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Escapeandnevercomeback

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Relapse.

Quitting my addictions is out the window these days. I can't stay sober and I can't stay porn free. Yesterday night, I drank some and then I jumped right into a PMO session. I didn't even have urges for porn... I didn't even know why I was doing it. I remember I stopped after 1 minute of edging and told myself: "You don't even have urges, why are you doing this?" But I continued anyway. I did it one more time and then I went to sleep.

I woke up in the morning with high anxiety. After about an hour, I proceeded to PMO-ing twice in an hour. Then I left for afternoon shift.

I know I should fuckin stay sober, not only for me but for the sake of having a chance to stay porn free but I can't fuckin do it. I don't even know what the fuck is going to happen, I'm lost and have no motivation to do this. I don't even know if I have the tools anymore to stay even 10 days without drinking and jerking me dick off. That's all I want to do. I want to numb myself with PMO and alcohol. That's all the fuck I want to do, it's pathetic.
 

AJM

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We need to escape.
Brother , Would it be better if we say "we need to fight/ we need to take the bull by the horns" ?
I personally feel Escaping is not the correct mindset to deal with porn , It gives porn more strength .
Brother I can feel the way you must be feeling now , we all have a different journey with highs and lows.
Trust the process, more power to you.
 

Escapeandnevercomeback

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Brother , Would it be better if we say "we need to fight/ we need to take the bull by the horns" ?
I personally feel Escaping is not the correct mindset to deal with porn , It gives porn more strength .
Brother I can feel the way you must be feeling now , we all have a different journey with highs and lows.
Trust the process, more power to you.
I don't know. I'm going crazy with this shit.
 

Escapeandnevercomeback

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Day 1

Yesterday I binge drank like there was no tomorrow and I PMOed about 3 times (if I remember correctly). Woke up today and couldn't get out of bed, I barely dragged myself out of it painfully around 2 PM. I feel fuckin sick and I have to go to night shift. Fuckin great time to choose to get absolutely drunk. I'm trying to quit everything but it's too fuckin hard. What happens is that after I fuck myself up, I tell myself to remember how I feel so I could use that as a reminder when I get craving and urges but when they come, I don't care about the misery anymore, everything becomes a distant memory and I choose the fuckin instant gratification and self-medication. I wake up the next day back to misery.
 
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Escapeandnevercomeback

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With 2 hours to go before leaving for work, I could barely stand, I felt dizzy. And then I had a massive panic attack that lasted like an hour. I didn't think I could travel to work in that condition but somehow I managed to feel a bit functional again. I'm killing myself like this. When you start having panic attacks, you should know you're damaging yourself. I'm doing this to myself, nobody asks me to PMO, nobody asks me to drink, nobody ties me to the bed and pushes alcohol down my throat. I do it to myself willingly. I willingly make myself sick with all this shit. My brain can't take anymore all the abuse from PMO binges and alcohol binges. The panic attacks are a sign that this is the case.
 

JerryTX

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With 2 hours to go before leaving for work, I could barely stand, I felt dizzy. And then I had a massive panic attack that lasted like an hour. I didn't think I could travel to work in that condition but somehow I managed to feel a bit functional again. I'm killing myself like this. When you start having panic attacks, you should know you're damaging yourself. I'm doing this to myself, nobody asks me to PMO, nobody asks me to drink, nobody ties me to the bed and pushes alcohol down my throat. I do it to myself willingly. I willingly make myself sick with all this shit. My brain can't take anymore all the abuse from PMO binges and alcohol binges. The panic attacks are a sign that this is the case.
After reading these posts I do believe you know what you want to do. I do feel that alcohol does help us feed this beast and makes us more susceptible to PMO and I as well battle both demons. While I know it's easy for us to give advice I also know that reading it can be even more stressful and depressing. You have to take your initial battle down to tiny steps and win each one. Then the steps get bigger and you will get stronger. Feel free to check out my journal from the beginning as I battle PMO and some form of alcoholism.

Father GOD,
I pray for @Escapeandnevercomeback Let him know your grace and provide him with your peace. Show him a way out of addictions and provide him a pathway to continue to seek out help from others. I pray you watch over him, lead him, and protect him. In JESUS name,
Amen
 
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Escapeandnevercomeback

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Day 3

On August 20 I got drunk as fuck and I had an argument with my dad about it. I told him I was going to quit, for maybe the hundredth time in 7 years. I have 3 days without porn and alcohol as of today. I feel lethargic and depressed. I'm not in the mood for anything. You know, I wish my parents did more than just waiting for me to quit alcohol, sometimes I feel like I'm doing this on my own but I guess nobody is perfect, I probably shouldn't have expectations from them and rather have expectations from me. Waking up one day knowing I can't "medicate" myself anymore is scarier than any horror movie, not to forget to say that it's more depressing than Requiem for a dream.

I don't usually like to talk about this:

I've been struggling with the idea whether to look for help from doctors or not. I wanted to do it on my own and I even thought I could... until I wasn't so sure anymore. It all fell apart. All this shit is a result of everything that has happened and I felt deep inside I really needed to do something about it, something more. Look, I believed that if I quit my addictions, everything would be great. I put all the blame for how I felt on my addictions, failing (or maybe better said keeping myself in denial?) about the fact that the addictions are the symptom not the cause. The reason why I've been avoiding things like therapy was because I have this thing, I can't talk about all this in front of people because it makes me feel weak. I always thought "Going in front of a guy to say all this will make me look weak, and doing it in front of a woman will be even more difficult, a woman seeing me weak". That's how my thoughts would go. I don't know, they are doctors and everything but before this, they to me are still people watching me, you feel me? This is something I only said it now. I can say it being anonymous, in text, like this, but I would probably not do it if I had to use my voice, even if people didn't see me. Then I started telling myself: "Everything will be great, I just need to quit my addictions and then I could work on my life" but then I realized I couldn't really do shit about my addictions. This is the most open I've been so far around here. I've made some progress with my issues from childhood but it's not enough. I got stuck and now I feel like I'm even going back to that depression from 10 years ago... because of my age. I'm almost 31. If I was 21, I wouldn't feel like this.

I honestly, I don't know where all this is going to go. For now, I feel like shit and tomorrow I wake up early, which I'm not excited about. I'm depressed and all I want is to be left alone, meanwhile I have to not be depressed and take care of work... Anyway, I don't know, I might or might not delete this.
 
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AJM

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Brother , I very much appreciate you being vulnerable and opening up your Insecurities.
There are times we need help, it is best to leave on doctors and therapists to decide rather than us.
Let me tell you I was on antidepressants for 2 years & required multiple counselling sessions with my therapist.
Had I not been open to it I would be in misery and deep depression.
Hope this helps you, and you are never alone in this.
Much love.
 

DavS

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If you look for a therapist, I would recommend a psychologist who specializes in addiction, and understands porn addiction. Alcoholism is a more dangerous addiction. Don’t even try to go cold turkey if you’re heavily addicted to alcohol. It’s about the only withdrawal that can actually kill you. You could try AA, it’s one of the best programs and has probably helped millions. Reach out, help is available.
 

Phineas 808

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Escape, one of the strongest things you can do is seek help (counseling, not necessarily AA). Being weak is to always appear strong, that's fake. Being vulnerable seems weak, but is actually strong. Do you want appearance (fake) or do you want substance (real)?

No one can fault you for seeking help, and besides, they're professional- it's their job to help people, not judge them. And, if someone didn't feel right, you can change them until you find someone who respects you and also can help you.

If they tell you 'tough truth', that might not be a bad thing. But you can tell if people are sincere or not.

Best of luck...!
 

EarthWalker

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In terms of therapists. I'd try a few different ones. I'd say the best ones would be the ones who have walked the walk themselves. You can also try finding an online therapist and do Zoom.

I am seeing someone 1x per week over Zoom. It is helping quite a lot. But this is the 3rd person and this one is awesome. Tried sessions with 2 other persons but we weren't good fit. The 2nd person I found very unprofessional and with the 1st person it was very one sided.

The 1st person I chose on the grounds of mental criteria. Well respected, good credentials, etc. Turned out a total disaster for me. The 3rd person I am currently seeing I picked due to resonance. I just felt drawn. Intuition ftw. While my mental mind was screaming stay away from this person. The exact opposite of the first. Where I didn't felt the resonance but mentally they were the "best".

A bit long winded but I suggest you try a few different ones and use your intuition over what your mental mind tells you who to pick.

I'd also suggest self study psychology. I like Viktor Frankl there are plenty more and different.

Much love
EW
 
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