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Scientific studies show that it takes 90 days to break an addictive pattern in the mind. Start your own Log of your journey to 90 days! Post here to update us on your status and to give each other chizuk to stay strong!

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On the way! 04 May 2020 01:50 #349145

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	I guess this is going to be a log to keep me honest and such. This is day one. It went ok.
	Last Edit: 04 May 2020 01:50 by Edwardpotter. Reason: spelling

Re: On the way! 04 May 2020 02:16 #349147

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Being home is very challenging to be honest.

Re: On the way! 04 May 2020 03:02 #349148

Singularity Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder To write, or not to write? Posts: 1507 Karma: 78	Mr Potter By home do you mean a dingy tower on an island in the middle of the ocean? Perhaps the time is drawing near that your invitation to release will arrive! Welcome to GYE!
	"Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his sobriety level?" "... It's over NINE-ZEROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" One day... At A Time :-D Introduce Yourself and get a free karma point from yours truley! My Thread

Re: On the way! 04 May 2020 19:52 #349183

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Day 2. So far so good.

Re: On the way! 05 May 2020 12:16 #349212

starting Current streak: 5 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 469	Great going Keep it up!!
	The start of 'STARting' is 'star'. Just start and you're a star!! 'the cleaner I stay, the cleaner I stay' - AlexEliezer העבר עיני מראות שוא, בדרכך חינו (תהלים קיט, לז) PM me for my phone number

Re: On the way! 05 May 2020 15:23 #349221

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Addiction is more powerful than us, and if we try to fight it head on we will almost always lose. Once we are standing at the edge of the cliff, we are very vulnerable to falling off of it. Instead, we must stay as far away from the edge of the cliff as possible. Therefore, one of the most powerful tools in this struggle is making good fences.

One great way to make "a fence" is to create a list of things that we will do before allowing ourselves to fall. The list can be made up of various items, such as "call mother", say a Kappitel Tehilim, take a 20 minute walk, etc... Just pulling out the list and looking at it may already be enough to dissuade us from acting out!

Keep up the great work!

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?"
feel free to reach out @ ahavayirah@gmail.com

Re: On the way! 06 May 2020 02:39 #349272

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Day 3. Still good, getting a bit more difficult. Thanks to everyone for your support.

Re: On the way! 06 May 2020 13:52 #349292

starting Current streak: 5 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 469	Keep it going!! It helps to work out what causes the hard moments so you are more prepared when they come
	The start of 'STARting' is 'star'. Just start and you're a star!! 'the cleaner I stay, the cleaner I stay' - AlexEliezer העבר עיני מראות שוא, בדרכך חינו (תהלים קיט, לז) PM me for my phone number

Re: On the way! 06 May 2020 20:14 #349317

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Edwardpotter wrote on 06 May 2020 02:39:

Day 3. Still good, getting a bit more difficult. Thanks to everyone for your support.

Its going to get harder as you go along, but don't give up! Just remember, never try to fight the Yetzer Hara. When the urge comes you run as fast as you can to get away from it. It can be literally or not. You can run away by going outside or you can just quickly grab a book or something to distract yourself. As long as you have the mindset of running away you should be ok!

Re: On the way! 07 May 2020 02:39 #349352

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Day 4. Today also went well, BH.

Re: On the way! 07 May 2020 03:08 #349354

Singularity Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder To write, or not to write? Posts: 1507 Karma: 78	Awesome! Climb that mountain.
	"Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his sobriety level?" "... It's over NINE-ZEROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" One day... At A Time :-D Introduce Yourself and get a free karma point from yours truley! My Thread

Re: On the way! 08 May 2020 20:16 #349440

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Day 6. Slipped. Recovered, hopefully.

Re: On the way! 08 May 2020 21:16 #349444

Edwardpotter Current streak: 171 days OFFLINE Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Karma: 1	Fell. Time to restart.

Re: On the way! 10 May 2020 02:09 #349461

שבע יפול צדיק וקם Current streak: 1 day OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 550 Karma: 33	Welcome to the GYE. I appreciate your honesty. Good luck!

Re: On the way! 10 May 2020 04:07 #349477

Singularity Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder To write, or not to write? Posts: 1507 Karma: 78	Maybe share a little more about yourself?
	"Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his sobriety level?" "... It's over NINE-ZEROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" One day... At A Time :-D Introduce Yourself and get a free karma point from yours truley! My Thread