Something I just wrote about urges Current streak: -like 1000 + days no PMO. -200 days SR I had to ejaculate(medical reasons) because I had a vasectomy otherwise it'll be 1000 + days SR How to never have urges? The answer is: that is not the point. It's like asking how to lift weights and not feeling sore. Many here base their progress in how they feel, I could tell you there's no one weight training in which I felt good I'm almost all the time in pain and tired because I train hard. That means I'm training bad? Of course not because the point of training is to go hard and in order to do that you need to be in a mental state that simply is unbothered by the painful feeling. After a while PMO urges diminish and can even be absent for some time, the stronger the urge you beat the stronger you become. But there are days in which you can be tired, sick, low energy, lazy, lacking awareness, the temptation is too strong or a mix of all these and an urge appear and it doesn't mean you lost progress what matters is how you respond to it if your mind is strong enough to beat it. And usually you can be 10 day or 1000 day streak it doesn't matter, the urge is uncomfortable to both streak holders just like is uncomfortable to lift heavy weights if you are training 1 year amateur or 10 years and you are a pro. I like urges Because it's the tool that forces me to be strong, without it how can my mind become stronger? How to endure and beat an urge? Just like anything difficult you have in your life, you fight and fight using all you got sometimes you will lose but keep fighting. It's worth it. Conclusion - Don't see urges, temptation as a curse they are a blessing to make you stronger. - Don't aim to never have urges, aim to be strong enough you can beat them.
Hey! I'm glad that you liked it! Much more if it helps you! In my case I didn't have any blockers, and imo they're more a problem than a solution. Probably they helped someone I guess! But having a blocker might become in many (if not most) cases go fishing to see if you can get passed it. Doing exactly the opposite that's is supposed to do. My "secret" was determination and God. And knowing that I was in an actual spiritual war against a real enemy. Besides that I used this strategy: Every time I'd watch porn, I had to add a new habit or some new activity, or doing anything that would rise my chances to become free. E.g. telling a friend about my problem, or joining NoFap, or start working out, cold showers, etc.
Day 3 complete! It's very easy when the streak is this young to fall victim to despair. Today was hard, tomorrow will be hard, and every day after that will be hard. No. I beat today, even though it was hard. I can beat tomorrow too. Thanks be to God. I've never heard of this before. Can you explain more about it? These few lines sum up the whole thing really well. Truly words to live by. St. Raphael, pray for us!
Day 2 It's my 34th birthday today! I'm past the point where they seem to have any meaning, but I thought you should all know... "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." - Bilbo Baggins at his eleventy first birthday party. Went back to my home town to stay at my dad's as a last minute plan. Spent a lot of the day on the bus and now I gotta sleep on this couch, but I did it for him. I'll also see my last remaining Grandfather who is getting old. I don't spend much time with my family or even talk to them much so I figured I should.
Happy birthday @Talz 0 days >> Nazgûl. Only PMO'd once yesterday Thanks for the motivation @Slider8 and @Baki Hanma !
Passed day 3. I did some workout through the day. Didn't go out, but had little urges. Still going strong. Finished a book, and I will be starting a new one today.
Day 13. A good day with my family and love ones , reminds me the real and authentic life which exist out of PMO and all of that evil ring illusions.
Checking in. Happy Father's Day tomorrow to any of you who are Dads. I feel grateful to be a father of five amazing humans. They are a huge part of my motivation to destroy the PMO ring.
May the rest of your birthdays be remembered not by the number of years but by your achievements-victories in following your dreams.
DY 482 no PMO. Happy Father’s Day! Given my whole house is on lockdown due to Covid I don’t have high expectations for Father’s Day today but I do expect to get through to day 483. Tested positive again yesterday. Still feel basically fine. Slight fatigue but other than that no real problems. You guys all have a great day!
Have the same expectation to have a great day despite of everything that suggests otherwise as you have in regard to getting through to day 483.
Day 5 as an Orc complete. A bit late in checking in... been rather busy since waking up today "Today, I am not diminished by my imperfections!"