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Slipped up and in need of advice

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. I am sorry to say that after making my decision to start over I have once again slipped up and relapsed several times.

    The urges crept up again and I just gave in.
    Now, I'm back to feeling like shit.
    I made my decision that I had to put a stop to this self sabotaging habit once and for all but I now feel like I've failed to reach my goal.
    I've even stopped the cold showers as well.

    So now I have a question for all my fellow Fapstronaughts. How do you deal with your urges and is there anything you can share with me that can help me into overcoming my urges? Any and all advice would be moist welcome.
    This addiction is torturing me and I have to stop it.
    Thank you.
     
  2. User047

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    You need to keep in mind that no matter how many times you try it won't get easier and you won't magically get rid of this addiction". You need to experience those strong and shitty urges and not to react on them.
    It is pretty much always the same, it doesn't matter if you are on Day 1,5 or even a 100 when a strong urge comes that is when it counts most.
    Each time you give in to your urge, you are feeding the monster and you are back to step one.

    Good luck! The hardest part is to start, once you catch up the momentum it gets easier.

    Join us in this thread, it might actually help you. It is working wonders for me.
    https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/7-challenge-the-seven-days-challenge.125271/
     
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  3. Thank you, my friend.
     
  4. I'll never be the same

    I'll never be the same Fapstronaut

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    I don't know if you like to run or walk, but what you can do is to keep your sport clothes nearby, and if you feel a big urge, you don't think you put your clothes on and you run outside !
    No matter the weather, the time, nor you're figure, just DO IT !
    That way you make your weakness a strength, you learn endurance a very important quality in life especially when you have to fight an addiction, you will look better, you'll have more confidence and you won't fap !
    It may not be easy at first but make it a reflex !

    Hope you'll succeed in your journey !

    Don't give up dude, you'll succeed !
     
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  5. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    Have you considered a consequences list ?
     
  6. No. What's that?
     
  7. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    Things that if you feel yourself slipping you do to make yourself uncomfortable enough to refocus you attention
     
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  8. ghengis_naan

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    You can hear countless advice and still end up at the same point.

    Because it's hard to follow. Because you are not a computer. Imagine yourself as a computer,

    now stop right there...

    do you know why did I stop you?
    Because once you become a computer, you become 0.

    Your value is in hands of your controller. Since you feed on controller's instructions you are 0 until they give you any instructions. When any instruction is given, computer follows it RIGIDLY. It's kinda slave to its instructor.

    Can you imagine a computer trying to oppose your instructions and trying to be flexible? You'd say an AI. Right?
    Well congrats, we have someone smarter than AI in the room. That's you, you're part of the smartest race on earth.

    How does that help? Well, you need to oppose your instructor. Apparently, the instructor is not you in your case and you are just being a slave to it. A computer fighting against its code. seems impossible? Your condition too. Nobody said it is going to be easy. It all boils down to one point, you gotta repulse it. You need to learn to fight against it. Have you heard any former fapster here who didn't go through this? You simply can't avoid it. That question of strong will power will hit you in the face every fucking time, until you are strong enough to face it and accept it.

    Stop feeding your monster controller, you need to get back your control. You need to be you now.
     
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  9. jest

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    Just learn Hokuto Shinken dude...

    I still have urges even with this 100+ day streak, however there was a time when I felt like I'd never have urges again so I started relaxing way too much and bam! - urges popping up once again.

    When I say I started relaxing I mean I stopped working out and taking cold showers, started going to bed late again, etc..

    As soon as I got back on track though it got easier. So you need a schedule and you need to discipline yourself, figure out what works for you and stick to it, stay busy!
     
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  10. Exponential Power

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    I think urges are difficult because they're uncomfortable. If you try to fight the urge, Sometimes you'll give in just to make it go away. Remember it's okay to have urges. You don't have to give in. It's okay to be horny, you won't die. It will pass. Keep yourself busy. Know your triggers. When you have an urge try to figure out what your body is trying to tell you. Is there some emotional pain you need deal with? Sometimes you have urges because your body thinks it needs sexual release, but that is not a need. Your body has other ways of dealing with that. When you have a strong urge, don't fight it. Acknowledge it and learn what it is telling you. Resolve the underlying issue. You must become an expert at distracting yourself. The more you think about the urge the stronger it will get. Replace it with other thoughts. DON'T GIVE IN! Every time you let an urge pass by your will becomes stronger. It will get easier.
     
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  11. Nice one, buddy. And thanks.
     
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  12. If I ever stop taking cold showers, I become waaaaaaay more likely to relapse. What I do is take hot showers on monday and friday, cold on every other day. I finish my hot showers with a blast of cold water. Don't skip out on your discipline, failure to follow through in one area leads to the same in other areas.
     
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