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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
If there’s something you really want to do but it’s no good for you and you shouldn’t do it, how do you distract yourself to stop yourself endlessly thinking about it and slipping up and doing it?
Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier.  |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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Archive it.
Whether it's mentally or physically archiving something, I archive it. Every time I get the urge to do that thing, I do something that's better for me. Duolingo. Going for a walk. Voicenoting a friend. After a while that urge kind of disappears. |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
"Archive it.
Whether it's mentally or physically archiving something, I archive it. Every time I get the urge to do that thing, I do something that's better for me. Duolingo. Going for a walk. Voicenoting a friend. After a while that urge kind of disappears."
Nice. That’s good.  |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Archive it.
Whether it's mentally or physically archiving something, I archive it. Every time I get the urge to do that thing, I do something that's better for me. Duolingo. Going for a walk. Voicenoting a friend. After a while that urge kind of disappears.
Nice. That’s good. "
Oh seeing as SuperSlut has brought up sex below my previous post. Sex is a great distraction. And gives you all the lovely endorphins.  |
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By *mf123Man
over a year ago
with one foot out the door |
I went back to the sport of old to both get fit and unleash my frustrations while also punishing myself everytime i feel an emotion begin to trigger for anything with pushups
As well as learning about something called the circle of control that helps me loads but im not immune either way i still want what i want either way |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
"Archive it.
Whether it's mentally or physically archiving something, I archive it. Every time I get the urge to do that thing, I do something that's better for me. Duolingo. Going for a walk. Voicenoting a friend. After a while that urge kind of disappears.
Nice. That’s good.
Oh seeing as SuperSlut has brought up sex below my previous post. Sex is a great distraction. And gives you all the lovely endorphins. "
Nope. Nope. It’s part of the problem! |
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Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier. "
Find something horribly addictive that itself requires it's own detox:
Gaming (immersive, e.g World of Warcraft)
Binge watching (e.g Criminal Minds, or something similar with 15+ seasons)
Dru.... Oops. Not those!
Reading? |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
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Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier.
Find something horribly addictive that itself requires it's own detox:
Gaming (immersive, e.g World of Warcraft)
Binge watching (e.g Criminal Minds, or something similar with 15+ seasons)
Dru.... Oops. Not those!
Reading?"
That made me laugh. These are great suggestions, and the need to wean from in their own right clever. Will swop one problem for another, that’s my kinda logic! |
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Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier.
Find something horribly addictive that itself requires it's own detox:
Gaming (immersive, e.g World of Warcraft)
Binge watching (e.g Criminal Minds, or something similar with 15+ seasons)
Dru.... Oops. Not those!
Reading?
That made me laugh. These are great suggestions, and the need to wean from in their own right clever. Will swop one problem for another, that’s my kinda logic! "
It's effective.
Really.
Well... It creates a circular problem. Like a never ending death loop of endorphin highs and lows. A dizzying roundabout of compulsions. |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
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Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier.
Find something horribly addictive that itself requires it's own detox:
Gaming (immersive, e.g World of Warcraft)
Binge watching (e.g Criminal Minds, or something similar with 15+ seasons)
Dru.... Oops. Not those!
Reading?
That made me laugh. These are great suggestions, and the need to wean from in their own right clever. Will swop one problem for another, that’s my kinda logic!
It's effective.
Really.
Well... It creates a circular problem. Like a never ending death loop of endorphin highs and lows. A dizzying roundabout of compulsions."
It’s all good. Everyone here knows the one thing I’m built for is a downward spiral of misery. I’m in  |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
"If there’s something you really want to do but it’s no good for you and you shouldn’t do it, how do you distract yourself to stop yourself endlessly thinking about it and slipping up and doing it?
Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier. "
Chronic masturbation?  |
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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago
London |
"If there’s something you really want to do but it’s no good for you and you shouldn’t do it, how do you distract yourself to stop yourself endlessly thinking about it and slipping up and doing it?
Ideas?
I’ve got to fill up a week, at least. Then think it’ll get easier.
Chronic masturbation? "
Sounds painful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I once had a bad habit I wanted to break. It was a habit for over two decades, and no not smoking. It was a secret I hid very well and no one, outside of my immediate family, knew I had this habit.
I tried to give it up over a dozen times in the two plus decades I had this habit. One day, I woke up and told myself I was only going to think about not doing it for an hour. Extended that another hour, and so on until I made it an entire day. At the most difficult part of the day when I knew I’d want to fall back into this habit, I made sure I had something occupying my mind and hands.
It’s truly mind over matter. Before I knew it it was a week of not doing this anymore. I thought I’d never ever make it a week without this. Then it became a challenge with myself. I’d want to tick off days on a calendar to show myself I could have a long streak of not doing this anymore. It became something I never even thought of after two weeks. It felt foreign after three weeks not something I did for over two decades. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I once had a bad habit I wanted to break. It was a habit for over two decades, and no not smoking. It was a secret I hid very well and no one, outside of my immediate family, knew I had this habit.
I tried to give it up over a dozen times in the two plus decades I had this habit. One day, I woke up and told myself I was only going to think about not doing it for an hour. Extended that another hour, and so on until I made it an entire day. At the most difficult part of the day when I knew I’d want to fall back into this habit, I made sure I had something occupying my mind and hands.
It’s truly mind over matter. Before I knew it it was a week of not doing this anymore. I thought I’d never ever make it a week without this. Then it became a challenge with myself. I’d want to tick off days on a calendar to show myself I could have a long streak of not doing this anymore. It became something I never even thought of after two weeks. It felt foreign after three weeks not something I did for over two decades. "
I like it. I practice attention management it sounds quite similar |
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Have you considered a exploring a new interest? The films of a particular director, the work of a writer you've been meaning to check out. There'll be so many things you'll be learning it might focus your mind away from what you don't want to be thinking about. |
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"I bake and eat the was whole batch /cake daily 
Cooking is going to feature heavily. Beware the number of cooking threads I will probably be posting!  "
I shall look forward to these! I need to do some more baking! |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
Chippenham Malmesbury area |
When I'm pushing myself to my limits doing a physical sport and I'm experiencing severe pain I fixate on a small scratch on my finger (for example) and make out (to myself) that it hurts more and I no longer feel the real pain; this distraction at an obsessive level, don't just bake but promise someone an extravagant cake within a really short ti_eline, there'll be no room in your head to think of anything else.
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