quit for good

joepanic

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Hey Hey  we are entering day 34  been doing good on the workout in the gym  eating better  and no urges at all  i'm quite surprised  by this  getting morning wood on and off  which has always been normal for me  gonna go take on some world today

    Hope all are doing well


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joepanic

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And were entering Day 35  its odd as its almost too easy  I'm hoping that all of a sudden I dont  get to a point where  wham  you get blindsided    I suppose it helps I'm keeping really busy  I have seen a few "provocative" imaged  and just ensured that  I could surf away from them  Nothing outright nude and no video
They really had no effect on me (although my wife def does)  which I suppose is good    I will keep posting my thoughts and observaions and reading your


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joepanic

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starting day 36

      i'm reading and responding to a few posts  should be an easy day i think as the kids are off school and home today  Small challenge will be tonight as its friday  and weekend nights were quite often a problem  and wife is feeling a bit under the weather  so I dont think I'll be chasing her around too much    let you all know how it goes later


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seneca

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As an experienced relapser, I see something in your journal that would set off red lights for me.  For me ?provocative images? are porn subs, and once I step on them, it?s just a matter of time before I?m slipping and sliding. Just sayin.
 

joepanic

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about to start day 38  been lucky Ive had so much to do  Ive been able to keep both my mind and hands busy and totally away from porn  I believe this might be the longest Ive ever gone  and it feels good  So much to learn and so much encouragement here

      Cheers

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joepanic

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And its day 39    I.m thinking this might be an easy day as wifey and I had a great romp last night (and I never really experienced the chaser effect)  But today I have a few appointments with the dentist for the kids so that will easily keep me out of the house    Having done alot of reading Ive come to the conclusion my addiction isnt as  strong as some are experiencing to which I consider myself somewhat lucky.  I have to say to myself I should have  admitted  to myself this was a problem years ago  but was really too lazy to actually do something more productive with myself.  Now that seems to be changing  however slow it is  I think reading  others stories has also opened my eyes  to how bad the problem is becoming  and the negative effects it is causing

    Thanks for following Seneca    how is your battle going

      Gonna take some time now and read a few journals  keep my mind where it belongs

          Cheers

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joepanic

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  Finishing day 40 and I dont think ive felt this good in years  def no side effects that i notice  Wife  can strip down in front of me and it doesn't take long to  show her my approval  going on a mini vacation for 3 days  so  that should make the next 3 pretty easy

      See you all Friday

      Cheers

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joepanic

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Back from Vacation  and just finishing day 45  I know the counting day by day might seek mundane but it does help me  by knowing I'm getting to the finsh line in a series of small marathons  I do enjoy reading other journals even if I dont respond or add a post to it  It helps me understand some of the issues a bit better  and keeps my mind a bit more focused.  I can now say I am at he 50% mark  or the recommended reboot period  I am waiting patiently for that day  so I can begin the next step in my healing  I'm already doing a little reading on it  but not too much as to  take it in now and forget it and try to take it in again in 6 weeks or so  So much of my reading is on general improvement in my health and wellbeing

        Cheers and see yuou all in a day or 2

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joepanic

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Day 47  starting to  get hard to keep track    thats probably a good thing    not having any urges at all and been keeping quite busy  I will dmit  I did m  once now on the 5th  but I think a side effect to no pmo is your fella gets bigger and I sort of wanted to confirm it  but I only had to think of my wife  for it to get hard  no thoughts at all of p before during or after  At this point  I dont ever see myself going back to P  and I'm not worrying about how to fill the void  of not using

    Hope all are doing well in there battle  to quit


      Cheers

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joepanic

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Its Day 52  not much to report  still staying clean without urges  lots of morning wood(and I swear the thing looks bigger)  Havent been out on the gym much  but will get back into it this week

                  Hope everyone is doing well

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joepanic

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Day 56  and moving right along  sometimes have a habit of  thinking about my wife as much as I can to make myself hard  just to see if I'm flat lining  sometimes it seems to take some effort  but seems to successful  Never a problem when she is in the mood and we get i on  She still has no idea I had this problem  and I'm fighting it and winning  She new I surfed porn  but not to the extent i was.  I think I'll keep it that way    They say the truth shall set you free but in this case when I win the battle it will be one that I chose not to remember anything more than it was  a battle in an old life  I will not be reminicing  about in my older years    It was a battle I allowed to happen  not one pushed on me  that deserved some glory  and remembrance. And not telling her for now  will make it easier for me to leave it in the past  without any other entanglements  I believe the reason I can do it this way ids I'm also working on any other issues  that may have brought me to use porn  in the 1st place  With those resolved  my life will have meaning and better things to think about  making me happy  and fulfilled.    Each day feeling ever so slightly stronger    Down 10 lbs since Jan 1st  all is good

    Hope all are doing good in the battle

      ps  Thanks for keeping up on me Seneca

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seneca

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Yes,jp, she does not need to know.  Transparency is actually bullshit.  Why do so many men think they can?t carry their own burdens? Share the shit here.  Youve got the right idea.
 

joepanic

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Day 60

          Yes Seneca  I so agree    Carry your burden until you cant  than ask for help.  The further in I get the easier it gets  Now also down  12 lbs in the same time period  I always checked out my wife  whenever I could (which she loved)  but now I'm doing it even more  and she still loves it.  I think she knows there is some small change in me  but has no idea what  maybe she thinks it's because she is also really working hard to get into shape(with noticeable results)  So basically she has became my new sub      Hope all your battles are going well

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joepanic

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Day 62 finished  not much to report other than feeling pretty good  starting to think about new oppertunities I would never have looked at before  Its possible its too early  but something to consider

    hope all are well    cheers


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seneca

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Very interesting.  Your wife doesn?t know about your change? That?s awesome.  I?m sure she senses your new confidence.  Was she aware that you had a problem?
 
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