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Negatives vs Positives

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by NFI_Freedom, Feb 6, 2015.

  1. NFI_Freedom

    NFI_Freedom Fapstronaut

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    Hey people,

    Last night I had a wet dream, and it was really a massive challenge. I woke up just wanted
    to go, but I pulled myself back and tried to forget about it and concentrate on anything other
    than the desired women that my mind had created in my dream.

    I catch a train into the city, and on a Friday night when I finish uni, it is so challenging not to look at all the women all dressed up for a long night of parties. I force myself on constantly looking away. I realized that something needs to change.

    I spend most of my time obsessing about all the negatives of our addiction instead of looking forward into the future. Don't think about women in a sexual manner in which pornography has deemed as appropriate. Don't look at a women with a judgmental sexual appetite. Limit the amount of even touch myself (cleaning, itching, comfort) in case I drive myself crazy with increasing urges.

    I really need a list of positive physical actions, thought processing, and general attitude towards women. If I keep obsessing about all the negatives, I'm just training my mind to think about them constantly during the day and night.

    So, does anyone have a list of rules that allow them to get through a day? I'm not just talking, reading a book and limiting internet time. I'm talking about retraining your mind to perceive a day without reinforcing your addiction every hour.

    Thanks! Sorry for the long post.
     
  2. Techiyew

    Techiyew Guest

    in my opinion, looking at woman in a sexual way is not wrong, it's natural,
    you are a man, if you find a girl attractive, go for her, be what you are supposed to be
    i know its harder that just trying to cut all kind of sexual stimulus to keep you safe
    but i think it's more healthy.

    and about your list, mine would be:

    wake up at 7, go training on my calisthenics
    cold shower
    go to work till 23
    go to sleep

    other days i just be like

    get up at 8
    cold shower
    ask myself what could i do that is useful to me on the day?,
    and then doing it (reading, meditation,studying, going out, etc)
    then i get something to eat and go to sleep
    hope this helps
    PEACE!
     
  3. NFI_Freedom

    NFI_Freedom Fapstronaut

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    I'm not really in the position to have a girlfriend atm, which is why it makes it a difficult situation. I still have that desire, which is normal as you said. To fulfill that part of me would require me to start going down the same path I've detoured from.

    With the list. I wasn't really talking routine as a day to day activities. I guess I haven't really explain myself correctly. I want to be mentally healthy with the way which I conduct my day and focus on things which are positive instead of obsessing with what I have problems with. I need to channel my thoughts into a constructive way in which to eliminate a negative reinforcement part of my day to day thinking about porn.

    Instead of thinking "Yes, I survived another day by not watching or thinking about porn"
    I want something like "Yes, I had a day which I really felt like I achieved something"
    So less about surviving a day, and more about the victory had by enjoying my day. Does that make more sense?

    Maybe I should just speak to a psychologist. Shrug... :p
     
  4. Techiyew

    Techiyew Guest

    i get i also break up with my girl a few months ago, and she still wants me back
    and i feel kind of guilty if i approach another girl, but this feeling kind of go away the more days i have without fapping.

    also what i focus during the day, as i said before, is on doing something that pushes me to my goals, and when i get it done, i feel GOOD about it, i pat myself in the back.

    i kind of already decided that i'll not go back to be the person i was, and if i start feeling sad or "depressed" i slap myself in the face and say loud something funny, so the neural path to sadness is disrupted

    reinforce the new behaviours with good emotion and the bad behaviours, break them
    before they overwhelm you

    (kill the monster while its still tiny)

    hope this post is better that the last

    PEACE!
     

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