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sodonewithit

Active Member
Hello LTD.  Just read this thread and nicely done witht he progress.  Yes the mo is a big issue which I had to lesrn the hard way also, we just can't allow it in our lives at all. Next decade, possibly but not this year....all the same way to go.  Inspired with this story.
 

Jimbo

Active Member
Great day today! I celebrated gf's birthday by delivering flowers this morning, we had some bed fun, went to the beach (got sunburn), then took a nap together. Even dropped the "L" bomb for the first time. Been years since I've said that word. And she reciprocated. Awwwww!
 

Jimbo

Active Member
Another great day. Spent the evening with gf. No sex. I'm not disappointed at all. We had a wonderful time. Took a walk down by the inlet and saw a spectacular sunset. Had a great dinner and we had laughed ourselves to tears in the restaurant. I had forgot what it feels like to be genuinely happy. I miss it.
 

Jimbo

Active Member
Oh, one more thing. Today I finally deactivated my profiles on a few dating sites. I am truly committed to this woman.  I also noticed I was flipping thru profile pics to get a rush. No more! Gone!
 

Jimbo

Active Member
Rough day today....really rough. No pmo as it is never an option. Not gonna share the details of this one but the gf said something to me that caused me to feel like my heart was ripped from my chest and stomped on. I probably took it wrong but what else could she have meant by it? Either way, I told her that I'm hurt but tomorrow is a new day. I'm a forgiving person and she apologized repeatedly. I just need to be pissed/hurt for a day or so. It's kinda funny, before my reboot started I would have brushed this off and felt nothing. It's a relief to feel (even pain) again...as strange as this sounds.

I really want to know what I did in a past life. I must have been Judas or Hitler.
 

Bango Skank

Active Member
L.T.D. said:
Rough day today....really rough. No pmo as it is never an option. Not gonna share the details of this one but the gf said something to me that caused me to feel like my heart was ripped from my chest and stomped on. I probably took it wrong but what else could she have meant by it? Either way, I told her that I'm hurt but tomorrow is a new day. I'm a forgiving person and she apologized repeatedly. I just need to be pissed/hurt for a day or so. It's kinda funny, before my reboot started I would have brushed this off and felt nothing. It's a relief to feel (even pain) again...as strange as this sounds.

I really want to know what I did in a past life. I must have been Judas or Hitler.

I always thought Judas got a bad rap to be honest.

In terms of feeling pain, I can relate absolutely. I find myself becoming more emotional even in the last week or so, you've been rebooting for longer than me so I can only imagine. I'm not sure if it's an actual physical change, something to do with hormones, or just the new found sense of responsibility and mindfulness that comes with the territory of what we are all trying to do.

For example, we have had a social worker doing visits to our house recently because we are hoping to adopt a third child. Yesterday morning was the most recent appointment. Now we have been through this all before, but as I was explaining how I felt about previous experiences, I started to get a bit overcome and had to pause for a moment. She put a hand on my arm and said "it's okay", which as you can imagine did nothing to stem the emotions...  ::) All a bit embarrassing, really...!

It's only 8 days for me but already I notice so many changes happening and emotions/feelings are a big one.

Bloody hell I'm getting all teary just now... stay strong matey!
 

Jimbo

Active Member
Bango, I know what you mean. I've cried more in the last month than I have in my previous 30 years combined. From sadness and happiness. Crazy stuff.
 

sodonewithit

Active Member
Don't forget that the first month has a huge withdrawal issue from the greatly reduced dopamine hit.  I now can laugh about crying in my laundry room during that first three weeks but at the time I was wondering where did my tough exterior go. 
 

Rikkoman

Member
That really freaked me out too.

One day at work I had to go out to my car, crank the AC and felt like I wanted to cry and curl up into a ball. It was the craziest feeling. Came out of nowhere. I've never felt so gloomy in my life. I think it was during the second or third week, but damn was that an awful feeling.

Since, then it's just been a roller coaster of mood swings.

It's hard to believe I'm actually addicted to Dopamine.......reading YBOP has helped me understand the science behind this f****d up addiction.

Stay strong, your doing great.......Getting rid of accounts on dating sites is your way of telling yourself that your're the man and in control of your life.
 

Jimbo

Active Member
30 days!

I wish I had something profound to say. Actually don't have much to say at all. Just another little checkpoint reached. Resetting goal to 60 days.

Thank you Brothers! Stay stong Brothers!
 

bob

Respected Member
I believe it was Rikkoman that said sex is everywhere. I guess it is. I read the following...
L.T.D. said:
Stay strong Brothers!
and I read Stay strong Boners.

Man, I have to get out more.

Both of you are doing great. It is so good to see success in this whole process. Gives one hope; that is if one doesn't go dyslexic on oneself.



 

Jimbo

Active Member
34 days.

Never would have imagined making it this long. Couldn't go 12 hours before this. The temptation to watch porn is all but gone. When the thought pops up, almost instantly, I remember what my empty life was like. Urge gone!

My relationship with the gf is stronger than ever, still soda free, the exercising (push ups, sit ups) has slowed a bit. I really struggle with exercise. The urge to M is always there. Work has been slow, really slow. But overall life is good!

Just a little update. I noticed my journal was in danger of going to the second page. Had to bump it.

Stay tough!!
 

Jimbo

Active Member
37 days in and fail.

Not sure how I let this happen. I guess I have been on a slippery slope for the last week. Allowing little images and thoughts to manifest themselves into actions that I did not want. I'm very disappointed in myself. I am feeling like I let you guys and my girlfriend down....for that I'm sorry. Time to put on my big boy pants and reset the counter.

While I understand all is not lost, I have found flaws in my armor and I let temptation and an unfortunate situation exploit those flaws.

I said in a recent post I was afraid of my journal getting bumped to the 2nd page....it did and I had a set back. That isn't the reason for the set back but if I was a little more active here maybe this wouldn't have happened.
 

hoopvol

Active Member
Hi LTD,

Don't look at it as a failure; maybe it's a lesson. You now know, what made you relapse and maybe you will be able to turn things around in the future.
You're back in the saddle, not all is lost!
Keep going, keep loving and keep talking.....
 
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Chile

Guest
L.T.D. you are not a disappointment to anyone. Part of your reboot will be learning to understand this. It's a typical reaction but it's totally based on shame and focusing too much on ourselves in a negative way. Peace brother. Your reboot will continue because you are not giving up.
 
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