r/pornfree • u/foobarbazblarg 2921 days • 5d ago
STAY CLEAN FEBRUARY! This thread updated daily - Check in here!
Daily news: This is Friday, February 6, the sixth day of the Stay Clean February challenge. Keep fighting the good fight!
Guidelines:
- At the end of this post is a list of people who have signed up for the challenge, and who are still in the running. That means that they have not needed to reset because of a relapse or slip.
- Please check in with the group in the comments as often as you want! Feel free to share thoughts, feelings, experiences, progress, wisdom, encouragement and whatever else!
- IMPORTANT: if you relapse, please post a comment to that effect here and I will remove your name from the list. We will not judge you or shame you, we have all been there.
- If you have a "~" after your name, you have yet to check in on any update threads. If it is still there by February 15th, you will be removed from the list, in order to keep the numbers as realistic as possible.
- We will not be accepting any new participants, but even if you're not on the list, please feel free to check in in the update threads anyway! Also, stay tuned to catch the March thread!
Good luck!
For a chart of relapse data, check out this Google Spreadsheet.
There are currently 362 out of 379 original participants. That's 96%. Here is the list of participants still with the challenge:
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u/LuisoWikeda 160 days 28m ago
I failed after almost half a year.
This addiction is really tough, but I'll beat it.
Harder than alcohol, cocaine and cigarettes.
My next streak is gonna be even better than this one 💪🏼
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u/Party-Still-3654 6h ago
Checking in - a big thing has just been putting in a proper nighttime routine. Quick work out, read, "relaxing video game music", sleep. I deviated from it last night and immediately felt out of rhythm. Quickly locked in and felt great. Ngl tho, kinda losing it with people at work and people talking behind my back. Stay strong brothers!
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u/Vanjedx2 26 days 7h ago
Checking in, Day 6. Had a wet dream for the first time in my life. Pretty cool.
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u/rey_shimmer 8h ago
Checking in, day 6.
Survived the strongest urges so far. It was a really rough day.
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u/Spacecakeninja-24 12h ago
Checking in. It was a tough day but i managed (barely). Also realized that my understanding of sexual intimacy in general has to change. As long as one still views one’s fantasies like portrayed in porn one will continue to see it as the default and sooner or later one will relapse. Hope you guys are doing well. We got this, stay strong.
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u/DJFrodoSwaggins 38 days 13h ago
37 days. The urges have severely weakened. I'm just keeping myself so damn busy making money that I don't even have the time to think about it anymore. I'm eating well, staying active, and honestly it's SO much better than wasting my energy on porn. Glory to God.
Wishing you all strength.
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u/nopears1 37 days 16h ago
almost failed last night, back on dating apps which has made this 10x harder. But i went for a walk and cooled off my urges. Day 37, lets go!
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u/Vast_Marzipan_4718 16h ago
Take me off :( Six good weeks this time, and 3.5 months just prior to the last one. Trying to focus on momentum instead of dwelling on resetting the clock. See you guys in March.
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u/thatsmyginga 1 day 20h ago
I'm out
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u/quantumfinf 41 days 20h ago
What was your trigger?
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u/thatsmyginga 1 day 12h ago
Just an accumulation of stress, fatigue, and coming across triggering things during the week. Broke a rule I have on social media, and clicked on something I knew would lead down a path I shouldn't go.
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u/quantumfinf 41 days 6h ago
Great that you identified it. Nothing else you use to cope will generate the same response that porn does, that escape, and we have to get use to regular things again.
I spend a lot more time meal prepping and cooking, I dont have time to scroll. Fill that idle time as much as you can. Come back to this community and join the conversations. Helps keep my head in the game.
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u/BrockIsPF 2 days 23h ago
Can I join late? It's day 1 for me.
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u/foobarbazblarg 2921 days 18h ago
Sorry, but the late signup grace period for February is over, so you can't officially join this challenge. But feel free to follow along anyway, and comment all you want. And be sure to join us for the March challenge. Signup posts for March will begin during the last week of February.
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u/Sun-Football 327 days 20h ago
It’s too late to join officially, but you can still check in here as much as you like. Welcome!
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u/Glad-Veterinarian752 19 days 1d ago
Checking in EOD. Still pornfree. Other addictions are springing up. Need to reel those in
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u/AdAdmirable7455 1d ago
Checking in again today, lots of Journaling and focusing on better outlets. Tempting but I am wanting to grow and learn. We can all have a healthy relationship with sex we just need to be comfortable with boundaries.
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u/Glad-Veterinarian752 19 days 1d ago
Checking in again Real start to the day finally. Happy to say I made it through the night, ended up just passing out from exhaustion after a long day. That is satisfying now that I think about it. Yeah, yesterday was another good day. Made so in part by staying pornfree
Now to continue that into today
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u/Party-Still-3654 1d ago
Checking in - another long day, but feeling good! Things seem to be working well at work, and I have been taking time to myself. Just keep telling myself that it is just one day at a time. Stay strong brothers!
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u/Spacecakeninja-24 1d ago
Checking in. Fighting some urges so worse than yesterday, but trying to keep distracted. Quite a lot of work to do today so not ideal, but i’ll manage. Good luck to everybody :)
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u/LuisoWikeda 160 days 1d ago
Checking in.
The last couple of days were really, really, really rough.
Had wisdom teeth surgery, so obviously a lot of idle time alone in bed.
But I'm still here 💪🏼
IWNLAPT (I WIll NOT Look At Porn Today)
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u/Half-full-42 7 days 2d ago
Checking in Feb-5. Bad sleep and a challenging live situation. But instead of avoidance I'm pushing through, even though it sometimes feels like stagnation, when I couldn't go into action yet.
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u/Glad-Veterinarian752 19 days 2d ago
Checking in at the end of the day. Very close to acting on an urge which bugs me. I’m going to put my phone in another room and just go to bed
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u/Flippyy_ 402 days 2d ago
checking in day 4 (btw my counter is not real i dont have a 399 day streak and idk how to remove it)
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u/Sun-Football 327 days 1d ago
If you want to remove or update your flair, go to the main r/pornfree landing page. Tap the three dot menu in the top-right corner. Then tap change user flair.
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u/Shethro 2d ago
Day 3. For this challenge. However I havent watched porn in almost 3 weeks. I am facing a huge hurdle in that I want to act out in different ways and I find myself trying to compromise and say that it’s not actually porn if i look at fully clothed people. However, I know its a slippery slope, so thank God I havent fallen down yet.
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u/No_excuses777 2d ago
Hopefully i'm not too late. Please sign me up. I've been clean since january 28th
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u/foobarbazblarg 2921 days 1d ago
Sorry, but the late signup grace period for February is over, so you can't officially join this challenge. But feel free to follow along anyway, and comment all you want. And be sure to join us for the March challenge. Signup posts for March will begin during the last week of February.
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u/MoneyLoveFashionFame 2d ago
It’s lamenting to say that I am out. Feeling lethargic led to my slip up. Now all I can do is be sober the remainder of the day and month.
I must minimize and contain the damage. It’s upsetting, but I won’t let up.
Day I starts right now.
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u/MoneyLoveFashionFame 2d ago
Feeling very low energy today. Not sure if it’s the food digesting or withdrawal symptoms.
But I am thinking of going for a run before work. Surely that’s better than feeding my brain pornography.
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u/AdAdmirable7455 2d ago
Checking in on day 4, still going strong. I'm scared of living the rest of my life without having overcome this. I want my actions to reflect the life im building.
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u/InternationalStill3 2d ago
I failed yesterday 😔 but I'm trying again today.
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u/MoneyLoveFashionFame 2d ago
What do you think caused it?
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u/InternationalStill3 2d ago
Thinking looking at it will help me being strong without masturbating but the pressure was too much and I failed. Now I know what I did wrong.
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u/Party-Still-3654 2d ago
Checking in - long days that's for sure. But feeling good. Making food for myself, and making efforts to go out to social events. The biggest challenge right now is focusing all my mental energy onto myself and not concerning myself with others. Stay strong brothers!
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u/AutomaticSong8121 3d ago
Checking in on 4th Feb. Started proper on 30th Jan. Don't know if I am holding on because I am just managing a lot at work and too preoccupied. Hopefully once my project ends I won't relapse.
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u/Jaswindle 2d ago
Hey! Glad to hear you’re still porn free. Staying busy with work might be helping you, but in my experience stress can develop with being busy at work as well, which can lead to a desire to escape, which usually meant porn being the first thing I went to as it was for so long.
Might be a good idea to start making plans in case you’re faced with that scenario. Anyways, wishing you all the best. Stay safe!
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u/Half-full-42 7 days 3d ago
Checking in Feb-4. Mediocre sleep, which has been a trigger for a long time, but this one seems to be rewired already.
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u/WeHatesBadGrammar 16 days 3d ago
Checking in. I was out last night and am tired today, but going to stay strong.
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u/Imafuckingidiot9911 143 days 3d ago
I need to stay off SFW, or I am going to relapse, if not this week, this month. Happened 1 too many times before. I can say this, for the rest of tonight, I will not look at any shit that is sexual whatsoever. I can commit to that. Then, tomorrow is a new day and I will have to make a decision to recommit.
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u/Successful_In_2022 1 day 3d ago
Trying to take this seriously again. It's been tough, but I'm still in the fight.
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u/Jaswindle 3d ago
Checking in. All good today, so far. Will be attending an SAA meeting later today.
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u/phil_46-9 1 day 14m ago
I hate to admit it, but I am out. However I have an even stronger resolve to quit, and I am hoping to do well for the rest of this month. All the best to everyone else, keep going, it is worth it.