Who's up for a JULY challenge?

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I'm in that phase where I have to constantly remind myself why I started this journey. Things have been much better... I'm thinking more clearly, am more productive and more involved in my family life.

But that little voice says -- hey -- you got what you wanted...so how about a little bit of porn? .... And I have to watch out for that...

Aah - I wish it just never started. Brain needs to be rewired.

 

To which you reply "hey. Hey. Hey come here. Hey. Yeah you. Come here. Hey. Hey shut up."

 

I'm not fond of that stage at all. It feels like my conciousness is dancing on banana peels and I start to question things I shouldn't.
The only thing that works for me is telling my mind to come back with it's reasons another day.
Knowing I am going 30, 60, 90 days no matter what my mind tells me and knowing it won't always feel logical.

I've had days where I have no idea whatsoever why I am doing NoFap other than I made a promise to myself I would.

Then I think man that REALLY is the junkie brain talking to be so unreasonable.
can't even go 30 days? kiss off junkie
why does it even bother? we are warriors, we won't lose

 

New avatar, hightec-counter - I am finally equipped for the epic battle!

You're my lucky star lucky lucky lucky

 

nofap so far has been anything but positive, and i miss my orgasms. Still not sure if i will continue after the 31 days has passed.

 

The fever and congestion are both contributing to the brain fog. The congestion limits oxygen to the brain, and the fever (if I remember right) causes the brain to shut down partially, to protect itself from the heat that's meant to kill the pathogens. This is not medical advice, but what I would do is take a combination of acetaminophen, and pseudoephedrine.

 

Do you suspect you're doing something wrong?
I feel like you're probably doing it wrong.

Are you still glancing at porn or edging?
What have you been using your newfound extra time for?

 

I quitted porn completely earlier and i got good results from it. I have stayed away from porn completely for 90 days now.

I have not been very social lately IRL, i have done some chatting using skype. My problem is that i hardly get anything done now, being stuck on internet instead of interacting in real life.

I am considering starting with a sport, moving to another place, etc. I also need to take my driver license ane get a car.

When i was fapping i got more done, not really sure why.

 

That's strange. It's like you replacing PMO with other mundane internet activities that take even more time.
Maybe you should limit your internet access. Like force yourself to not use it for more than an hour a day.
Or shut it down for a week and see what happens.

 

That rings a bell I definitely replaced my fapping with computer addiction. It is a process and nothing to worry about. I had to give my computer to the neighbours well my modem is what I gave them

 

I am aware that i have some bad internet habits but i need to learn productive internet usage, stopping completely is not an alternative for me(and not my way to do things). however i do not think it has gotten worse lately, if anything it is better(i have stopped using dating sites).

The real problem i have is lack of proper social interaktion IRL(i am using skype for that), but it is hopefully temporary(almost finished with my education).

I have decidet to write on my book, feels like better use of time

 

Sounds great and so good to be off the porn

 

here again.... can't sleep. damn urges! maybe too much ice-coffee in the evening and unhealthy food caused it...

@Kristian maybe it helps you when you set an additional counter for alcohol. btw I like the "Progress: Week 1 ..." counter. It doesn't reset after a relapse, does it? So one can still see all the green days before the relapse, or if there were two bad days in a row and so on. Does it count on its own or do you have to change it manually?

 

Hello everyone. Good day. Worked out. Nice outside. I have no urge to watch porn anymore. I'm just horny but will get past. Played and listened to a lot of music today. Hope everyone is kicking ass

 

I have felt absolutely horrible the last 3 or 4 days and it feels like an eternity. I'm not afraid of most of my emotions, I have no problem crying for example but I do not like anger. I've felt nothing but rage for a few days and it's not something I am used to as I am a very laid back person.
It feels like a poison in my soul in my bones and I don't know what to do with it. Still working out, still meditating and it is still helping but not enough.
I don't know if it's dopamine withdrawal or allergies I get his time every year or both. Allergies do mess up my hormones bad but I don't think I've ever been so full of anger in my life. Some of it had been justified too but not the overall feeling. The only other emotion has been despair.
I'm just trying to hold on to the feeling of how much better I felt a week ago.
All of this would be so much easier if I could see the progress in a physical way like on a machine or something. If I knew exactly what was going on.

 

seriously guys stop screwing around and give me the magic pill already

I know one of you has the pill man

 

Some user claims that this is sign of recovery. But you need to understand the difference between addiction and need. If you are addicted to something the desire will fade away with time, but if it is something that your body needs you will continue to crave it until your body is satisfied(like food).

The concentration difficulties is the hard part for me. I am simply used to being a lot better than the average and now i feel like an average Joe. From experience my mental performance increases a lot after nofap following by orgasm, but if i continue to fap the effect gets less and less. I am not into drugging my self in order to improve my performance but the population in general seams to be in favour of it(in any case porn and masturbation is a very safe way to change your mental state).

Maybe nofap isn't good for you if you do not get regular sex(i am started to suspect that) but in any case i will continue in order to be sure. I will try to do things i have stopped doing like sporting, video edeting(i recommend openshot), writing and brainstorming/meditation.