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Beyond repair...or so I think.

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Outspaced, Jun 13, 2021.

  1. Outspaced

    Outspaced Fapstronaut

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    I have been a member of nofap since 2019, cant say I have participated much this year and also last year. But that's not the issue. I discovered my addiction in that said year(2019), and since then I have been trying to quit this habit of mine but it keeps coming back. I say this because, there was a time when I ended up being in a relationship for about 4 months, I was porn free at the time you know, ( having a girlfriend has its advantages haha). But in the 4th month, the relationship was no longer interesting as it was and I decided its now time to go back to my long lost partner(porn). So covid came, still watched porn, a year passed, 2021 came. I was able to not watch porn for about three months. I was tirelessly asking girls out, but i became bored after my success rate started going down and resumed porn. Now its gotten worse, still affecting my life. I got a job but I cant even interact freely with the staff. I am beginning to think that they will start seeing me as a creep. I also cant articulate myself properly, especially when talking to my bosses(there is this one time I was so nervous and anxious I kept shifting back and forth in my seat and my stomach was making whale noises, luckily my boss brushed it off). Btw does anyone else experience stomach problems after watching porn? Does anyone else feel like they have developed a new personality? Does anyone else feel like no one loves them? Does anyone else feel scared and not willing to create emotional connections with anyone? Does anyone else feel hopeless and waiting for the world to end to end his/her misery? am not suicidal btw, so don't get the wrong idea. Does anyone else feel like no one would understand them even if they tried to speak out? Does anyone else feel like this was meant to happen so that one day this sick cycle can eventually lead to something useful? Does anyone else feel alone? I am trying to change, but I find myself intentionally throwing myself back in. its like am punishing myself, like I want to suffer, to pay the consequences then somehow the spirit making me do this will be sorry and say 'Oh well, I think he's had enough'. you know what the funny thing is about this addiction, after beating yourself down after a relapse, you still watch it again and enjoy it. Its like when you don't want to watch it the most, its when you actually really have to watch it. Sick Sh**. Thank you for reading this very long story, and see you on the finish line!
     
  2. Nan0nymous

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    You're not alone bro,I am 100% like you
     
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  3. Ron S

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    Yes, I do feel like I develop a new personality. It’s the personality of a sick and selfish person.Yes, porn can make you feel like no one loves you. It creates so much self-hate. You feel unworthy of love. Yes, porn is all consuming. I feel antisocial after looking at porn. It’s hard to create real connections when you spend so much of your time establishing fake ones.Yes, I did feel like no one would understood me. I was addicted to porn from 15 years old all the way up to 35 years old. I didn’t start getting help until I was 30. I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. You will realize that when you ask for help, you will receive it. There are a lot of people dealing with the exact same situation. I’ve been what I consider sober for two years. This does not mean that I never ever slip up, but it does not consume my life and I don’t compulsively masturbate to it like I did in the past. I want to give you some practical tips.


    1. I realized that what I was most lacking was balance in my life and the ability to be vulnerable with other people. I was lacking real relationships. If you’re open to counseling or therapy, get with a certified sex addiction therapist. This did wonders for me.
    2. Join a recovery group. I started off with sex act addicts anonymous and ended with celebrate recovery. These are just a few suggestions.
    3. Make recovery the most important thing in your life. Casual practice will always equal casual results. Intentional practice will equal intentional results. When I hit my rock-bottom. I was willing to pay $700 a month for two certified sex addiction therapist and I attended a group and got an accountability partner and a sponsor that I was checking in with regularly.
    4. Acknowledge that you can’t do it by yourself. I believe Jesus is my higher power and he walked me out of it. You have to have believe in something greater than yourself.

    I hope this helps, whatever you do, don’t give up. I believed for years that I would die with this addiction. I’m here to tell you that that was a lie. You can overcome this but you have to become a new person. You have to grow. As you grow in your recovery, you will grow out of it. You will find new ways to deal with negative emotions as opposed to always resorting to porn.
     
  4. sadman65

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    A lot of the statements on here I feel represent a lot of young men and women today. Porn made me soulless, selfish and created a ton of self hatred. I'm 8 days in, I did peak a little yesterday but I immediately turned away. I can feel the benefits already coming in, more motivation, some confidence.

    I also have a problem with just talking to people normally, it's almost impossible for me to talk to new people, mostly women because I feel guilty for watching porn.
     
  5. Nicolas5432110

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    [QUOTE = "Outspaced, post: 3036169, member: 356825"] Soy miembro de nofap desde 2019, no puedo decir que haya participado mucho este año y también el año pasado. Pero ese no es el problema. Descubrí mi adicción en ese año (2019), y desde entonces he estado tratando de dejar este hábito, pero sigue regresando. Digo esto porque, hubo un momento en que terminé en una relación durante unos 4 meses, estaba libre de pornografía en ese momento, ya sabes, (tener novia tiene sus ventajas jaja). Pero en el cuarto mes, la relación ya no era interesante como era y decidí que era hora de volver con mi pareja perdida (la pornografía). Entonces vino Covid, todavía veía pornografía, pasó un año, llegó el 2021. Pude no ver pornografía durante unos tres meses. Incansablemente invitaba a salir a las chicas pero me aburrí después de que mi tasa de éxito comenzó a bajar y reanudó la pornografía. Ahora ha empeorado y sigue afectando mi vida. Conseguí un trabajo pero ni siquiera puedo interactuar libremente con el personal. Empiezo a pensar que empezarán a verme como un canalla. Tampoco puedo articularme correctamente, especialmente cuando hablo con mis jefes (hay una vez que estaba tan nervioso y ansioso que seguía moviéndome hacia adelante y hacia atrás en mi asiento y mi estómago hacía ruidos de ballena, afortunadamente mi jefe lo ignoró). Por cierto, ¿alguien más experimenta problemas estomacales después de ver pornografía? especialmente cuando hablaba con mis jefes (hay una vez que estaba tan nervioso y ansioso que seguía moviéndome de un lado a otro en mi asiento y mi estómago hacía ruidos de ballena, afortunadamente mi jefe lo ignoró). Por cierto, ¿alguien más experimenta problemas estomacales después de ver pornografía? especialmente cuando hablaba con mis jefes (hay una vez que estaba tan nervioso y ansioso que seguía moviéndome de un lado a otro en mi asiento y mi estómago hacía ruidos de ballena, afortunadamente mi jefe lo ignoró). Por cierto, ¿alguien más experimenta problemas estomacales después de ver pornografía?¿Alguien más siente que ha desarrollado una nueva personalidad ? ¿Alguien más siente que nadie los ama? ¿Alguien más se siente asustado y no está dispuesto a crear conexiones emocionales con nadie ? ¿Alguien más se siente desesperado y esperando que el mundo termine para terminar con su miseria? No soy un suicida por cierto, así que no te malinterpretes. ¿Alguien más siente que nadie los entendería incluso si intentaran hablar ? ¿Alguien más siente que esto estaba destinado a suceder para que algún día este ciclo de enfermedad pueda eventualmente conducir a algo útil? ¿Alguien más se siente solo?? Estoy tratando de cambiar, pero me encuentro volviéndome intencionalmente. Es como si me estaba castigando, como si quisiera sufrir, para pagar las consecuencias, entonces de alguna manera el espíritu que me hace hacer esto se arrepentirá y dirá 'Oh, bueno, yo cree que ha tenido suficiente'. sabes qué es lo gracioso de esta adicción, después de golpearte después de una recaída, todavía la vuelves a ver y la disfrutas. Es como cuando no quieres verlo más, es cuando realmente tienes que mirarlo. Mierda enferma. ¡Gracias por leer esta larga historia y nos vemos en la línea de meta! [/ CITA]


    yo tambien he tenido problemas de estomago y es por lo mismo, antes de ver y despues de ver suceden esos problemas. no estas solo compañero, me identifico mucho con tu historia, porque yo tambien me he sentido solo y pensando que nunca saldre de estas, afortunadamente soy joven con 16 y me estoy recuperando tambien dejando de ver pornografia y hacer mo.
    los ultimos meses desde que estuve en el foro he mejorado bastantante. lastimosamente recaigo y tambien siento lo mismo que tu sientes, que te sientes mal por recaer y despues ese sentimiento no sea suficiente y se vuelva a caer por no resistir a la tentacion. yo creo que si vamos a superar esto algun dia, lo importante es seguir mejorando cada dia nuestras vidas, siendo 1% mejor todos los dias.

    con respecto a las relaciones con mujeres, nunca he tenido novia, pero si algunas amigas que hemos tenido algo pero nunca nada serio y aveces me pongo triste porque creo que nunca voy a tener una novia que me guste y que yo le guste a ella, por esa razon hago nofap, para poder conseguir una novia bonita ademas que necesito energía para poder cumplir las metas que tengo en mi vida.
     
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  6. Hi

    May I ask what your experience of Celebrate Recovery has been? I was due to attend my first meeting this evening, online, and I baulked out at the last moment, realising I was gonna be "owning my porn addiction in front of a group of people who, whilst in some cases may be suffering with addictions, may have no experience of our addiction at all.
    I have yet tp speak with anyone who has actual experience of the meetings. I have recently become a Christian, and figured a good route to connecting with other Christians, would be Christians with addiction problems, so we have a double common element, but it was too big a step for me today. Would love to hear anything you have to share
     
  7. Veg plot

    Veg plot Fapstronaut

    I may be a bit of an outlier here, but I'd say it doesn't all hinge on porn.

    Yes, quitting it provides numerous benefits, but I think people get the best results when it's part of a multi-faceted approach.

    To list but a few:
    • Exercise
    • Diet
    • Sleep
    • Hygiene
    • Time outdoors
    • Lowering screen time
    • Maintaining friendships
    • Integrity
    I feel like if folks work on all of the above, or at least those that apply to them, then quitting porn becomes just one piece of the puzzle.

    There's also the upshot that if you reset/relapse it shouldn't be driving you into a pit of despair so deep, as you can take a step back and look at what's going well in life. Negativity breeds negativity and all that.
     
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  8. Melkhiresa

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    let your sadness wash away...
     
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  9. CLAW66

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    Hi @ThisDayOnly . Hope you are doing well. I go to a church with a guy who was a part of Celebrate Recovery. He may still be. Apparently it has helped him deal with certain emotional issues. I have heard positive things about it. It's like AA. I think if you go you would not be looked down on or judged. I would hope not anyway.

    Here's to freedom.
     
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  10. sh0gun

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    Hey man, we've all felt like this. You're not the only one.

    The only way you'll be able to beat this addiction is to know what pain you are numbing yourself from with porn. Is it lack of connection, lack of life purpose?

    Also are you carrying unresolved trauma, things you haven't forgiven people for, or maybe things you've done you can't forgive yourself for?

    Forgiveness is hugely important on this journey, I'd recommend looking into forgiveness exercises. Once you forgive yourself, you are free from the guilt and shame that keeps dragging you back into this addiction.

    Good luck man, I know you can beat this. You will beat this.
     
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  11. Hey claw, thank you for replying here. Great to have some feedback about CR. I wrote to the organiser to let him know why I baulked, and he said there are plenty of people there recovering from porn use, and they divide into smaller gender divided groups, so I will be attending this week. Thank again for your input my friend. Wishing you some freedom today
     
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  12. Hi sh0gun, thanks for taking the time to write here. It's very interesting that you being up these topics, both of underlying issues, and forgiveness. This is exactly what I'm coming to in my efforts right now, and I feel you have really brought me a sign to strongly pursue these areas. I'm going to do a grudge list, as in 12 step, and weed out all the things and people I need to forgive.
    Just started exploring the ideas of the "crappy childhood fairy" who had some videos on YouTube, and experience of the places that long term hurts come from. Failing that, I think a therapist will be necessary. Praying to find one with insight, that I'm able to trust
    Wishing you freedom today sh0gun
     
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