Hey everybody. Let's check in, I know that this lockdown has been tough on lots of us. So, how are you doing? What are you doing to stay strong?
Surprised there are no replies here. I'm new, but I'm doing pretty well so far. Still having feeling of guilt and shame, which are taxing at times, but I'm managing through it.
Hey, I’m new to this group too but figured I could learn some things. I’m doing alright, just trying to get everything under control. Dealing with boredom is the hardest part cause that’s what makes me want to use P. How are you all staying busy?
Hey Everyone! I’m new here. Just over a week and a half clean. I’ve been struggling with a bit of depression since I’ve quit. Today I’m a little happier though. Hope this keeps up. Wanted to support all you warriors here. Peace!
Thank you @Jdubster and welcome to this site. We are glad to help you, and I'm happy to hear that you are happier today.
Hello everyone! I am new to this group. I am doing well. I hope we can engage in insightful conversations and build each other up!
Ciao a tutti! I`m new too in this group! And I am very happy in finding a group made by married men to help each other! Cheers !
The replies on this forum are few and not very often. I don't know why. I'm for all of you brothers. God bless
It's rough. I wonder if all the groups on here are like this. What can we do to make it more interactive?
The forum my journal is in (40+) has a lot of activity with a substantial number of married folks. Maybe some of them just like that forum better for some reason. I watch this forum, but communicate primarily in the 40+. I'd be willing to chat with you every day here to see if it might appeal to some others.
I agree, I think people interact much more frequently out in the main forums than in the groups like this. Maybe we should try as a group to do a check in once a week? What day of the week would work best for everybody?
battleready. Just looked at my alerts and saw you had posted here. So, I just want to see if this thread will be valuable. I will try to respond fairly quickly to any post I see here. God bless
@battleready and @!mkj! how are you doing this week? My week has been okay. Some urges that were surprisingly strong earlier in the week, but other than that nothing too bad. I'm making a commitment to work out for at least 15 minutes 60 times between Sep. 1 and Dec. 1. So far I've done it twice. Have a great weekend my friends!
I've been up and down and all around Somehow I managed to string 7 pmo free days together. Praise God. I may have mentioned here before. My new armor against pmo is a commitment to tell my wife when/if I fall on the same day. I have the grace to do that so it's been effective. I fell twice after beginning that and it was really hard to get past the shame and embarrassment to tell her, but I did. Now, the fear of having to tell her is stronger than the attraction to pmo. It's worked for 7 days. There were a couple of days where I know I would have followed the urge if it hadn't been for that. We'll see how long it lasts. Hope tells me forever. Experience tells me I'm not sure. God bless ya'll
My counter will click to 8 today. Had some difficulty with balance this morning, tending to fall in the direction of my movements: bending down, stepping back, walking. At 73 I tend to think it's an age thing, but I wonder if it's exacerbated by my long term pmo. Since reading about all the side effects I tend to wonder if my maladies are connected to it like ED. Didn't know about PIED until I came here. Also, there has been a reduction in feeling in my d***. I have attributed my ED to treatment for my prostate cancer a number of years ago (insertion of radioactive seeds). It knocked out the cancer, but I think it may have been the cause of ED maybe the lack of feeling too. Now I wonder if there is any connection to my long-term pmo.