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johannson

Member
hi, I am 32 years old and I try to quit this addiction since a year now.
With 14 years I started edging to P dayli. I was always a pessimistic person, with lack of motivation and over time my depression got worse,
but as many guys i was not thinking that P would be the problem. I saw it as a stress relief to calm down.
After a 10 year relationship, which ended for 2 years the things got worse and finally i damaged my brain so much that i got pied.

The year 2021 ended and I was not able to obstain (HM) over ~50days befor i relapsed.
At the beginning of 2022 I started again, by visiting a online course which lead me to a streak of 138days.
But after a relapse to MO i slipped back into the P-circle.

I have various answers for this:
End of meetings:
In the course I was able to have weekly sessions with a coach and that was really benificial to talk one on one with a person who has struggled
from the same problem. He was able to lead me in the right direction when i was leaving the path. I want to reach out to this meetings again.

I isolated myself
This is a big problem since covid. I stopped drinking(for a year) and smoking, but in my country everyone is drinking alcohol and so I did my whole life.
It f**** me up that i am not able to go out and have fun without drinking. The most time u have to explain and answer why and after that you get some
stupid comments. I am looking farward to 2023, i will drink again but more moderate than in the past.

Acc-partners/ friends
As i wrote in acc-thread, the partners I had went back to P ("from time to time") or P-subs. I dont know if i was jalouse of them because they can move on with P and i can not, but i stopped talking to them.
I told two of my best friends of my problem and they dont believe that P can limp my dick. They think that performance anxiety is the problem. I can count the women i slept with on one hand, but i had never a problem to get an errection back in the days.

Lack of love/ Loneliness
This is for sure the biggest trigger i have. Since i found out about pied, i got some serious anxity by approaching women.
This has led to the fact, that i havent touched a women the hole year. Every time I see a beautiful women i get the feeling that i am not enough for her.
I know that sex is not everything in a relationship, but i am so afraid of rejection. So the most time I avoided going out and stayed at home.
And thats courious because in the past I had low self-esteem because of my body. Now i have 8% bodyfat and I am anxious because of P.

I will quit this addiction, I know how good it felt when I reached past 100 days and I dont want to be an addicted loser for my son.

sry for my english- i try do improve it
thats it for Day 2
 
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astralon

Member
Thanks for sharing man.
It’s good that you quit drinking but if you can have it in moderation then maybe that’s better? You shouldn’t cut off from your social life.

You’ve gone up to 138 days, you re so strong. Don’t get disappointed, you’ll get there and beyond again. Stay strong, have some fun, pick up some hobbies that give you joy and things will get better.
 

johannson

Member
thank you @astralon, i appreciate your words.
I had troubles with drinking in the past, but in that time i was overconsuming everything too much.
After this year i hope i can handle my consum of alcohol better. What I am afraid of are the urges that come with a hangover.
We will see.
 

johannson

Member
Yesterday was day 3, everthing ok so far!
I blocked every app on my phone, so now its like a dump phone.
I noticed how addicted i was to youtube and netflix etc. I think i never can unblock this apps because at the beginning the use is moderate but over time it increases and in the end it leads me to P. I am such an addicted person.

Now i have to spend my time with natural rewards instead of looking multiple hours on my phone.
 

OrangeSpider

Active Member
Welcome @johannson.

I agree with @astralon, you are very strong if you have recently gone for 138 days. In 28 years of addiction I have never been able to go so long, So I am not going to trie to get in a position of telling you how to do this, on the contrary, I would want to learn from you, so please continue sharing your journey with us. I truly wish you the best.

The only thing I would dare to say is, and its because I have read it here so many times and I am beginning to practice it myself, since you have blocked all your sources (apps) of entertainment and getting away, you should add some kind of routine in your life that brings natural pleasure and joy, like walking, exercising, enjoying nature, gardening, or just anything that works for you that is not artificial like a screen.

If you don't mind, where are you from? Im always curious when I meet someone from another country and culture.

Godspeed!
 

johannson

Member
hi @OrangeSpider , thank you for your words, with the right plan you can reach 138days and more too.
Yes, it is really important to find new hobbies and i try to find what fits best for me.

Currently i am reading a book from Havard Mela (how to avoid porn and other distractions in the 21century) and he says that everyone should find a goal and work hard towards it. I think i lost the focus on my goal when i relapsed. So far i can't blame myself for it, i have made some changes and I learned a lesson for the rest of my life. But from time to time i get lazy and i forget that i have to work on a high lvl for my goals.

I come from austria (not australia :) )
 

johannson

Member
day 4 is done
At work i was productive but at home i got very lazy and hungry, i ate definitly too much.
I had a bad power nap at afternoon where I have dreamed of a girl i know in reallife. I woked up with a boner.
The urges where pretty strong after that but i managed too distract myself with some homework.
 

johannson

Member
day 5 is history
I read a story on a german forum of a man who left P behind. He was asked in the comment section how he was able to do that.
He said: I had the choice of spending my time with P and my hand or living a live with beautiful women.
So choose for yourself.

That straigth answer of him remembered me that their is no Zone in between Black and white, I will never watch this shit again.
 

johannson

Member
I was on vacation last week, but I relapsed a couple of times.
I noticed that my PMO session are very short since the time between the relapses has increased. The urges after a short binge get so strong that I am able do MO a couple of times till my brain is satisfied/ exhausted. I wasnt able to do that in the past without P.
So here I start again, I wonder how many times i will write this in the future again...

I regret that i broke up with my girlfriend, even its been so long ago maybe its because im so lonley these days.
I can not work-out because my knees are broke from the last mountain i hiked. I outpowered my body too much.
I have to see a doctor and I hope their is no irreparable damage.
Lets move on,
today is day 6
 

johannson

Member
The hard days were coming, but im doing good so far.
I started reading the book, the brain that changes itself from norman doidge to kill boredom in the evening.
day 7
 
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