Go for it, each relapse only makes you stronger and wiser to face the next temptations.
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Iāve been there my friend. I know those triggers all but too well. I can also tell you from my experience that cutting out YouTube or trying to install a porn blocker was not helpful. We end up finding ways around it, the monkey brain is persistent that way to get that dopamine fix. The only way is to not entertain the thought itself, kill it at the root. Even when you are triggered, at that very moment in your mind, take back control. Donāt fight the urge, but listen to it and observe how it tries to consume you. It will eventually fade away. This will make you wise next time it tries to hijack your brain. I find this works for me to attain longer streaks.
Edit: On day 5 now, starting to feel some benefits again. Better energy, mood and focus.
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āYouTube or trying to install a ā ā ā ā blocker was not helpful. We end up finding ways around it, the monkey brain is persistent that way to get that dopamine fixā
This. At the root of it all, itās entirely about self discipline and control. Anything that happens is influenced by my own conscious decision at the end of the day. And now that Iāve reminded myself of that, I will get to my highest 12 day streak 12 days from now. No excuses 
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Keep us posted Mr. Lem, you gonna go beyond 12 days, just stay focused on the benefits.
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Day 2 and a half. Feeling much better than I was the past 2 days. Itās amazing how bad your mental state can be in terms of tiredness, no motivation etc without realising it until you start getting out of it. Got no urges. How are you guys doing?
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Glad to hear that man. I find the following day after a relapse feels hollow, like something is off and not quite right with my energy levels and mood.
On my 7th day now. Running strong and not looking back!
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Hate to say it but I relapsed today. It was strangely MO not PMO. Counter reset, feels bad typing this out. Backnincontrol, I hope youāre still on your streak!
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Its ok dudeā¦this timeā¦dont lose
Hey man donāt be hard on yourself. I often try to not treat relapses as something bad or awful. If it happens it happens. As long as you keep track of the triggers and understand them better each time, you will keep getting better at itā¦ even if progress seems slow.
Yup still on my streak day 10. No serious urges so far. Staying productive / busy helps.
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You can all do it. Stay strong and fight that dopamine release.
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4 days going strong. Iāve found as long as you donāt seek/peek (even once and itās game over) and you truly commit to quitting, the journey is much easier to handle. Weāll see in the coming week up to my 12 day personal best from hereā¦ 
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True, even a sneak peak is enough to start a downward spiral. No two ways about it, we gotta be clean in our minds itself and never entertain the idea / thought.
On day 13, fought a few urges off and still in control.
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Yeah brother, its all downwards the moment we entertain a lustful thought cause it will excite us and reactivate the neural pathways in our brain that turned us into addicts. It becomes a lot harder to beat urges the moment you entertain them even for tiny bit. Theyāre like a virus, even a tiny bit of exposure gets you infected.
Of course no one can be so obsessed with avoiding such triggers as they are all over society today. Movies, youtube, Netflix, advertisements are all full of material to get your monkey brain infected by lustful thinking. However in the end it us up to us to entertain those thoughts or not. So even if we mistakenly see something that can trigger the addiction pathways, we still can choose not to act upon it. It is only when we willingly choose to pursue such thoughts for just a minute or two for the dopamine fix, that the downward spiral begins.
Just my 2 cents.
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6 days, feeling good. Half way there
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Almost at 9 days, zero peeking zero urges. The only benefit Iāve felt is not feeling depressed, you know that feeling of poor mood low energy you get in the first day or 2 following relapse?
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good work. I will take it seriously again. there are still a few days until the end of the year. Iām currently on day 2.
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Awesome man! Iām sure youāre starting to see improved energy, mood, mental clarity, drive and strength to bring massive positive changes in your life. Keep it up and keep us posted on your progress.
Iāve nearly completed day 18 and Iām seeing a strong change in my life patterns and productivity. I feel like I can do anything I put my mind and energy into.
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Try, try, try, try and try till you succeed.
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18 days, congrats. The flatline is a bit demotivating for me at the moment. I donāt mean Iām going to relapse, itās just that my mood is neutral. Not positive or negative. I got brain fog for daysā¦
Though at times I briefly feel euphoric, like everything is going to be okay. A feeling of hopefulness. Even if itās for just a few minutes, it opens my eyes up to where I want to be in life. And because of that I absolutely wonāt relapse. Iām at 9 days going strong. Youāll get there @Ruffy
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