Recovery Journal - Another Step Towards a Better Life

[Morad Ido]

Introduction

Hi everyone, my name is Morad, I am 31 years old, recently married and I am joining this forum to end negative habits like playing videogame, online chess and doomscrolling on my phone while in the bathroom. All these completely disconnect me from the flow of my day and leave me feeling really drained and distracted. I have made many positive changes in my life this year, mainly quitting porn and masturbation completely for almost 4 months now and feeling really solid with it. I decided to tackle the next "lighter" vice which is gaming and compulsively being on my phone while in the bathroom. Sometimes, I don't even need to use it but I I will still go in because I feel this urge to just be on my phone without distractions, even when I know there is nothing really to check. I don't want to continue like this. I want to be present in my life with things that matter and don't want to be a 31 man that plays stupid videogames or compulsively binge plays online chess when there are so many other responsibilities that I am neglecting. Today this ends here. Tomorrow I will be starting my detox. I plan on starting a journal and filling it up as much as I need to stay clean. I also love gamifying my life. I look forward to posting here entries about me working toward my goals of improving in meditation, fitness, trading, and learning Portuguese ( I moved to Brazil a year ago). 

Tonight starts a another chapter where I make a pivotal change that puts me on a much better path in life going forward. I did this before and I will do it again.  

Day 1 

Day 1 successfully finished. I am proud of myself for this accomplishment. I spent a total of 60 minutes meditating (3X20min) and it really set my mind right for a day that was really productive despite different external challenges happening. Tomorrow I have another big day leading up to my wedding and am going in the morning to my first crossfit class in a long time.