I need help, was this a relapse?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by bistone96, May 24, 2020.

  1. bistone96

    bistone96 New Fapstronaut

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    I´ve been living without PMO for ten days. Everything was quit good, i just had erections when I was in bed but were completely controlable, but today i relapsed, I entered an erotic chat, then saw some pictures and watched like a one minute video. I started fapping but then I realised that it was not worth it and stopped, without having an orgasm. My question is the following... I´ve been writing on a notebook how many days of freedom i have had, should I start counting from zero in order to get to my goal (three months without pmo) or should I keep counting from eleven? Thank you all, and sorry if some ideas are confusing, english is not my main language.
     
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  2. Yoyo xx

    Yoyo xx Fapstronaut

    Look i wont say sth different but it depends on you
    If you are completely overwhelmed by what happened i think you should reset but if it had passed i think you can go on
    But if i were you i wouldnt reset but if it happened again or it made me uncontrolable i would reset
     
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  3. njob93

    njob93 Fapstronaut

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    I wouldn’t reset personally.. sometimes if you screw up your mind gets lulled into a regression “well it’s resetting anyway, might as well just O”. Just keep going and meditate, it’s still progress
     
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  4. bistone96

    bistone96 New Fapstronaut

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    Thank you guys, I can't take the idea of having an orgasm out of my head. I'm writing this lines from my bed at 4:48 am without being able to sleep thinking about watching some porn or hiring a prostitute, I don't know what to do, I'm not doing it today, but I don't know how long i could resist
     
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  5. palindromo

    palindromo Fapstronaut

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    According to my opinion it is definitely a relapse, and the worst relapse possible , better to MO than to P without MO
    https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/reb...masturbate-edge-or-watch-porn-without-orgasm/
    Sorry for beeing so frankly but if I were you I would reset.

    The priority here is no Porn not no Orgasm.

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    What to do now?
    Accept the relapse, accept the failure , think about what went wrong

    Start to plan how to overcome these triggers
     
    Last edited: May 26, 2020
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  6. bistone96

    bistone96 New Fapstronaut

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    Alright, I reseted my counter back to zero, and i'm not taking "advantage" from this situation and fap and watch porn and start tomorrow. I already started. Wish me luck :)
     
  7. g2stop

    g2stop Fapstronaut

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    Good luck!
     
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  8. viking34

    viking34 New Fapstronaut

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    Good luck!
     
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  9. Candun

    Candun Fapstronaut

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    This is the downside with streaks and counting days. If you look at P but not fully O and you keep your streak, this can lead to this becoming a habit and you don't see it as a big deal because you still have your streak going. If you decide to reset your streak to day 0, this can lead to binging because you think "I'm already at day 0" and you keep promising yourself that you'll start a new streak later.

    I'd personally reset the counter, but do whatever you want as long as you acknowledge what I said above and understand it could be what destroys true progress.
     
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  10. bistone96

    bistone96 New Fapstronaut

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    Thank you all for the support, here I am, finishing day two completely free of PMO