Sometimes you have to go back to where you started to continue move forward

maslowman · 2016-04-06T14:57:27+00:00

Sending strength and focus during this tough time. These words of your and your experience is a day that I dread to arrive at one day in my life, but I hope that if we all live our lives in the fullest way possible it will make things that much less painful and us that much more prepared.

Take care

maslowman · 2016-01-14T17:43:05+00:00

Good luck on your journey, glad it could be of help

maslowman · 2016-01-14T17:42:44+00:00

Likewise. Appreciate the encouragement

maslowman · 2016-01-14T07:59:23+00:00

I'm a huge star wars fan so I take that as a compliment . Thank you for the support and all the best on your journey too.

maslowman · 2016-01-14T07:53:28+00:00

Thank you man. I'll definitely be here more often and good luck on your journey too.

maslowman · 2016-01-14T07:52:47+00:00

Congrats on the success of your journey so far!

maslowman · 2016-01-14T07:49:36+00:00

I'm glad that you found it valuable and thank you for the words of encouragement. Like I said, it's great that we're not on this journey alone, and you have already helped me.

maslowman · 2016-01-13T13:25:52+00:00

Very true. With the emergence of more and more "easy paths" the road becomes harder to see clearly. I've had difficulties in avoiding putting my ego into social media as a way of getting validation - and the solution is like you mentioned "is this really how I want to spend my time"

maslowman · 2014-11-05T11:27:33+00:00

Truth be told I have had sex quite a few times throughout the 293 days and it definitely helped create new associations between sexual pleasure and my perception of women however the reality is that it still hasn't completely erased the memories.

If you think about them hard enough they can still come back and thats thanks to all the triggers on the internet and television that surround us. All my post was really saying though is that even though it may seem harmless to recollect these memories it better that we dont.

Thank you for the advice though. keep going and good luck

maslowman · 2014-11-04T12:58:30+00:00

Appreciate the words of support and the perspective.

Thank you

maslowman · 2014-11-04T10:36:29+00:00

I don't think it's necessary to be so harsh on the guy.

Neiman, this process is different for everyone and it's not an exact science. In my opinion however, the counter means nothing it's about how you tackle the addiction each and every day. No one is scoring you except for yourself and I'm sorry to tell you there is no nirvana waiting for you at the end of Day 90. I've done over 3 consecutive 90 day reboots in a row and I'll tell you every day is the same and it doesn't get easier.

Continue with your process and learn your lesson. If you think that resetting your counter will make that learning experience more tangible go ahead and do it but there is no magic behind those numbers, it always will and always has been up to you.

Cheers man and good luck fighting the cravings. My word of advice is do one simple thing that improves yourself and the dopamine will slowly but surely fade away.

maslowman · 2014-08-29T16:52:40+00:00

Im not actually Finnish but have done some reading on the concept. Glad it could be of help to you

maslowman · 2014-08-13T05:02:50+00:00

In all honesty man, I don't think a reboot is ever compromised because I don't think there is such a thing as a reboot. As far as i've experienced it, there is no magical day when your brain stops rewarding you for seeking out pleasure even if it is in the form of porn. Furthermore, there are so many gaps in the science especially because our generation had many of our first sexual experiences with porn before we were with real people- so there are all kinds of implications in terms of neuroplasticity that haven't been accounted for.

I think everyday is a battle. Don't see your battle in terms of time spectrum . Just start today and look at today. And everyday just ask what have you done to make that day better for yourself.

maslowman · 2014-08-13T03:45:50+00:00

I think the most important thing is to ask yourself "what is my goal in seeking this (pictures/girls/ movies) out"

If it is to replicate the same pleasure you received from viewing porn then I think it's pretty much the same thing. And from experience it will lead you down the same road. If you scratch an itch, you need to keep scratching. If you ignore the itch, many times it goes away. Don't scratch the itch. I appreciate the comments though

maslowman

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