Knowing your triggers and understanding them

[I will make it]

I took the whole thing about knowing my triggers for granted for a long time for some stupid reason, and as I read peoples journals I realised that in as much as looking at sex scenes in movies or girls on twitter is a major trigger, the biggest one was anxiety. the slightest levels of anxiety make me turn to  social media which results in me ending up watching things I regret. So for the past 7 days, I have been conscious each time my anxiety levels rise up and It helped me avert danger in a way that seems so simple yet so powerful. And after watching the video about "your brain on porn", I realise that my cortisol levels(stress hormone) is going to shoot up when I reboot meaning it becomes a lot easy to be anxious which could lead to relapsing, just an aha moment I had.

 

[dont_punch_grandpa]

I've honestly done drugs easier to quit. Right now I'm struggling just to go a week man.

 

[I will make it]

I can relate man, this addiction is something else, I keep watching videos of people who beat it on a weekly basis to keep me motivated to fight and get my life back.