Have you guys cold turkey'd all your vices at once? Or did you get rid of one at a time?

oldredder · 2017-08-22T04:33:23+00:00

honestly life was boring so I added 2-3 more vices to keep it spicy

Inchado · 2017-08-22T01:45:45+00:00

Building new habits and getting rid of others does not have to be a one-for-one exchange. You can cut out all of those at once. The key is in the environment. Remove yourself from the environment where your addictions exist. Experience new ones.

[deleted] · 2017-08-22T01:39:58+00:00

I cut all of my vices at once, except weed and cigarettes. I smoke a hell of a lot less than I did. I'm still working on cigs but it was way harder than I expected it to be. And as long as smoking weed doesn't impact my path, I'm ok with it. I can afford the extra bit I spend, and I think it does wonders with a safe stress relief

Entropy-7 · 2017-08-22T02:10:23+00:00

Drop bad habits or add new ones one or two at a time with a couple of weeks to a couple of months to adjust.That is, cold turkey or whole hog. Another one or two in moderation (that is, cutting down on a bad habit or easing into a good one) and that's probably the limit. Trying to re-engineer your whole lids in the space of a few days can be maddening and frustrating as you try to hold 10 things together all at once; the failure rate can be a lot higher than slaying demons one at a time.

chiefbl · 2017-08-22T02:16:31+00:00

You know yourself the most. Though I think you already answered it yourself. You tried to deal with all the demons at the same time and you simply relapsed back. Try another method then. Deal with them one by one. There's no right way, but there are fast and slower ways.

However in my honest opinion, I believe it's simply a case of a lack of discipline on your part. If you really wanted to quit ... You would have made it work. But we're all humans. Learn from experience and keep trying

Huskimbo9 · 2017-08-22T04:29:00+00:00

One at a time. Quit weed cold turkey,just didnt call the supplier is all it took. Working on video games now. Was in a good streak but i got bored again and started fucking with it again.

Im cutting the cords this time

skoobydoo214 · 2017-08-22T13:39:08+00:00

I have cut out weed, alcohol, fapping, most junk food, and a good amount of caffeine. All at once; cold turkey. I was a wreck doing all of the above every day all day.

The only thing I can do to cope now is to exercise, meditate, read, and take lots of cold showers. I am also throwing myself into improving my professional life - more resumes to better places and working on my side business.

It's been close to 3 weeks now (yes yes small drop big bucket). I feel no urge to drink. I sometimes want to smoke when I get really pissed off but the three above activities keep my temper more or less in check.

The hardest thing to stop has been fapping. I find myself involuntarily snapping my head at any scantily dressed woman in a 50 ft radius - especially in this hot weather. It's especially hard at night when I get super urges and sometimes want to release just to sleep if nothing else.

The pluses have been worth it. My anxiety went from an 11 (1-10) down to about a 4 and still reducing. I seem to be more approachable to people because I find more random strangers initiating conversations with me. I have dropped close to 10 pounds (6ft from 195 to 185 - working toward 175ish) so I feel healthier. My skin also glows more and my eyes look clearer. My cognition and memory seem to be improving in small doses as well.

The insomnia really really sucks and I don't sleep much at night because of the excess fapless energy stores.

The self discipline has caused my confidence to increase tenfold.

Title	Have you guys cold turkey'd all your vices at once? Or did you get rid of one at a time?
Author	redpilljourney89
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Date	August 22, 2017 1:33 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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