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First post after decades of struggle - will appreciate help

Discussion in 'Rebooting in a Relationship' started by jsdwjsjsjs, May 29, 2021.

  1. jsdwjsjsjs

    jsdwjsjsjs Fapstronaut

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    Hello. I am 30yo male, happily married.

    I am addicted to porn since I remember myself.

    I consider myself as having a really really high sex drive.

    I tried to quit porn several times, but never succeeded for long time.

    The only time I did succeed to quit porn and masturbation, was during a long trip in an exotic country where I met and had sex with a lot of beautiful girls. I really enjoyed meeting girls, from multiple aspects.

    I keep fantasizing about that long trip in the past.

    Now that I am married, that urges transforms to porn and masturbation.

    I feel that it keeps exacerbating. I desire other women, more and more, everywhere I see them.

    If anyone has experience with it:

    (1) How do you consider the relationship between desire for other women and porn?

    (2) Did NoFap increased your appreciation of life & current relationship / marriage?

    (3) How do you allow yourself to "miss" other beautiful girls outside of your relationship? Don't you feel you are missing-out?

    (4) Is it possible to stop being so obsessed with this topic? :(
    I sometimes think that my life would be much easier if I didn't have any sexual drive.

    Will really appreciate comments & thoughts. Thanks!

    I will try to start NoFap again, but currently I am a bit pessimistic.
     
  2. Trobone

    Trobone Fapstronaut

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    Are you really happily married if you're constantly fantasizing about women you screwed during one vacation years ago?

    Nofap doesn't make relationships better, it doesn't improve appreciate of life or marriage, etc. Working on relationships does. SAA, therapy, honest conversations, books, journaling, couples therapy, etc - those are things that can help. Just trying to white knuckle yourself through a couple months doesn't fix anything. Especially not the underlying reasons.

    Edit: don't get me wrong. Most people have sexual memories that they have positive feelings about. There's nothing unhealthy about that. However, if you're constantly fantasizing about them to the detriment of your life, then odds are there is something more going on.
     
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  3. Everything @Trobone said is true. The question is, do you really want to have a happy, faithful marriage, or do you want to be able to do what you did on your vacation? You can't have both, and you can't have a great intimate connection with your wife if you keep telling yourself you're missing out.
     
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