The Lord of the Rings Challenge

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Day 34 no PMO. Had an argument with my dad and got pretty worked up about it. He tried to put a guilt trip on me and I just wasn’t having it. I went for a walk and it was beautiful outside and the walk really helped calm me down. No urges for PMO today. My wife is still out of town but I’m doing fine. I have one more night and then she will be home again.
 
Baki Hanma said:
Brother, I think Counting days is a good idea. Because when you are counting days, you know how many days we have gone through hard days . Before I joined the Nofap forum , I didn't count days . So I didn't know value of the time. Now I calculate every working hours to estimate how I work in that hour. This is not related only into NoFap. You can get idea from prof. Cal Newport's Deep work book.
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Oh it was you who posted the Cal Newport link. Thank you very much, since I got some help from it, a new idea how to structure my chaotic days.

And welcome @I will win!!!
Good to have you in this Challenge, brother!

As for counting days, it's difficult to say if this is what gets us to stay clean or not. NOT counting days in the beginning could make the difference that we feel as if our streak would be longer than it actually is (can be good for motivation but no reality check). But when you make progress you need to show yourself how many free time/days you already made (for example: 75% in the last three months), because we it occurs that we underestimate our progress.
So I would definitely recommend you to make a pmo spread sheet.
I use a spread sheet where I track different good and bad habits at once. For example exercise or drinking alcohol, which can easily mess up porn abstinence, or drinking coffee which I stopped tracking after seeing that I was below 50% for a significant amount of time.

I wish you a good Journey!
 
Checking in Fellowship Friends!

113 Days Free of PMO.

Well rested today, a continuation of what I set out yesterday. A consistency in making the days count and tailoring your dopamine system to working for you with the goals you align in your day to day. Today I aim to follow meditation, exposure, workout, studying/reading and work on organizing certain areas in my home.

Stay Strong!

@I will win!!! I would take notes regarding success stories on the forums and youbrainonporn. Study nofap, just as you've spent so much of your life studying porn. Always evaluate what lead you a relapse, and develop a counter measure. Address your underlining emotions, do no let them sit idle.

@metamorphosed and @icebreaker p Congrats on a week brothers!

@Percy_Jackson+ Glad to have you back brother, nothing to apologies for. You were out there tackling life problems as opposed to running away from them, well done!
 
icebreaker p said:
Oh it was you who posted the Cal Newport link. Thank you very much, since I got some help from it, a new idea how to structure my chaotic days.

And welcome @I will win!!!
Good to have you in this Challenge, brother!

As for counting days, it's difficult to say if this is what gets us to stay clean or not. NOT counting days in the beginning could make the difference that we feel as if our streak would be longer than it actually is (can be good for motivation but no reality check). But when you make progress you need to show yourself how many free time/days you already made (for example: 75% in the last three months), because we it occurs that we underestimate our progress.
So I would definitely recommend you to make a pmo spread sheet.
I use a spread sheet where I track different good and bad habits at once. For example exercise or drinking alcohol, which can easily mess up porn abstinence, or drinking coffee which I stopped tracking after seeing that I was below 50% for a significant amount of time.

I wish you a good Journey!
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Great points brother. Lot of thing I learnt from your post. Thanks brother.
 
@Redemptionisrequired @Baki Hanma @PeaceOnEarth108

Thank you brothers for your words! I'm glad to be a part of the fellowship...

But guys the other day, even tho it was not intentional, I watched P (because the reels of Facebook are pornographic). Even tho I didn't touched myself, I did M (by definition you don't necessarily need to touch yourself to M) and I did have an orgasm. So the PMO was there, I don't want to lie myself and you bros.

So, what I'm saying is, 450 days is my record here. And I'll probably quit nofap for a while, I need a change in my life. If I fully relapse I'll come back here in day 1.

Also whenever I can I'll write a 450 days success story...
 
Kairose said:
@Redemptionisrequired @Baki Hanma @PeaceOnEarth108

Thank you brothers for your words! I'm glad to be a part of the fellowship...

But guys the other day, even tho it was not intentional, I watched P (because the reels of Facebook are pornographic). Even tho I didn't touched myself, I did M (by definition you don't necessarily need to touch yourself to M) and I did have an orgasm. So the PMO was there, I don't want to lie myself and you bros.

So, what I'm saying is, 450 days is my record here. And I'll probably quit nofap for a while, I need a change in my life. If I fully relapse I'll come back here in day 1.

Also whenever I can I'll write a 450 days success story...
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Bro you just don't know how precious that 451 counter is, no matter what happens, even in worst scenario, don't break that streak, ask me how precious that no. is who barely gone beyond 25 days since a year.
 
Redemptionisrequired said:
Checking in Fellowship Friends!

113 Days Free of PMO.

Well rested today, a continuation of what I set out yesterday. A consistency in making the days count and tailoring your dopamine system to working for you with the goals you align in your day to day. Today I aim to follow meditation, exposure, workout, studying/reading and work on organizing certain areas in my home.

Stay Strong!

@I will win!!! I would take notes regarding success stories on the forums and youbrainonporn. Study nofap, just as you've spent so much of your life studying porn. Always evaluate what lead you a relapse, and develop a counter measure. Address your underlining emotions, do no let them sit idle.

@metamorphosed and @icebreaker p Congrats on a week brothers!

@Percy_Jackson+ Glad to have you back brother, nothing to apologies for. You were out there tackling life problems as opposed to running away from them, well done!
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Thank you! But what you do when you get surge of urges after waking up from a wet dream, it's very difficult to handle that.
 
icebreaker p said:
Oh it was you who posted the Cal Newport link. Thank you very much, since I got some help from it, a new idea how to structure my chaotic days.

And welcome @I will win!!!
Good to have you in this Challenge, brother!

As for counting days, it's difficult to say if this is what gets us to stay clean or not. NOT counting days in the beginning could make the difference that we feel as if our streak would be longer than it actually is (can be good for motivation but no reality check). But when you make progress you need to show yourself how many free time/days you already made (for example: 75% in the last three months), because we it occurs that we underestimate our progress.
So I would definitely recommend you to make a pmo spread sheet.
I use a spread sheet where I track different good and bad habits at once. For example exercise or drinking alcohol, which can easily mess up porn abstinence, or drinking coffee which I stopped tracking after seeing that I was below 50% for a significant amount of time.

I wish you a good Journey!
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Thanks for your advice :D
 
Low dopamine in week two. Two lateish nights not keeping to my sleep commitments and flying down the faster scale through anxiety, ticked off and exhausted within the space of two days. It is the usual triggers of vanity/ over confidence, then the shock at all the tasks ahead followed by procrastination etc... No urges yet due to flatline but I am subconsciously building the same mental cage that I will then need escape from. Today I will break down the cage - humility, slow down, chip away at tasks, go for a walk, mindful breathing
 
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