Brother I am also in....I am now taking a 10 day challenge ...as I could not even take a week without PMO..but now I hav completed one day and I want to join this fourteen day challenge along with my own 10 days
Day 5 completed A hard day. I worked on the computer and I was alone. I had strong urges, but I managed to stop before doing something that I would be sorry for. The weekend is coming. I will be with my family and I do not expect any problems.
Day 6 of 14 done, but today I was feeling really horny, and missed being able to come home and take care of that a little
"Completed Day 9" - "Starting Day 10" (total 54 days) Alright, I got through another day, and there were many temptations, but I haven't given in still. The urges sometimes feel like they last forever, but I know they don't. Anyways, I need to get some rest, stay strong guys, don't give up, and keep having the hope within you.
Day 8, woke up really tired today, which gave me a lot of urges and less willpower to fight them, but I was strong enough to not give in.
Today makes 10 days PMO free for this challenge. I am feeling good and feel confident that I can make this challenge and can push on, and so can all of you. Just believe in yourself and you will succeed. Good luck all!
I am really glad it is helping you! If you can "just" apply everything you find in that book, your life will completely change! Keep in mind it is not enough to read/listen to it only once or twice. You need to repeat that until you completely master it and apply everything in your life. I am not yet there, but it is amazing how we can use those simple Four Steps for absolutely everything in our life.
Opened this thread, saw a couple of relapses and wondered why? Than I realized it's a weekend. You guys really need to prepare yourself for weekends or you will be stuck doing the same thing over and over. NoPMO Monday-Friday, than on Saturday and Sunday porn/masturbation and self-hate, guilt. It is an endless circle. As for me Day 11 (Total 18) - I am doing really fine most of the time. Sometimes I feel like I am done with this forever and there is no way for me to ever relapse. Yet, I have felt like this in the past and relapsed countless times. It is really easy to be optimistic and positive when you are urge free, but when urges strike... When you think about this, number of Days doesn't matter, how many times you have said NO doesn't matter, your meditation, gym, books....nothing doesn't matter when you are faced with strong urges. The only thing that matters is how you respond to the present urge! If you listen to it and relapse, you are stuck in the endless circle. Relapse, self-hate, depression, guild, wanting to be better, restarting the streak, strong urge, another relapse, self-hate... There is no escape from it. That is, unless you change something. WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER THIS CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT URGES!! IT WILL AND IT MUST BE CHALLENGING FROM TIME TO TIME, BY CHALLENGING I MEAN "YOU WILL BE OVERPOWERED BY SEEMINGLY UNBEARABLE URGES, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY THE ONLY MOMENT WHEN IT MATTERS HOW YOU YOU REACT AND WHAT YOU DO!!!!" Same goes for withdrawal symptoms, you can't escape them, you will feel like shit from time to time, depression, insomnia, anxiety.............. the list goes on. But you can look at them as a good sign, a sign that tells you "YOU ARE RECOVERING!"
Day 2. I need to learn to master the urges... It's there in my mind sometimes. So far I've been able to say no to it, but I find myself lingering at triggering media for a few minutes. This isn't good because there is a risk with the duration increasing. I should pull myself out immediately. I will continue to say no and move on with other better activities. Some part of the mind needs some profound change.
Why not start at day 0 of this challenge? Then when you complete it will be 21 days. ☺ Btw this challenge require participants to start at day 0
Day 1 I just relapsed after a 14 day streak. Had I woke up this morning clean, I would of have 14 days officially complete. I just happened to run across this thread and feel that I should take part to get my reboot started. Zero Days completed. Let's do this!
Day 10 checking in.. man did I have a hell of a day, watched kingsman and I think you guys would know the scene we're talking about here.. have fought The urges but there's the chaser to come... Just 4 days to go, I'll not surrender!!
Glad you made it Anyway, why don't your remove that kind of entertainment from your life? It is just producing extra suffering for you. I have switched to anime, no triggers at all