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"

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  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%
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  1. nerdy_owl

    nerdy_owl Fapstronaut

    Day 0, relapsed yestarday :(
    Today it's another day with new opportunites, so focused in the present!
     
  2. Anas778

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  3. Mazda647

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  4. RiseToGreatness

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    We have 4 white wizards, so you can see that the challenge is totally doable. It´s hard but it´s possible. You just have to keep at it, improve everytime you fall, and never give up :)

    You can do this!
     
  5. RiseToGreatness

    RiseToGreatness Fapstronaut

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    Checking in Fellowship!!! :)

    28 rocking days. Crossing the Bruinen ;). Fuck you porn :D

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    Well, today withdrawal is still here, the leg pain is mildy now and so is the brain fog. slowly i´m getting better :). I also notice it because urges are starting to surface :D

    Today i learned a super important thing with Universal Man. About objectification of women. you see, before i thought that one shouldn´t objectify people because you´re downgrading a person to it´s sexual feature. you´re treating them like objects and not like people.

    Well, this is true, but there´s more to it. When we objetify women we are also objectifying ourselves. when we lustfully chase or fantasize about a woman, we´re actually putting on her a power that she doesn´t have. a power to make us feel whole, complete, like a status trophy we must gain in order to have self value and worth. you project your value onto her. that´s why there´s the "neediness" sense of lust.

    This is obviously a wrong approach, because relying on external factors (in this case lusting over women) is useless. we will never be fully satisfied and authentic that way, because circunstances always change, and we will always feel that we´re not good enough inside, and "need" that status trophy in order to get a (temporary) relief.

    We always have inherent worth and value, no matter what the circunstances are. We are human beings, and dignity is our core nature! So everytime you objectify a woman with your eyes or your mind, divert your attention, and say to yourself:

    "i´m already good, worthy, and therefore i take good care of myself".

    I hope this helps Fellowship. I´m happy to explain further. I think this is crucial because this projection behaviour is one of the key components of an addiction. It was groundbreaking for me.

    Let´s get going brave Warriors. Towards the Mountain!!!! :emoji_muscle:


    Here´s the new Quest Item ;)

    45 days – Your loved ones send you a gift as a token of their love. Radagast, the Brown, in his rabbit sleigh delivers you Evenstar – a silver necklace with a white stone. "When the memory of the fear and the darkness troubles you...this will bring you aid".
    Quest Item – Evenstar :emoji_sparkling_heart:


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  6. SSS Vision

    SSS Vision Fapstronaut

    Spot on wisdom. Objectifying people is a central theme in this war: it is the aim of the producers of P and its profitable substitutes; it is a key contributor to our own inability to fight back; and it is a chief means of blinding us to the entire situation. If we lose our human empathy and begin to see people as nothing more than tools or obstacles, posessions or annoyances, we walk into battle unarmed and unarmored.

    That's my check in for today, and a thank you to all of you for sharing your wisdom.
     
  7. Slider8

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  8. stronaut2021

    stronaut2021 Fapstronaut

    Day 2 - Orc (The spell of porn is strong in me)

    Greetings fellows

    After 40+ days I realized that the old habit of PMO daily in the morning when I am alone is gone. I feel a more natural living without it. Also, yesterday I could sleep well again. What I mean is that even after the reset I feel a way better than before beginning my previous streak.

    I must confess that sometimes I get tired of talking about urges. Consequently, today I'll talk about another thing.

    I am employed in a tech company and also I have a startup. My income due to the startup has been decreasing over 2021. Two months ago I realize that not only I was spending more than what I earned but also I have been trying to reduce expenses without success. Days ago I realized that I won't be able to live this month without getting debt again, and on the same day I received a report that my startup income decreased by $600 per month suddenly. Without any hope, I received an email from a recruiter from a big tech company telling me that they have a matching position in my city. It is a demanding position like a Lead or something similar. Therefore, I answered, go ahead to the recruiter, and today I had the call. He is going to schedule the interviews, 7 in total that I must pass.

    There is no better moment to push for it, to use the special powers that abstinence gives me. This is the time to test the sexual transmutation is really a thing and use all of I have to get this position. The good news: there is more than one team with this position open. Now I have another reason to maintain the streak. I'll keep you updated.

    And the journey is getting exciting...
     
  9. kaerhal

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    Day 63

    Was on the train and plagued by memories of girls I used to talk to online; I wasn’t difficult to dismiss these thoughts, but the feeling of shame I felt was horrible.

    On the bright side, I bought a car! This obviously doesn’t solve any PMO-related problems, but it will help get me out the house and in the gym more often, which in turn I hope will do my mental and physical health a lot of good!
     
  10. MS PBH

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  11. Day 0, Nazgul status.

    Hmm, okay. The lesson I can take away from this reset is that I need to find ways to activate my mental barriers much more quickly. I thought everything was going fine with my streak. I haven't looked at the tiniest bit of anything remotely triggering--this was a purely "internal" relapse. I didn't feel triggered before the reset, as though I were already consciously fighting off any urges. I sat down to use the toilet without realizing that it was a moment when my body was in a natural state of semi-arousal, and I acted on that arousal. Focusing on maintaining a greater situational awareness of my body at all times might help with this, but it sounds like quite a tall order, and I could easily see that as being counterproductive if I'm constantly thinking about my body and what it may or may not be doing.

    My emotions coming off this reset are quite devoid of any guilt or shame, but I actually wish there was a little more. Without those, I tend to fall into a victim mentality, suffering from something beyond my control. Intellectually I know there must have been a point at which I could have said no, some out to avoid this reset, but looking back now I really can't see where that was. I'm tempted to brush this off thinking I couldn't have done anything about it--hence my effort to carefully analyze what I can do.

    St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us.
     
  12. My honor to be among you my brother! This community is very strong.
     
  13. PeaceOnEarth108

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    Girls checked out yesterday: 0
     
  14. Don80

    Don80 Fapstronaut

    Great job! I'm right behind you. I decided to ACCEPT the things that I can do nothing about. I feel sorry for Ukraine of course. No country should invade another and kill people people. The prices of petrol are going up and up. But it's nothing compared to what Ukrainian people are going through.
     
  15. Don80

    Don80 Fapstronaut

    Yesterday I watched a podcast on dopamine. If you spike it very high by PMO, drugs, alcohol or any other activity or sets of activities (smoking and drinking beer) it falls down below the baseline level (when you feel calm). The higher the spike, the lower mood follows. Moreover, the more you engage in those high dopamine level activities, you baseline level is messed up too. You feel less and less pleasure until you feel no pleasure at all. The only way to "heal" is abstinence from those activities and substances.
     
  16. SSS Vision

    SSS Vision Fapstronaut

    Careful analysis is defiitely going to be key for you. Without assuming too much about you or your situation, some of the questions I would be asking myself based on your description of this reset are these:
    • Why was fapping so easy, thoughtless, and automatic for me? What does that say about my internal motivations for this reboot/quest?
    • What does my lack of emotional response tell me about my sense of purpose for and commitment to this reboot/quest?
    • What emotions might I be supressing, avoiding, or unaware of right now? Why am I not letting myself feel these emotions?
    • If I don't want to have a victim mentality, why does my power to say no to PMO seem hidden from me in this instance? What am I most afraid of facing in myself?
    • Who do I feel truly accountable to for maintaining my reboot streak? What is really at stake for me if I reset?
    • What positive outcomes, benefits, and meaning will accrue to my life from longer streaks of no PMO? How can I better arrange my daily routines to focus on those positive aims?
    With saints and sinners both praying for you, you've got this. Don't give up!
     
  17. PMO is the most satanic, it is the absolute spiritual control! There are so many people have mental problems from porn and it continues to exist in the background!
     
  18. EpsilonDelta

    EpsilonDelta Fapstronaut

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