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Re: No Despair Allowed 21 Aug 2025 22:31 #440664

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Keep up the great work!!! You are inspiring people in ways you don't even know!!

WOW 58 Days!!! Wow 70 days!!!! WOW!!!

Re: No Despair Allowed 22 Aug 2025 12:47 #440685

Hello, everyone.

I am grateful to Hashem for another day clean of pornography and masturbation.

Day Count: 59 Days
No 'P' Count: 71 Days
Cumulative Count: 1729 Days

Re: No Despair Allowed 27 Aug 2025 12:25 #440889

Good morning, everyone.

I got to 60 days no M and 72 days no P on Shabbos. Then, on Motzei Shabbos, I had a fall. 

I spent two hours, literally, going through three school's worth of schedules, supply lists, required forms etc. I legitimately needed to wind down, but unfortunately, without thought, I turned to recreational Internet use. Sadly, one thing led to another until I fell. I was not נמשך for a long session and I did not have a downward spiral. I'm disappointed but not derailed.

I communicated with two accountability partners the next day and I'm back on track. 

Day Count: 4 Days
Cumulative Count: 1733 Days

Note: Does anyone know how to edit a day that was checked as a success? In the OG 90-Day Chart, you used to be able to make edits. I need to turn the 24th into a fall. I had checked 'I'm on Track' after Shabbos, but then... Can't seem to make that edit on this new interface.
Last Edit: 27 Aug 2025 19:26 by שבע יפול צדיק וקם.

Re: No Despair Allowed 27 Aug 2025 12:42 #440890

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Dear Brother, I'm sorry that you fell. Getting to follow your journey up to 60 and 72 wasis a huge inspiration. Now seeing you getting back up is an even more huge (Donald Trump kind of Yuge!) inspiration! You are a Tzaddik. Absolutely a Tzaddik Everyone agrees.

Thank you for showing us all the power of remembering that our cumulative days don't ever disappear. Every day and every moment counts.

Hatzlacha, as the journey continues . . .
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.
There is no "just" when it comes to lust.

Please feel free to reach out. I'd appreciate connecting with you via GYE, Gmail (same as my username), or phone - whatever floats your boat.
A little about me: guardyoureyes.com/forum/19-Introduce-Yourself/412971-I-Want-to-Help-Others
Last Edit: 27 Aug 2025 12:51 by BenHashemBH.

Re: No Despair Allowed 27 Aug 2025 13:49 #440892

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I know this may be out of place, but would it help to rent a office just for yourself so that you don't have the temptation next to you 24/7? Yes it costs money but no amount of money is worth your freedom. (I sell phones and I'm trying to pivot to other things so I don't have a stumbling block with me all the time. its tough to change not going to lie)  on a side point I used to work at home. when I switched to a office I became a lot more productive. your wife may also apricate it as women are nest builders and view business running out of their home as a attack on THEIR "little nest" they work so hard on building. (I can't speak for everyone this is just my experiences). anyway thnx for opening up to the boys it really helps us feel that we are in this together.

Re: No Despair Allowed 27 Aug 2025 16:37 #440902

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Note: Does anyone know how to edit a day that was checked as a success? In the OG 90-Day Chart, you used to be able to make edits. I need to turn the 24th into a fall. I had checked 'I'm on Track' after Shabbos, but then... Can't seem to make that edit on this new interface.

Up here you will see a man icon press on that go to "My Progress" scroll down, you should be able to change what you want there.

Keep strong!

Re: No Despair Allowed 27 Aug 2025 19:23 #440912

BenHashemBH wrote on 27 Aug 2025 12:42:
You are a Tzaddik. Absolutely a Tzaddik Everyone agrees.


I am a צדיק. It isn't a stretch. Even in the area of קדושה. A few measly minutes of fall do not counteract 2+ months of קדושה and פרישות.

Here's why: I live a life of monogamy. My wife and I keep the holy laws of טהרת המשפחה. We keep the holy laws of צניעות when it comes to dress. The great advantage of working from home is that I am not tempted or urge-ified by female co-workers. I have Internet protection that blocks explicit material, forces safe search, restricted modes, and blocks sites that are known to have explicit material even if it isn't the main point of the platform. I have not been to a beach or a public pool in almost 20 years. I have created and continue to refine a process by which I work out at home in order to avoid any necessity to go to a mixed gym.

Do I have room to grow? Yes. But I am not going to be derailed by a fall. Especially when I can celebrate such a long period of avoiding P&M. The longest streak I've had for years.

Update: I used the GYE help chat feature. Chaim reset Saturday for me, so I was able to mark it as a fall. Shout out to Chaim.
Last Edit: 27 Aug 2025 19:27 by שבע יפול צדיק וקם.
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