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Re: Square one 18 May 2021 18:14 #368648

Hope everyone had a good Yom Tov
I have a bit of an urge to masturbate tonight, the first time in a while and probably the strongest urge within this streak.

I'll try keep you all updated bn

Re: Square one 18 May 2021 20:58 #368649

BH I think it's passed
Day 33
BH clean
Last Edit: 18 May 2021 20:59 by looking_to_improve.

Re: Square one 19 May 2021 12:16 #368667

Been feeling a bit more 'on edge' todayI think I had a dream about acting out last night, and I've been thinking about certain things last night and today, so maybe that why it's on my mind today (to be honest it doesn't matter why it's on my mind, but I just need to deal with whatever hand I'm given)
I can now appreciate the menuchas hanefesh I've had over the last ~30 days, it's barely been on my mind at all for a while, which I'm very grateful to HKB"H for.

Will try to keep you all updated
Last Edit: 19 May 2021 13:21 by looking_to_improve.

Re: Square one 19 May 2021 14:47 #368676

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As you move back to a regular routine post Yom Tov, iyh things will quiet down...
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Re: Square one 19 May 2021 20:43 #368695

Day 34
BH clean today, despite having a low level urge for some of today

Re: Square one 20 May 2021 03:32 #368721

I think I had a dream about acting out last night

Been there. Waking up and being like what just happened. Don't worry about it and just do your best to keep moving forward
Think about how good you'll feel if you say no to desire and compare that to how bad you'll feel if you say yes.

Desire is unique in the way that it is never fulfilled -  if you give in the desire comes back even more powerful in just a few days. Telling yourself that its ok because this is really the last time doesn't work because you are just adding new images to your head that will cause future falls.

The Joy of triumph over the yetzer hara is worth the effort it takes to win. It IS worth it! Keep fighting!


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Re: Square one 20 May 2021 12:54 #368733

Been having a lot of thoughts about girls I know, family friends etc. I need to try catch myself when my mind goes into these thoughts and topics, it's not conducive to stating clean when I get caught up in thoughts and fantasies

Re: Square one 20 May 2021 15:12 #368740

Feeling a bit weak now, and have an urge to masturbate. 
I would likely masturbate now if I knew I could see something (not only porn).
Going to go learn some more now, counting down the minutes until dinner because I need a energy boost and don't have any food with me right now

Re: Square one 20 May 2021 16:38 #368742

Had a solid hour of learning and dinner is now BH

Re: Square one 20 May 2021 20:23 #368751

Day 35
5 weeks clean bH
Possibly the hardest day so far in this is streak, but BH didn't act out this afternoon, and actually managed to learn well just after the urge was at it worst
I can see that the urge to masturbate was lower today than in the past, maybe because I've been staying cleaner for longer, or perhaps because I have a reliable filter and don't have any access to anything negative. It does get easier

Overall it was a successful day BH
Last Edit: 20 May 2021 20:30 by looking_to_improve.

Re: Square one 20 May 2021 23:16 #368758

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I just went through your other threads.
I just wanted to say you're an inspiration for not giving up and please keep trucking and posting. 
If you had 500+ days in the past, you've more than shown you can absolutely make it.
Bad days come, but they go away too. They don't stay long, hopefully.
Do you have real life friends you can call? Or from GYE for that matter.
Any form of social contact is always a very good relief.
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Re: Square one 21 May 2021 04:18 #368769

Snowflake wrote on 20 May 2021 23:16:
I just went through your other threads.
I just wanted to say you're an inspiration for not giving up and please keep trucking and posting. 
If you had 500+ days in the past, you've more than shown you can absolutely make it.

Thank you I appreciate it. (The 500 weren't consecutive, I still haven't gone above 68 days in one consecutive streak)

Bad days come, but they go away too. They don't stay long, hopefully.
Do you have real life friends you can call? Or from GYE for that matter.

I have one or 2 guys from GYE who I'm in contact with. It's not always so convenient to call because we're in different countries. I've spoken to one real life friend about this recently, although I don't really give him updates when I struggle etc,

Any form of social contact is always a very good relief.

Re: Square one 22 May 2021 23:08 #368818

Day 37
Clean over shabbos BH

Re: Square one 23 May 2021 15:09 #368856

Feeling a small urge now, I have a zoom shiur for 45 mins now, will update afterwards, sometimes being in a zoom shiur compounds the issue, so I'll need to be on guard

Re: Square one 23 May 2021 15:59 #368861

Feeling pretty much back to normal now BH. I don't always prepare for this shiur, but it definitely was worthwhile preparing today, it's easier to forget about an urge when you can follow the shiur
Last Edit: 23 May 2021 15:59 by looking_to_improve.
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