Porn has ruined me.

MorpheusQ

Member
Hello guys. First off, I don't even know where to start from; I have no words to describe how addicted I was to pornography and how it destroyed my life coupled with excessive masturbation. I was the last of 4 other siblings and we grew up in a very toxic household and my parents never really loved each other and I'm certain this affected every single one of us in the family. This is difficult for me but I'd say that they were just emotionally deprived, they only thought us how to be resilient and sharp-witted. And with having chaotic parents, we(the kids) not unexpectedly began to withdraw from them, there was no bit intimacy.
As a kid, I used to see some bits and pieces of pornography content but it never really intrigued me at those moments but as a got older(between ages10&12), I got a mobile device and like every other kid started exploring, this was how I fell into the trap and began to watch every single day which led to masturbation. At that young age, I had no idea what I was doing, but I loved it. This continued for years, with pornography and masturbation I couldn't stop, somedays I'd masturbate between 5 to 10 times or even more, I can't remember but for sure it was excessive. As I grew older, I began to realize how damaging it was to me but I was addicted already, I just couldn't stop, it was crazy, after masturbating I felt so bad for myself and but there was no letting go, it was a drug, somedays I'd say, "okay, no more porn/masturbation for today" but I was trapped, deep in the hole already. This carried on even in college and after I graduated, I couldn't get any girls nor stand them even, my confidence and masculinity was simply sub par, not a single rizz on me. I never had any girlfriends, I never had sex. My kiss was in my final year of college(can you imagine that!).

Then I had sex for the first time with this girl i met online, I was drunk all ready and raring to go, it was so disappointing and I felt really unsatisfied. I knew something was off but I couldn't tell. Couple of months later, I had sex couple more times, this was when I realized that I had serious complications with my sex life; PE, ED. It was just so disappointing and annoying, I knew excessive porn and masturbation could be one of the main reasons for that, so I made up my mind to stop any it, sometimes I had to use viagra but to no avail. I stopped being addicted to them after almost 12 years of excessive abuse. I was delighted when I just simply quit. But I wasn't just addicted to porn, I started drinking as early as when I was 13/14, have been stoner since 17. I know all of these actually affected my development and human psychology (don't know if that's the right word).
At the moment, even after I quit pornography and masturbation, I can't even imagine how much harm it has done to me. You know, we're on the internet and sometimes we come across porno content on our feeds, the very few times I came across it on my timeline, I just ejaculated without any simulation at all, it just happened involuntarily. And this is what I'm going through right now, it just happened to me before I found this forum and wrote this long ass story. I feel so depressed and sometimes I just cry and feel really sad for myself, I was so young and ignorant, I had no idea what I was doing to myself, my brain. I'm trying to recover. I have no idea if there's anymore I can do about my situation. Pornography and masturbation ruined my life, I wish I never found it. At the moment, I'm going through a lot of depression. Pornography is destroying a lot of people and I hope something is done about it and that's all I got to say. Bye.
 
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Hey man, my story is very similar to yours, also grew up in a toxic household and started drinking and smoking weed from a young age. I’m also currently very depressed and porn has ruined me. However, we know that doing nofap and nopmo will massively help lower the depression, even if it doesn’t feel like it now. You’ve got this, I’m on day two, and found deleting all my social media accounts of my phone and lap top has helped, could help you too. Keep posting, it helps.
 

Simon2

Well-Known Member
Thank you for sharing your story. You found the right place for some support. You are not alone. This is a global problem. And you have the rest of your life ahead of you with a whole new awareness!
 

MorpheusQ

Member
Hey man, my story is very similar to yours, also grew up in a toxic household and started drinking and smoking weed from a young age. I’m also currently very depressed and porn has ruined me. However, we know that doing nofap and nopmo will massively help lower the depression, even if it doesn’t feel like it now. You’ve got this, I’m on day two, and found deleting all my social media accounts of my phone and lap top has helped, could help you too. Keep posting, it helps.
Thank you.
 

Banouj7

Member
I feel the sadness in your text even if i don't know you. First of all, pray to god and then delete social media apps, avoid staring at girls, avoind to have sexual talk and don't stay alone. Try to be with people as much as you can. Maybe you will relapse 50 times, but it will come a time that you will make it. You have nothing to lose.
 

GBS

Respected Member
Hi @qrtyio

I am a 60 year old man and I understand your problem too. The best thing you did is say you have a problem, because you do. There are millions of people like us out there who also have a problem but they’re not facing theirs. You are. So you’re already getting ahead. Here’s the bit you don’t want to hear - getting out of this hole is really hard. Here’s the bit you do want to hear - when you’re out of the hole the future is fucking incredible. Do lots of reading- try Your brain on porn…for starters. Look up The Great Porn Experiment on YouTube - eye opening. Decide how you’re going to do this, keep journaling, take it day by day.
 

MorpheusQ

Member
I feel the sadness in your text even if i don't know you. First of all, pray to god and then delete social media apps, avoid staring at girls, avoind to have sexual talk and don't stay alone. Try to be with people as much as you can. Maybe you will relapse 50 times, but it will come a time that you will make it. You have nothing to lose.
Thanks man for the advice. Really appreciate that. I won't forget to pray.
 

MorpheusQ

Member
Hi @qrtyio

I am a 60 year old man and I understand your problem too. The best thing you did is say you have a problem, because you do. There are millions of people like us out there who also have a problem but they’re not facing theirs. You are. So you’re already getting ahead. Here’s the bit you don’t want to hear - getting out of this hole is really hard. Here’s the bit you do want to hear - when you’re out of the hole the future is fucking incredible. Do lots of reading- try Your brain on porn…for starters. Look up The Great Porn Experiment on YouTube - eye opening. Decide how you’re going to do this, keep journaling, take it day by day.
Thanks for the suggestions🙏. Will look into them for sure.
 

Escapeandnevercomeback

Respected Member
Hi @qrtyio

I am a 60 year old man and I understand your problem too. The best thing you did is say you have a problem, because you do. There are millions of people like us out there who also have a problem but they’re not facing theirs. You are. So you’re already getting ahead. Here’s the bit you don’t want to hear - getting out of this hole is really hard. Here’s the bit you do want to hear - when you’re out of the hole the future is fucking incredible. Do lots of reading- try Your brain on porn…for starters. Look up The Great Porn Experiment on YouTube - eye opening. Decide how you’re going to do this, keep journaling, take it day by day.
Definitely. I subscribe to this message. I believe that 3 steps are important for a good beginning: Admitting, Believing and Seeking and accepting help. Admitting the problem, believing in can get better and the third one is pretty self explanatory. And yes, I agree it's really hard to quit this shit. It's the hardest thing I've been doing in my entire life. Many people say stuff like: "Don't say it's hard" etc. but maybe that's the reason why they are still not done with porn. Maybe we really need first of all to see the truth and I believe the truth is that it's difficult to quit this but it's good to admit this first because you can prepare accordingly, if you know it's difficult you make the correct preparations. Prepare yourself as if this is easy and you might bite the asphalt.

I strongly recommend Gary Wilson's 2 hours long video on Youtube, it's called "Pornography addiction and Perceived addiction". It's very good information, I've learned a lot by watching that.
 

Daybyday1988

Active Member
my advice to you is to get a blocking software, and completely eliminate PMO and any related fantasies. it is very difficult to resist urges that come from addiction related brain changes like P addiction, primarily the deficiency in the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for self control). once you get a head start and this part of the brain recovers a bit, resisting the urges becomes easier. It takes time for the PFC to recover so you are even able to say “no” at all so removing even the option of PMOF becomes very important, hence the blocking software. I use Covenant Eyes, details in my signature.

Im almost 90 days clean, which is the longest by far i have ever gone PMO free since becoming addicted over a decade ago. The key is you need to be accountable. i have a great accountability partner and we can see eachothers search history every day.

your brain will usually balance itself out with enough time. keep coming to the forums for support and soon you will become re-sensitized to normal stimuli. together, we can all get our boners back. feel free to message me if you want more details etc.
 

MorpheusQ

Member
my advice to you is to get a blocking software, and completely eliminate PMO and any related fantasies. it is very difficult to resist urges that come from addiction related brain changes like P addiction, primarily the deficiency in the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for self control). once you get a head start and this part of the brain recovers a bit, resisting the urges becomes easier. It takes time for the PFC to recover so you are even able to say “no” at all so removing even the option of PMOF becomes very important, hence the blocking software. I use Covenant Eyes, details in my signature.

Im almost 90 days clean, which is the longest by far i have ever gone PMO free since becoming addicted over a decade ago. The key is you need to be accountable. i have a great accountability partner and we can see eachothers search history every day.

your brain will usually balance itself out with enough time. keep coming to the forums for support and soon you will become re-sensitized to normal stimuli. together, we can all get our boners back. feel free to message me if you want more details etc.
Thanks
 
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