The Big Problem of Counting Days and Streak Apps- Advice from Someone with 800+ Days Off Porn
You might be seeing this post after relapsing again for the 657th time. Or maybe you're on a great streak and you're really happy about it. One of the biggest if not the biggest problem with the quitting journey is counting the days. You may be asking, "what's so bad about that?" Well, a lot, actually. By counting the days, you are subconsciously affirming to yourself that you are a fapper- you might as well be counting down the days until you do it again. Counting the days keeps the addiction in your mind, even though that's the opposite intention of counting. Streak apps like No Relapse and No Fap are elaborate schemes that make you think that you're quitting when they're really just reinforcing the day-counting idea and everything coming with it. Changing your mindset is key to success in quitting porn or masturbation. The best way to accomplish this is, whenever you want to think about your day count, change your thinking process to "I just don't do it anymore." Eventually, your brain will start to believe it.