Destroying my "Gooner Brain"
Day 0
by Anonymous
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I've had this app for about a week now and I've relapsed over 10 times. I'm just so done with it all, disappointed in myself but also full of hatred towards my failure. I know I have it in me I just need to "destroy my gooner brain." The part of me that just does without thought and only with pleasure in mind. I just need to destroy and control it and become the one in control of my own body, not pixels on a screen that simulate intimacy. In the end it comes up to lack of discipline. I need to do more things that I don't want to do to train my brain to resist not only porn but all the addictions of the world. Words of encouragement and advice would be appreciated. Good luck, and Godspeed brothers.
It’s a journey brother. When I committed to stopping, I went from doing it every day to eventually every other day. With time that became maybe 4 times a week. Then 2/3 times a week. Then once a week. Now I can pretty comfortably go over a week sober but sometimes I slip. Point is that over time you will get stronger. Just keep up. The hardest part is starting. God sees you have a spirit of repentance so he is patient with you. If you stumble, get back up. The only way we fail is if we despair and give up. Remember that you aren’t fighting temptation. Temptation is fighting you. Identify triggers like accounts on social media or times of the day and avoid them or occupy them with something else. Commit time to reading scripture and prayer to develop a hunger for righteousness and you won’t want to do this anymore. I’ll pray for you, keep your head up. God bless you