Day 8 and the urges are getting strong. Any survival tips?

Books and video games seem to work well for me. Many people swear by cold showers and meditation...although I can’t get into either of them. Maybe it will work for you.

 

Sometimes the video games work well, man. They work wonders for me. Don’t binge on the video games though...that can be unhealthy in itself. I tend to play them whenever my urges are the strongest.

 

Well there you go! Get to scribbling, my man! That could help tremendously.

 

Employ the five second rule: Thought comes in regarding M or P, only allowed five seconds to linger. If it persistently keeps coming back, get up, change activities even if that simply means a walk around the block. Refuse to entertain the thought. Sometimes it is like a toddler that you have to keep saying "No" to, sometimes it is like a tornado that you have to say "No #*&@ way!" and change to a more engaging opportunity, like an intense video game. I know it sucks when it keeps at you, but that is the consequence of the years of P and M. Job one now is to walk our walk. Nothing is as important, because this underpins our wellbeing in all other endeavors.

 

Best of luck my friend. I think the only way to genuinely beat this addiction/mentality is to steep oneself in antiporn literature and media and the accounts of other people trying to de-hypersexualize themselves (like this forum).

Regarding your book, what kind of authors do you like to read?

 

You could go for long walks to 'cool' down the urges.
Also have you tried intermittent fasting? I've read from other veteran rebooters that it is especially effective on days when the urges hit you really hard!
I intend to try it out myself. Second week is my weakness too. but this time i'll do my best..
It's actually cool to know that you've been a creative writer. Maybe you can spend more time on it. Good luck to you on this week and the days after...

 

If you get urges when you are watching a movie a simple 'fix' may be to get down and do 20 or 30 push ups then get back to the film... keep repeating and the urge will be replaced by other more positive sensations.

 

I definitely second this. Doing pushups as an associative action in relation to urges will in time create an impulse that not only is good and beneficial to your physicality and mental state, but also combative towards PM.

 

Good advice in this thread, unfortunate that there is no bulletproof solution, but if it were that easy we wouldn't need a forum I suppose. I find that immediately switching activities seems to help.

 

https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/seven-days-now-what.183685/#post-1566190

 

Where might one be able to obtain one of these books?

 

That's great man! keep at it! Good luck with your writing

 

Do read this.
It got me through some strong urges.
http://husbandhelphaven.com/porn-addiction-withdrawal-walkthrough/