Depression...Failure....Cannot give up trying!!!

Lets get this started. I texted a lot of people here....and I have been helped at times.....although most of the times my questions went unanswered. Okay....so this is my story.

I started watching porn in high school and have been masturbating almost regularly watching it. Not only porn...I masturbated watching music videos which had explicit scenes and so on. When i came to college, I had a girlfriend. This was not much of a problem then. All i faced was this:whenever I tried to insert it there....it stopped responding. After some days, she left me(not for this though :p )....with time I forgot about it....I thought with time this would mend itself....while continuing to watch porn. Then while in Masters.i.e.now...I have another girlfriend....and this is where it all began.

I realized I have a problem when I could not get it up while making out with my girlfriend. This seemed like an end of the world. On the other hand, she supported me. Anyway, I thought I am impotent. I started searching the internet and then came across PIED. And that led me here. To be true, I thought getting out of this addiction would be easy. But it is not. It has to be tried. Consciously. Three months back when I started it, I relapsed after seven days. Then I failed consistently. Thus, this time I thought of keeping this journal so that I have it at the back of my mind to keep track of it. Its 3 days with no PMO for me now and I intend to complete the 30 days no PMO thing. Lets see!!!


Symptoms right now: (a)I am having this urge right now to masturbate. But I know I wont. People....if you are reading this post....follow this: Whenever u have an urge like this while on the reboot, try jogging in the room. I know that makes one look like a retard(running around in the middle of the night)....but it works for me.
(b)Also...I am going through Flat line...that is your small brother wont respond to anything for days on end and that would depress you and lead you to try masturbating to check. Do not succumb to it! The brain is adjusting now....let it be....You should not think about it in terms of hard ons/day. Think about it in this way: your brain is sex starved and thus it is trying to realize to take things back to normal.
(c)Depression in general. This is also a symptom that comes free with re-booting. It comes from fear mainly. Trust me, even I dont know for 100% whether this would work. But one thing I am certain of....I would be free of Porn addiction which is a good thing in itself.[/size]

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I will post my experience/s at te end of each day. Pray for me and I hope this helps others who are reading my post right now.

[size=12pt]3 days with no PMO: Status right now.....Going through the flatline....lets see what tomorrow brings to me. I will continue posting. Keep in touch.
If any one reads this post....and has any questions....feel free to ask!! I will be more than happy to help!! :) :)

 
Day 4

Went well.....except the fact that I had a hard on and the urge to masturbate increased today. But it was controllable.

And it is hard at times when you feel lonely.....but I HAVE to do it this time.....to everyone out there....if anyone reads this journal.....please keep this in mind: Loneliness has to be eradicated by other means....masturbation is not the way out.... Go out....with a camera or a book or a guitar or whatever....anything to keep your mind off that masturbation....We all need to work it out.....

Any questions....any thoughts....you can share... :) :) thanks....
 

readytobefree

Active Member
Keep it going bishwadeep! Just picture the light at the end of the tunnel and take your mind off the present difficulties. It's going to be hard but it's definitely worth it!
 
Its great to see people actually checking my posts and replying....  ;D ;D ;D yes....I will hold on....no questions about that!!! I just want others to hold on too....if I can do it...anyone can....  :) :) :)
 
Day 5:

Went well....though at times I get scared because I am not having hard-ons at all.....then I realize it must be the flat line.....lets see what happens....
Things are also a bit rough lately....my girlfriend is behaving weridly....I dont know whats wrong....things arent going well....Cops came and beat us up at my University because we were fighting for a molestation case in our college....all of this caught on me....well....I need to keep up with the reboot process....lets see how it works out!!! :) :)
 

Rockit

Active Member
Who cares how long it takes?  :)  Are you planning to start watching again after 90 days?  Small steps! You can do it!
 
It is hard for me....like all of us here....and 90 days seems a long way....so decided to break that long target into small targets....lets see what happens.... :) :)
Status as of now:
Day 6 continuing:
Flat line continues.....I am not having the morning wood....and the urge to masturbate is totally gone for now.....no erection....nothing....atleast it didnt affect me today.....
Also....fight with my girlfriend continues....I am trying to reduce watching TV...as the music videos are almost like porns....

Concentrating on books and movies....I am depressed....but that is part of the game, right??
yellowbrickroad said:
30 day recovery would be God working miracles. I'm aiming for 90 and still don't think that'll be enough
well buddy.....absolutely...you are right....But It is hard for me....like all of us here....and 90 days seems a long way....so decided to break that long target into small targets....lets see what happens.... :) :) I still dont know....whether all of this would work......I dont know....I miss my erections... :p :p :p :p

Keep commenting...keep replying....I feel so good talking to all of you.... :) :) people are so good here..... :) :) :)
 
Day 6 almost ends, Day 7 about to start:

I am going to sleep now. A weird thing happened today.....a distant relative of mine....her daughter has come to my place....I have always been sexually attracted towards her and thought of her in that way.....now I am literally struggling not to think of her through that prism.... :( :( its kind of fun and a bit weird too....  :-\ :-\ :-\

On the other hand, flat line continues. No erection since the evening. I am trying not to think about it. That helps a bit. I am also thinking of restarting yoga and exercises. But this girl....she is hot....having a difficult time to shift my focus from her when she is gives such signals continuously.....and it feels weird to write about it in a public forum....hahahahahahaha.... anyway....keep replying....I want your views, feedback and so on. It helps me.  :) :) :)
 
Day 7:

Went well.....
I was out the entire day. I had a very good conversation with a very good friend of mine while travelling back home. But yes....I think I am losing my girlfriend....the person whom I love so much.....slowly....I met her today....after almost a month.....and she seemed to be somewhere else the entire time.....she was  mentally trying to escape the situation of being with me....and rushing to go back home as early as possible....

Now the important part: Had it been any other day....the depression would have led me to relapse....but I wont do it this time.....I WONT MASTURBATE!!!!!I KNOW THAT!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!

P.S. I am sorry to share about my love life....but I just want to share my mental processes....it helps me....if anyone reads this....I hope he bears with me.... :) :) :)
 

SleepyManic

New Member
hey there, it is a struggle.. but you will get pass it. they. some days will be harder then others. one thing that helped me was, always  keep busy and working out. like honestly. working out will use that sexual energy. I find working out first thing you do in the morning helps.

for me I was in flatline for 30 days and slowly coming out, constantly depressed but as soon as I got my libido slowly coming back it makes you not want to give up.  keep ok fighting bro. you will get there and once you do it will be worth it. another thing is don't look down on yourself if you relapes... it took me 6 months to get to where I am. even tho its only 30 days streak I feel I won't break this cycle this time.. to much to lose. good luck.
 
I am just worried about my relationship!!! For now.....Masturbating did not come to my mind because I was too much worried about my relationship!!! I do not want to lose her.....thats it!!!!

This is not a post regarding my experience of rebooting....but I just need to put it all out.....it hurts badly when someone slowly becomes inert about YOU!!!! And I have seen to many deaths in the past year....Depression grips me every now and then....

I just hope I dont relapse....this is one of those things that gives me encouragement.....and also your posts.... :) :) :)
 
Day 9

9 days....and I failed....Yesterday I went to my gf's place.....we made out....and then after several hours.....I did it....I could not hold it any longer..... Its so terrible..... Shit!!!!!! Anyway....others....do not give up!!!!!At all....  :) :) I will do it again.....no matter what!!!
 
Day 1 again:

Went well....no urges now.....after the relapse I have restarted it.....Lets see what happens....what is in store for me!?!??!?!?! :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
 
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