Day 4, trod on! Wow very impressive! great inspiration. We can do it fellas! wishing you strong healing vibes
24 days is no mean feat, good going man, this is exactly where I wanna be. I love the benefits you get when you reach those numbers.
Thanks for all your help, definitely this group has been instrumental in getting me from a fresh Nofapper to a much improved individual.
Monday morning check-in. Feeling good, urges are at bay and I had a good leg session in gym tonight. This is one of the longest streaks I've achieved in a quite a while, almost weathered the 21 day storm. LFG Musketeers!!
Hi all Sorry for prolonged absence. Things have been chaotic and stressful last month. Multiple scares and childrens hospital visits and stays with our 6 month old. Severe work burnout and we are actually preparing to move at the end of this month . It's all been a lot, and I definitely sometimes could hav3le handled the triggers better. But April was also my best month of the year so far with 20 out of 30 days clean and clear if porn and porn substitutes, which particularly have been a serious hurdle to overcome. With all that was going on, I actually feel pride at these #s and can imagine improving on them in May and June as hopefully the chaos and stress settle and simmer down to regular levels That said May has been great so far with only one day wgere I MD to porn substitute video reels on FB/Insta which are always "suggested " to me in the discovery /search areas despite me trying so hard to spam like more wholesome content of interest to me such as bands, vinyls, basketball and book stuff in order to try and change what that algorithm is trying to feed to Mr. Its frustrating and as a result I have lowered my access timers on all devices to a daily limit of 5 minutes for both sites, where it used to be 20. With only 5 minutes on each my hope is that I will be more interested in searching for friends and loved ones activities and not have time to diverge. If timer is used up with porn subs it will add that element of consequence and regret
The main benefit is I don't spend time looking at P and I kind of feel free mentaly. But the length of the streak doesn't matter. It's day 1 everyday mate
I hear ya dude, I like the thinking and your right everyday is Day 1 with this curse. The "Benefits" part of my message is the cognitive effects you feel when you reach around 21-25 days. I like what semen retention brings, I absolutely love the clear focus no brain fog, more confidence zero anxiety feelings you experience etc. Is anyone doing semen retention? Experienced it?
@BookNerd42 Sounds like you are going through a lot. I can't think of something more anxiety provoking then your child having to be hospitalized so good on you for containing the urges. I'm sure the resilience and fortitude that you're developing during this difficult time will aid you in your recovery going forward... On a slightly different topic, can I ask which of the Disc World books you would recommend to someone who has never read any before?
Check in. I totally agree. I never got into this for SR or the benefits. I just wanted this addiction out of my life and it just happens that I am single and don't have sex. I don't tend to post about this stuff because it is easier not to but the benefits are very real. It is only now in hindsight that I know so many of my issues were PMO and too many O's related, for me that is mostly PMO and FMO( fantasy), I had an addiction to MO before PMO. I also start feeling the effects pretty much in this 3-4 weeks window. Like I said it was never my intention when I started and in all honesty I would think bs on a lot of the stuff I have now experienced. I stay away from the whole SR media and movement as most of the time it tends to not fit with my religious beliefs so I try and forget about it. I have just framed it in my mind that our health, wellness and mental state our much more related to this creative life force we have than I have ever given credit for. I have clearly been depleted for many many years and now am in the process of healing. All that been said I agree with everyday is day one, we only ever have today. What we do today is what is matters. Keep up the good work brother.
