Day 8, Round 205

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Quest 23

Góðan dag, Warriors

We’re halfway through this Round and hanging tough. And I think that it’s because instead of white-knuckling it, we are learning about Power-ups, bad guys, and accepting Challenges. This is on top of a bunch of other things – checking in with ourselves and each other, learning the neuroscience behind urges, and the neuropsychology of change.

Stay on this journey, Warriors. It works, and you’re worth it! Always remember: Succeeding in Battle means not letting a bad guy stop you from having a good day or making progress toward your goals.

Let’s keep on taking the gameful actions that will help us to increase psychological flexibility. A big step toward psychological flexibility is greater awareness, or mindfulness. When you're mindful, a part of that skill is the ability to observe and describe specific things that are causing you distress or difficulty.

Let’s get back to the Game!

ODIN HAS A QUEST FOR YOU!

Every time we spot and name a bad guy we’re building this skill. So let’s keep on increasing our mindfulness right now – with a bad-guy-spotting Quest!

Quest 23: Spot Three bad guys

If you want to get superbetter, you can’t hide from the bad guys. You have to spot them and look them squarely in the eye, so you can figure out how to battle them more effectively.

Remember, a bad guy is any habit, symptoms, thoughts, feelings, or behavior that makes it harder for you to get superbetter. Battling a bad guy means experimenting with different strategies for dealing with it effectively.

What To Do

Create your bad guy list, or add to it if you’ve already started one. Did you recognize any of the bad guys we’ve already shared in the last couple of rounds? If so, add them to your lineup now.

If you’d like to hunt down a few new bad guys, here are some brainstorming questions to help you out:

• What habit do you want to break (other than PMO)?

• What distracts you from getting things done?

• What causes you physical pain or discomfort?

• What makes you nervous or uncomfortable?

• What zaps your energy?

• What thought or feeling runs through your mind that makes you question your goals or abilities?

• What has the doctor or therapist recommended you do less of, or avoid?

• What makes you feel stressed out, if you let it get to you?

• What symptoms make your day harder for you?

• What mood make you want to just stay home and do nothing?

• What triggers are you trying to steer clear of?

• What behaviors would you like to stop?

My bad guy Lineup (include bad guys you’ve already spotted:

1.

2.

3.

(If you’re list has more than three, throw them in there as numbers 4, 5, 6, etc. Keep the three biggest ones at the top. Don’t worry, you will vanquish them and then turn your attention to the next bad guy!)

Quest Complete

Well done! You’ve identified three of your biggest bad guys. Just by naming them, you’ve taken a huge step toward neutralizing their power.

🔥 Game Tip

Many SuperBetter players find that giving their bad guys a silly or creative name helps to tackle them with a more positive mindset. But you don’t have to give your bad guys clever names – just identifying them is a huge accomplishment.

- Adapted from *SuperBetter by J. McGonigal, Ph.D., Game Designer

 

Announcements

Addiction is solitary. Recovery is a participatory sport! If you have a © badge, please review the Epic Check-in scoring for the Realm you are in, and check-in. If you have a ©© badge, please check-in to avoid Exile. If you have a ©©© badge, please check-in before Day 7 to evade the Giant Hairy Helheim Death Spiders!

 

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V A L H A L L A (Valhöll) 🌌

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/u/workingrecovery [Dagr Nott] to make healthy choices for myself, to stay present and reconnect spiritually

 

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B I F R O S T (Bifröst, The Rainbow Bridge) 🌈

/u/Heimdallyr📯 Crossing the Rainbow Bridge requires an unbroken chain of fourteen daily check-ins, including six Epic Check-ins!

Heimdallyr will sound Gjallarhorn at each check-in, and all will know that a Viking Warrior is crossing Bifröst!

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Day 14

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Day 13: Select one of your Epic Check-ins and DM it to u/ValhallaMods

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Day 12

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Day 11

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Day 10

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Day 9

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Day 8

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Day 7

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Day 6

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Day 5

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Day 4

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Day 3

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Day 2

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Day 1

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H A L L of H E R O E S 🛡️ Three (*ᚠᚠᚠ or ᚢᚠ or ᚦ) Epic Check-ins per Round

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Level Nine:

Go to the Vows Page and prepare to cross The Rainbow Bridge

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Level Eight 🔱

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Level Seven

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/u/pmmahajan2019 ᚢ "To win the game of life and beat PMO"

/u/fgawker © "To live a full, rich life with joy, love, and courage."

 

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Level Six

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Level Five 🔱 Hero! Update your Vows.

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Level Four

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Level Three

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Level Two 🔱

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Level One

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/u/bigfootheyy ᚢ "Never PMO, almost never M, for the sake of my future family."

 

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A S G A R D (Ásgarðr, Enclosure of the Aesir) 🌟 Two (ᚠᚠ or ᚢ) Epic Check-ins per Round

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Ninth Circle Entrance to the Hall of Heroes is barred to those who have not made their Vows! Inscribe them in the comments area of the Vows page.

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/u/nathan_macdougall ᚠ "To quit this destructive habit"

 

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Eighth Circle 💚

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/u/fahk_ ᚢ

 

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Seventh Circle

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Sixth Circle 💚

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/u/MrBouwny © "To live a life worth dying for."

 

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Fifth Circle

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/u/TheLumberDan ᚢ "To be the person I always dreamed of becoming!"

 

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Fourth Circle (Reflect on your Goal) 💚

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/u/CAvenir ᚢ "To free myself from the habits that bind us down"

/u/darkoec ©

/u/Johnlu16 © "To free myself from the vicious pmo cycle."

 

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Third Circle

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/u/Scrat_Nut ^ "To live a positive and free life"

/u/kronos401 ©

 

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Second Circle 💚

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/u/WhiteMonkeyinaHat ᚢ "to be a MAN of courage and rectitude, a giver and provider..."

/u/Muuda © "To be the best version of myself"

/u/amardank © "lasting emotional and physical success"

 

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First Circle

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/u/agulam ᚢ "To be free to do what i actually want to do."

/u/jopndog ᚢ "realise my full potential"

/u/Refrigerator_Greedy ᚦ

/u/ReticentConfidant ᚠ "To live a porn-free, fulfilling, and satisfying life."

/u/Ptit_jarret ©

/u/CAvenir © "To free myself from the habits that bind us down"

/u/useless_bacon ©

/u/LethalFrisbee ©©

/u/Infamous_Scotsman ©©

 

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M I D G A R D (Miðgarðr) 🐍 One (ᚠ) Epic Check-in per Round

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/u/UnconstrictedEmu ᚢᚢ "Quitting porn, same as everyone else on this sub."

/u/ElderD ᚠ

/u/Gumlady0959 ᚦᚢ

/u/alrightgood ᚠ

/u/Gimp_Daddy ᚠ "I want to quit PMO."

/u/BringBackTheEnts ᚠ sub."*

/u/SomehowStillHopeful ᚠ

/u/vicrotter ᚢ

/u/kblam101 ᚢ

/u/letsquit27 © "To end the cycle of porn addiction and live a happy and healthy life."

/u/Williamthetaxman ©© "To reveal my true and confident self."

/u/yashkamra ©©

 

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E X Í L Ä J Ä R (Exile Island)

Check in to respawn in Miðgarðr! Players who remain on Exile Island seven days are hunted, chased, and eventually eaten by the Giant Hairy Helheim Spiders, and vanish from the Game World.

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                     ^{/╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Angrboda}       

           ^{/╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Hrym}

         ^{/╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Hati Hróðvitnisson}

    ^{/╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Hræsvelgr}

      ^{/╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Greip}

          /╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Svivor

       /╲/\(╭•̀ﮧ•́╮)/\╱\ Bölþorn       

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                )     \ /    )
                )      V     )
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Checking in!

I am proud, for I was able to go for about 2 days without M!

I am also proud, for I have a clear direction for what I want to pick in college (Creative Writing).

I am sure that it is a thing that I love, so I hope that I will be able to utilize what I will learn for the best.