Instagram’s algorithms are poison
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Hello, welcome to the forum!
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I’m 2 weeks clean or no Porn, no Masturbation, no dating apps
I’m also 1 month and 4 days of no phone sexting or sexting
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I feel out of sorts and I need to talk it out with this group in particular.
I have split my PMO timer into P and MO. With the P part I am still going, 17 days in, longest streak in a while. My MO part had to be reset though there was no P involved.
I used MO as a way of “coping” when I felt overwhelmed. As always it worked in the moment but since then I have felt off. Like the overwhelm never left me. The calm place I had before has disapeared for a moment.
Its been a hectic weekend and I have felt on edge throughout. I need to find a way to return to that calm place, to reduce the overwhelm.
PMO will not help, MO doesn’t help either. I think the best I can do is use this as a lesson and keeo working on better coping strategies.
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This is how I have had to set up my timers. I have struggled with my emotional regulation and my ability to cope woth everyday stressers. It’s hard to give up what has helped bring you that relief.
The hardest part of this whole thing has been preparing for all of the repressed emotions that come roaring back in when I stop acting out. Talk therapy and journaling have helped me immensley. Journaling has been very effective because it forces me to slow down and chew through my overwhelming emotions when they pop up.
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I’ve spoken to my shrink about my pmo. I didn’t so much crave the P, as I needed the MO. The P was just a tool imo to get what I needed/wanted.
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Thank you both, thats really helpful to hear.
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On a roll. Congratulations on a good May. Remember that you are worth all of the love and acceptance that you require to strive 
Excellent! Take good notes on what you are actually doing to stay sober on a day to day basis. Write down positive experiences. You are doing right things. We are proud of you!
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Good day folks. 10 days free from PMO. As exciting as it is, I am not letting my guard down. Still ever cautious, and still ever wary of complacency. Sidenote: also kept YouTube, Social Media, Obscene Movies and Music at bay.
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Good for you. You’ve got this
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Thank you!
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20 days PMO free. Nothing to celebrate about; for this is a never ending battle.
“We fight. That is how we win, and that is how we die.” - Ragnar Lothbrok
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Checking in on you. How are you holding up?
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Im holding up good
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I’m 9 days sober clean of no porn, no masturbation, no edging, no dating apps, no phone sex or sexting.
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This is great! So much green! Yet, it’s still one day at a time. What matters, is today. You are teaching your brain new pathways and learning new ways to cope. You were not made for porn and things related to it. We are proud of you.
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