Nick Simons
Active Member
Jixu - great job on 120! Your story is inspiring and helps to paint o picture of what could be. Stay strong dude.
That book saved my sex life!Two weeks or so into the forum now-came here by the "must read" Your Brain on Porn.
50 years plus old, never a daily user but more of the sporadic use while looking for relief from work stress. Although I never did web cams, escorts, strip clubs etc the plain old vanilla stuff was more than sufficient to push me into discouragement, shame, and defeat.
At first I just focused on stress reduction, but, in this life, that is a losing battle. Stress is going to come no matter what we do; the key is properly handling the stress. We all know one way that doesn't work, the reason we are here. I have recently seen the great power that encouragement can bring, and that is why this forum is so helpful to us.
As a practical matter, I have found having an accountability partner to be a big help. it doesn't have to be some 2 hour meet-up at Denny's; just a simple weekly report or staying in touch is helpful. However, beware-I have previously lied to my AP, and it is no guarantee to help you if you don't use honesty and commitment.
No more heading to the cheating side of town. You can't hide your Lyin' Eyes.
Best wishes to all the fighters and warriors out there. If you have recently stumbled, get back up. if you are doing strong and great-keep on keeping on. It is an honor to be in your midst.
No problem......as long as the urge is not followed by action....you're good!Doing pretty decent in the initial stages of this restart of a restart! Glad to be by the 12-14 day period, a time frame that has tripped me up in the past. Have been massively plundered by urges some days while experiencing few on others. Have been getting outside, exercising, and trying to increase the social activities a bit. Thankfully work has been manageable. Feeling good about the general direction of things.
Phin and Cmax, thanks for the encouragement.
40 Day Clean
Congrats! I see that you have had a multi-year journey with this site. It's always interesting seeing people coming back. It makes me wonder if I should make sure I never go away. Will I ever feel like I can make it out there on my own or is it better to just always check in here even if it is once a week. Today is 147 days for me with no porn and no PMO. I am on day 47 of hard mode. I would really like to make a year of no PMO before I start winding down. I guess I'll see how things go!Doing pretty decent in the initial stages of this restart of a restart! Glad to be by the 12-14 day period, a time frame that has tripped me up in the past. Have been massively plundered by urges some days while experiencing few on others. Have been getting outside, exercising, and trying to increase the social activities a bit. Thankfully work has been manageable. Feeling good about the general direction of things.
Phin and Cmax, thanks for the encouragement.
40 Day Clean
Great job gentlemen....day 94 for me....LET'S DO IT!Congrats! I see that you have had a multi-year journey with this site. It's always interesting seeing people coming back. It makes me wonder if I should make sure I never go away. Will I ever feel like I can make it out there on my own or is it better to just always check in here even if it is once a week. Today is 147 days for me with no porn and no PMO. I am on day 47 of hard mode. I would really like to make a year of no PMO before I start winding down. I guess I'll see how things go!
I kind of like this idea too. It shows the work and progress but also shows the slip. Interesting.I like that double-counter idea…! One with the overall count, and the other with the current streak.
wishing you well!
I kind of like this idea too. It shows the work and progress but also shows the slip. Interesting.