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Near miss... took a tiny peak

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Longtime27, Oct 8, 2018.

  1. Longtime27

    Longtime27 Fapstronaut

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    I'm currently on the longest streak i've managed...however even now on days where the weather sucks, i'm hard up on cash and nothing on Netflix is appealing, the temptation is still there. I almost threw it away the other night - in fact I did spy a few images on my smartphone along the way, and did have a release. However, for me most importantly was that I made sure I didn't have any device, or pornographic images in my mind when I hit the point of O.

    To those who believe in the hard mode tactics, I may have technically broken the rules...
    However, the desire to even sneak a peak is once again gone, and my mind is once again clearer on the main aim. Has anyone else adopted the same tactic of allowing the occasional O along the way, providing no artificial stimuli or P-induced memory comes into play?

    For me, I still feel i'm headed in the right direction, even if I may have minorly indulged, I didn't feel the same dopamine rush, or the crash after :)

    My final thought is, don't beat yourself up if you do have a minor peak. It doesn't necessarily constitute a relapse!
     
  2. Ezpz

    Ezpz Fapstronaut

    Its not about the days, its about how far along your brain is in recovery. Peaking at a few images is not a relapse and the day counter here on nofap is great but it is also pure psychological.

    Imagine how you would feel relapsing after 500+ days, going back to day 1. Would you lose your progress? of course not, but you might feel like you did.

    All i can say is don't take the day counter too seriously
     
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  3. Mattew

    Mattew Fapstronaut

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    You're starting to cheat yourself, don't do that.

    And i think that you didn't "spy" on anything, you watch that shit, you didn't "spy". I tell you this because using the word "spy" means you think it's not a problem.
    You're the alcohol addict taking just a "sip", don't do that.
     
    Last edited: Oct 9, 2018
  4. Longtime27

    Longtime27 Fapstronaut

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    Thanks for the words of wisdom friends. Definitely feeling a lull again so can't argue against what you both say!
     

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