35 and Older Accountability Group

Muchas gracias.
Yo hablo en inglés con mucha gente aquí con el traductor.. me traduce automáticamente en el teléfono..

 

Día 0 de nuevo.
aunque caí solo una vez necesito salir de esto.

 

Checking in - happy Friday everyone

 

I'm very sorry to hear that you have it. Continue to stay strong in God's strength and don't give up, you can do it!
I pray for you! May God help you!

 

Lasted a week.

Reset today

 

Checking in for the day.

As cliché as it sounds, I'm having to remember to take it one day at a time. The only day that counts is today.

I don't want to go back. Death before PMO!

 

Checking in , life feels so beautiful without PMO,

 

Checking in. I had a tough week mentally/spiritually, nothing to do with PMO directly. More of dealing with fear and doubt, I feel much better the last couple of days.

 

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm sorry things are like this for you right now but it's admirable that you're putting forth this effort. This is a difficult thing. I, like you, didn't realize this was an issue when I was younger (41 now). But once I met my wife and tried to quit, I realized I couldn't. It does this insidious damage that can be hard to fully recognize. Life can be quite difficult for sure and it really is commendable that you're here trying to work on this.

One thing that I really feel has helped me and I'm still somewhat early in my journey with is meditation. I've mentioned this before and not trying to push it onto anyone but I'm starting to believe in the benefits. In the past I never understood it and never developed the habit but now that I have it has helped calm my mind a little - I'm less on auto-pilot. I'm more likely to notice my thoughts and where my mind goes. I've used Jeff Warren's 30 days for beginners (Calm App) and now sometimes I'll do one of those and sometimes I just set a timer and meditate without any guided listening. It took a few months probably before I really noticed any difference, and only about 10 minutes/day. I'm hoping that it gets even better as I continue. Anyway, thanks for being here.

 

It really is about the present moment isn't it. I've spent a lot of time dwelling on the past or dreaming/hoping about the future, not fully understanding that it's in the present moment where you create both your future (to a degree) and your past.

 

Strong work to get through it. There are tough moments for sure but they always end one way or another. Sometimes when I get a strong urge right now and get a little anxiety over it I just smile, which has somehow taken away some of its power.

 

Thanks, man. For what it's worth, still going strong. Praying for a series of miracles to get my life together.
Glad you're fighting, too.

Given that you've passed the 90-day mark, do you have any experiences to share? Anything I can look forward to? Are the benefits I hear about online during a reset really that good?

I'll be honest, I'm skeptical... but I don't really have anything else going for me, so might as well find out for my self...

 

Good on you for getting to church and hanging out with people. Being around community definitely makes things significantly better, doesn't it?
Hang in there -- I know it's tough. You're doing amazing keep that streak going!

 

Thank you... and congrats on an amazing streak. I hope to be in that position one day giving support to newer members!