Nick Simons
Active Member
Hey Phin .... as always thanks for your encouragement - it means a lot! Also I appreciate the nuanced view of "rider" vs. "outside observer" ... again speaks to the whole framing of either being enslaved and hanging on for dear life or being liberated and free to fully control my responses. Love it!
I'm at day 17 today and feeling really good. I am also noticing a big difference between these past 17 days and my most recent attempt which went for 40+days after I joined a few months ago. So this time it just seems to be much easier in immediately shutting down triggers that present themselves throughout the course of the day. It seems a lot less "bumpy" now when I am faced with temptations as I confidently breathe through the moment and rebalance on solid ground. Rinse repeat, rinse repeat ....
I have also started to settle into this state of mind as my "natural" default way of thinking ... and maybe most importantly, probably for the first time I am actually starting to really believe that I can live this way and be free of this PMO lifestyle for good. I am using this new perspective not to let down my guard ... but to re-enforce my current path so that I keep putting separation between me and my past life as a porn-user ... and it is making me feel stronger and more confident.
Stay well everyone.
I'm at day 17 today and feeling really good. I am also noticing a big difference between these past 17 days and my most recent attempt which went for 40+days after I joined a few months ago. So this time it just seems to be much easier in immediately shutting down triggers that present themselves throughout the course of the day. It seems a lot less "bumpy" now when I am faced with temptations as I confidently breathe through the moment and rebalance on solid ground. Rinse repeat, rinse repeat ....
I have also started to settle into this state of mind as my "natural" default way of thinking ... and maybe most importantly, probably for the first time I am actually starting to really believe that I can live this way and be free of this PMO lifestyle for good. I am using this new perspective not to let down my guard ... but to re-enforce my current path so that I keep putting separation between me and my past life as a porn-user ... and it is making me feel stronger and more confident.
Stay well everyone.