Hello all, I'm newly registered on here so thought I'd introduce myself: I recently decided to eradicate my habit of masturbation. I have, for a few years, had the problem of masturbating when bored, stressed, hungover etc. I have never had an addiction to porn, but have made use of it on plenty of occasions. I have found that there is little more disempowering, as a growing man, than having an addiction to masturbation. Generally, I would pleasure myself once every two days, taking into account periods of perhaps 3/4/5 days without whilst also recognising there were periods when I did it 1/2 times per day. I have often had difficulty with social anxiety and more recently have suffered from depression, and can say that while not directly associated, masturbation and the aforementioned psychological issues are not a positive combination. Last week I surfed this website and decided to quit masturbating indefinitely, but as I'm sure you all know it aint that easy. After five days without, and without any urge, I masturbated following a night out with friends. I have to say though, that those five days were really, really cool and, even though I broke my abstinence today, I'm proud of myself and feel I'm at the beginning of something that can markedly improve me as a person. We all have goals. I'm not motivated by money or sexual conquest. I find such things superficial, masks of deeper desires. I truly wish to find intimacy, a relationship. As a 24-year old who has never had a girlfriend, I dream of spending time with someone, caring for them and being cared for. Too deep for an intro? Perhaps, but I don't care I know from personal experience that pleasing oneself not only can destroy self-confidence, but also the urge to meet new people, hence severely limiting my chances of meeting someone. Anyway, I'm buoyed by the fact I just went 5 days without, and excited to really give this a go. I'm not going to set myself a challenge of days or weeks for the time being, I'm just going to go for it indefinitely in the knowledge that I will be more fulfilled as a result. I look forward to being a part of this community, sharing my experience with, and learning from, you all. So, brothers and sisters, now that I've introduced myself, feel free to do the same with a post below, and thank you for reading!
