    54.5%
  2. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Fellowship of Nofap"

    15 vote(s)
    45.5%
  3. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: Rising Fellowship of Eärendil"

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Journey to Mount Doom"

    5 vote(s)
    15.2%
  5. Yes. "The Lord of the Rings Challenge: The Quest of the Ring-bearer"

    6 vote(s)
    18.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Ready to Stop

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  3. RiseToGreatness

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    yeah, stop bro. don´t rush yourself (you´ll be bait for the addiction). stop, reflect, improve, and carry on when you feel grounded. Let´s go!! :)
     
  4. RiseToGreatness

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    i second that. i did 90 days of retention lately and had zero nocturnal emissions.

    what i did: always have my anxiety under surveillance, did a lot of mini breaks for meditation during the day to calm myself down. i had zero tendency to follow sexual thoughts. and i didn´t worry at all about nocturnal emissions.

    the one time that i felt close to have an emission was precisely because i indulge a bit in sexual thoughts before sleeping.

    conclusion: don´t stress yourself about wet dreams bros, it´s not worth it. just focus on your reboot strategy, that´s good enough ;)
     
  5. RiseToGreatness

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    don´t control them, you can´t control your mind. just be aware of them and don´t follow along.

    thoughts work in chain, if you don´t feed them, they will fade away.
     
  6. RiseToGreatness

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    Congratulations bro!! :) You reach half the challenge, and on your way climbing the stairs of Cirith Ungol. Let´s go bro!! We´re with you!!!!!


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  7. RiseToGreatness

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    Welcome bro!! :) Let´s do this :)

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  8. RiseToGreatness

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    very good bro!! :)

    yeah, we can´t have a "break" once recovery starts. when we fall, we need to stop, reflect on what happened, improve and carry on. but not "taking a break". as for "taking a break" means "living in autopilot and pmo´ing all over the place" :D :D :D
     
    Last edited: Oct 24, 2021
  9. RiseToGreatness

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    Checking in brotherhood :)

    Back to Nazgûl again :confused::confused:. i relapsed and binged yesterday. i think i was ready to continue but didn´t properly plan it. i just had this "carry on" mentality, but i needed to stop, make changes and refine my reboot strategy. i forgot about that and payed the price. all is (re)defined now, so i´m totally ready to continue the reboot process :)

    i´m gonna do 150 days of retention, then switch to regular "no PM" mode. i reached 90 days hard mode last time, a great victory indeed, but then i crash and burn (binged). not a good sign. plus, i really want to reach 150 days of retention for a deeper recovery. that was my true goal.

    plus, it seems that i binge out of pressure, you know? it´s like i´m holding for so long, and then when a slip happens, the entire building collapses. i want to be able to retain, reach my goal, and then switch to regular sex life without feeling relieved or depressurised. just do a normal transition.

    because if i don´t have a partner i want to be able to hold my sexual desire and transmute it to other activities without leaning on masturbation. masturbation it´s a waste of energy and health. plus, it´s a behaviour that i will never have under control, because of it´s link to porn. so masturbation it´s not the answer to relieved sexual desire. and i need to improve my sexual transmutation coping skills.

    i will only check the mobile twice a day, morning and afternoon, for messenger notifications and whatzapp. music, taking pictures, etc... that is unlimited, but staying connected to the mobile internet, that´s only twice a day. it´s painful for the dopamine receptors to be constantly "checking" for novelty on the mobile, and can easily create a doorway to PMO (youtube, 9gag, etc...).

    plus, when i reach 150 days i will deactivate the counter, cause it´s really annoying and frustrating for me to count the days one by one. i will use the counter for the initial kick and then deactivate it once the goal is reached. that´s also one of the reasons that i binge, when i reset, it´s like: "well, if you going back to zero, you might as well "take a break" before starting all over again". :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
    i know it´s a lie, a reset to the counter is not a reset to the recovery, but it´s very frustrating indeed.

    i will keep doing cold showers daily. they are part of my life now and i don´t know if someday i will stop. man, they give this boost of energy, peace and mental clarity, it´s amazing :). i think everybody here already takes them, but if not, then go for them bros. it´s a gift from Heavens :). check Wim Hof for detailed instructions ;)

    so, that´s my plan for the future bros. Wish me luck :)

    Have a good day :)
     
  10. Can anyone please tell me how do I enter more than two links in my signature?
     
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  13. newbobido

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    Hi all you Orcs and Nazguls. I have a proposition for all of us.

    It’s kind of sad, a lot of us had fallen in the last week or so. And some of us (including me) are still having a hard time getting ourselves back up. but on the other hand, this moment gives us an opportunity to do something great.
    Right now, we are all somewhere between 0 and 7 days. This is the hardest part of the journey. The place where the counter is more of an enemy than a friend. and the place we feel most alone and when we have the hardest time to find the will to be better people. Why not turn
    this into our advantage.

    Let’s us create the real fellowship!

    My suggestion is that we all (who ever would wish to join this idea) reset our counters at the same time on Wednesday at 07:00 (GMT‎+2‎) (in about 60 hours from the time I’m posting this).
    Let us take a couple of days, truly think about how we are going to change our lives, what do we want to add to our lives to make them better. I think we could all really benefit from not rushing into a new streak without truly thinking about it.
    I love to see my counter go up, but I feel like these couple of days would not have the same impact as starting fresh and marching day by day with all of you as a unit. I’m not saying you should PMO, Don’t PMO! (if you can). I’m saying that we could join hands and truly start fresh.
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  14. MyGodandMyAll27

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    Day 7 on my path of reboot. God bless you all
     
  15. Revanthegrey

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    I'm in!
    *Screams on Nazgul*
     
  16. thikk

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    Hope everyone is doing well, and still fighting the good fight. I am definitely appreciating how difficult it is to quit. I am completing day 16 at mid-night today. My take home so far is that you need to be working on yourself holistically in order to quit and to improve your life. Two things that I have found to be important: 1) Make a plan to progress your career/ job/ study situation and focus on it aggressively. 2) Take care of yourself: work on your health and fitness (gym, food, buying good clothes and maintaining a look for confidence), and work on improving your social interactions and activities (talking to friends, family etc).
     
  17. Bucketo

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    Day 4 - Orc

    I had a dream last night that I was looking at P and was really confused when I woke up needing to pee. In the dream I was mad at myself for having broken, but I was relieved when I woke up. The sexual thoughts have been pretty bad this weekend, but I think that’s to be expected. Tried out the vibrating alarm watch, seems to work pretty good. It is definitely relieving knowing that my phone isn’t even in the room with me, so looking at P is less likely. Still reminding myself that this is for younger me (my brother), he deserves for me to be strong. True strength isn’t a trait, it’s something that’s learned. It’s when your body and mind are screaming at you to do the easy or safe or comfortable thing and you choose to act in spite of those feelings. Each time you say no to your desires builds up your strength.

    I bought Metroid Dread yesterday for Switch! Playing that today. I’ve been too busy during the week for games, I think I will let Sunday afternoons be my dedicated gaming time. I watched two YouTube videos yesterday and then stopped myself. I felt crappy as I watched them, Youtube is such a drain on my motivation and time.

    Anyways, hope y’all are doing well. Peace and love, brothers. God bless.
     
  18. EpsilonDelta

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    Sure, I'm in, I have some reflections to do anyways. :)
     
  19. EpsilonDelta

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    Checking in. Still thinking about how to proceed with this new streak. I have memories of my 90+ day streak during the summer, and I definitely think I can achieve that again. However, my life is quite different now compared to what it was during summer since many things have changed for me, and I think one of my problems is that I haven't really adapted my reboot strategy properly.
     

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