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Feb 1
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Write Your Journal Entries Below!
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...
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5 likes • Jul 23
7.23.24 Today is a new day and I feel more committed than ever to find freedom and learn. I have a renewed interest in the gym and healthy eating. My life is good and I need to figure out why I try to fill my pain with pornography. I have so many God-honoring avenues that can fill my time with. I have a beautiful wife that takes care of my sexual needs and is loving and kind. Today I am working on job applications, playing drums, eating healthy and the gym. I think the root of all my issues is porn. So, I will focus on other things and if urges come up I will change my environment and focus on God and my reasons for staying clean. Thank you for the prayers and support.
5 likes • Jul 27
7.27.24 it's been a good week. I find that I can sit through my urges and survive. My urges are similar to food. If there is junk food in my house, I will eventually give in and eat it. Unless, I can sit on ponder why I want to eat it. I have Google always available to search and find whatever I want sexually to give me a hit of dopamine. I'm learning to sit and think before I start searching and clicking. Why do I want this? What can I do instead? I can mask the pain by giving in or I can feel the pain, learn from it and see that I can survive it without a quick fix from something that only makes me miserable. There is bad food choices everywhere I go and there is poor sexual choices everywhere. I need to focus on what brings me lasting comfort and happiness..time with my family and friends, serving at church, financial freedom and a life that matches my values. Today, I choose to feel my feelings and learn from them. God has been so good to me, more than I deserve, but my life is miserable whenever I leave him out of my choices I'm thankful for the support in this community and the guys that share.
Jun 17
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Good Self Talk Video (Going into more detail)
https://youtu.be/9pIdtMb427c
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New comment Jun 18
1 like • Jun 18
This is really good! Calling out the lies and raising your status that lasts. Thank you!
Feb 1
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Must Do! Module Homework
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!
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Learning and taking action towards freedom and the life I was made for
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