I've been looking around on this site for a few days now, and first I want to say congratulations to everyone that is either trying to beat PMO, and who have beaten it. What concerns me are the posts saying things like "120 days and still going". I quit smoking cigarettes back in 2013 cold turkey, and there are times I still want nothing more than to light up a Newport! Is this addiction like cigarettes, is it for life now? I've already had two dreams that I was indulging in PMO. Is there a point where I can say I've rebooted my brain?
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Is this it?
- Thread starter vrblasasn
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"Is this addiction like cigarettes, is it for life now?"
Those pathways to porn in your brain will always be there. They will be weakened after your reboot but still be there. I still get flashbacks of porn I watched when I was 18. That's the sad truth. It's there with you for life. I've never smoked so I don't know how close it is to smoking
"Is there a point where I can say I've rebooted my brain?"
They do say 90 days though it really depends on the individual. Gabe Deem said it took him 6 months. I guess when all the withdrawal symptoms are gone and your erections are strong. Wet dreams are a good sign that you're on your way.
Those pathways to porn in your brain will always be there. They will be weakened after your reboot but still be there. I still get flashbacks of porn I watched when I was 18. That's the sad truth. It's there with you for life. I've never smoked so I don't know how close it is to smoking
"Is there a point where I can say I've rebooted my brain?"
They do say 90 days though it really depends on the individual. Gabe Deem said it took him 6 months. I guess when all the withdrawal symptoms are gone and your erections are strong. Wet dreams are a good sign that you're on your way.
le_petit_moster
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Dear vrblasasn...and Big H...
* While the 'pathways' or " water slides' as I call it in the hackbook are going to be there, you are not 'greasing' the slides as soon as you kill the 'little monster' by quitting.
* There should be nothing sad about it. I used to watch cartoons that I don't watch no more. If you feel sad then you are giving power to the 'big monster' of your mind- the brainwashing and illusions. Time to strengthen it to the point where you feel powerful.
* ' still want nothing more than light up' is a warning sign that you are using the 'will power method'. Don't. Kill your little monster and then your big monster for ever. Give my hackbook a try. Unbrainwash yourself. You will feel ' Yipee, I don't need to PMO no more, I am free, I am not a slave'".....Save your will power for other things in your life.
Wish you all well.
* While the 'pathways' or " water slides' as I call it in the hackbook are going to be there, you are not 'greasing' the slides as soon as you kill the 'little monster' by quitting.
* There should be nothing sad about it. I used to watch cartoons that I don't watch no more. If you feel sad then you are giving power to the 'big monster' of your mind- the brainwashing and illusions. Time to strengthen it to the point where you feel powerful.
* ' still want nothing more than light up' is a warning sign that you are using the 'will power method'. Don't. Kill your little monster and then your big monster for ever. Give my hackbook a try. Unbrainwash yourself. You will feel ' Yipee, I don't need to PMO no more, I am free, I am not a slave'".....Save your will power for other things in your life.
Wish you all well.
"There should be nothing sad about it"
I meant sad as in those flashbacks are still there and the pathways are still there though weakened so relapse is always possible. I didn't mean it in a way that I miss it or anything. I don't miss it at all. I just accept the reality that those pathways in the brain will always be there and that sucks because I hated my many years of porn addiction.
I meant sad as in those flashbacks are still there and the pathways are still there though weakened so relapse is always possible. I didn't mean it in a way that I miss it or anything. I don't miss it at all. I just accept the reality that those pathways in the brain will always be there and that sucks because I hated my many years of porn addiction.
Marco, thanks for the perspective of another ex-smoker. Le_petit_monster:Just because I want to light up, doesn't mean I will. Will power is my strongest allie in any struggle I undertake. I lost 30 pounds so I could join the military when I was 20, and that's how I learned my willpower is so strong. Since then, I've used it in weight lifting, running, giving up cigarettes, even giving up hard drugs. I started my music career by the sure will to become good at making music! Advice is always welcome, but anyone who has beaten any addiction knows one method might not work for someone else.
le_petit_moster
Active Member
Dear all...
My intention is to point out subtle but powerful difference in avoiding will power WP for quitting this PMO. It causes MaD ( miserable and deprived ) when successful and MaG (miserable and guilty ) when you fail. Which leads most right into the arms of PMO.
If you have that under control then any method would work.
I prefer keeping the WP for my day to day stresses. With drugs, cigs and alcohol - the unbrainwashing is easy. We all know by now and so our Big Monster ( the mind) is primed for change. With PMO there is still work to do. Even some members of this site favor substitutes and controlled PMO. There is no clear cut illusion busting/ killing big monster that is actively done in our society.
I wish you all well.
My intention is to point out subtle but powerful difference in avoiding will power WP for quitting this PMO. It causes MaD ( miserable and deprived ) when successful and MaG (miserable and guilty ) when you fail. Which leads most right into the arms of PMO.
If you have that under control then any method would work.
I prefer keeping the WP for my day to day stresses. With drugs, cigs and alcohol - the unbrainwashing is easy. We all know by now and so our Big Monster ( the mind) is primed for change. With PMO there is still work to do. Even some members of this site favor substitutes and controlled PMO. There is no clear cut illusion busting/ killing big monster that is actively done in our society.
I wish you all well.