u/Thick-Coast-9109

Hi everyone,

I'm an S7 Computer Science student, and I have my Infosys placement in about a month.

I'm comfortable with Python (syntax, lists, dictionaries, functions, etc.), but my biggest weakness is DSA problem solving and pattern recognition.

I've been practicing for around 20 days, but when I see a new or indirect problem—even an Easy one sometimes—I go completely blank. I don't know how to start or how to identify which approach or pattern to use.

I can understand solutions after seeing them, and if I revisit similar problems later, I can often solve them. But with new problems, I struggle to connect the dots.

For those who were once in a similar situation and improved:

How did you build your problem-solving skills?

How did you learn to recognize patterns?

If you had only one month before placements, what would you focus on?

I'm willing to work hard—I just want to make sure I'm practicing the right way.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm an S7 Computer Science student, and I have my Infosys placement in about a month.

I'm comfortable with Python (syntax, lists, dictionaries, functions, etc.), but my biggest weakness is DSA problem solving and pattern recognition.

I've been practicing for around 20 days, but when I see a new or indirect problem—even an Easy one sometimes—I go completely blank. I don't know how to start or how to identify which approach or pattern to use.

I can understand solutions after seeing them, and if I revisit similar problems later, I can often solve them. But with new problems, I struggle to connect the dots.

For those who were once in a similar situation and improved:

How did you build your problem-solving skills?

How did you learn to recognize patterns?

If you had only one month before placements, what would you focus on?

I'm willing to work hard—I just want to make sure I'm practicing the right way.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm an S7 Computer Science student, and I have my Infosys placement in about a month.

I'm comfortable with Python (syntax, lists, dictionaries, functions, etc.), but my biggest weakness is DSA problem solving and pattern recognition.

I've been practicing for around 20 days, but when I see a new or indirect problem—even an Easy one sometimes—I go completely blank. I don't know how to start or how to identify which approach or pattern to use.

I can understand solutions after seeing them, and if I revisit similar problems later, I can often solve them. But with new problems, I struggle to connect the dots.

For those who were once in a similar situation and improved:

- How did you build your problem-solving skills?

- How did you learn to recognize patterns?

- If you had only one month before placements, what would you focus on?

I'm willing to work hard—I just want to make sure I'm practicing the right way.

Thanks in advance!

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I'm 21 and I've been addicted to porn for over 10 years. I used to watch porn every day.

Over time, I noticed that I could only get a strong erection while watching porn, and as soon as I closed the video, my erection would disappear within seconds. Because of this, I think I may have developed porn-related erectile problems.

About a month ago, I decided to quit porn completely.

During this month, I watched a series and found one of the actresses attractive. I ended up searching for her nude photos, and on different days I also searched for nude photos of similar actresses. I never watched porn videos or intercourse—only nude images. I think I peeked around 10 times in total.

I also created my own sexual fantasies in my mind to see if I could get an erection. I wasn't using the nude photos to test myself—I was imagining my own scenarios to check whether I could still get an erection.

Now I'm worried that I may have undone my progress or reset my brain back to where I started.

My questions are:

- Would you consider this a relapse or just a lapse?

- Has anyone else experienced something similar?

- Can repeatedly peeking at nude images and testing erections through fantasies significantly set me back, or should I stop now and continue my recovery?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have been through something similar. Thank you.