bro, fantasies are extremely dangerous. they fuel the same pmo dopamine that the brain is addicted to. by indulging in fantasies you´re only reinforcing the addiction. plus the more you fantasize the more you gave birth to urges on you. urges in combination with bad habits (like lying in bed) it´s a combination for disaster. don´t feed lust brother, in any way, because your brain will not pull back easily once you start giving it the "stuff".
One more day Fellowship. so today it was a lot different, thank God i sleep well and my head was a lot cooler. urges are still here but less intense. Thank you all for the support. once again, let me reinforce what i suffer yesterday: fishing is extremely dangerous. be aware Fellowship. always!! The following members have upgraded and reach places in Middle Earth. Congratulations!!!! @UpInSmokeTour - Uruk-Hai @I will break free @princess.01 - Hobbit / Hobbiton (now on the journey to destroy the ring. Good luck!!! ) @Gallade_Templar - Bree / Eriador @mrguy - Ford of Bruinen / Eriador Let´s keep going my brave friends. One day at a time. Yes, sometimes it´s hard, but it´s always worthy. Onward!!!!!!!
Thanks for this @RiseToGreatness. It really puts things into perspective for me. I will be setting an alarm and getting my ass out of bed as soon as I wake up.
I'm working on this aswell. I have managed to succeed every now and then but often fall back into my old habits. Let's do this bro!
Thank you @RiseToGreatness! Keep going strong! And I can't agree more. Fishing is extremely dangerous. It's one of the main reasons why I have relapsed many times. Let's keep this streak going!
Day 48! I can't believe it I made it this far! I Embarked also on the journey to quit smoking yet I failed to take precautions for it and failed the quit smoking thing, but if NoFap journey thought me something is to keep on trying until it works!
They are the temptation that drains you out of energy and they are nearly as bad as PMO. Fight them if you can by being aware of them and controlling your attention focus by not giving them any when they come. stay strong brother.
Checking in ! 'Tips' followed/or not : 1)Meditation-done 2)Stay accountable daily-done 3)Study about reboot-done 4)Take cold showers-not done 5)Follow a trigger prevention plan-done, 6)Get occupied.Work on your hobbies and dreams-done 7)Practice physical exercise-done 8)Eat healthy-not done 9)Sleep well-done my best,but it was a bit of a struggle 10)NA-done 11)AEFF- feeling my ways around it, managed to get through the fear and self-scaring thoughts by positive self-talk and going through no matter what, noticed at times pride and aggressiveness and some sort of contempt in mind when walking down the streets and seeing situations and people.
That's a really helpful habit to form. I used to fantasize a lot, like to the point where fantasy was the most debilitating part of this addiction. It was 100% fueled by my porn use. Realize it's your brain following the same loop. Fantasies are not something you can willfully prevent from happening, but they are something you can respond to and re-shape over time. I've found that developing a physical response like pinching yourself, snapping a rubber band, or biting your tongue helps re-associate those fantasies with pain. Combined with a rational response to fantasies and reduced intake of porn (I've had slips in my journey prior to joining this community), my lustful fantasizing has been very reduced and has not been missed.
Dear friends, dear brothers in struggle, I regret very much to have to report that I fell to the orcs of PMO this morning and am once more among their number. It hurts. I'm still assessing what went wrong. There was insomnia. I wasn't swift in dismissing the thoughts and temptations. There's not much to do at 4 in the morning apart from get some melatonin and lie down. I guess I just wasn't serious enough about my thoughts. I've been drinking too much over the past month and eating too much during the last week. Not enough working out. Getting better at prayer and starting to get (slowly) into meditation. I really want to become a better Onan during the next year.
3 days of no exercise with a little bit of junk food threw me off the course I guess. What started from a curious thought about a yoga exercise led to another and I relapsed. There are no excuses for this kind of behaviour though. I should have known better but the most disturbing thought is I couldn't stop myself at many points. I stopped reading about nofap as well. Vigilance was grossly underrated by me I feel. Sorry brothers, but I am going back to an orc now. 31-45 days is my weak zone. I will master it. Resetting my counter to 0.