As mentioned in the modules, the recovery journal is a very effective way to go on the offensive with your recovery. Up to this point, you have been reacting to urges, intrusive thoughts, and fantasies. Now it is time to go on the offensive! So here is how you can use this journal to maximize success: (I will know if you don't use this) Daily Entry: You can do one or both of these entries for your daily... 1) Talk about benefits, vision, or the "why" for that day. This can keep you mindful of why you want to get over your sexual vices, especially early on. You can even do the opposite, even though I personally don't use this one very often. So you can talk about what your life would be like if you were to continue to act out with porn, masturbation, or sex workers. 2) You can plan for you day in terms of recovery... Are you anticipating a stressful day? Plan on how you will deal with the stress when it comes up so you can ensure that you don't use a sexual outlet instead. Expecting down time? Create a plan... Use this entry to plan for potential pain agents so you can deal with them properly. This is my favorite use of the recovery journal and something that I still use to this day! Reactive Entry: Use this entry when you find yourself dealing with an urge. WHY? Because you will have DATA. WHY did the urge come? WHERE were you? HOW did you react? WHAT can you do in the future? It can even stop you from acting out, especially if you were to talk about your "why". Retrospective Entry: This is done after any setbacks that you may experience... Most men try to forget the experience ASAP because they don't want to sit in the pain. However, there is so much important data they aren't considering like WHY? WHEN? What can I do better on in the future? The men that have the most success in recovery collect this data when a setback occurs. If you want success, you do these daily below...

I am trying to change my beliefs about sex through reading on the subject. I’m currently reading “The Coiled Serpent: A Philosophy of Conservation and Transmutation of Reproductive Energy”. Great book to help with abstaining. If you have any other book suggestions that has helped you, please let me know

Day 22/30 I relapsed day 22. I came so close! But it it what is. I just got to a point where I started getting bored by the repetitiveness of my routine. I felt like I was punishing myself. My brain forgot how painful it was, every-time I engaged in this behaviour, it was reminded this weekend. So I am confident that I can recover from this. I had the worst experiences when I relapsed so hopefully that will drive me to drift further and further away from my bad habits. What let me down was the weekend, this is when we tend to ruin our lives, I’ve found. So I am making a routine for my weekends. I need to find other ways to treat myself. I am going to start church every Sunday to give me some sort of stability and responsibility for the weekend. The main goal is to become a better man that people can rely on. I need to continue building a strong foundation for myself. We go again, an attempt at a month clean. I will keep you updated

hi guys I haven’t seen an escort for 6 days I’m trying to do 30 days. This hasn’t happened for the past 10 years :( wish me luck. I’ll keep you updated (I’ll be honest about everything). please support me as best as you can feel free to message me.

Comment below #dandelions to make the agreement to yourself and the community that you will do the work necessary to make changes in your life!