tough day but not in terms of actual desire/slips etc. It's just that the high that I've been on for the last few days since joining GYE is starting to wear off. While I still have not surfed the web for fun in 5 days, but today, I think the adjustment started to get to me and I became a pretty irritable and did not have much patience for friends, wife, kids, etc. and I'm usually not like this. Is this normal? Will it get better? I'm gonna try to listen to some music then try to fall asleep now and see if the sleep helps me be more chilled in the morning.

It is also time to find new kosher and healthy ways to relax and destress. Hatzlocha.  

p.s. I used to watch lots of movies (even 'clean' ones) as an escape from reality. I used to feel they were indispensable, now that I haven't watched them in so many months I really don't miss them that much. (btw before it was movies it was video games. I couldn't imagine living without playing them, then when I was playing them I began to feel like I was wasting time, gee whiz. Eventually I guess it bothered me enough that I stopped. I'll still play here and there but only as an activity and not as a life. Maybe movies (the really clean ones) could be used as an activity in the future but who knows. [not sure if this was so relevant]

Keep it up!  

I found something to remember, is that life is made out of ups and downs. So there will always be bums in the road. Its about learning the tools to sail over the waves smoothly. And I tell myself that even if I feel irritable or uncomfortable or unpleasant NOW, it is only temporary and it will go away (especially if I just go do something else). I tested this once when I was lusting and I put a six minute timer on and told myself, I bet when that rings you won't be in that state anymore. And you know what it took about three minutes. Focusing on the fact that you feel uncomfortable holds us back from accepting the feeling, acknowledging it for what it is (an unpleasant feeling) and moving on with life. It's simple, but not always easy.

Oh, and don't forget the pat on the back for not letting it drag you down.

p.s. I used to watch lots of movies (even 'clean' ones) as an escape from reality. I used to feel they were indispensable, now that I haven't watched them in so many months I really don't miss them that much. (btw before it was movies it was video games. I couldn't imagine living without playing them, then when I was playing them I began to feel like I was wasting time, gee whiz. Eventually I guess it bothered me enough that I stopped. I'll still play here and there but only as an activity and not as a life. Maybe movies (the really clean ones) could be used as an activity in the future but who knows. [not sure if this was so relevant]