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The "superpowers" I feel after abstaining from PMO makes me regret my current life. Anyone feelthis?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Desperate to Quit, Apr 27, 2016.

  1. Desperate to Quit

    Desperate to Quit Fapstronaut

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    PMO has severely affected my life and my past. i did so much less than i should have. i had zero confidence because of my pmo and after high school i just worked. i never went to college. I'm 28 and married to a girl who is over weight but beautiful face. She and I are currently traveling because she is a traveling nurse which makes $68 an hour and we move every 3 months so theres no need or way for me to work. So I'm a stay at home husband who cleans the house and cooks dinner. we are both very happy with this trade off. she loves to work and hates to cook. I should be ecstatic with this life but a part of me feels sad. when i met her and dated her i had zero confidence and some what settled for her because i could attract no one else. Plus she has a very awesome selfless personality which very much attracted me to her. I never knew that getting rid of pmo would transform me into an incredibly confident, social, enjoyable person to be around.

    I feel some what cheated in life.. becuase if i had conquered pmo back in highschool, i definitely would have gone to college cause i would have had the confidence and drive to. I would have made many more friends and dated women who are more gorgeous than anyone ive been with. i know this because i can very clearly see the difference in my personality when i pmo and when i abstain. My very character changes completely. i change from a shy awkward introvert who's self conscious and has very little common sense. i fear anyone coming up to talk to me because i know i will say something stupid. i never know what to say and communication in general is much more difficult. When im trying to focus on what some ones saying i cant focus and i cant think of what to say next. all i can think about is how crappy i feel and how much brain fog i have cause i pmo'd.

    that was who i always was until i discovered NoFap. Now, (though i still relapse from time to time. In fact i just did today after going 20 days enjoying incredible confidence.. sigh) when i resist pmo i turn into a whole different person i never knew. this person i feel can do anything and attract anyone and have a much more exciting fulfilling life because the fear, shyness, awkwardness, and self contiousness is completely GONE.

    Its just a part of me is sad with the timing of it all. because here i descover a new exciting me and im almost 30 years old. I never went to college, i have nothing to offer anyone, im way behind in this game called life, and I'm married to a woman who I'm sad to say i settled for because i didnt know that theres a better me inside...

    I dont know what to do. When i abstain and feel so damn confident i begin to day dream being single because i know i can date beautiful girls now.. I know i sound like a total dick. its so wrong of me to fantasise about women other than my wife but i just feel so short changed in life because of how much PMO held me back.. Dont get me wrong i love my wife. she loved me and wanted to marry me despite my being a total basketcase and totally awkward and pathetic and shy. Its just now i feel life is so unfair because i have descovered this incredible new side of me that wants so much more out of life and wants to experience the women i always dreamed of dating..

    But see now here i am almost 30 and if i was to divorce and go back on the market, despite having a great confident personality the facts remain that i'm a 30 year old dude that never went to college, would have some un impressive job, nothing saved away and really just nothing to offer a woman.. So really at this stage in life trying to date women my age around 30 they likely wouldnt give me a second glance as soon as they know how little I've done with my life..

    You know.. a part of me is considering continuing to PMO just so i dont feel this confidence which leads me to wanting to leave my wife. i just see couples all over. guys with such gorgeous perfect women and i just feel jelous and i feel i could be with some one like that without pmo in my life.

    I dont know i feel like a real jerk even writing this and revealing these F'ed up thoughts of mine. I guess i was just thinking out loud. But i guess my main question is has any one else out there felt like pmo ruined your life and now that u descovered a new you, it feels too late and life passed you by? If so how did you deal with it? Thank you for reading and I'd really appreciate any responces.
     
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  2. Cheburashka

    Cheburashka Fapstronaut

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    I can relate. I'm 57 and feel like I've missed most of life because I was in the PMO prison. Yes, it is sad.

    But you wrote: "i have nothing to offer anyone". You know that's a lie , right?
     
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  3. Awakening123

    Awakening123 Fapstronaut

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    There is no point in regreating about the past. Look at the present and the potential the future carries. You can turn around things now since you have identified the main problem. Work on this problem and you can fulfill whatever dreams you have in life. Good luck!
     
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  4. True-Self

    True-Self Fapstronaut

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    Hey Man,
    My advice would be to try to improve yourself as much as possible. You mention College numerous times. How about taking online classes? I would research what online college has the best reputation and apply. Also you mention that your wife is overweight; are you as well? Why not join a gym (that has many locations) or start a home workout program? Maybe this would inspire your wife as well? Also as you are doing the cooking you could start a healthy eating plan for yourself and your wife. Are there any hobbies that interest you? Use your time to pursue them.

    Also you still to a degree seem caught in the PMO relapse cycle. I think your mood will likely stabilize if you were to go for longer periods of time PMO free.

    I think many people have a case of the "grass is always greener". Do you still think you would feel like you missed out on other relationships with "hot" women if your wife was "hot". If you slept with one other woman besides your wife would you feel like you missed out for not sleeping with 10 other women? If you slept with 10 other women would you feel like you missed out because you didn't have a threesome?

    Maybe try reminding yourself of the good things in you life. Are you able to enjoy regular intimacy with you wife? If so check out deadbedrooms on Reddit and see how some husbands are desperately trying to find what you may already have.

    Thanks for sharing. Good luck on your journey.
     
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  5. Everyone has regrets. But you can't look at the past too hard or you'll only have more regrets down the road.

    One of the best quotes from this site comes come a Chinese proverb: "The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today."
     
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  6. Delphic maxims

    Delphic maxims Fapstronaut

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    To quote one of my favourite character ever: "This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time." Do what you have to do and become who you want to be. It will be VERY painful, but I see no other option to really fulfill yourself.
     
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