Recent content by Matt1234

Hi all, I am a 44 year old man with a wife of 17 years and a son. I deeply love them. They're everything to me. I recently did something I never thought I could ever do. I hurt my wife. I betrayed her trust by viewing inappropriate content online. I didn't intend to have this happen. It was a...

Is it in any way a good idea to be intimate with my wife during the process of recovery? I realize that it is a focus question. If the energy is focused on the relationship instead of in other directions, meaning addiction, can it be beneficial?

I had a realization. There can be a lot of feelings and situations that directly contribute to addiction. What I am doing is three things. 1. Realize that porn is hurtful to myself and those I love. Therefore, it's not an option. 2. Separate from and confront the feelings that led to this...

Thanks very much guys. Pinman, it means a lot to know that people are out there facing the same things. I'm just focusing on the people I love and striving one day at a time. That's all we can do, but by doing the work necessary to change, any of us can do it. Be positive. There are a lot of us...

I have to write this from my own perspective. Through all of this, I have done the thing that I never thought I would do. I hurt my wife. That's the problem. Now, I have lost her trust, and that is what is killing me.

Hi all, I'm a 44 year old Male with a wife and a son. I have found myself in a situation of my own making that has hurt people I love. I am not going to pretend that I am the good guy here. As a result of my actions, I have a very low opinion of myself. I hurt people that loved me, and now my...