What made you try to quit PMO?

Becoming more social was my main reason for quitting! But I found a ton of other incredible benefits along the way!

 

My focus and concentration went down the drain due to my frequent MO and I didn't even watch P. My grades dropped and I was in the dumps. I was also feeling very tired all the time with frequent headaches. I realised that I had to make a change for the better before crunch time hits in school.

 

Im just tired of being ashamed of myself and doing MO daily before

 

I can relate with all the posts here . I feel like I've wasted time and opportunities, that I could have been a so lich better version of myself right now. PMO is very bad but its also a real addiction like drinkin g, smoking ...
Once you are hooked , it's very hard to get out . However I'm learning to not look too much into the past , regrets won't help me now. I must find the strenght to become a better version of myself and the will to be successful and happy in this life. I don't want to let regret make le depressed.

 

I am the same as you, it makes me feel guilty and worthless and wanting to cry every time I do it so I joined this site in the hopes of one day fully stopping masturbation forever but for now I am happy to take it one masturbation free day at a time.

 

ironically I found nofap while looking for denial porn
PIED was an initial reason
My main motivator now is to regain my identity, self respect, values and to have a full, well lived and honest life.

 

I had surgery in my penis, and doctor told me I couldn't have any sexual activity for a month.
I lasted for 2 weeks and then I lost it. That's when it hit me, I was addicted. I knew I risked serious injury if I masturbated, and I couldn't keep my hands of my dick anyways. So I googled "how to stop masturbating" and here I am.

 

My reason is how messed up I got, mentally, physically, and emotionally. I started cutting friendships off rapidly (about 20 friends in a year and a half). I gained weight, got acne (I hardly ever got acne and I washed my face every day, twice a day). I became more aggressive, started looking at women as sex objects. I just wanted my life back, and PMO Mode is my way to go for me. That's my reason.

 

1.Looking into my daughter eyes ,
2. lack of self-esteem, no confidence at all , soul hurt ,
3.whatever I accomplish I don't feel any achievement as I'm very small in front of myself ...
4.wanna meet Allah clean ..

 

It's eating up all of my time and destroying my social life and work life.

It's making me more anxious about dating rather than being something to blow off steam with while dating isn't working out.

I feel disgusting afterwards too and I looking at harder and stranger stuff than I'd ever consider in real life- if I was with a woman in an intimate situation, the last thing I would want is a footjob lol.

It even lead to forming quasi-relationships with deviants who enjoy my fake personality that I acted out- and only with the goal of making my money their money.

 

Decreased libido. No other reason

 

Hey Rich it sounds like you're having a tough time and your counter says 0 so I wanna say good luck with your efforts - im gona follow you and want to see that ticker go up. separate the you from the enemy (pm) and with small wins on a daily basis you will defeat it. We are all here because we are battling this thing - me im only 8 days in but i so want to win my true self back. Stick at it - make changes to your strategy if it's not working.

 

Self-improvement,
I was always outcasted by society since childhood and I don't find PMO main reason of my anti-social problem,
but it's always best to improve and achieve best yourself as life it's all about it and being ''success'',
as every improvement makes a better version of yourself.

 

I have been experiencing PIED which in turn made my spouse think it was because I didn't find her attractive until I finally told her of the true depth of my PMO addiction. It has effected my marriage for years and until now I never credited it. I want my wife to know I love her for her and not just her body. On top of that, I'm just fed up with feeling utterly disgusting after a bout with myself. It's been so long that it isn't even for pleasure but more for just a need to fill an empty gap. Which in itself makes me repulsed by myself. I just want to feel, in some way, shape or form, some semblance of normalcy which I probably haven't experienced in more than a decade.

 

I felt like the activity was pointless, it took a lot of time and i felt tired/sleepy after doing it.

 

PMO has pretty much dominated my idle waking hours for many years. I denied the negative consequences of my addiction or even that it is an addiction. Not long ago, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and fortunately Gleason score and PSA levels remain low. Of course, a major concern ... not being able to PMO. My self esteem was the pits and my social interactions were restricted because why would anyone want to get to know a PMO addict.

Why am I here, because I want a better life and to align my life priorities (wife, kids and Grand Kids) with the positive and good person I am.

 

A sore dick

 

It makes me feel worthless,
Have no motivation,
Has me having unrealistic expectations of women and sex.
My mind is so messed from it and it needs a reboot.
My career and relationships have and will suffer due to PMO.
Also I know if I didn't stop I would end up in an even darker place.

 

wasted time and opportunities
self-loathing and shame
emotional and physical numbness
psychological weakness, destroyed relationships
list goes on...

 

My social and personal life was going down the drain at a break necking speed.
No Gf, could only get excited by porn, sexuality had started shifting as I sought more extreme P
I had started doubting/disrespecting and looking down on myself and I was getting really depressed/suicidal

I am now on my way to day 55 and most of these problems are now either gone, going or gradually reducing in intensity.
I am enjoying the journey and believe the destination is just the beginning of a better journey ;-)