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Lost Everything

Discussion in 'Rebooting in a Relationship' started by Dead inside, Sep 12, 2018.

  1. Dead inside

    Dead inside Fapstronaut

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    I am 23 and was addicted to porn for 10 years. I was molested and raped by a family member at age 5. Though a lot is suppressed I remember a fair amount. I came to realize that it started innocently enough but quickly became a crutch to medicate sexual guilt and shame, feelings of worthlessness as a result of what happened to me a myriad of abuse and neglect from my step father and my peers. I lost my virginity at age 18 (almost 19) and knew immediately why I didn't enjoy it and why I couldn't finish. Unfortunately in my young mind this realization fueled my unresolved feelings and I wasn't able to kick it. A week later I slept with someone else who I fell in love with. We dated long distance for a time and moved in together. I hid this and many despicable details of my behavior for 3 years while we tried to figure out life together and grew even closer. She was the mother of my future children in my mind and the only one for me. When I was caught I minimized it, but attributed it to what I knew was the real problem all along and agreed to go to therapy. Still had my secret issue while getting therapy and didn't address it and wasn't fully honest. One day I broke down and told her a version of the truth. She told me she knows that I have been suffering and that I am not entirely to blame. She was there for me while I tried to kick the habit and explored myself more fully in therapy. I was a wonderful boyfriend and it was obvious I loved her deeply. I was wracked with guilt and disbelief about my situation and was angry my addiction-related thoughts were still present. It made me feel like I didn't deserve her love. So I became hyper-vigilant and turned my molehill into a mountain of even more shame by telling her every detail that popped into my head because I needed to be honest and needed to believe that I deserved to be loved and looked to her to accept me for all of my fucked up shit. I've become a part of her family and they were all supportive, especially her father. When I told her things she would assure me it was ok and that I was a good person and that I just needed to see it. I wish I had listened. She lost hope because I was basically a zombie for 8 months. She gave up and broke it off, saying the relationship has become toxic and unrepairable. I never would have given up. I told her that real love is not about feeling like you're " in a relationship " all the time and always being happy, that sometimes it's being there through the hardest times in someone's life. But she is now moving on and I can't. I still love her with my entire being. She didn't feel wanted or attractive or loved. Now I'm trying desperately to get her to see I do love her and always have, but she insists we need to move on. She told me yesterday when I tried to get her back that she feels fucked up from everything like I damaged her. It hurts to see her think this way of me when I thought she understood. The worst part is that she has every right to leave me and anyone could see it. I haven't eaten in days and can't stop smoking. I don't know what to do. I am staying on a couch at my friends house. Every day I wake up and my world crashes down all over again. I've lost everything. I'm not sure why I did this but I needed to share this story. The story I never wanted in my life but is here regardless.
     
  2. Thank you for sharing your story.
    You're not alone.
    I feel you love her deeply and want to have her back.
    Right now you are at the bottom, when at the bottom it is time to look up. My hope is that this is why you are here right now.
    There are a lot of people here who have been through similar situations.
    This is time to fix yourself for yourself. You need to have a good life free from those chains holding you back.
    The truth is she might be gone as far as a future spouse but......if you are still in touch from time to time and she sees you improving, who knows.
    Even if it does not work, you will be on the path to having a better life and ready to be in a relationship.
    Best wishes brother.
     
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  3. Firstly i must say you're not dead inside but awakened enough to analyse what has been the problem. I myself used to badly trap into vicious cycle of PMO which not only hampered my bodily development but also stagnated my progress in each domain. But the pride part i knew it and persistently try to improve upon day by day. I would browsed all erotic sites and pretty adult star with blue eyed etc. I tried hard everytime abstain from this but all in vain. But kept going. Hench from january 2018 i commited not to do PMO anymore. I have succeded in P factor but continued to watch erotic mainstream cinemas and remained failed in MO but to somehow lesser extent. But now I'm agin fully committed to conquer A movies and M vicious factors.
    So my friend don't ever let down. These are new challenges in digital and individual centric era where we have to get adapted bouncing back as darwin propunded natural selection law in his origin of species.
    And one more thing the nature tests what lies inside you nothing more.
    As far you beloved is concerned don't lose hope you keep improving yourself, your true love would pull back her. As an indian poet says" who loves somebody truly, definately gets that"
    Finally this short life is not to wait somebody. Perhaps better situation exists for you, more desrving ones. Future is brimmed with possibilities as lucian fevre said everywhere is possibilities not necessities. Oneday you would be strong creature but just keep improving.
     
  4. HereAndThere

    HereAndThere Fapstronaut

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    I dont know if we can ever expect to ever find a person in life which could handle hearing every detail of what goes in our head. People often recommend honesty as a cure all but almost always fail to mention all the ways in which it make things worse. Honesty only works if the truth is pleasant.

    She is not the only way to find love in your life. I hope you find soon someone to make you feel that.
     
  5. Honesty is not the cure all but it does make it possible to get through things as a couple. Vivid detail is not what the honesty is about and can be harmful. It has to do more with what you are feeling and thinking in a general way. To be open about things and not hiding them in the dark.
     
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  6. HereAndThere

    HereAndThere Fapstronaut

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    So yes to honesty, but not vivid, not detailed and processed and simplified so it describes only the general picture with no details. I need to start writing down these exemptions!
     
  7. If only all these things were easy right. These are rough waters to navigate.
     

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