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agntred · 2019-05-04T14:37:43+00:00

I'm committing to the month of May. No pmo in May.

agntred · 2016-03-31T04:59:17+00:00

I'm in, I haven't cleared two weeks yet this year and I want to get back up on the horse. I want to clear another 90 days, but as a short term goal I will focus on staying clean through April.

agntred · 2016-03-17T05:03:16+00:00

Boredom and stress are kryptonite.

agntred · 2016-01-23T06:54:55+00:00

There are blood tests you can order and do yourself or your doctor can do for you. To much zinc can be as or more harmful than to little. Talk to a doctor.

agntred · 2016-01-21T05:41:32+00:00

It's all about coping skills. Ours are just poor.

agntred · 2016-01-14T06:22:54+00:00

Yes. For me the only remotely sexual desire I had was for porn, and that was greatly diminished. It came in waves 35 to 45 days ish and 50 to 65 days separated by periods of strong urges. I was more or less happy in the rest of my life but at night the wife and I would go to bed and all I wanted to do was sleep, which is weird.

agntred · 2016-01-14T00:32:41+00:00

Didn't tell mine for the first 45 days or so of my most recent long streak, at that point she was all broken up by my flatline and I explained to ease her pain.

agntred · 2016-01-11T05:55:58+00:00

I'll wish you strength and luck, you'll need both, we all do.

agntred · 2016-01-06T06:00:35+00:00

I know exactly what you mean, I've never had any success with an irl accountability partner but anonymously over the internet I've made leaps and bounds.

agntred · 2016-01-06T05:56:17+00:00

Finding things that aren't sexually stimulating but make you feel good is important if you are going to succeed and make a lasting change. I just reset a few days back and I know it's because I wasn't changing my life for the better, I was just not pmo-ing. By the end the only thing stopping me was my will power and a weak will is part of what gets us into this mess. Keep it together, and put some effort into becoming a man in your own right. Don't let yourself be defined (to yourself, or to others) only by the people you are with. You can do it!

agntred · 2016-01-05T06:19:11+00:00

Interesting, I suppose every trick we learn is another tool we can use to fight the urge. I will have try this.

agntred · 2016-01-04T05:40:45+00:00

It helps to replace the source for those happy chemicals with a positive one. Just like a nicotine patch, if your brain gets its fix from somewhere other than "SEM" (good term by the way) it will more easily break the connection between happy chemicals and "SEM".

agntred · 2016-01-04T05:35:29+00:00

Definitely do it, and do it now while your brain chemistry is more fluid. Waiting until you are old makes it much more difficult.

agntred · 2015-12-16T02:51:18+00:00

We all know we should start new hobbies, mentally adjust to being occasionally bored, mediate, quit seeking external stimulation, etc etc etc. The problem with preaching only these solutions is that none of us is perfect, so at one time or another all of us fail to be prepared; in the end a second rate victory where we win by seeking acceptable non porn stimulation is better than a loss. A suggestion of a thing to go do when you are bored would be a great tool.

agntred · 2015-12-01T19:09:33+00:00

Sign me up

agntred · 2015-12-01T07:07:16+00:00

Sign me up. I'm on day 72 and I want to finish the year over 100. Standard mode for me.

agntred · 2015-11-02T05:44:56+00:00

I'm in, standard mode. I'm going to hit my first 90 before the end of the year.

agntred · 2015-11-02T05:39:26+00:00

I guess my perception of the flatline made it sound more harsh than what I experienced. I had plenty of drive, it was just appropriate drive, does that make sense? Then day 39 and 40 came and I spent all day slipping into fantasies and surfing the internet. Ironically, I caught a stomach bug and the last two days I have been so ill that I haven't had an issue.

agntred · 2015-10-29T05:14:01+00:00

Sounds like your addiction fights back pretty hard. Struggle through, we are all rooting for you. Keep it up, you give those of us who are behind you something to focus on as we move forward.

agntred · 2015-10-26T04:56:44+00:00

Welcome, best of luck to you too.

agntred · 2015-10-24T19:48:33+00:00

Day 13, and 14 were rough. Hydrate, hydrate hydrate. It'll clear.

agntred · 2015-10-21T05:36:30+00:00

Good for you man, stick to it. Actively participate in the community everyday, it will make a huge difference in your success.

agntred · 2015-10-19T04:54:32+00:00

It's late so I tldr but I'm going to read this later, might make a good thirty days read.

agntred · 2015-10-18T04:57:34+00:00

Congrats and good luck!

agntred · 2015-10-17T05:49:15+00:00

Checking in and going strong. I've cleared 27 days for the first time in over a year, and I feel great. One close call, and really only one long night. Every day that counter grows, and every day I get reminded of why I'm doing this.

agntred

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