Taking the High Road

Wolfmother

Member
Day 11

Morning wood, slept around 5 hours and I am exhausted but I still managed to hit the Gym and I had energy.

Got a couple of thoughts about P but in a strange way, not that I want it but just some conditioning that needs to die out. It is dying.

Moving a step closer to solving the issue with my frenulum today. Will get an operation this month. I'll try to do it hardcore, without MO before it.

Reading, studying and will be going to bed earlier
Morning wood is always a good sign, and it feels good haha.

Exercising always feels great, I find exercises/sports in general makes me forget completely about P and I'm completely in the zone then.


Is it frenulum breve? Cause I've heard that you can solve it by stretching and cause I'm going through a similar situation rn, just a little more complex ig.


Cheers!
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Is it frenulum breve?
Yes, in some cases it can, but not mine :). Will get a surgical intervention this month.

I find exercises/sports in general makes me forget completely about P and I'm completely in the zone then.
If you ever get an urge you can try doing pushups / situps. This is one of the recommendations that I've read but haven't tried myself.
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Day 12

Got into shopping today and two cute store girls stared at me for some time (something I'm beginning to notice), felt nice but got me into fantasizing. I'm trying to fight off my fantasies which for me seems to be the biggest issue.

Got to sleep a lot today, needed that. After shopping reading, working, studying now and will be reading tonight.

Work is very boring sometimes and due to this I get some 'cues' but I know that they're just my brain trying to get a fix for the boredom, yeah... not happening with P.

Next week I will do more for my looks by going to get some face procedures.

I still need to do stuff about my Gym routines, I feel like it can be improved but that is something that I will probably work out in the span of a month from now. It's nice to invest into something, although be it just your Gym routine.

I've been reading psychology these days, after finishing two books and expanding on my notes on them I will get into dealing with something that I've been neglecting for some time now - social anxiety. Might even consider a therapist.

Will update for anyone reading and if you're having the same issues as mine with social anxiety you might benefit as well.

For now stay strong.
 

Wolfmother

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Yes, in some cases it can, but not mine :). Will get a surgical intervention this month.


If you ever get an urge you can try doing pushups / situps. This is one of the recommendations that I've read but haven't tried myself.
Yeah I've always liked working out. Push ups/situps work great.

Skipping rope works well for me too, and it's good cardio.
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Day 13

Gym, Work, Studying, the normal stuff. It gets boring though, so I get some cues to (I guess) increase my dopamine. Well, I'm not doing that.

Will take tomorrow to invest myself into taking my notes from the psychology books and re-iterating on them. I need to find a way around this boredom and I think studying is mostly doing it. When I get bored while studying I keep telling myself why I'm doing it and remind myself of the results and achievements so far.

I think that Gym is also going good, feels nice to train and I think some girls are noticing me too, which is a double-edged sword.

Either way, fantasies are still something that persists through this and I'm trying to fight them off. What I think works is to think about something else. When I start thinking about a girl (in most cases romance, not erotic) I turn my thoughts in the direction of how I see myself making that fantasy a reality. Which for now is working on myself.

As previously stated will try to fight off social anxiety as well.

My goal for this is to do 5 - 6 months hardcore, meaning any O comes only from wet dreams. I keep my hopes that this will amend for the past ~13 or so years. During this period I would like to get as much ahead as possible to prepare for surfacing in a smooth manner, meaning I'd like to start dating again.

It's almost two weeks now, or around month and a half with 1 relapse, so I think I'm doing fine so far.

For anyone reading, thank you for taking the time to go through my journey so far. And for anyone fighting this, let's do this!
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Day 14

Woke up twice during the night, each time with a boner. Slept nice overall, I'm not feeling exhausted or anything.

Couldn't wait to get to the Gym, I guess it's my sanctuary now, I've read that exercising provides dopamine so it's a win-win scenario for me.

After that took a stroll through a local garden and got back home. Turned my notes on two psychology books into something I can expand on later and summarized them, so that's kind of nice for me.

For my social anxiety I'll try to watch some YouTube vids on dealing with it. My biggest issue with it is that when talking with people (girls I find attractive mostly) my breath slows down and is out of pace. This seems like a common issue with anxiety. After YouTube I'll try some CBT.

Finally, I'll be wrapping up today with some philosophy reading and prepping for tomorrow.

I've also been fighting off fantasies, today was easier than other days I guess. I don't have urges to watch P, but I think I can identify a couple of cues that my brain is used to. For example, when I'm bored there's a feeling that maybe I should watch some. Not happening though.

Anyway, will be updating tomorrow.
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Also, let's add two thoughts from Oscar Wilde

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.​
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Day 15

A lot of cute girls at the Gym, some are noticing me, so it gets my fantasy going. But I'm not letting it loose for much, I'm learning how to control it.

I saw some nudity on TV and got a slight buzz, this needs to die out and it helped me realize that I'm on the right path. The fight is not over yet.

Dedicated the entire day to Philosophy, reading, taking notes, thinking.

I've started doing Kegel Exercises today, will stick to doing them 4 times each day.
 
I'm 29, M.

I want to start my journal with a poem by Robert Frost:


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.​


The Journey so far

Long ago in 2008 when I was 15 I got my first computer and internet access. I was big on playing games at the time and not being very sociable due to issues with confidence caused by puberty and acne.

But I guess my journey with porn started slightly earlier when I was M to sport magazine ladies. I have even cut them out from the magazines and kept them as my secret, hidden away from my parents. I was unaware of what the internet could provide and it didn't took long for me to discover.

From there on PMO messed up my entire life, which I have regrettably come to grasp just recently.

It started off simply by watching and learning new stuff online, I didn't have much access to real girls due to my looks at the time. But puberty does stuff to you and you realize that you have different needs. Unfortunately, for me those needs were satisfied in front of the monitor.

I started hitting the gym in hopes that I will get better looks and hence, girls... didn't happen. My entire sexuality was based of going in front of the monitor...

So, high school, university, after university as well, fast-forward this to my 29th birthday, it's 2022, P all the way.

If you're considering what time has passed, well, it's around 13 years... yeah, this hurts.

However, the grass is always greener on the other side, some say. People looking at me from the side could say I'm pretty successful - PMO has made me a straight-edge (not including this addiction) and I'm successful in my career. My income has increased drastically in the past two years and I'm quite satisfied with my lifestyle, take away the PMO and anxiety from intimacy.

I am addicted to working out, eating healthy and living a healthy lifestyle. I think that you begin to understand this might not be the full picture when you include PMO, right?

Finally, in this quick summary I'd like to say I have an issue with my penis, something referred to as frenulum-breve. This is also something that played a huge role in my sexuality as I can't fully expose my head through the skin and thus get less exposure during intercourse.

Sex Life

I've had multiple sexual partners, mostly paid ones. I've had a girl friend with which we've had sex a couple of times but I could never perform. Not realizing it was PIED, I thought it was because her body didn't excite me as much as what my messed up brain was used to.

The story was almost the same with the paid girls as well.

Poison in my Veins

During the years I've developed this craving for heavier stuff, and not P that involved sex but mostly BDSM. This is the poison that has been in my bloodstream for the past at least 5 years.

Finding out about the community, first attempts

The light of the person that raised me went out recently. I have promised myself that I would do better and rid myself of some addictions. What I have achieved so far is that I am no longer eating bad food and way more serious professionally. I've also promised I would stop PMO. This did not happen so far.

Last month I was on 4chan (one of the mediums I used to consume) and I read a thread that promoted reading the EasyPeasy method. After reading it I was angry with myself. But it made me realize, I can improve and do this. PMO is bad, I do not need it, I do not need it at all.

I've had 4 weeks without P, 3 weeks without MO. But training winds me up and I had to unwind the sexual energy within.

Yesterday, I decided to download a game and try it out, it was uncensored and that got me into the trap, having me PMO later without realizing what happened.

Today, I've read articles on YBOP and found myself writing this post.

Starting the Journey on the High Road

I've decided to first deal with my physical issue, having my frenulum-breve issue dealt with. I am expected to undergo a very simple procedure this month, that will finally allow me to fully expose my head.

I've decided to get to be social, I want to make friends and I'm readying stuff online on how to deal with anxiety and also gradually doing stuff to overcome it. Despite being somewhat good-looking, my confidence is at the bottom.

Finally, I am going to write in this Journal and not relapse this time, I got this guys. I'm going to read more research and hopefully, combining the Reboot, physical correction I can get rid of this addiction that made my life miserable so far.

To add to Frost's poem - I have taken the worst road so far. I cannot go back and remedy this, no matter what I do. But I will do everything I can to put myself on the right road.

I think I ca... I will do this
Good luck with the procedure, man!
I think it may help you having better sexual experiences and thus decreasing the urge to fap. Trying to work on social skills and having a meaningfull life will certainly make a great difference too.
I'm rooting for you!
 
You are doing very well, bro. Keep up.
PS.: try not to feel tempted to "test drive" after your operation. You'll have the chance to test it the best way soon, and it will be so much better, if you keep doing good like you are now.

Best of luck!
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Thanks for the words Bruno, much love ❤️

I'm working on my social skills and anxiety, managed to improve a lot of my daily routines over the past 3 weeks. I see that I'm spending much more time on me which is great.

I will not be test driving it, I've said to myself that I will not get involved in anything sexual at least until new year. I will try to do this for 5-6 months and see how things are.

During that time I'll be working on myself.

Again, thank you!
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Day 16

Did home exercises for core, felt great. With this, I'm training 7/7 which really makes me feel good.

Also did kegels, will be sticking to doing those at least 3 times per day.

Other than that pretty chill. Work, work, studying a bit now and will be studying until bedtime I guess. Might take time to read a bit of philosophy.

I will be working on my posture after I've figured out my gym routine, which I guess will be the next days.

I'm also going to some face cleaning procedures tomorrow.
 

Wolfmother

Member
Day 16

Did home exercises for core, felt great. With this, I'm training 7/7 which really makes me feel good.

Also did kegels, will be sticking to doing those at least 3 times per day.

Other than that pretty chill. Work, work, studying a bit now and will be studying until bedtime I guess. Might take time to read a bit of philosophy.

I will be working on my posture after I've figured out my gym routine, which I guess will be the next days.

I'm also going to some face cleaning procedures tomorrow.
Working out is always great, you're getting in shape and you're completely in the moment.

And working out releases dopamine, you're getting it from the real world.

Keep working out, you'll see great results.
 

sho0fl

Active Member
I've been working out for the past 4 years now, for people reading this and not going to the gym - try making time for this activity, it takes roughly an hour per day and has great effects.

Anyway, a quick update:

I've seen some more nudity on TV, it was a movie that was playing at a friend's and couldn't stop watching it.
The movie is "I don't want to post it out of security measures for you guys", which depicts some BDSM (which is my poison) and partial nudity

I got a buzz again, this time stronger, and felt just how much this addiction has rooted in me. I've started shaking slightly (and was like WTF are you doing brain?). I've realized that this needs to change.

I got home early and took a cold shower immediately. Unfortunately I felt some 'cues' or 'behaviors' that were part of my PMO routine, also got a slight boner which felt stupid for me, I recognize that this is way more due to conditioning than has to do anything with arousal.

My thinking is now separated into two parts. One is the stuff that needs to die out.

The other is turning this event from misfortune into fortune. I will turn this realization and event into even more motivation to get clean and rid myself of this P filth.

I do not have any PMO urges atm. I'm not doing anything and I am staying strong guys, just wanted to share this event.

Putting my feelings and thoughts into words helps.
 

Wolfmother

Member
I've been working out for the past 4 years now, for people reading this and not going to the gym - try making time for this activity, it takes roughly an hour per day and has great effects.

Anyway, a quick update:

I've seen some more nudity on TV, it was a movie that was playing at a friend's and couldn't stop watching it.
The movie is "I don't want to post it out of security measures for you guys", which depicts some BDSM (which is my poison) and partial nudity

I got a buzz again, this time stronger, and felt just how much this addiction has rooted in me. I've started shaking slightly (and was like WTF are you doing brain?). I've realized that this needs to change.

I got home early and took a cold shower immediately. Unfortunately I felt some 'cues' or 'behaviors' that were part of my PMO routine, also got a slight boner which felt stupid for me, I recognize that this is way more due to conditioning than has to do anything with arousal.

My thinking is now separated into two parts. One is the stuff that needs to die out.

The other is turning this event from misfortune into fortune. I will turn this realization and event into even more motivation to get clean and rid myself of this P filth.

I do not have any PMO urges atm. I'm not doing anything and I am staying strong guys, just wanted to share this event.

Putting my feelings and thoughts into words helps.
The fact that you decided to act on what's wrong and analyse it already makes this a win.

It's really hard to cut off nudity, especially in movies. There are many great movies with alot of explicit content.

When you start watching the movie cause you want to enjoy the movie and not for the explicit content, it stops being a problem.

However in the beginning when everything is a trigger, skip those scenes. Get up, go for a walk, and try to be aware of what's going on.

This is what I think about it.

You'll be fine my friend, stay strong
 
In this case, since you were in your friend's house, maybe you could have looked away discreetely. Nobody would notice.
I know this may seem kind'a childish, but I am doing this when it happens to me. I don't want to be like a fool, gazing to a woman that isn't even there. That's what I could do to avoid it.
But anyway, you did well, bro! Stay strong.
 

sho0fl

Active Member
Get up, go for a walk, and try to be aware of what's going on.
Yeah, it's a nice advice, I went back home and just took a shower to cool off.

In this case, since you were in your friend's house, maybe you could have looked away discreetely. Nobody would notice.
I know but I didn't. It's part of this addiction I guess. No matter, I think I managed fine. And learned something in the process.

Thanks for the support guys, I'm getting some slight urges now and I think it will be like this for the upcoming days but I think my resolve is on point this time.

Will update later, cheers.
 
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