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I Want to Reboot. But I Do Not Feel Ready

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by LookingForRedemption!, Feb 5, 2022.

  1. LookingForRedemption!

    LookingForRedemption! Fapstronaut

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    Firstly, hi, I am new. Secondly, I have been dealing with porn addiction since I was in 8th grade. I am looking to reboot; I've always wanted to, but always failed to. I was thinking of starting today, but I don't know if that would be a good idea. Is it safe to cold turkey? Should I wait for the start of the next month and begin properly?
     
  2. Negan©

    Negan© Fapstronaut

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    What do you mean by starting it properly..i mean what preparations does it require..you just have to stop watching P and jacking off completely , until you feel that youve recovered..youre just making things more difficult for yourself..the more delay you cause the more delayed will be your recovery..
     
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  3. rp007

    rp007 Fapstronaut

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    It doesn't require any specific timings to start working on your life. If you start thinking about the perfect time , you may never find it anyway, since your mind can "convince" you that the perfect time is yet to come....

    You have already identified half of the solution: that you are addicted to porn. First step is already done.

    Start now and start slow. Don't aim too high for now. Continued progress with undivided attention to recovery will change your life in a way you can never imagine.

    - RP
     
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  4. LookingForRedemption!

    LookingForRedemption! Fapstronaut

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    Preparations? No. It was really all about timing. Trying to abstain has become difficult for me, so that's why I thought there had to be a perfect time, one in which I found a crack in my desperation to stop. Today is my first day, and so far, so good.
     
  5. Always try to not watch porn and fap this day. One day at a time is a good strategy.
     
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  6. 3nigma

    3nigma Fapstronaut

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    You can do it, man!
     
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  7. Hi!
    Personally speaking, timings are a bit of a double-edged sword.

    It might feel better at first, and perhaps give some more meaning to your objective; however if you fail, the disappointment is like three times bigger because of that meaning.
    If not having the best timing really really bothers you (and it can happen, brains are weird), see it as a marathon - the way a marathoner does its practice, is by doing a lot of "theoretical" marathons before the real marathon. Or a race grid - the driver who starts first is defined by events that happened before the actual race.

    Best of luck!
     
  8. Long Range

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    Yes it is perfectly safe to go cold turkey.

    I wouldn't wait until next month, that's just putting it off. Instead, you might want to emotionally prepare yourself during the next day or two that you are going to quit for good. During that time, delete accounts, passwords, files etc. You might also want to plan ahead how you are going to spend all of the spare time that you are going to have and ideally stay away from any triggers as well.

    Good luck, you can do it!!!
     
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