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What I have learned in 2019 about my triggers...

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by dreamer81, Dec 31, 2019.

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  1. Dec 31, 2019 #1
    dreamer81

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    Hey beautiful people, I wish you a good 2020 year !

    Last year, my best streak was 60 days. I have always failed to go beyond that streak many times.
    I have noticed there are 5 things that were causing 95 % of my relapses :

    - Tinder and dating apps : I got very frustrated when I have no matches and when I see beautiful females on these apps. in 2020, I have decided to quit Tinder and all online dating. You can add social medias to that.

    - Skipping gym / working out for more than a week: For some reason, working out and going to the gym gave some sort of structure to my life. When I work out, my determination to not fapping is stringer. When I skip gym, I became sensitive to bad thoughts.

    - Social isolation: When I feel bad or depressed or stressed, I tend to isolate myself from people. That is another big source of triggers.

    - Stress at work : Obvious.

    - Not being busy with something: When I am not busy doing something of value, my relapses happens often during those periods.
     
    dreamer81, Dec 31, 2019
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  2. Jan 1, 2020 #2
    Uncomfortably Numb

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    These probably resonate with many on here... however, identifying triggers is key to success
     
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  3. Jan 1, 2020 #3
    bigboibez

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    The One about the gym is so true.
    In the week when im up at 5.30, go to work and go to the gym after work, nofap is genuinely easy. I don't have the urge to even bother with pmo. The difficulty comes when i have no structure/too much free time and thats when i relapse.

    Identifying and avoiding triggers makes nofap a lot easier and I've managed to get pmo down to about 2-3 times a month maximum for the last 5 months which in itself is a success for me.

    But to fully quit i think i need to find a strong enough reason and be able to say no to the strongest urge. Once thats done then i will be able to surpass all urges i get.
     
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