My struggle!

Hy Gabe !I'm Chris and I'm writing down my story here hoping that I get an answer from you and some power to keep me moving forward, but of course I'm sharing my story with everyone so new and old members can see that their struggle is real and they fighting for no nothing.!
I'm writing from Hungary so my english is not perfect but it's enough! so I start....

I think my story starts in my 10th year living on earth, I'm a fat kid with no ambition and no real chance of getting close to a girl.
My parents are divorced so I was constatly traveling back & forth from my dad to home! So as a little guy who had no self esteem and was sweating like a pig from five fast steps I always thought to myself "Is there a girl who wants a guy like me? No...definately no." I writing these things down because I think these are the roots of my addiction. Porn was an escape for me...an easy route.
So one day  I was sitting at my dad's place, my dad was away with some chicks and I found one of his porn movies. He had a lot of those...I started to think " hmmm maybe I should watch one of them..nooo it's not for me." But sadly i needed not much more convincing to put the film into the player and dispose myself to this madness. I was immediately captured by it. As a kid with no chance with women this was the only way I could get some intimacy..( I was wrong..what a fool I was). So from the beginning I started to watch more and more of my dad's movies and even some dirty magazines... maybe it was at my 12 year old period when I realized that we have internet connection at home and I can find tons of more videos on the websites. As with everyone else...this was the time when things began to get really ugly.

I masturbated maybe 3-4 days out of 7 every week. Looking back now...It was a nightmare, but then and there it felt so good.
This is how it happened that not knowing any of the effects of my habit I slowly destroyed my brain in the process....
When I think back I had ED with many women and I thought it was because of anxiety but now I know that it was because over the years I wired my brain to get aroused by porn. The realization began when I started to have difficulties having a boner when I was with my girlfriend , you have to know that she was the girl who took my virginity and the first girl who I started to have sex with.
She began to worry about my ED and googled on the thing...she found some links and shared it with me. Through this I found YourBrainOnPorn.com and with it I had an epiphany. I finally knew what was my problem...I was in both joy and sorrow. I was afraid because I knew that his will be a long and painful struggle!

You know I talked about the girl who took my virginity , we are together know, but this ED problem is destroying our relationship which is not the strongest because we only started dating about a month ago..I feel that in her I found the girl I could love and I don't want to lose her because of this....
So please help me. How she could help me with this? You have any words for her? There are any methods to make my reboot faster?
Lately I started to have withdrawal symptoms such as depression, feeling that I worth nothing, my selfesteem has dropped down to the very bottom, sometimes anxiety, I belive I also had a slight panic attack a few days ago, and the constant fear of losing my girlfirend and that I end up being alone,Intense, insatiable desire for human contact,yet a terible fear of
actualy geting it! and some mood swings...! I know that this will be a painful struggle but I will go through it alone or with the help of others because I know that life will be even better after that.... Thank you !

Much love,
Chris
 

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First I just want to say I am glad you found this site. Welcome to the Nation! There is hope man and I believe you can recover and leave this mess behind you. I have a few thoughts for you...

I think my story starts in my 10th year living on earth, I'm a fat kid with no ambition and no real chance of getting close to a girl.

You can use this reboot process as a time to kill two birds with one stone... exercise! You need to replace porn with other healthy activities and one of the best ones reported by successful rebooters is exercise. Plus it sounds like getting in better shape may help not only your overall health, but confidence as well. I highly suggest a little exercise on most days of the week. It will help with withdrawals also.

I was always in good shape. But spending more time at the gym and increasing the intensity of my workouts really helped calm me down.

Through this I found YourBrainOnPorn.com and with it I had an epiphany. I finally knew what was my problem...I was in both joy and sorrow. I was afraid because I knew that his will be a long and painful struggle!

Just want you to know I had the exact same feeling. Found a Medhelp forum thread where thousands of guys were all saying they had ED caused by porn. BINGO! It's crazy how porn was the last thing I thought it could be and always would check my erections with porn just to make sure by dick worked. Never thought to try masturbating without porn. Then I did and I couldn't... thus my reboot journey began.

The feels were serious. So much joy and so much pain at the same time... I cried many tears from that day til now. It get's better man. Stay strong and patient. I know your strong for posting in the first place...

I found the girl I could love and I don't want to lose her because of this....
So please help me. How she could help me with this? You have any words for her?

One thing she can do is to learn about this problem with you. She needs to learn that this is a physiological problem and has nothing to do with your desire for her, and your attraction to her. It has to do with how your brain has been numbed and rewired. Her having a positive and supportive, and understanding attitude will help tremendously. It will help if you two can speak the same language during the reboot so to say. So read articles and the stuff on the sites to get educated together. Or if you have more time for that than her, you can sum up what you learn and tell her.

She also needs to understand that this is extremely painful for a guy. Not putting pressure on you to perform, and not putting pressure on you to "hurry up and recover" will be helpful for her to understand. If you guys try for anything sexual and it doesn't work just laugh it off and try again later. This will take consistency and patience. Healing takes time.

My advice for your relationship, you need to pursue her heart and not just her body. This is a great time to experience all the other things life and love have to offer other than sex. Get out and live, laugh, and love.

This write up has 5 tips for your partner that can be very beneficial. Have her read them and talk about them with you.

http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/boyfriend-quitting-porn-5-tips

There are any methods to make my reboot faster?

The only thing I can suggest is stay away from all artificial stimulation. Maybe avoid orgasm from a period of time, up to you how long. Do a lot of bonding behaviors. Remember rewiring doesn't have to mean sex. Just touching and time together helps.

Lately I started to have withdrawal symptoms such as depression, feeling that I worth nothing, my selfesteem has dropped down to the very bottom, sometimes anxiety, I belive I also had a slight panic attack a few days ago, and the constant fear of losing my girlfirend and that I end up being alone,Intense, insatiable desire for human contact,yet a terible fear of
actualy geting it! and some mood swings...!

I had all these as well... Withdrawal from porn addiction usually comes in the form of stress/anxiety. But also understand that our situation of having erectile dysfunction at a young age especially with the pressure of having a partner we can't have sex with is depressing in and of itself. It can be a 50/50 kind of situation where half of your what you're feeling is porn related as in physiological withdrawal symptoms, and the other half just situation emotions and feelings.

Pursue healthy activities and focus on what you want to do, ignore what you don't want to do. It will get better.

I know that this will be a painful struggle but I will go through it alone or with the help of others because I know that life will be even better after that....

You're absolutely right. It sounds like you are off to a good start! I hope the best for you. Be patient and stick with it.

Much love









 
It's so nice reading everyone's stories and being able to relate on so many different levels. I've ruined many relationships because of PMO addiction. It sounds like you have a good girl, whatever steps you decide to take just remember to treat her with as much respect as possible and hopefully she will be willing to do whatever it takes to help you rise above your PMO addiction. I recently had the same epiphany that you had, and it was bittersweet exactly as you described. But it's the first step on the road to happiness. Thanks for sharing brother! Take care.
 
Thanks Gabe for the tremendous help you gave me with your words ! I just want you to know that now you are one of the very few people that I consider my teachers in life ! Reading your replies and the comments of other fighters is an amazing thing and makes me feel that I'm not alone with this !  and for my brother @PositiveMentalState Good Luck on your journey my man ! :))
 
It's 1:20 AM in here...I'm at work as a night receptionist at a hotel. The depression is seems to be cooling down. altough I have a strong headache maybe a withdrawal symptom maybe just bad weather coming... I also had another attack what I can describe as something like a panic attack after I had a little fight with my girlfriend. It seems she thinks about this thing everyday and I see that this is very bad for her, altough I'm not saying I'm losing her just I see that she's in a very big struggle too..... I will made clear for her that I will go trough this with or without her. but I love her and I hope that I'm not gonna lose her because if she stays with me she will have the greatest relationship of her life... It's crazy to think back that before all this I was the happyest and most motivated person in my environment and now...I'm a mess. but I know that after this I'm gonna be better than ever...  I'm Chris and I'm telling you guys that there is HOPE! Don't fail for me! Don't fail for us and especially DON'T FAIL FOR YOURSELF!!!! If you're reading this forum you're are seeking for the light and who seeks it will find it ! Bye Bye !!!
 
Hello guys ! I feel I need to share todays thoughts with you about our situation. I realized that our problem is not an addiction, our problem is a lifestyle. Porn made me a lazy-ass fuck, who doesn't give a shit about anything, and doesn't give a shit about himself too. Porn is a side effect of our choosing. Our choosing of being an antisocial person who fears new people and who fears connection....and this is not our fault! This is the fault of our community . where those guys who are special and not behaving like everyone else is laughed at . Our community fears the really talented and the specially gifted and before you could realize your powers you've been attacked from all sides. I belive that every one of us who fights this problem had a different kind of view of the world long before they got hijacked by this epidemic.  I'm curious about your thoughts on this matter.!  + I had a great workout today and I started to see some improvements on the way I see things but I will tell you about this later ! 

Much Love!
 
I belive last night I had something what we call a "Wet dream" . Luckily my girlfirend was in it so I'm not fantasized about some whore... but help me guys...It's hard to remember for me that it is a good sign(i mean the wet dream) or a bad sign??
 
since then I was able to develop a boner few times....I wouldn't say that they're full but they're 80% !:)))  I hope I'm getting out of the flatline a bit....It was horrible
 
The biggest priority in your reboot is your mindset ! :) Guys yesterday something amazing happened.  I talked with my good friend who is a very wise women who used to be my teacher at my Secondary School.  She said that I have to relax...I have to shut down my mind and just be there and enjoy the moment with my girlfriend. and I did just that ! We had sex two times and I wouldn't say that my wiener was at his 100% but It was enough for the act. and it was amazing. I was so glad that I managed to get her to an orgasm both times. So believe it or not  what you think about this is what matters the most !!! If you flirting with a girl or something just relax and think about how awesome you are ! You faced your problem and by doing this you have become way more powerful than those who choose to live in front of their monitor screen !! Keep it up Guys !!!  There's no such thing as bad experience, we have the ability to learn from anything and to evolve !  You have to understand that if you die you restart your life in a different body maybe in a different world and if you don't face your problems in this life every bad thing will emerge again in your new life !  ( Sorry for mindfucking you guys with my beliefs! :D )

Take care brothers !
 
Hey Gabe  ! I hope I will get a reply to this !  I just have a couple of questions ! In the past week I had sex with my girlfriend and on one night I had an orgasm 2 times , can this slow down my reboot and how much? As you can see I'm porn free since August 25
but I'm still having mood changes and this is the only thing that bothers me now because my penis seems to be working pretty well since the bond is stronger with my girlfriend!  The mood change seems to be cool down when I'm out but when I get home and turn on my computer it comes back and sometimes comes back very hard....  Thank you for your help !

Much Love

Chris
 
I'm writing here after a long time because I just completed my 100 days porn free challenge and I'm still having problems with my mood, depression,paranoia etc...and I think I just got back into a flatline... altought I seriously belive that this is because I'm having a good sexlife with my girlfriend with lots of orgasms...  I think this is putting me back into flatlines all the time.. everyone!!!! I want you thoughts on this !  When I had a week or 2 and a half of no orgasms my mind seemed to clear up but after a night with my gf I noticed the withdrawal symptoms again and this is terrible... What should I do ?
 
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