Starting to think that Poking out my eyes and slicing off my hands are the only ways I'm going to stop PMO, lol. I've tried stopping a million times and I've had a few decent streaks over the years but I just can't stop and I hate it. As you guys know, the longer you watch it, the more disgusting it gets.. I'm absolutely horrified at my addiction. When I do get a streak going I can't fall asleep and it becomes hard to not PMP.. Any advice as to how to purify my mind? Really desperate at this point
Cutting your hands and poking out your eyes won't help. Have already tried that and failed Just kidding! I will say, keep coming here, read other people's stories, ask for advice and support, encourage others as well. Above all do not loose hope. Maybe a good idea to get someone to be accountable to. The battle is a bit easier if you have others standing up together with you. Just saw a Bible verse in your signature. You seem to be religious. Maybe talking to a caring friend in your religious community to walk the journey with you may be of help. Assuming that you guys love each other unconditionally. Good luck...
I've been there. Well, not poking out my eyes or cutting off my hands, but I did wonder if maybe castration would help. But don't feel disheartened. Looking at your counter you have some good streaks in there. I count a 13-day streak and an 8-day streak, and it says your best is 17 days. Highly commendable. You just have to keep at it. When you fail, pull youself back up and try again. And again. And again. That's how you make progress. Not by getting angry at yourself.
If You can just take off your thing and put it in a safe and lock it,then no one would be here and everyone is clean and safe You need to believe you can do it even if you relapsed that doesn't mean you failed, Try new hobble and do staff you used to hate like taking a cold shower,running,drawing,cooking or anything you didn't like or even knew to do.
Nothing changes until someone gets angry. I often come into my own struggles with that mindset. “Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.”
Ramballer you can do it! Look at everyone else. Your not alone, This is possible, you just have to get more serious. Try making a no touch rule, The benefits of quitting are worth it so keep moving forward, I feel great and quite frankly I wish I would have quit years ago, And hotshot I'm writing that one down
I read the post and thought of all the stuff I've done to not PMO. I once cut the cable to the internet. So funny, and have thought about gauging my eyes. I have a decent streak going. What's helped me is realizing from reading other peoples success stories that people are having success and if them then why not me, and if me then why not you? You got this man, it ain't worth it.
I was thinking like this for years - like "being on war with myself". Finally, this March, I understood that I need to MAKE PEACE with myself - and immediatedly, I had a 7-week-success.
Lol how weird I was thinking the same thing a while back. But I don't think I would actually do it but did seem like the only way because I just could not stop. I'm geussing maybe you got that from the bible? I don't think he means literally, just cut yourself away from access and do all that you absolutely can to beat this! Stay strong bro and never give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice to know u are doing well, I did a month and then flopped but this group is giving me renewed hope
