Realised it's a marathon not a sprint

On and off wearer for several years. I'd always put the cage on with the idea it should stay on as long as possible, then inevitably end up disappointed when it came off a few hours or a couple of days later.

With a bit of inspiration from some posts here I've changed it up a bit:

I now aim to wear it as much as possible but no longer worry about taking it off. So if it gets uncomfortable or I'm doing an activity where I'm not confident to wear it then it comes off and I can try again later.

It's shifted my mindset to a default that it's on and the total time wearing has gone way up. So if it comes off for an activity then it goes straight back on when I'm finished, but gradually there are becoming fewer and fewer things I'm not confident to do caged. It suddenly feels like Locktober might not be impossible after all.

I've also found it helps to leave the ring on even when uncaged because that way it's quick to pop back on again. The big mental change is that I miss it when it's off and can't wait to get it back on again!