No joke

Hi all

It's been a long time since I've signed up to any sort of forum, let alone about something so personal, but the support feels needed. I've used masturbation as an emotional crutch for the best part of twenty years. That coupled with the rise of the internet and the availability of pornography pretty much in tandem with my sexual development has gotten me to the point I realise I have an addiction. Writing that down is the first time I've actually said it outside of my own head.

I have a girlfriend and we are now talking about starting a family. I want to make a change now because firstly I'm worried about how my unhealthy behaviours affect our sex life and by proxy our chances of conception. Also, and more predominantly, a 'consumer of pornography' does not fit into the description of the kind of father I want to be.

One day or day one. I've decided.

 

Thanks man, I appreciate you reaching out