My goal: 7,300 days without looking at P

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by dr. poopie doopie, Dec 4, 2018.

  1. dr. poopie doopie

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    Today marks the first day of this goal. I started using nofap yesterday, and I already relapsed this morning. My goal was just "forever". Now my goal is 7,300 days without looking at P. I'm not entirely sure if this is possible. It's 20 years, but sure as hell and heaven, I'm going to try.
    As you can see in my profile, the main reason I'm quitting P is because I want to live a better life. Dr. Jordan Peterson, a huge positive influence on me, talks about how on earth we can have things that are little slivers of heaven or hell for us, and for me looking at P is one of the things that turn my life into a piece of hell. This is why I'm deciding to get rid of this vice and bad habit and replace it with a positive one. Not only do I plan on getting rid of this one but any other bad habits like procrastinating or just scrolling through facebook as well. I'd like to now replace all of these wastes of time with better uses of my time.
    One problem with quitting P is: it's extremely accessible , and a quick search can lead me to it. I'm going to install blocking/accountability software on my computer to make it harder to access. Can anyone recommend any software? I'm willing to pay money as well because I'm determined to live a better more fulfilling life.
    Setting this goal which seems unattainable right now, but I wholly believe is attainable will be a motivating factor not to look at P. Besides that I'm also deciding just to live a better life. I've compiled a list of productive things I can do instead of looking at P, and I intend to do them. Anyway, that's all for now.
     
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  2. Nabaski

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    I recommend you having a lot of small goals instead of a big one, because then you will always have the motivation in check as you're always close to reaching your next goal
     
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  3. dr. poopie doopie

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    Okay, thank you, along the way, I could have smaller goals or milestones that I'm trying to reach, and I'll celebrate each one as a victory. (I.e. 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 1 year, 2 years etc.). Ultimately though my larger goal is "forever", but I'll try to move towards each of these. Thank you for this recommendation. You are right, and so my first goal will be 7 days. As I said though I don't intend to quit there. Once I reach 7 days, I will move the goalpost once again.
     
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  4. Nabaski

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    That's exactly what I meant :) Stay strong
     
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  5. YeetBoi21

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  6. Mattew

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    Why 20 years? Can't you go all life?
     
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  7. N M

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    Yes, try to go all life... Even at the age of 70 plus, it will help you... Everyone want to live the longest duration.. Also during those days, porn will not give any happiness. Together with family will..
     
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  8. Zen Mode

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    Aah this is exactly what we do in my thread called ' Tier up challenge' where once you reach a milestone you get to move up a tier which is displayed on the front page of the thread. You should consider joining
     
  9. dr. poopie doopie

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    You're right, guys. It was just an arbitrary number. My real goal is to go my whole life.
    Like Zen Mode said I figured at that point I could try to tier up. 7,300 is a concrete point to aim towards though.
     
  10. icantbelieveit

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    Get k9, it will block porn on both computers and phones. You CAN disable it but the point of K9 for me is simply a last resort, to give me a few extra seconds to remember why I’m doing nofap. So in that sense it works.
     
  11. dr. poopie doopie

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    Day 4. After waking up, I looked at P. Time to reset my day counter. Quite disappointed in myself. I was naive, and I thought I'll just look at some triggers. Then it was: "I'll just look at a little bit of P." Like I already said: I am quite disappointed. I guess I should have been deciding everyday not to look at p instead of just ignoring this problem, or maybe I should have not slept with my phone next to me. I also probably should have gone on nofap as soon as I was having urges. Well I have a bit of a better game-plan now. I'm currently just on tier 2 (2 days of no PMO), and I had a reset. Now I'm determined to get to the next tier. Another reason I think I reset is because I didn't realize I've only gone 4 days. I thought "surely it must've been a week by now", but when I checked my counter I was surprised at my lack of self-control.
     
  12. dr. poopie doopie

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    Thank you, I'll get K9 now.
     
  13. captainteemo

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    It is not easy but you can do it depends how strong you want to succeed and not look back at the past again. Whe control our body and mind.
     
  14. YeetBoi21

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    7.3k is very specific though, how many years is that?

    Cause something like 7k or 7.5k but 7.3k is slightly random
     
  15. dr. poopie doopie

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    it's 20 years, my friend
     
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  16. dr. poopie doopie

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    So far, I honestly can't believe it's been 22 days. I haven't really been keep tracking. I've just been keeping myself busy. Mostly hanging out with friends and family. I'm going to try to start doing more creative things now. Goodbye for now
     
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  17. Good job!
    I just passed the 70 day mark and it is a great feeling to be walking away from the destructive behavior that consumumed the last 40 years. I'll join you on the path to 7.3K!
    To infinity and beyond!!! ;-)
     
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  18. streakdejected

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    I relapsed after 90 days, just wanted to get motivation to start again.. thank you man... let's do it.. 20 years.
     
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  19. dr. poopie doopie

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    I'm glad to hear that you've gained something from my thread.
     
  20. dr. poopie doopie

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    After 24 days, I relapsed. Not the happiest way to start the new year. Each relapse maybe makes me more sad than the last relapse because it reminds me that I've failed again. Maybe it will make me more determined also though. I hope so. I also would like to continue to go longer periods. I'm going to see if I go a longer period of time now. I only looked at P briefly this time before I caught myself and decided to stop, but I'm still not going to allow that. I'm going to count it as a relapse, and I should know in the future that no matter what I will count looking at P as a relapse.