u/Mammoth-Geologist-72

So I have a major problem. I am a really big procrastinator and I feel like I’ve been a passenger for the last 5 years of my life. I have been nothing but a slave to my addictions (not the really bad stuff like smoking and drugs and what not).

Everyday passes by so fast I feel like I’m missing so much. I am 24 right now. I don’t want to be 30 the next time I blink and I’ve done nothing during that period of time.

So my plan is this:

For the next 3 months I will go cold turkey on all of my problems. So that means no social media, instagram, TikTok, YouTube. No junk and processed foods. No AirPods and listening to music anymore (It’s a major problem for me as I always have them on for like 80% of the day). I am also obese (which compared to 5 years ago I was a high level athlete). No staying up later than 11pm (currently I’ve been going to bed at 2-4am). And Last, No Gooning to Porn. This is what I will do for 3 months and this is aggressive.

This is what I will replace it with:

My replacement for social media and music will be to start being active in my life and start doing things I actually wanted to do years ago. That is to start planning to write my own book and also to start a YouTube channel. Now moving on, my replacement for my addiction to junk and processed foods will be to create a healthy diet plan for me to enjoy and follow. As for My weight loss and porn problem, this is what I plan to do. Every time I feel the urge to return back to my habits, I will instead go for a 5km walk (that’ll be multiple times a day for me). This is to lose weight and get my mind off of gooning. And with staying up late, I will have alarms to notify me when to go to bed. Plus with no social media, going to bed earlier will be a lot easier and quicker to do.

I am trying to reset my life and this is my plan to do just that. I know this’ll be hard and it’s very aggressive, so I have some questions if you guys could help.

How long does it usually take for someone to break a habit?

Will this aggressive form of cold turkey negatively impact my mental wellbeing and my body?

Is this a good idea and do the benefits out weigh the negative outcomes of this if things go well?

And does anyone else have any experience in doing an aggressive cold turkey of this degree? What did you do to make things easier?

So I have a major problem. I am a really big procrastinator and I feel like I’ve been a passenger for the last 5 years of my life. I have been nothing but a slave to my addictions (not the really bad stuff like smoking and drugs and what not).

Everyday passes by so fast I feel like I’m missing so much. I am 24 right now. I don’t want to be 30 the next time I blink and I’ve done nothing during that period of time.

So my plan is this:

For the next 3 months I will go cold turkey on all of my problems. So that means no social media, instagram, TikTok, YouTube. No junk and processed foods. No AirPods and listening to music anymore (It’s a major problem for me as I always have them on for like 80% of the day). I am also obese (which compared to 5 years ago I was a high level athlete). No staying up later than 11pm (currently I’ve been going to bed at 2-4am). And Last, No Gooning to Porn. This is what I will do for 3 months and this is aggressive.

This is what I will replace it with:

My replacement for social media and music will be to start being active in my life and start doing things I actually wanted to do years ago. That is to start planning to write my own book and also to start a YouTube channel. Now moving on, my replacement for my addiction to junk and processed foods will be to create a healthy diet plan for me to enjoy and follow. As for My weight loss and porn problem, this is what I plan to do. Every time I feel the urge to return back to my habits, I will instead go for a 5km walk (that’ll be multiple times a day for me). This is to lose weight and get my mind off of gooning. And with staying up late, I will have alarms to notify me when to go to bed. Plus with no social media, going to bed earlier will be a lot easier and quicker to do.

I am trying to reset my life and this is my plan to do just that. I know this’ll be hard and it’s very aggressive, so I have some questions if you guys could help.

How long does it usually take for someone to break a habit?

Will this aggressive form of cold turkey negatively impact my mental wellbeing and my body?

Is this a good idea and do the benefits out weigh the negative outcomes of this if things go well?

And does anyone else have any experience in doing an aggressive cold turkey of this degree? What did you do to make things easier?