abstinence

25 years old, male and struggling

I have been addicted to internet porn and masturbation for as long as I can remember, I think it was since I was 15. It just started over normal porn (penetration and straight porn mainly), nothing deviant, extreme or of a fetish nature, but over the years i developed a taste for more fetish/extreme material, particularly lesbian porn with an anal/domination theme - analingus, face-sitting and anal penetration by one of the girls, usually the dominatrix.

A new year, and a new resolve

Ok, so I'm new here. Last month, for obvious reasons I googled "masturbation addiction" and it brought me to this site. I never would have considered myself an addict, but when I started reading the content on this site and on "your brain on porn" it quickly became obvious that I have a problem.

Lost & In Limbo.

I don't really know what to do right now. I feel off, like I'm not in the right place for recovery anymore. I'm so tired of this, all i want is to be the man I know I can be and I am beneath my addiction and its repercussions. I don't know if this is some OCD thing with me or what but the drive and direction i had before feels like it's gone and my opportunity feels squandered. I keep trying to push myself into the mindset I had before, of going regardless of how I felt, but I'm not there, and I'm terrified I won't get it back. I'm looking for some help, I definitely need it.

Other message boards?

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew of some other message boards? I was part of one year ago that was decent and had a good group of people unfortunately I can't remember it's name. If anyone knows of some others please post.
Thanks a lot.

"Masturbation Strike" - entertaining blog post on abstaining from masturbation

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Masturbation Strike

18FridayNov 2011

Posted by dangerandplay in Uncategorized

Guys who think about game is a subculture, and like other subcultures, certain fads spread. The latest is a masturbation strike. That is, guys are wondering if masturbating sucks away their manly life force.

As it happens, I once went seven weeks without masturbating. Some undoubted and noticeable changes happen.

“Six weeks from now, you’ll start eye fucking the lunch ladies”

Day 30 First Wet Dream Question

I'm single guy in my mid 40's; and I am addicted to MO. I was doing MO every day for a long, long time. (P is not an issue for me...except for a couple of memories of videos from 20 years ago.)

I found yourbrainonporn.com and read about the benefits of stopping MO. I wanted to start a new lease on life.

Among other things, abstinence from MO has given me greater energy, better mood, deeper voice, clear mind, more confidence, better results in the gym, etc. However, the cravings have been intense at times. I thought I would explode below the belt.

Day 28th.... Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

"If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us."---- Hermann Hesse

A long journey to go

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After an accidental search, I visited YBOP. Before this visit, I have ED and somehow I know my problem is related to porn or masturbation but it is just difficult to quit. I could only avoid P and M for a week and then relapsed. Then when I read many topics in medhelp,YBOP, I finally detected my cause of problems : P and M to P. I want to have a better life; therefore I am determined to quit P and M.

The oracle said 'share'

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It's been a while since I wrote here last... I feel like most of what is going on in my life right now isn't really relevant to this forum I guess. I've been lurking a lot, but not really sure what to say. I tried to write last night following an instruction from the oracle to share, but somehow I didn't feel like writing. Giving it another shot tonight.

I've been using the oracle a lot actually. The instructions from the oracle today go as follows:

What is holding me back or causing me pain?

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