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k-fff

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Got urges did not urge surf ashamed of the edging relapse. I didn’t finish which is probably worse. Maybe 3 hours total idk. Depressing to say the least. If I made it over this huge urge today, they would have died a lot. I had it for my phone blockers and I got over it. Sigh depressed now
 

k-fff

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I’m gonna focus on practicing urge surfing and not freak out about my failures. I need to start doing this more. I need to accept I will continue to have urges for p for a long time.
 

k-fff

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Made it through the rest of the day felt miserable still feeling quite horrible today. I know I can urge surf I’ve done it just need to keep doing it.
 

k-fff

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I put on blockers again. I did relapse for like two weeks then about a few days ago relapsed from an old phone. Everything is back in place. I know if I manage urges once on my own it makes it much easier. Like for example when I had stopped myself from using another device to download I rarely have urges to do that. That mentality of I can't do that just needs to be applied to my computer and my phone. My recent relapse has caused really bad mood swings and some really bad stress headaches.
 

k-fff

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nothing good to report. maybe i go a month then relapse. tired. extremely depressed because some personal problems. porn doesn't even really help just gives me a stress headache
 

Phineas 808

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nothing good to report. maybe i go a month then relapse. tired. extremely depressed because some personal problems. porn doesn't even really help just gives me a stress headache

Hi k-fff!

Going a month is worth reporting as good news, as it could be worse (as you know). Are you exactly where you were before you started 'trying' to quit?

Sorry for your depression, as I know the holidays can contribute to (or cause) that.

Never give up, and rise to the challenge- 'a new year, a new you'. You got what it takes inside of you, brother!
 

k-fff

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Hi k-fff!

Going a month is worth reporting as good news, as it could be worse (as you know). Are you exactly where you were before you started 'trying' to quit?

Sorry for your depression, as I know the holidays can contribute to (or cause) that.

Never give up, and rise to the challenge- 'a new year, a new you'. You got what it takes inside of you, brother!
Thanks, Phineas, I just was feeling worse because of the cyclical nature of this and my dependency on blockers to make any headway.
 

Phineas 808

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It is cyclical, but we can treat it as an upward spiral. The next time the urges come around, maybe we'll be in a better place to dismiss them...

Doing the same things but expecting different results, we know what that amounts to...

Why not try it different this time, without the blockers? Aren't they always an issue, working with them or working around them... What if you showed yourself that you can ignore and dismiss urges without a big old fight (which usually only feeds the urges), and without blockers...?

You can do this, brother!
 

k-fff

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It is cyclical, but we can treat it as an upward spiral. The next time the urges come around, maybe we'll be in a better place to dismiss them...

Doing the same things but expecting different results, we know what that amounts to...

Why not try it different this time, without the blockers? Aren't they always an issue, working with them or working around them... What if you showed yourself that you can ignore and dismiss urges without a big old fight (which usually only feeds the urges), and without blockers...?

You can do this, brother!
I'm honestly a bit terrified to remove anything. At the moment, I don't think about p, but when I get urges now, it's like my head is about to explode and I get a really bad stress headache. Today, I had really bad urges and it felt like that. It took me over an hour to calm down. I have no confidence to handle the urges without the blockers at the moment I'm sorry to say.
 

Phineas 808

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I have no confidence to handle the urges without the blockers at the moment I'm sorry to say.

There's nothing to be sorry about, brother. Each of our stories are different, and how we each approach our healing will vary. I only mentioned blockers because that's what you reported feeling worse about, due to a dependency on blockers.

I would suggest of thinking of ways that build confidence and self-respect by keeping little promises to yourself. Because haven't we trained ourselves through this addiction that we "...can't be trusted"? So, even if it's a promise to clean your office, or make your bed every morning, start there to keep promises to yourself. Avoid procrastination like kyrptonite. When a need to do something comes to mind, as far as is practical, just do it right away- or start it- and you will build self-confidence that way as well.

Eventually you'll come to a place where you can 'trust yourself' enough to remove, even if slowly, a dependency on external blocks. Eventually, you yourself will be the P-blocker.
 

k-fff

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There's nothing to be sorry about, brother. Each of our stories are different, and how we each approach our healing will vary. I only mentioned blockers because that's what you reported feeling worse about, due to a dependency on blockers.

I would suggest of thinking of ways that build confidence and self-respect by keeping little promises to yourself. Because haven't we trained ourselves through this addiction that we "...can't be trusted"? So, even if it's a promise to clean your office, or make your bed every morning, start there to keep promises to yourself. Avoid procrastination like kyrptonite. When a need to do something comes to mind, as far as is practical, just do it right away- or start it- and you will build self-confidence that way as well.

Eventually you'll come to a place where you can 'trust yourself' enough to remove, even if slowly, a dependency on external blocks. Eventually, you yourself will be the P-blocker.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will start putting these things into practice. I really do appreciate all the advice and guidance.
 

k-fff

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Writing in here again because I took blockers off my phone. At the moment, I had a mini panic attack that I was gonna use again. As absurd as it sounds I was genuinely considering looking up porn while at the airport waiting for my flight. This will be the first time I am home in three years. I am escaping the Mordor that is China for at least a month. I will then have another year in this miserable place. Right now, I don’t know how I feel. I am more just anxious then wanting to use. I did have urges a few hours ago. Pretty bad ones, but right now, I’m okay.
 

k-fff

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It’s going to be about two weeks since I last used. One thing I hate about China is you have to have a smart phone. You need to constantly scan codes to do anything which link to website so your information and location can be tracked. This has led to many times of using because having to take the blockers off to scan a code. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t even have a smart phone. But as it stands, I have to have it in this country where I work. I have another hour and thirty minutes before boarding. I don’t know if I can manage. It’s ridiculous. Whenever the availability goes away, I can focus on other things in my life, but when I have it the end of a search I am only thinking about it. I am genuinely surprised I haven’t developed PIED. I have had a lot of bingeing and edging over the years. My addiction is characterized by searching and downloading for hours. Last time I binged two weeks ago, I barely watched a video. I just kept searching and downloading. Searching and downloading. I don’t want my stay at home to be oriented towards porn. I think I can last this next hour, but when I get home and when I am alone will I be able to? I don’t know.
 

k-fff

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I’ve also come to the conclusion that masturbating is not for me. The urge to maturbate is the same as p. It is just less heightened. It’s always to release tension. Not to mention, it is always to some sort of fantasy which increases risk of relapse. I don’t give a crap about semen retention, but I don’t think I have a choice about M it’s too connected to tension release and trying to get relaxed. Why this matters? Because when I really want p I feel extremely tense and jittery. It’s like my body is bursting for a release. Masturbation has a similar urge, but it is less strong. I am convinced it is the same thing and a sort of self medication for any internal tension. I cannot stand feeling that tension and that’s when urges get overwhelming. It is important to figure out how to cope with it because my stress headaches have become very severe whenever I use.
 

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Fascinating posts. Thanks for sharing your troubles and your information about China. *shudder*

Stay strong! 💪
 
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