STARTING A FRESH

I have been away from the forum for about two years now. This is because I finally got into a stable relationship. However the porn pmo problem didn't just disappear as I thought it would and this made me realize that sex really wasn't the problem.So I have come back here after a relapse today. As we started the new year, I told myself that this year would be the one where I completely put this habit behind me, but guess what? I am already three relapses in. My girlfriend and I have been having some issues of late and hence we haven't been having sex as often and maybe this is what may be causing these frequent relapses. Also during my self reflection today I have realized that it has been 16 years since I first watched porn and 13 years since I started masturbating and these numbers have really scared me. I am taking this recovery process very seriously this time around and by the end of this year I want to look back and be proud of my progress. So I welcome any tips/ideas that may have worked for any of you guys/gals.

Thanks.

 

Hello Abel, all is not lost. This is a fight that will require a lot of will power to win. So you just have to stay strong and keep the positive energy up. All the best to you too bro.
We will win this battle.

 

Two days and I am feeling fired. Decided to print out an excel table with dates in order to track my progress throughout the year. I can't wait to consistently check the boxes of No PMO Days. I am finally kicking this habit for good!!!!!!

 

Still going strong lads. For some reason the excel sheet has really helped me see my progress "physically". I have not had the urge to watch porn since I posted this thread, the urges for sex have been there but not pmo. I have been consistent with my workouts (also tracking that with an excel chart) and generally just been on a good trajectory. I have tried to reduce my social media consumption, although twitter has been quite a challenge, but all other apps youtube and instagram (haven't been on this one for almost two years now) have been deleted from my phone. Luckily I have never had a tiktok or snapchat account. So the progress is great and I feel great!

 

Above is my excel sheet just for those who amy be curious on how I am documenting my progress. I accidentally shaded the box in september, but instead of deleting it I challenged myself to ensure that that day will be another successful day of Nofap haha.