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30 Days for the second time. Benefits and Issues

Discussion in 'Success Stories' started by sandester, Apr 14, 2018.

  1. sandester

    sandester Fapstronaut

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    I have reached 30 days for the second time. Last time I had relapsed after 40 days in January and I took almost 3 months to reach to 30 days again. From the last relapse I realized that I should avoid small things like looking into instagram and facebook and other small things. They build urge slowly. It s better to stay away.

    I go to gym daily and I meditate. I take cold showers.I dont know if they have any effect on nofap journey.

    Benefits so far I have observed:
    I can look into people's eyes for hours and talk, earlier I used could not do it for 30 seconds.
    I enjoy small things like music.
    I have more energy in gym.
    Face glows a bit.
    I dont feel very hungry and I dont eat lot of junk food. earlier I used to be always hungry and eat lot of food.
    I am happy in any situation. Earlier I used to feel lonely because i had less friends. Now also I dont have much friends But i dont care. I am happy with whatever I have.

    Issues:
    I get occasional urges. I usually deal with them by controlling my self very hard.
    I have mood swings but this is much better than being in helpless days during fapping days.


    This time I am determined to go long. At least 90 days
     
  2. Good going brother. The gym and meditation definitely help to control the physical and mental aspect of the urges :)
     
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  3. Very glad to hear about your benefits and that you are doing overall fine.
    It's not my place to butt in and give you advices but as an addict to one another, please don't put a 90 day goal and please don't ever relapse again.
    From my experience I know that 90 days is never the end of the story.
    If you relapse all those benefits will be gone and it will get harder and harder and harder to get rid of this addiction.

    Very happy for you, though, I almost feel nostalgic when I used to feel like that.
    Keep going! :)
     
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  4. MiawPowPow

    MiawPowPow Fapstronaut

    Good job! I feel like the first month is definitively the hardest!

    Having a goal is really nice and really fun to look forward to but it shoudn't be the end. when I quitted the first time I did a streak at day 35, I just felt like shit afterward and it was not worth it.

    If you feel good, stick with it. The benefits you have are great and you are doing a great job!
     
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  5. @Hummingbird

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    Cangratulations friend...
    But never forget that before deciding to stop mas...ation you should strongly decide to quit porn in any types...
    Even thinking about sexy things...
    Its too important to quit mast...ation.
    Dont do my fault...
    If you do any thing to stop fapping but that strong decision(to quit porn forever)...you may relapse again...
    And reading about what porn have done to peopld in nofap helps a lot for that decision...

    Once i decided to quit porn at all type controlling my urges became a lot more easy...
     
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  6. jeremiah960

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    30 is a good mark....I'll be there soon! Keep Going!
     
  7. sandester

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    Yes Right Thanks for the advise, I was doing well last time, but one small mistake and everything was over. I lost everything benefits I had got. Last time I made small mistakes of peaking into pornish stuff. This time I am well aware of it. It is better to control even though it might feel jerking off is the right at some point.
     
  8. sandester

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    Yes you are right, thanks
     
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  9. sandester

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    All the best :)
     
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  10. Duran

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    [QUOTE = "sandester, posta: 1414275, üye: 79112"] Sorunlar:
    Ara sıra dürtülerim var. Genelde kendimi çok sıkı kontrol etme.
    Ruh halindeyim, ama bu, günlerimizdeki günlerde sürüleri daha çok iyi iyi. [/ QUOTE]
    Dürtüler aklıma geldiği zaman hangi yöntemle ve nasıl kurtulabilirim yardımcı olurmusunuz çok teşekkürler.
     
  11. nomo

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    Congratulations!
    Your comment on keeping eye contact is interesting. A lot of us can't keep eye contact when we are addicted to porn. It may be the same with any addiction, I don't know. Holding eye contact is about having confidence, it would be my guess that if we are sneaking around and hiding our addiction to porn that it lowers our self-confidence. It's hard to be confident when you know that you have a weakness and there is a certain amount of shame that comes with addiction.
     
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  12. ad_nex

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    congratulations brother on reaching the 30 day streak count !! Totally agree with your point of avoiding fb and instagram. Just keep up with this routine of yours that you are currently following and then you'll definitely reach the 90 day count. Way to go brother!!
     
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  13. YorkGO

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    congrats dude, you are becoming sronger! good luck for the strike.
     
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  14. gaaroth

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  15. Newmanman

    Newmanman Fapstronaut

    That's the spirit!
     
  16. Uncomfortably Numb

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    I am scrolling through Success posts from those who are at a similar stage to me... just to add my congratulations and support
     
  17. Hey bro, thanks for sharing your great story. I am also cutting back on social media. My plan is just to look at FB and Instagram on weekends. Do you have any suggestions for how to use time on the internet more productively? Thanks
     

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