MAD Brain: My Addicted Brain

I’ve read the book completely twice, listened to it once. It worked for the first time, I was able to go for 134 days just because of that book. I am still thankful for that book.
I wasn’t devaluing your suggestion bro :sweat_smile:, I just posted what helped me this time and I felt might help him and others.

No worries :v:

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sorry mate i did not mean to sound so snappy!!! :sob: :frowning_face:

i have only now finished the video and he did some great explaining!

i should have elaborated it better.
he points out the importance of learning the the rrot cause very well :slight_smile: that combined with the knowledge about how PMO or any other behvaioural addictions screw with our minds and your good to go :wink:

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Can you tell about the experiences of those 134 days? Why you relapsed? Do you think that if you read the book again you’ll be to achieve longest streak or was that then only excitement or motivation which lasted only so long?
Also what changed since then and now?

Pardon me for asking so many questions :))

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No need to worry bro :sweat_smile:.

True that :100::fire:

It’s ok bro, we all are here to help each other, I’ll try me best now to answer your questions.

  1. So during those 134 days I developed a lot of habits, which are still here, like I never miss workout or meditation, not even a single day, I did huge amounts of studies during that streak, which also is helping me now.
  2. Why I relapsed hmm, about that, I made a mistake of searching around the perimeter (like something distantly or not even realted to ■■■■). This happened around day 100. It reopened the chain of addiction :sweat_smile:, easy peasy mentions to never go for a peak, You just never have to search for anything even remotely related to PMO, that’s all and you’ll be fine.
  3. After 134 days streak, I made one 33 days streak and then next one 49 days but I ended up back again, so I read the book again, I had forgotten a few important lessons but it didn’t have that kind of magical effect as it did have the first time, I was kind of stuck in a chain of relapses for 3 months or so ( like max I lasted in these was 25 days). It was all actually because of my mental addiction, as I’d been on PMO since very long so a few failures were supposed to happen, but what you need to notice here is that, I was on no fap for 1 year before reading easy peasy as well and my highest streak was 19 days during that whole year, so the book literally changed my life, it’s worth mastering the book’s advices.
  4. About what changed, I explained above, I was stuck for a little while but still not that bad, but I was still consistent with all my habits and that was possible because of that one streak and easy peasy was the only thing which changed my mindset completely towards this addiction.
    Now about my current streak, I am on about day 13 or 14 (not counting exactly, just a rough idea), but I know this one’s gonna last long and that’s because of the video I sent, and also because I was sick of relapses, I cried a lot the last time I relapsed, I gathered all my courage and contemplated where I was going wrong, I had made it once why can I not again?
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Also give a read to this post, I have shared a valuable advice here, after about half the post and that is onw of the main reasons I am confident about my current streak.
@medicomonk

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Thank you :pray: very much. Your reply is very informative. I learned a lot and will read the book again.

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Those are good habits you have. I’ll steal some of them. I also do want to come back on track. I never had more than 25 days streak, if I remember right.

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The first step.
But I still don’t know how to do it exactly but I’m on it.

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There are a lot of ways to find the hurt.
Often there are multiple ones.

I suggest that when feeling an urge you Dona full body awareness Meditation. As in get some privacy. And start with calm.breathing. than check what kind of sensations come up in your body obviously there will be laut but shove that to the side. Think about your current situation and what stresses youy that will usually lead to either a body sensation or thoughts about stress discomfort etc…
That will be a great hint what you do not like… If you start thinking about how you experiences this the first time or wlabout other experiences that also lead to the same sensations you might find a chain of behaviors and beliefs etc.

Bests

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Good to know, I was able to help :smile:

Haha sure bro :sweat_smile:. It’s not necessary to maintain a lot of habits though, just meditation and exercising are good enough if you are a busy person but still make sure to do then consistently on a daily basis, just maintain a few good habits but aim for never missing them.

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Ya. That’s a good idea, doing mindfulness meditation. I was also thinking of keeping a small pocket sized diary to record my feelings and emotions daily so that I would know which ones are prevalent.

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Day 0 coming to an end. After many relapses in last week I am pleased that today I was able to move on.

I planned some new things and learned some too.
Like the video down below. It’s good for the people who have exams to give.

It’s not about Nofap… Well not everything in this world is about nofap. Still I find this relevant because it’s about on focussing on learning new things and finding joy in them.

My anger and frustration has decreased since last week as I am focussing on doing things rather than avoiding some.

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Day 1 ended yesterday.
Not feeling any urges. Keeping myself busy.
Still working on the first step- healing trauma. Without it there is no curing of addiction. Willpower method doesn’t work too long and it doesn’t address the root problem.

I heard a beautiful thing yesterday from a leading psychotherapist

Using willpower means using logic to something. But addiction is an emotional problem. How can you deal an emotional issue using logic?

Meditation (20 minutes) - it was not easy. My mind was like a storm.
Yesterday I fasted too.

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Day2 completed. Writing on 02.12.2021.

Yesterday evening when I was tired, my mind was suggesting me to watch it… to give in. I didn’t even had energy to stand up and wash the dishes. It was 10 pm…seemed to early to sleep but I knew if I would be wake then the mind will force me to do it. I didn’t had so much willpower at that time to stop it. So I slept.
I would suggest everyone to sleep early.

Anyways, I had dreams… of girls… and relationships… and friendships…adventures… etc. I know that with everyday of Nofap the dreams gonna get more weird and erotic. But the main thing was, I didn’t gave my mind much time and space to ponder over it. I keep myself busy.
Before even I attempt further steps, I need the foundation strong. I need to face my insecurities and make myself emotionally strong.

I need to raise my EQ.

What would I do if I quit porn?

Goals:

The two most motivating or dominating factors in my life are ‘Time’ and ‘Freedom’.
Every decision based on my life is to save time and to be free. Free to express myself and do what I like.
Porn had taken these 2 most precious commodities from me. 3rd was my relationships with people, of course.

If I quit porn, in the upcoming months/years I would use the saved time to have my freedom and to build something big and productive in life. That could be a big career or a business. I would work on myself physically, mentally and spiritually which I’ve been trying to since many years but failing badly because of my addiction because I start things but never come to finish. Consistency is my weakness.

Most of all, I will try to make up of all those lost years and try to have that financial freedom which provides me time to do my things my way.

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My dear diary…
Day 0 again. For another reasons. I reset the application.
Anyways… I’ll follow the app counter…

I just finish making a new "Mentorship University " page. People who were in that group know that I suddenly left that group without telling. I have yet to ask forgiveness from them.
At that time I didn’t know how that group was helping people. I saw that people were not so interested as I expected. There were very few mentors but I forgot that good things take time… like wine. Not that I drink.
Few brothers have motivated me to make the group again and here I am…

Last MU group was like a professional thing. It was serious. Interesting but somewhat serious. I like it but I was too not comfortable with some things.
New MU group will be more flexible and fun. The mood has been totally changed.

Today I had no urges because I was too excited to start something new. My mind was fully focused on developing something. Something not only for me but for the others too.

Back to track again… :steam_locomotive::train::railway_car::train::railway_car::train::railway_car:

Day 2 going to completion

:new_moon: Woke up around 5 am… had set an alarm :alarm_clock: for 4 am… haha
:last_quarter_moon: Bath in the morning always. It’s important. Then 30 minutes of mantra meditation
:waning_gibbous_moon: Power packed Podcast for 30 minutes
:brain: learning before going to bed. This makes brain sleepy.
:eyes: Now I’ll read a book on my Kindle before going to sleep.

No urges today. Kept myself completely busy. Sleeping early. It’s important for waking up early. Dreams are changing.
Looking forward to next day.

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Day 3 coming to completion

:new_moon:Woke up at 7. Didn’t hear the alarm. Dreamt a lot… atleast 30 dreams.
:last_quarter_moon: Did mantra meditation for 30 minutes… Of course after morning bath, which is important.
:waning_gibbous_moon: Learned whole day… Exam is coming.
:speaking_head: Talked with friends. A person should talk atleast 2-3 times per week with friends and family to avoid depression.
:eyes: Watched Podcasts. Learning something new daily.
:pray: Focussing on spiritual growth.
:money_mouth_face: Eating healthy. Health is the real wealth.

No urges today. Kept myself busy.
:x:No video games. Replaced with learning books
:x:No movies on Netflix. Replaced with good podcast or videos.

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Day 4 coming to completion…

:new_moon: Woke up at 6:30am…struggling to wake up earlier. It takes a good skill to wake up and snooze everything which has an alarm into it. I can write a book on "how to snooze and rest again in peace.

:last_quarter_moon: Took bath in the morning. Which is important. 30 minutes of mantra meditation. I slept more than I was awake. Well, no one said it would be easy :notes:

:waning_gibbous_moon: Power podcasts for 1 hr. This one was very heavy… very deep. Not easy to understand.

:x:As always… replaced some habits with good habits. I swear, it’s very hard to not think about the game I was playing since 1 month… So addictive. Time will tell how strong my resolve is.

Still, the first thing is trying to develop gratitude. This is just a temporary phase till my exam. After that the real work will begin-- Confrontation and healing of the past trauma, where I’ll try with a microscope to find the root problem.