1. Welcome to NoFap! We have disabled new forum accounts from being registered for the time being. In the meantime, you can join our weekly accountability groups.
    Dismiss Notice

5 days in, trying for 90

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by David1980, Apr 5, 2015.

  1. Fapolous

    Fapolous Fapstronaut

    23
    8
    3
    Eleven's right you know. PIED is something that wrecks relationships, marriages, and can start you on a very slippery slope. You really need to look yourself in the mirror and make a tough choice - P or human relationships. There's no justifying "just an occasional M is fine". If you want to do this, you have to stop being a wanker. Literally.
     
  2. The Eleven

    The Eleven Fapstronaut

    1,532
    1,887
    143
    Sorry to have hijacked your thread, David, but smokie just seems to post his stuff wherever he happens to be and I'd finally had enough. I hope my message got through and that he's taking this seriously now.

    My wife actually reacted pretty well, so I can't give you firsthand advice on how to deal with your wife's reaction. But I do have two thoughts: (1) I'm not sure what you told her, exactly, but it's bound to have been a bit of a shock. Her first reaction probably isn't her final reaction, and you should give her some time to process things before you jump to any conclusions. Keep in mind, you've been living with this a long time, but for her it's brand new. (2) At some point, hopefully, she will see -- perhaps because you point out and reiterate to her -- that you understand her reaction, you know that she is justifiably upset and angry, that you realize how selfish it is to choose PMO over her, but that you were addicted and that now you understand you have a problem and are taking concrete steps to fix it because you love her and want to be with her and her only. Then, of course, you'll have to follow through....
     
  3. Dante's Shadow

    Dante's Shadow Fapstronaut

    315
    174
    43
    David, I've got a similar story to yours. Born in 1980. M habit on and off for 20 yrs. More problems with P as the internet grew in early 2000s. Though I don't have PIED, my wife still took the news pretty badly.
    Admit how wrong and stupid it was. I might not blame it on addiction, but point out that you have read about how this stuff is like an addiction and it might be a very long road. And most importantly you need to tell her and show her that you don't intend to ever go back to PMO. You can check out several women's posts about how they feel/felt when they found out the extent of their significant other's PMO problems. We all have a lot of damage to mend and the onus is on us to do it and demonstrate our sincerity.

    I also like Kenzo's point:
    If I imagine some dude coming to attack and kill me and my family, I would fight to win. In something like that, there is no honor or fairness. If I had sand, I would throw it in his eyes. If I could make a trap, I would. If I had oil or marbles, I'd put them on the ground to ruin his footing. And I would kill or incapacitate him as quickly as possible.

    PMO is that enemy. PMO will ruin your life and it will ruin your relationships if you let it. There are lots of strategies to disable and kill the urge to PMO. Use several. You have got to fight to win. You've got to kill that sucker before it kills you. PMO sucks everything good out of life. Don't invite it into your house. If it tries to climb in the open window, through some almost innocuous add on TV or a website, slam its fingers in the window! Don't allow it to get control of your life again. Don't let it back in. It is poison. If your PIED goes away and your wife wants to have sex with you, don't be thinking of P. Think of her. You've got to rewire your brain. You will have a happier life when you do. (sorry for the long post and the soapbox tirade) But we are in similar boats, and I just get angry at myself for how long I have let PMO call the shots and ruin my happiness.
     
    Kenzo89 likes this.
  4. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Thank you guys, just the mere response that I'm not alone in this is a big thing for me, I'm have a warriors mentality for this, it's a done deal!!!porn doesn't exist anymore!!! And I'm opening up avenues to keep the mind right, eleven thank you, that makes a lot of sense just gotta give her some time to process what it is, what it means, and how to deal with it, Dante, I'm as angry as you are with myself I didn't realize how out of control it had gotten, now that I look back on things I was pmoing in the locker room at work after everyone had left from our shift, what part of the brain thinks that's normal but for some reason mine did, headstrong on day 8 only 82 short days left
     
  5. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Surprisingly no urges today, kept myself busy today, cleaned out the garage and the backyard has been neglected since I fell Christmas Eve and broke my heel, but that's another story, have any of you guys had headaches while rebooting? I don't ever get headaches since I went to my new allergy medicine, I know watching porn changes things in the frontal lobe of the brain but can not watching porn once addicted cause side effects, any knowledge on the subject would be appreciated
     
  6. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Going thru day nine and I'm feeling more anxiety than normal, gonna get busy doing something to keep the ol' mind and hands busy
     
  7. NoMo_Po

    NoMo_Po Fapstronaut

    112
    41
    28
    The worst part you can do when you are feeling this way is sit around and do nothing. As you said you should keep yourself busy!

    All the best to you! Why not just go for a drive somewhere? That usually gets whatever was on my mind off my mind.
     
  8. 8 days in is a good start David1980. I find the first few days can be the worst and then it mellows out for a time so well done on getting going. I'm about 6 days behind you. Let's keep it that way!
     
  9. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Thanks guys, got out and washed mommas car even though it's gonna rain tomorrow and played with my dogs for a good while today, got the mind off everything and myself in the right mind set, shooting for day ten tomorrow, 9 down 81 more to go
     
  10. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    10 down 80 to go. Starting to notice little things that I haven't noticed before, brain fuzz seems to be subdueing a little bit, that's saying a lot considering I'm taking pain killers at the moment, starting to notice I'm more into conversations also, my urine looking cloudy is the best word I can discribe it, hoping that's normal, one day at a time
     
  11. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    12 days in, having the best day yet, not very many urges at all today, mood continues to be better with no PMO or MO, when does the dreaded flatline start showing it's ugly face, also what to do about sex, I know there's gonna be several different opinions so no bickering just post how you feel on the subject, the reason I asked is, I've seemingly gotten a lot more handsy with my wife the last two days and she's gonna want it sooner or later just from the stimulation
     
  12. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Ok 13 days in now, no urge to masturbate, but did have sex with the wifey this morning so It may have something to do with that, still have the urge when bored to cruise porn, standing fast and not letting it happen though, have been staying super busy since I started my reboot, idle mind leads to idle hands
     
  13. Buzzltyr

    Buzzltyr Fapstronaut

    292
    148
    43
    Glad to know that Doctors are now recognizing and diagnosing this as a real problem that needs to be cured! Best of luck for your challenge.
     
  14. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Thanks buzz and I have a pretty open minded dr, we've pretty much come to a conclusion of we'd entertain the idea at least, because we have looked at many other options and didn't find the solution to the problem, well I'm starting day 15, don't really care if I watch porn anymore don't even have the urge to watch it, the urge to MO is another story, had sex yesterday and have the straight up urge to either want more sex or MO to take care of it, standing fast though as I'm far enough in now there's no turning back and I'm not giving up
     
  15. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Day 16 and I'm finding more urges as I'm down a little bit tonight, In a different situation I've let my wife down about something and feel pretty guilty about it and maybe it's my brain searching for something to pick myself up, don't know, not giving in, come to far, warrior mentality taking over
     
  16. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Day 17 starting to feel sluggish, waking up at odd times and not sleeping consistently, but the urge to watch porn seems to be almost non-existant, and wanting to MO seems to be dying down as every day passes
     
  17. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Day 18, 20% to 90 days, horny as a two peckered billy goat today, my labido doesn't seem great but it does seem to be somewhat there, noticing differences in my penis, maybe some of you guys experienced the same thing, seems to be getting lighter in color and seems to feel softer to the touch flacid, also seems like it's more sensitive than I can ever remember, I thought it would take a long time for that to happen but I'm glad it's happening sooner than later for me, still stretching for 90 days NO PMO or MO, also seem to feel more emotionally stable, not had as many ups and downs as I'm accustomed to in my day to day activities
     
  18. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Starting day 19, still no urge to watch porn anymore but to MO is a different story, my wife who I think is super hot has gotten into wearing fleece leggings around the house do she practically looks naked in them but I'm standing strong, massaging has help the ol' sack out to keep the pain minimal, warrior mentality working strong
     
  19. David1980

    David1980 Fapstronaut

    38
    4
    8
    Day 20,Whoa it's getting rough today, feeling like I need a release of some kind, spent all day with my wife(who I find highly attractive and sexy) and since I've talked with here about the issues with PMO she's not been very sexual with me, goes with the turf I guess, can't blame her either, can only imagine how she feels right now with the thoughts going through her head about me watching porn every day, not gonna be PMO or MO though made it 20 days put to much effort into getting this far, on the positive side my anxiety medicine sure seems to be working wonderfully now lol, have a lot less anxiety these days, warrior mentality working strong
     

Share This Page