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My path to this addiction is a common one. It stated with collecting pictures of the "page 3 girls" from the newspaper as a 10 or 11 year old. The fascination with pictures, as that was all there was back then, never ended. With the advent of the internet, the problem really got out of control. I got hopelessly addicted to one particular type of porn, and it came to dominate my life. It took up a huge amount of time. It was a constant distraction and reduced my concentration span to almost nil. It impacted on my work and my relationship with my wife, and (I am certain of this) contributed to anxiety and loss of vitality.
I've been a member of another forum, such as this, for just over 9 months. I learned a lot and am happy with the progress made. I've had a few stints of 3 to 5 weeks free of PMO. Recently, I have stalled and seem to be in a phase where I PMO approximately every 2 weeks. I am ready to up my game and face this addiction with renewed vigor. Joining a new forum represents a fresh start for me.
It's nice to see several guys from another forum here; your support has been crucial to my progress to date and I am grateful for that. I hope I am able to reciprocate in some way.
I'll set a counter soon. For the record, it's 36 hours since my last session of PMO and this is what led to it: I got back from a full-on business trip overseas, and wanted an escape, so PMO is where I went. That's become something of a pattern for me. I can focus for a few weeks until a significant event, and then afterwards I take a willing tumble into PMO. The loss of vitality, etc., that follows a session of PMO, is really annoying me. Figuring out an alternative to using PMO as comfort to wind down after stress will be a key in the next steps of my progress.
I've been a member of another forum, such as this, for just over 9 months. I learned a lot and am happy with the progress made. I've had a few stints of 3 to 5 weeks free of PMO. Recently, I have stalled and seem to be in a phase where I PMO approximately every 2 weeks. I am ready to up my game and face this addiction with renewed vigor. Joining a new forum represents a fresh start for me.
It's nice to see several guys from another forum here; your support has been crucial to my progress to date and I am grateful for that. I hope I am able to reciprocate in some way.
I'll set a counter soon. For the record, it's 36 hours since my last session of PMO and this is what led to it: I got back from a full-on business trip overseas, and wanted an escape, so PMO is where I went. That's become something of a pattern for me. I can focus for a few weeks until a significant event, and then afterwards I take a willing tumble into PMO. The loss of vitality, etc., that follows a session of PMO, is really annoying me. Figuring out an alternative to using PMO as comfort to wind down after stress will be a key in the next steps of my progress.