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Taking on the PM 90 day challenge

Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by willofsteel, May 25, 2018.

  1. May 25, 2018 #1
    willofsteel

    willofsteel Fapstronaut

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    I am a 33 year old, single male.
    I run a couple of businesses and a non profit.

    I have been masturbating since the time I discovered it at 11 or 12 perhaps.
    I have tried to quit porn and compulsive masturbation over a hundred times over the last 2 decades. I have seen and continue to see a lot correlation between my performance (in all areas of life, especially work) and addiction. The more I'm fapping, the worse my performance is. I have developed patterns when I'll escape to porn and masturbation when faced with uncertainty. And as an entrepreneur, uncertainty is routine. When I'd masturbate to put myself to sleep every night.

    My longest streak over these 20+ years has been 20 days.
    This time I'm committed to finally put an end to my fap addiction.

    I'm taking the PM 90 day challenge.
    This will be the biggest personal development victory in my life so far as it would restore the unworkability in my will power.
    And from here, I'll build the foundation for bigger victories.

    Thank you all for putting this platform together and for investing your precious time by paying it forward. I would do the same too.

    Warm regards,
    WS
     
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  2. May 25, 2018 #2
    94d33m

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    Good luck willofsteel, you can definitely beat that 20 days record. If you can do 90 days, you will be unstoppable :D
     
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  3. May 25, 2018 #3
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    Hi. Welcome to forum!

    Make sure you crate a personal journal thread in Reboot Logs section and blog there on a regular basis. As well as just generally be active participant in various forum discussions. I recommend this to everybody new here because it's the major thing that helped me when I was first starting. Just lurking on forums, reading and learning is great. But it usually is so much more powerful to engage. It helps to keep us motivated and accountable when we are active part of community. And keeps this in front of our minds so we don't forget about importance of it and slip away in our old habits. Sharing is also therapeutic. This is a major reason why AA meetings work so good. But that was developed before internet era. These days we can get most of the same benefits online through communities like this. So don't underestimate the power of active participation.

    I would also like to suggest you to look into mindfulness meditation. It has helped me personally tremendously to learn how to deal with urges. It takes a while to get good at it and notice results, so you need to be consistent with it, but once you do it's very powerful. It has been used by sages for thousands of years to deal with various issues of the mind. And in recent decades the science is also catching up to what ancient sages have know for centuries. Meditation these days are widely used as very effective tool by psychologists for treating addiction and by neurologists for supporting recovery of the brain. It is a great exercise for the brain the same way as jogging is great exercise for the body. Check out this Ted talk, it gives a good idea of what's it about when it comes to philosophy. As far as practical side of it there is this awesome smartphone app called Headspace for guided meditations to get you started.

    Wish you lot's of strength and success in your reboot journey!
     
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  4. May 28, 2018 #4
    willofsteel

    willofsteel Fapstronaut

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    Thanks a lot The Serpent of Fire
    I'll create a reboot log and also contribute every once in a while.
    I realise the power of community. (Y)
    So far it's been 3 days without much issue.
    My strategy is to take on big things in life. I'm so consumed with them that fapping becomes a luxury I can't afford.
    However, since I'm running so fast, I'll need to ensure I don't relapse when I fall. I'll prepare myself for the same.
    I've installed a meditation app and would take that on too.
    Thanks for your suggestions :)
     
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  5. May 28, 2018 #5
    willofsteel

    willofsteel Fapstronaut

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    Thanks a lot bud!
    Looking forward :)
     
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  6. May 28, 2018 #6
    Protagoras

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    Welcome! Glad you found the site. HERE are some things helping me.
     
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