This time I have to quit it for good!

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zackergeet

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Day 2 of not watching porn, today I have been thinking all the time about how much I need to avoid porn almost all day. I have been able to do my normal activities but any time I was alone doing nothing I was thinking that I should not and cannot watch it since I guess I suffer from PIED. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions, I know this journey is long and difficult, and results will take time to appear but I really have faith that I can cure this condition and be as I was before.
 
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Hi zackergreet,

Welcome here. Cool you've taken the step to be here and get serious about overcoming this. I'd advice to start by reading around in a couple of peoples' journals around here. There's so much information from it and usually includes good links or pieces of advice. Next to that I'd try to learn more about how porn affects you both physically and mentally, seeing how you know about PIED I suppose you already have. Good links are for example Your Brain On Porn and Fight the new drug. Understanding is the key to overcoming this.

Further understanding of triggers and situations that used to lead you to porn is helpful as well, it'll help you in identifying what to avoid and how to avoid it. For example quite some people here stop using social media (temporarily or entirely) because it's likely you'll expose yourself to suggestive content. Then finally it's really important that you know where you want to move your life towards. It's much easier to focus on building a good life than to constantly be afraid of falling back and avoiding that. Fill your life with healthy activities and you're more likely to succeed!

All the best :)
 
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Hello Sanders,

Thank you for your words I will definitely check those links I want to fully understand what porn does to the brain, unfortunately, I know what one of the effects is by experience (PIED). Also, it is an awesome suggestion to understand what the triggers are and last but not least you are totally right that I should aim at the benefits of quitting porn and not just being afraid to relapse. I know the result is going to be amazing but the path is long and I am just starting so I have to make sure that I am strong enough when the difficult days come.

Day 3! I have woke up early to go to the gym and took and cold showers I am motivated but yesterday at night I was a little anxious thinking about how I don't want to watch porn. It was not very difficult but it was bothersome to have that sensation of anxiety. don't get discourage guys we can do it, we can overcome this.

Sanders said:
Hi zackergreet,

Welcome here. Cool you've taken the step to be here and get serious about overcoming this. I'd advice to start by reading around in a couple of peoples' journals around here. There's so much information from it and usually includes good links or pieces of advice. Next to that I'd try to learn more about how porn affects you both physically and mentally, seeing how you know about PIED I suppose you already have. Good links are for example Your Brain On Porn and Fight the new drug. Understanding is the key to overcoming this.

Further understanding of triggers and situations that used to lead you to porn is helpful as well, it'll help you in identifying what to avoid and how to avoid it. For example quite some people here stop using social media (temporarily or entirely) because it's likely you'll expose yourself to suggestive content. Then finally it's really important that you know where you want to move your life towards. It's much easier to focus on building a good life than to constantly be afraid of falling back and avoiding that. Fill your life with healthy activities and you're more likely to succeed!

All the best :)
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Day 4! I woke up with a morning boner with 70% of erection, I believe little by little it will improve actually i don't have boners seeing girls just porn, even though I really like seeing women. Exercise and being busy make it easy not to think about the topic but once I am with my own thoughts the idea that I cannot relapse or watch any porn comes up, so I have this kind of negative reinforcement which I hope becomes in a positive one like thinking this is for good. I can wait to have two digits under my belt.
 
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Day 6, I can see improvements, I feel better but sometimes a little anxious but overall I feel good, I try to focus on exercises, learning and I have been doing intermittent fasting. Doing great so far, I just need to build my concentration on productive activities and going to bed early. Still hope I can get to the point that I can make myself hard by my own hands but for now, no touching, no porn, no nothing. If anybody is reading let's keep the good job!
 
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1 week doing very well. No morning wood today but I know for sure this time is the one I quit this fucking addiction forever. Working out, fasting, and sleeping early are a good combination for me to keep me busy. Let's do it!
 
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8th day I think I am in a flatline, I well a morning wood in the morning but it was not really strong like 60% it stayed like that for a couple of minutes standing and then, it went to sleep. Each day I am feeling better, have not felt anxiety or wanted to see P. So, so far it is doing well. Let?s do it we have to quit this!
 
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Day 9! I am in my first day of my second step, looking good. Hope I can recover my erection to 100% like before, so far I am feeling great besides that!
 
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2 digits under my belt, day 10. Now, I understand why they say this is not a linear progress the first days I was getting morning woods and more erections, but now it has decreased a little bit. Still I have read plenty of stories that this is like this so I cannot succumb and I will continue doing hard mode. This time I have made the decision to quit P forever, it is useless and does not provide anything good at all. If anybody reading don?t get discouraged good things take time to arrive.
 
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Awesome Maglue, me too. Today (day 11)I got an almost 100% morning wood I was impressed and even lost for a minute after I stood up, I know that the process is not linear but now i trust the process even more. I will quit P this thing forever!
 
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Day 14 so finally I reached the 2 weeks, I have not written as constant as I wanted because I have been busy but I did think that I would be seeing results so fast. 2 weeks ago I was not getting morning woods or random erections but I am now. Still I don?t think I am cured, my goal is to quit porn forever. Exercises, going to sleep early and eating helthy are essential here. Let?s keep up!
 
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Day 16,

Morning woods are becoming to be the same as I was young, did not expect I would see improvements so fast. However, reading many success stories I learned that perhaps a flatline will come or anxiety. So for bar I am happy but I have to keep being strong because I don?t wanna go back into P. I am about to start the third mini step of 8 days. Let?s do it!
 
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Day 18! Almost getting to the day 20. I realized that I used watch P not because I felt really aroused, it was because I saw a hot girl and then I felt bored and aI would do it to feel relax but mostly I used to do it because I felt bored. Yesterday I was in my computer and in one moment a quick thought about releasing stress doing M appear even when I was not aroused but the actually it was not a strong feeling and I moved really fast. How awful it is to hurt yourself with PMO just because of boredom. I will quit P forever, hardmode day 18 is good!
 
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Day 20! Yesterday it was such a tempting day, I was lookin at my social media platforms and looking at some sexy women I really got super tempted to do MO, man it was hard but I am proud about my progress that I did not want to throw it into the trash. Now I will avoid going to that social media, so I don?t get tempted like yesterday. My goal is to hit the 120 days but little steps of 8 days by step, I am in my 3rd step let?s do it!
 
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Day 23! These days have not been hard but social media is always a problem with all those hot girls, oh well. I am in the 3rd step of 12 steps of 8 mini days! Let's do it!
 
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Day 30! Finally, I reach one month most of the days were not that difficult since I tried not to be at home, trying to be as busy as possible and working out almost 5 days a week. But 2 days were really difficult I was really tempted after checking some photos on the social media. Man! fortunately, I did not go PMO so it is a victory for me. Let's reach 60 days now!
 
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Day 35! No longer in a flat lines I am having morning woods and random erections as I used to do it when I was a teenager this is really impressive. However, I know recovery is not that fast even though I can see good results, P has to leave for ever from my life and I will continue working for never relapsing and be a better person. Life without PMO is much much better, no doubt about it.
 
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