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What Works For Me by OTR
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If you've made progress - thank G-d, double your merit by inspiring others as well! Post the tips and advice that worked best for you in your journey to sobriety or tell us about recommendations you heard from others that work.
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Re: What Works For Me by OTR 18 Jun 2025 11:30 #437564

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I have not been on GYE consistently for many years. I do come back and check in. I am happy to see that overall my life has improved. My sanity and sobriety has also improved. My main focus over the years shifted from "working on the problem" to creating a general atmosphere and life circumstance that was supportive to my positive moments and wins.

An early morning means you have to have an early night. An early night takes care of a significant period of risk.

I also learned that power of daily learning like Vayimaen or some other quick thing like that. 

Scheduling is a key tool.  Most recently I started scheduling my Sundays. This is after getting into a routine of weekday work and learning. I had always left my Sundays to basically rot. Rotting is the first step for me in acting out. So I started getting ahead of it, and planning what I was doing on Sunday. SPecifically my plan was to avoid isolation. That helped. 

Filter- I still find it hard to not see the full images in the news and the like. But at the end of the day, no skin tones is way better. I find that I am less focused on the news I used to be focused on anyhow. 

Re: What Works For Me by OTR 18 Jun 2025 12:26 #437565

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Shalom, and thank you for checking in.

What you have described has helped me tremendously as well. I think it's part of how Torah is the antidote to the YH - because Torah is life. Not just learning Torah, but living Torahdik. When our life is full, there is less room for that unstructured spontaneity that hinders our assertive positive choices. 

Please try to visit more often and share your experience with others who can gain from reading about it.
Hatzlacha and Kol Tov
Today is yesterday's tomorrow.
The yetzarim a person has the most trouble dealing with are his most powerful God-given tools for developing his potential and achieving shleimus.
It doesn't matter how big the number is, only that today it is going up by one.

Please feel free to reach out. I'd appreciate connecting with you (via GYE, email, or phone - whatever floats your boat)
A little about me: guardyoureyes.com/forum/19-Introduce-Yourself/412971-I-Want-to-Help-Others
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