I wrote down some negative effects of a PMO relapse to encourage myself and others not to relapse
Negatives of a relapse:
-Sluggish/low energy
-Lack of clarity/brain fog
-Guilty feeling right afterwards
-Have to clear history/search history
- Zero drive/motivation
- Craving instant gratification afterwards/have zero interest in delayed gratification(will likely binge on junk food and short form content like YouTube and reels)
- Have no interest in God/things of God
-Memory problems
-Feeling like failure/stuck in the loop of “this time I will really lock in”
-Stutter/stumbling over my words/losing train of thought during conversation
-Making eye contact can be very difficult
-Way harder to get up in the morning
-Wasted time(PMO session is usually hours) - Procrastination
- Brain is wired to continue the cycle even more, instead of reversing the cycle
How To Avoid Relapse:
- Take Every Thought Captive(2 Corinthians 10:5)
-Practice delayed gratification(working out, reading, practice a skill) - Being in the present moment(stop daydreaming, stop thinking about past mistakes, stop thinking about future and worry about the current moment)(Matthew 6:34)
-Bible Studying
-Prayer
-Fasting
-Praise and worship
-Limit time on phone/social media
-Help people
-Fellowship and community with people who also want to be better
-Live a pure lifestyle free from drugs/drinking - Don’t hang around people who peer pressure or tempt you to do instant gratification