33yo - youtube, P, internet, phone, games and M addictions/habits

23/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

It's strange, now that I've achieved my goal of 100 days for each of the above, I suddenly feel much less motivation to continue abstaining. Its as if I was abstaining just to see if I could do it, rather than for the actual benefits it brings me. This seems like a dangerous slippery slope. Well, perhaps its best to just remind myself that my life is, on the whole, better for abstaining from these habits, and that my life would be, on the whole, worse if I were to slip back into these habits. Not sure what else I can say to myself.

Anyone else had similar thoughts and feelings after reaching their goal?

 

24/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

Hang in there man

 

Congratulations on all the positive changes you’ve seen in your life as a result of your abstinence.

 

25/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

Thanks mailboxsam!

 

26/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

I recognise myself in becoming more focused and relaxed when I remove things that are distracting, for me it's social media.

How is your motivation holding up now? You mentioned it has declined since you reached day 100. There are actually some neuroscience behind loosing motivation after reaching your goal. You made reaching a 100 days you goal and not the effort to abstain from youtube, and that can leave a void where you now need something new to strive for. I don't have the answer of how you should handle this, but maybe it's time to shift your focus from abstaining from YouTube and start focusing on doing something else? Or maybe you feel it still has its place?

Thank you for congratulating me for 50 days clean

 

27/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

Motivation is holding up well. To be honest, I don't think about youtube much, not like I did in the first few days/weeks of my abstinence. That's only natural, the brain pathways will atrophy over time.

Posting here once a day is just a low-level reminder that it is/was a negative influence on my life overall. It keeps it in my awareness without me needing to think about it every hour of the day.

I do feel like my focus is shifting to pursuing what I want rather than abstaining from what I don't want. I'm more focused on getting my final year of uni done, and exercising, and building relationship, and a few other things on my to do list.

 

28/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

29/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

30/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

How have you been able to keep your streak going? I've just stumbled upon your journal.

 

31/8/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

Hi Jakovasaur,
What do you mean exactly? Do you mean, what are my strategies/mindsets?

 

Yes. Sorry for not wording it properly.

 

1/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

2/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

3/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

4/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

5/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.

 

6/9/23 complete - no youtube, no P, no web-browsing on my phone, no computer games.