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Discussion in 'New to NoFap' started by newhorizons4me, May 21, 2019.

  1. newhorizons4me

    newhorizons4me Fapstronaut

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    So, I’m new to this Internet forum thing...I’ve never been too big about the thought of voicing my private thoughts to the world let alone talking about a porn addiction. I happened to stumble across this the other day, when of all things look at pornography, and found myself fascinated with the NF movement. So I’m going to do this.
    A little about me. I come from a very conservative Christian house hold. I consider myself a Christian. However one thing has always seemed to be a stumbling block to my faith and my self improvement - pornography. I have tried to quit many times, sometimes up to a month so long as I was sufficiently distracted by life I was fairly successful. However inevitably, I would revert back to my old was typically worse that before I tried to stop. This left my self worth at next to nothing. I felt hopeless that I could not stop something that is “for teenage boys”. I struggled with this throughout school, college and grad school. I always felt with it on my own. It caused anxiety, panic attacks, depression, etc. I finally went to a doctors to get a handle on my symptoms knowing that at the root of it was this monster on my back that I can’t seem to shake.
    Fast forward to now I’m almost thirty, married to a wonderful woman. Still fighting with this porn problem (admittedly less frequent). I find it harder to juggle now with a wife to ensure I meet her needs while still balancing my own desires. I fell guilty when it impacted our relationship knowing that i want to be more intimate with her but rather focusing on myself. I’ve talked with her about it occasionally but find it hard to discuss it with someone who doesn’t have a common experience with it.
    So basically I have had enough. I want to put my self out there to a community that understands and can help hold me to my goal of a porn free life. I want to have a healthy life, relationship, self control of my desires. From what I’ve seen on this site it seems possible and done by others before.
    So enough rambling. I’m going to give this everything I got and try my best.
    Sorry for the long and detailed intro. Thx.
     
  2. welcome, NH4Me! glad you're joining us for this struggle. make sure you post often about your issues/difficulties so you can figure out what works best for you and it will also help everyone else figure out their issues. I have been trying to conquer this since September, longest streak was 80 days, just ended a run of PMO 1-3x/day recently...feel ready to do this again now....
    find physical activities, personal improvement activities, and marital connection activities to fill your "free time" so it can't be wasted on PMO.
    there are lots of great posts and people on this site, so avail yourself of their experiences.
    Praying for your success!
     
  3. Always be positive

    Always be positive Fapstronaut

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