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...

8 months clean of seed retention. it wasn't easy but overtime i recovered and overcome a issue i dealt with for a long time since i was 14 years old.

5 months 28 days sober. it wasn't easy but i eventually found a way to defeat the devil and the urges of not giving in to it. one book that opened my eyes to overcome the habits. BOOK: Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill. strongly recommend you try to give it a read its a eye opener book. it may help with others to overcome the porn/other addictions to reach your full potential.😀

Hi all hope your all doing well. Iv seen prostitute‘s on and off for about 7 years now only about 2 years ago maybe 3 that I realised I couldn't stop. Iv mostly tried to stop by will power but I defiantly know I carnt stop on my own. I stopped for 4 months once and then slipped up and again and then I slipped up again yesterday after 1 month. I feel this problem will never go away. Im 27 now and dont want to be dealing with this in my 30’s. Im willing to do everything I can to stop I just need support. Looking forward to my call with Josh today and hopefully get into the program he has set up. I need this change in my life to become a better person. Sorry the paragraph but needed to get it off my chest. Im here to support and be supported by people like me. That want to overcome this horrible addiction.