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Being abstinent gives me the strength to fight my demons....fighting against PTSD(365+days)PART ONE

Discussion in 'Success Stories' started by goku1510, Aug 11, 2020.

  1. goku1510

    goku1510 Fapstronaut

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    hello my dear friends ... i have been in monk mode for just over a year. I have to say it was and it is a ride across hell and back. but ... but all the effort, all the sweat, the many tears, the unbelievable pain and the resulting insights ... were all worth it. hello i want to introduce myself .. my real name is simon i come from germany and i am 34 years old. I have ptsd (post-traumatic stress disorder). I was sexually abused between the ages of 1-2 years. Probably several times. The topic of sexual abstinence has come into my life again and again over the past few years, but I've always ignored it, although the myths about it somehow fascinated me.Then after the separation of my girlfriend at the time, I decided to switch to monk mode in order to get a grip on my life. At first I had the intention to lay as many women as possible, get rich, look good, etc ... all this unimportant nonsense. But after the first few weeks and months my goals kept changing. At some point I turned my attention to my health and professional success. Before that, i was unemployed for almost nine years and found a job in the middle of last year..a position as an intern..paid ... in an anthroposophical institution that offered people (young and old) support in all walks of life. I was very, very successful in this job .. I only received praise, recognition and appreciation from all sides.I learned how to deal with people who do not have an easy life in this institution and I learned very quickly. I got better and better .... all my attention was focused on people looking for help ... and I became more and more successful in my job. ..I became more confident and learned to express myself better. I learned to speak with self-confidence in front of larger groups, in front of specialists and experts ... I became more and more courageous ... more and more praise came from all sides ... once I constructively criticized the boss in front of all employees where nobody but me dared to say anything to the boss ... the result was even more praise and recognition... was very social...getting recognised and complimented by pretty girls from every age...flirted alot..was ready for a new girlfriend... i was on cloud nine ... i floated there for several months ... i was sure that from now on my life will only go uphill ....but i was wrong ... very very wrong ... at the beginning of the year i decided to just live healthy (which i didn’t always succeed in)...so i decided no unhealthy lifestyle anymore... good nutrition .. lots of exercise ... no internet (absolute minimum) ... dopamine fasting .... everything went well ... and then came corona ... and through my healthy lifestyle everything came up that was hidden. ... all the poison in me that I have accumulated over the last few decades came up and hit me incredibly hard to the ground ... and stayed there for about 2 months ... all traumatic violent childhood experiences came up and all the violent things that I did When I was young did come up ... the pot was opened and I couldn't close it again...I have very painful and long-lasting flashbacks in the form of nightmares and very disturbing thoughts ... my whole body hurts because of the flashbacks .. my sleep disorder, which I have always had, got worse and worse ...my aggressions, with which i have struggled all my life, keep increasing ... i lost everything i had built up in the last year ...But in the darkest time of my life, I realized the absolute greatest power one gets through retention ... the fucking power to heal your deepest and most painful wounds ... I have a new ultimate and irrevocable goals ... heal myself and helping people like me...and............... BECOME A FUCKING INCREDIBLE HERO WHO FUCKING TAKES ON ABSOLUTELY EVERY FUCKING OBSTACLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR FUCKS SAKE
     
  2. Quitterrr

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    Congratulations man, this was very motivational, I have a question, did ur urges end at all (to porn)?
     
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  3. I couldn't agree more. It feels like this time in isolation has opened up all the wounds new and old.
    The healing is very real and it's great to read that you're at that place now and moving forward.

    There's two choices and learning to love yourself and heal is always a good choice!

    Keep moving forward and keep growing stronger and stronger!!!
     
  4. goku1510

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    Urges to porn yes. Urges to Sex no( but Not that IT Drives me crazy)
    I completly answered wrong Here.. hahaha i meant urges to porn no. Urges to Sex yes
     
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  5. jackthebook

    jackthebook Fapstronaut

    You mean you have no urges to porn. But you have urges to sex. Correct? Because your last edit means you have urges to porn and no urges to sex :D
     
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  6. goku1510

    goku1510 Fapstronaut

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    Correct
     
  7. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    Hey...
    First of all congratulations on completing 1 year monk mode...
    Can you please provide insight into Ptsd.. As I am suffering from Ptsd and Ruminations
    Does abstaining from pmo and going monk mode help heal Ptsd as well
     
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  8. A really interesting and inspiring read. Thanks for sharing man and best of luck in the future! I hope everything gets right back on track once Covid drops off
     
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  9. goku1510

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    Thanks. Ptsd ist a huge topic and i suggest you Research on your own. But i gladly give my best to give you a little Insight.
    The main symptoms of a post-traumatic stress disorder are: The involuntary remembering and reliving the trauma Avoidance, suppression and forgetting of the event. Nervousness, anxiety and irritability.
    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs as a delayed psychological response to an extremely stressful event, a situation of exceptional threat or disaster-like proportions. In my Case sexual abuse as a Baby. I completly suppressed It. The suppressing and forgetting of such an Event ist caused by protection mechanisms, to protect you from it. My flashbacks came in Form of Nightmares. I Had Trouble with insomnia all my Life and its getting worser as iam getting older. My therapist (a Trauma Specialist) and i believe that the Traumatic Event happened while sleeping. My sleep is restless and not very deep( disturbed REM). Thats my Problem now. People with ptsd have a hard time running a "normal" Life Like other people do. They fail in easy daily routines such as hygene, cleaning, cooking, being social. My biggest problem was definitly anger and aggression. I need almost all my Energy to surpress the anger and aggression. Most of the time Time i feel Like the incredible Hulk XD because ive done so much violent Shit and exploded uncontrollable. But that also ist a mechanism of ptsd because i View people Most of the time as threat. I could Go on and on with this so its better you Research it or you can ask more precised questions If you Like . And yes i believe semen retention is a Tool to heal yourself its a tool to motivate yourself and helps a lot to keep you on this path. I know deep down that this healing process will give me incredible amounts of Energy . I really Hope that this little Insight helps. If you arent seeing a therapist or opened to somone about it you Trust i encourage you to do so, because you will feel brave as fuck If do it. Namaste my dear friend
     
  10. Envoy-ofthe-End

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    Big congrats on making it for a year. That's an incredible feat.
     
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  11. Caged_bird

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    I have researched a lot about Ptsd.. I have it Coz someone i really loved wanted to assult me /threatened me ( glad it didn't happen) but I was codependent.. Couldn't find the strength to step back for a long time ... Prolong exposure to dangerous situations caused it...
    I am healing but having really hard time focusing on academics..
    This Ptsd sucks :(
    And i hope it ends
    Besides i experience lot of Ruminations as well about events etc etc..
    Even my sleep is damaged.. It is lucid and many times revolves around triggering stuff
    I can't see a therapist but if you can give me insight it will really help
     
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  12. goku1510

    goku1510 Fapstronaut

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    Why cant you See a therapist?
     
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  13. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    I can't I am student haven't told my family.
     
  14. goku1510

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    Is there anybody you can Talk about it?
     
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  15. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    Only God lol..
     
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  16. This is really inspiring thank-you for sharing. You are truly one of a kind and to fight it takes a lot of courage.
    I wish you all the best and success in your life you are going to go places you couldn't even imagine possible but I'm sure you already know this.
    Take care Simon you are a champion.
     
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  17. Hey you keep on fighting keep pushing towards the goal of improving your life. The fact you are here on nofap means you have courage to push through the often not so easy times. I would also like to get some therapy but its simply a little to much money to justify. You can however find a lot of very helpful videos on how to do a lot of the exercises they would tech you on YouTube. You can search for tools such as CBT or DBT i think also mindfulness may be helpful to change thought processes again I'm not sure exactly what you need but YouTube can be a valuable tool. Also Books get into reading! Its very calming and you can read great books on psychology and learn a lot.
    Take care and know that trauma you deal with you control how much power it has over you. Things like even sharing on here all matter its all steps towards a better you. You deserve the best you really do keep on fighting you will overcome.
     
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  18. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    Thanks you very much copied it on my notepad :)

    YouTube is definitely something I rely upon.. And some helpful content on nofap as well
    Support is something that really matters and I am very thankful for encouraging posts over here :)
     
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  19. goku1510

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    You could also Join ptsd Forums or groups in FB etc. .
     
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  20. Caged_bird

    Caged_bird Fapstronaut

    I will thanks
     
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