konstantin
Member
I've been trying this for years. Years. With mixed results. Like many of you, I've been using PMO since my teens, but I didn't sense it was a problem until recently. I started making efforts to quit about two years ago. I've managed to string 60 days together several times, but I've always managed to relapse somehow.
This is day one of a different strategy. I need to remember that I can't just be myself without PMO, I have to actually become a different and more healthy version of myself. This involves reducing alcohol, nicotine, exercising more and working more on things that I enjoy.
So far in 2017, I've managed more than two runs of more than 60 days clean. I was doing so well, but a really stressful situation came up that ultimately lead to me giving in. I need to figure out ways of managing stress better. This time it's going to be forever. I'm going to post on here everyday to update you guys on my progress. In this, I'll post (3) things I've learned each day. Here are my three for today:
*Start every day with meditation
*Agree to big plans - change is commitment, not necessarily incremental
*Challenge your beliefs - they need to change in order to beat this.
This is day one of a different strategy. I need to remember that I can't just be myself without PMO, I have to actually become a different and more healthy version of myself. This involves reducing alcohol, nicotine, exercising more and working more on things that I enjoy.
So far in 2017, I've managed more than two runs of more than 60 days clean. I was doing so well, but a really stressful situation came up that ultimately lead to me giving in. I need to figure out ways of managing stress better. This time it's going to be forever. I'm going to post on here everyday to update you guys on my progress. In this, I'll post (3) things I've learned each day. Here are my three for today:
*Start every day with meditation
*Agree to big plans - change is commitment, not necessarily incremental
*Challenge your beliefs - they need to change in order to beat this.