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Re: MickeyMussar's journey 08 Jan 2025 17:27 #428720

  • mickeymussar
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I have maintained my streak and I have been asking Hashem for help when anticipating challenges (I had to work late at night on Sunday and Monday and would normally be in a lot of danger) and He has taken away the urges and thoughts of acting out. In addition to getting off P/M, I have been trying to stop watching youtube at work (I work from home and only have to meet deadlines at work that I can usually meet with focused bursts) as it steals my focus and primes me for acting out. Yesterday was not so great, but it was after two days of getting ~4 hours of sleep and I still managed to finish a task that I have been pushing off. 

I am going to try to post short journal entries each day, but I don't want to start using GYE to avoid work and have it replace youtube. 

Re: MickeyMussar's journey 20 Jan 2025 23:54 #429651

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I have stayed away from P, but I as I was working late on Motzaei Shabbos, I turned on Youtube while finishing a project instead of just getting my work done and going to sleep and found myself looking at things on youtube that felt like P (and were definitely close enough to make me want to act out). I was able to hold back, but I did not work on Sunday (and especially not on Sunday night) because I was worried about slipping more. 

I have also found myself spending too much time with a silly "game" that is designed to be infinite. Every time I want to go try a few things out, I end up just going on and on. This morning, I lost ~2-3 hours. I set up a delaying page so that I have time to think before I start (I didn't block it so that I won't just turn the blocker off because I feel too restricted).

I have been listening to recovery podcasts and something that struck me this morning was a comment that a lasting change will come from a new identity. Right now, it feels like I am a mevakeish entertainment/escape. I want my new identity to be a mevakeish Hashem, but I am not sure how to get there from where I am.
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