CM2018: My Journey to Porn-Free (+ Advices)

It really does help man! I got a new smartphone in November 2018 and promised myself that I would keep it clean. Not so much as an unsafe Google search on it since! If only I’d got a new PC at the same time :sweat_smile:

Great progress brother, keep it up!

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Just a quick check-in: Day 15, still sober. :wink: … there is no time to think about PMO due to much work. But: i had another wet dream this morning.

Stay strong guys! :slight_smile:

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@Special_Bird, @tuku, @Forerunner, thank you guys for following and supporting me with your likes and comments from time to time. I really appreciate it. So far, this journey looks really good.

But - one has to stay mindful on such a journey. So often I thought I am safe, and the next days I gave in to my urges. With the support of accountability partners in combination with mindfulness and selfcontrol, it is realisticly possible to stay ■■■■-free. Let us keep on track!

Today I finished day 16. Since I am still on business travels I was on meetings from 7am to 10pm today. No time for PMO, haha! Cheers! :slight_smile:

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Hey brother, you are doing great. Love reading your journey. From working to DJing, I see you are a busy man. I recommend adding meditation in your daily routine. Since you have crossed 2 weeks urges might jump on you from nowhere , it might be due to stress or tiredness. All the best :handshake:

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Thank you @tuku, and yes - meditation is something I really want to do more regularly.

After finishing my business duties today and before going back to my country tomorrow, I can tell you that I am still making good progress on my PMO-free journey. The upcoming days I am going to have some free time and no big plans for the weekend. On the one hand I am really looking forward to some relaxing - on the other hand I know, that the calm down days after such busy weeks can be very challenging regarding staying away from PMO. But I believe I am equipped with very good strategies in case urges appear, thanks to you guys. Day 17 finished - further progress to come. Stay strong!

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Yes this is great to hear man! And glad to follow your journey.

Enjoy your free time bro, keep us updated and stay mindful. You got this!

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Thank you man! :blush:

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More than 18 days now. Came home from the business trip 4 hours ago, invited a friend to play video games and now, after he went home and I am finally having a rest, the expected urges are there. But I know you guys count on me and I count on you. So I will stay on track. And you will too. I am going to take a few deep breaths, read a book and try to sleep… will keep you posted on this. Cheers!

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19 days without pmo or even looking at sexy girls on social media now. 3rd wet dream in this period this morning. Very tired today…

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Since I had wet dreams every week during this almost 20-days PMO-free streak, I wanted to ask you guys, how often that happens to you? I find it kind of strange, because my horny teenager years are quite a time ago, haha! :wink: looking forward to some answers.

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I get wet dreams and dreams of relapsing probably every 2-3 days now, sometimes more often, sometimes less. But before I hit 30 days, I think it was pretty consistent as yours is.

If you’re worried about it, I wouldn’t be, the worst that ever happens to me is that sometimes it creates urges in the day that I have to watch out for.

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Thanks a lot for your answer. I know this is a private topic, so I appreciate it.

And yes, the urges afterwards are something to watch out for.

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21 days done. Three weeks of no-PMO hard mode. I am honestly very proud of this. Next target is to stay PMO-free till the end of the year. Long term goal is to never ever watch porn again. And I also try to not masturbate as long as possible. Minimum target for masturbation-free is till the end of December. But I am thinking of expanding it…
Thank you for your support. Please stay strong aswell!

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Finished my 22nd day today. No urges, very busy at work, trying to finish my projects before holidays.

I am scrolling through this forum and I must tell you how overwhelmed I am by this community. It is so great to see you all support and motivate each other. This makes me confident that there is still humanity out there. Keep on doing this and let us fight together against this disgusting addiction!

Since I promised you some advices, here is another one: Install SPIN browser on your phone and delete/deactivate the other browsers (like Chrome, Safari or Samsung Internet). SPIN is a safe browser that is very good in blocking pornographic content. What also helped me very much is to delete the Youtube app. Last year I used to search for sexy content on YouTube, which always led to binge watching some really sick, pornographic, fetish stuff. Beware of social media like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and so on… there is also really bad content in it. Take care and stay mindful. Cheers!

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It really is a beautiful thing brother! Keep going strong. The first three weeks are the hardest - great work!

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Great work passing this milestone man! I love coming here and reading your progress, you are getting so far :fire:

Keep climbing🧗

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@Forerunner, @Special_Bird, thank you guys! That means a lot to me! You are definitely a huge factor of this streak. I would not be able to stay PMO-free without you as accountability partners!

A short update: Finished day 23 today. In the evening after work I had a job interview at another company. It went very well and I made a very bold salary claim. Don’t know if I would have been that confident a few weeks ago. Let’s see what is going to happen next. Actually I like my job, but I wanted to check out, how much I am worth on the job market.

AND: I am booked as DJ in one of my city’s biggest techno clubs for a party next week.

So: almost everything looks quite good right now. What I am still missing is a girl on my side. But I am confident that love will happen soon. :wink:

Stay clean!

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Wow man! That sounds great, nice job!

Love hearing that everything is going good for you dude🙂 I’m glad I am able to see you through this.

Keep us updated on the job and how that ends up going!

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@Special_Bird, thank you for your support! This time I am really really confident that it could work. I already had streaks of 64, 84 and even 90 days before, and I always went back to PMO. But somehow this time my mindset is different. I definitely do not want to watch ■■■■ again. There are urges and sometimes I miss the videos, but I know so well how bad this shit is. It is 24 days and 21 hours now. Next challenge is going to be the quiet holiday break. If I stand strong that time, there is not very much that can stop me on this streak. :slight_smile:

If I can do anything for you guys, please tell me! Cheers!

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26 days now. Tomorrow I will start into my holiday break. Stay strong guys!

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