After a stumble with Facebook, "Momo" posted on the forum:

I need to learn from my fall, and this past fall has taught me that I have to cancel my Facebook account. It's really a waste of time anyway. The only reason I've been keeping the account is to see what's new in my friend's lives, see new photos of their kids, and have all of their email addresses in one spot. So I'll be "out of the loop". I'll miss someone's birthday. I'll miss a cute photo of a kid smiling. …

Shalom Rabbosia- tough day today. My son was sick the entire night and I stayed up with him for most of the night. I woke up late and felt that aimlessness – my wife dropped him off at Gan and ran off to work – and just felt aimless. What now? I can’t be late to learning – but I can’t keep my eyes open.
Normally, my response would have been to escape my aimlessness by acting out – a way of being able to say that I was helpless, and …

Making Nedarim (vows) can be a very powerful tool in this struggle, and Chazal indeed encourage Nedarim for these type of tests. However, vows must be made very carefully and only for short periods of time (at first) to assure that they can be kept under all circumstances. See this page and this page of our site for advice on how to make vows safely and effectively to help in this struggle.

A Bochur, who had been clean for many months, recently wrote:
I had …

I just had a moment of weakness; a few minutes of teiva (desire for lust) that I have not properly had in quite a while. 
Boruch Hashem I was successful, despite lowering my guard for a few minutes. The alarm bells were ringing and many thoughts and memories overwhelmed me with the feeling of not wanting to let down myself, those who care and love me, and also our dear members and supporters on the GYE forum.
I then re-discovered the ‘Windows of the Soul‘ handbook; This is my favorite and is …

Hello Everyone. I have been away on holiday and now I’m back!! And I have missed writing but have managed to read some of the recent Chizuk emails which I am grateful for.
My initial goal had been to reach 30 days, and now that I have managed the full month, the aim is to push for 40 days – which is achievable, b’ezrat Hashem.
Guys, it has been such a crazy past week I do not even know where to start (apart from having a great …