sigh...relapsed after 3 days. due to wet dreams and masturbating to undeleted porn history website. again i start
As long as you learned from the experience and can grow from it, it's all that matters. Recovery is not a linear process and there are often unrecognized triggers that cause us to seek porn and relapse. Be kind to yourself and hope the next time you go on a longer streak.
you will reach u goal one day. just find a good reason why to stop pmo and take it slowly god willing...
thank you all. i also relapsed again. this morning. i find it so hard to change my mind when i am waking up with hard on. i know i have to keep trying. i have to keep telling myself that i am on the verge of ED and that has to do it. and i know i keep killing grey matter in my brain and so many damage. ill keep trying. thank you all for the support.
I relapsed twice after 6 months or so from porn each time. I’m currently 6 months and 1 day or so free from that relapse. I have learned a lot in my struggle with porn. One, is what triggers me. A lot on the internet and tv triggered me(seeing beautiful women). I believe my last relapse was super bowl halftime show, I didn’t relapse that night, but like a week or two after it, but those images stayed with me and I kept wanting more, even after 6 months. I also researched And watched videos of the science behind it all and it releases dopamine In your brain and scary how the addiction can become when I thought I could control it. the ways I feel like I have conquered it for good was that I had my wife put in an adult filter password that I don’t know what it is(it could be a friend if not married). It’s my backup plan when having a bad day and can’t see the adult sites. I also don’t watch shows that could trigger me and try to turn my head if I think a scene is coming. More importantly though, I have really grown in my faith with God. I have listened to so many sermons on temptations and that has helped me tremendously. Rick Warren and Greg Laurie are 2 of my favorites and have helped me a ton!! I learned about all the garbage I was putting in my mind. The analogy was how we have to watch what we eat, we can’t eat McDonald’s fried food every meal without bad consequences, the same thing applies with what you consistently put in your mind. Hopefully this helps and try and learn as much as possible and avoid whatever gets you tempted and triggered. Get going on another streak and make it a lifestyle change and don’t beat yourself up if you have a relapse. Just learn from it and keep trying to do better.
