Ever since I started my journey to improve myself and my health, I've changed other things besides NoFap: - I began eating an extremely healthy and strict diet that helps me overcome my gut problems. I have sticked to it for 5 months now, and I have not cheated for one single second. It makes me feel a lot better and I have no intentions of going back to eating crap. - I began reducing my amount of stress by cutting out negative people and relationships from my life, by not overthinking minimal issues or setbacks, and by having an overall positive attitude. This really makes me a much happier person. - I stopped drinking and smoking completely. Sure, it makes me seem the "odd one out" in certain social gatherings, but I couldn't care less. I want people to judge me by my personality, and not by whether I drink or smoke. If certain people can't do that, then I have no interest in knowing them either. Here is what I still want to change: - Better time management and productivity. I still feel like I waste a lot of time procrastinating or doing useless things. - Better sleep schedule. I have a hard time getting the necessary 8 hours of sleep per night. - More interest in studies. I feel like most of the times in school I have absolutely no interest in what I'm learning. When I was a kid I loved learning in every subject, and I want that feeling back! So far, NoFap has helped me a bit with this, I suppose it's something to do with the dopamine receptors or with the reduced brain fog. What about you? What have you done to change your life besides NoFap, and what do you still want to do?
Besides nofap I have had a recurring problem with drugs (marijuana), alcohol and cigarettes. I've been going with this plus PMO for more than ten years and one always leads into another. Tried to quit smoking and drugs earlier this year but only made it to forty days before I caved. All this time I had been blaming one or the other for my own personal problems but only now do I see them as a collective and appreciate the negative impact these fleeting moments have in the long run. Right now, am also trying to quit smoking and drugs again. I know it'll be hard but if it wasn't a challenge then we'd never get to know the value of personal growth. You're not alone bro. We can beat this thing!
A lot of people have trouble quitting one habit/addiction so those attempting to banish two plus are doing awesome. For me, I've just tried to incorporate other positive changes into my Nofap lifestyle; meditation, more reading, more gym sessions etc. Doing these consistently is where the hardship lies; I'm managing to get the hang of it now.
True that Chef, being consistent with your goals has always been a stumbling block for me. Your signature has added a little more resolve in me. Nothing changes if nothing changes.
I always ask myself a simple question: how are you going to handle life once you have removed your addiction from it? We all have a life we want, and this journey is part of how we are going to build it. But once we have removed pornography addiction, we need to mentally and physically prepared for challenges that life throws at us. It is precisely because we couldn't deal with those challenges that we ended up with this addiction. So we must focus on other aspects of our life too: diet, body, education, hobbies or whatever, as long as thought is followed up by appropriate action. Good luck. DS.
I know the feeling DS, its easy to forget that the mitigating factors behind the addiction. I keep telling myself to keep busy, never stay idle or your train of thought begins to wander down familiar pathways. I've always been scared of the time i'll have after all the addiction in my life is gone. Or maybe it's a fear of losing that addiction? That makes me want to persevere even more.
Been working mostly. Gotta pay the rent and my student loans. But what I've never done is taught myself math or science while working full-time. I'm no science or math buff, but I've been trying my hand at Linear Algebra for Dummies which is published by Wiley books. Four bucks a piece used on Amazon. I'm currently on Chapter 3 which delves into matrix multiplication and other cool stuff. For you freshmen in college - especially those going into finance or business - linear algebra is the most useful math you'll ever take. It allows you to break up convoluted numbers and present them in a concise, practical manner. Become proficient at linear algebra and higher-level statistics and you WILL get a job somewhere.
I have cut the time I spend watching tv series to 2 hours since i used to binge watch.I am reading Psych-Cybernetics, reading about body language.I am learning to play chess.Reading about my addiction.I have increased the time I spend with others.I have been doing more in my congregation.I don't do,all these in one day but I start with the most important ones and work my way down.
quit smoking for close to five years now. Got jacked as fuck Porn is the last addiction I must conquer
