I had a slip up earlier so I had to reset the clock. Hell I even got a rubber band on my arm I snap myself with to take my mind off it. Technically I’m over 24 hours but I’m counting earlier as a relapse so it’s hour one. I’ll try and provide updates daily with how I feel. Hopefully posting on here will give me a sense of responsibility.
100% in earnest. My goal is to abstain without all the no-fap brainworms.
A good piece of advice for any addiction, especially when you’re addicted to something that isn’t necessarily harmful:
Don’t get depressed if you “break a streak” -don’t think about it that way- just focus on the average. No reason to feel like shit if you do it, and you will, just try to create another gap. That’s most of the weird nofap brainworms right there. Also I’m sure you’re not doing this for some kind of mystical self-improvement, you just want extra time back and for some kind of chafing to heal lol
Agreed. The evidence I’ve read showed that feeling ‘guilt’ is overwhelmingly more likely to make you fail in forming or breaking a habit. Guilt is a boo-hiss emotion, take pride in the achievements you do make.
I wish you the best. Remember to accept any setbacks that happen instead of diving head first into “fuck it, start over” impulses.
Thank you. I’ve been around addiction for a while so I know what the look out for and what my triggers are. Admittedly today has been rough tho, but the first few days of sobriety always are.