Checking in - 40+ days

Hello fellow NoFappers. Just checking in. I promised my partner to go without masturbation for 30 days (sex continued). Now, going for another 60. Then 120, eventually the goal is to forget about the streak and just live a life of no porn and no masturbation. I am also simultaneously working on a quitting guide for young men as I go about my journey.

The single biggest thing that has helped me through my journey is the commitment I made to my partner. It is much tougher to break than a commitment made to myself. In fact, there is 0 option to break it, which is what makes it so powerful. Breaking it means failing my partner. I understand that not everyone has a partner, but realise that if you set a hard boundary and never negotiate with yourself, it is very possible to escape this trap.

Anyway, this is just a check-in. Recently, I have been getting thoughts mostly triggered by instagram. My approach has been to keep instagram on my phone, not delete it. I use instagram to consume content about my interests, and have a VERY clean algo to the point that promiscuous content very rarely comest to my feed. When it does, it is in a non-promiscuous content.

I guess this is just a reminder that thoughts may come, even after 40 days, but it's how we response to them that matters. You have power over your thoughts. Don't let them have power over you. Good luck to everyone.