How to distract yourself when you are tempted?

[MustardSeedFaith]

Looking for ideas in how to distract myself when I am tempted.  Tried reading certain bible versus, playing video game, and staying away from electronic devices.  Feeling like I need more ideas for nights when it is worse. 

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Try spending less time as possible in bed, at least that's where I'm most vulnerable
Maybe you could try a new hobby, new books, get a part time job or volunteer somewhere.. maybe get a chastity belt? or not
For me physical activity and watching movies is what I like best

Hope this help

[malando]

Looking for ideas in how to distract myself when I am tempted.  Tried reading certain bible versus, playing video game, and staying away from electronic devices.  Feeling like I need more ideas for nights when it is worse.

Are you a man or a woman?

[MustardSeedFaith]

Looking for ideas in how to distract myself when I am tempted.  Tried reading certain bible versus, playing video game, and staying away from electronic devices.  Feeling like I need more ideas for nights when it is worse.

Are you a man or a woman?

A woman.

[malando]

Looking for ideas in how to distract myself when I am tempted.  Tried reading certain bible versus, playing video game, and staying away from electronic devices.  Feeling like I need more ideas for nights when it is worse.

Are you a man or a woman?

A woman.

Ok, thanks, sometimes I just have to check because there are males who sometimes come in this section and misuse it. Carry on!

[MustardSeedFaith]

Anyone else have ideas for distractions when tempted?

[Gambitchco]

Looking for ideas in how to distract myself when I am tempted.  Tried reading certain bible versus, playing video game, and staying away from electronic devices.  Feeling like I need more ideas for nights when it is worse.

How about yoga while listening to music?

[Arantxa]

a firm NO is enough!

[faenoe]

Hello,
I have found that coming on here and reading other people's experiences to be extremely useful for getting out of the rut our brains get into. Whenever I feel a tempted, it stays there unless I do something about it. There are two things that make it go away: breaking my streak, or returning to this forum to get out of my own head and remind myself of what my real goal is.
Hope this helps.

[ShadeTrenicin]

Hi,

I think this differs from person to person. Besides distracting yourself it can also help to recognize what triggers your urges and create a workaround for the trigger.

Regarding the distraction; that is something that you need to figure out for yourself. Physical activity helps for men since the blood flows elsewhere, but i do not know if that also works the same way for women.
But additionally i've read that doing a really anti-sexual chore like the dishes/ironing etc helps. Going outside and away from electronics. And also having a special phrase you say to yourself, kinda like a mantra.

Personally i use the phrase: "is this the person i want to be? I will only feel worse afterwards, that is not who I want to be". This works for me, but it's different for everybody.

I wish you good luck.

[Rookie]

I have 2, being a Christian with a fight against this thing, the first one is "I am not the only one that sees me doing this, He knows about it as well"...that's been a huge deterrent. The other, is if I have a streak going on, currently almost 30 days (might actually be 30 days, I haven't counted in the last couple), I think to myself, "if I cave now, all the progress I did, I have to start over...not going  there". Those 2 seriously help me keep fighting.

And I have all but eliminate the internet in the house. I don't watch any movie that might have not only nudity, but well endowed women...I know my triggers now, and I will want to see them on some sites that show the actresses. So, lately, cartoons only. I don't even look at Instagram anymore, seems the search button only brings me a ton of gorgeous women working out in Lululemons...

Strictly FB, Twitter (and not much of it) online banking and youtube...otherwise, work, groceries, cleaning the house, dad's camp and sleep...oh, and reading my bible a lot more as well.

[Devang Somawanshi]

Mustard seed faith , i am a boy of 18 years old and i was struggling for almost 3 months and have given up porn and masturbation for last 7 days and luckily today i found out that what can control my temptation and it is actually songs, especially of chainsmokers, taylor swift and haillee steinfeld . it helped to come back to reality and do my work . I hope this helps you in anyway