38 Days No PMO after 17 Year Habit

Hey guys! So, I'm happy to announce that I'm 38 days no P, M, or O. I also haven't looked at p-subs in about 33 days. I'm posting this mostly so that people with long-term habits can see that it's possible to go without PMO for significant periods of time. There was one guy on the board saying he didn't think it was possible for him because he had a 15 year habit and it cheered him up when I told him about my habit so I figured maybe there are more guys like him out there who can benefit from seeing that it's possible.

The first few days were pretty tough but I managed to get through them. My main withdrawal symptoms were stress and insomnia. I used PMO as a stress reliever and to help me sleep at night. I experienced a little horniness but not much. The withdrawal symptoms abated within a few days and I've felt more or less fine ever since. I went through a kinda mini-withdrawal for some reason a few days ago. I think it's just stress. Stress and boredom are big triggers for me. But when I get stressed out, I know I can journal, watch tv, read, meditate, normal stuff like that. I don't have to get all extreme and M.

So, I actually gave up porn months and months ago but I wanted to give up the M and O too. So I did. My main reason for quitting was a) it's just a bad habit I wanted to kick b) I was objectifying women too much. Basically, with all the PMO, I saw women as little more than sexual playthings. After all, when one has no real interaction with women outside of porn, it's hard to see women as anything but sex objects. This became really bothersome to me and I wanted to relate to women on a human level. So, I knew the PMO had to go.

So, a lot of guys talk about all the wonderful things they've experienced without PMO and I can't say that I've experienced a lot of that. Changes have been very gradual over the last thirty-eight days. I'm relating to women a little better. I'm talking to them more. I don't see them as this intimidating "other" so much anymore. I feel like we're fellow humans now. Disappointingly, I haven't flirted with any women or anything like that.

Energy level is normal, if anything, a little lower than normal. Horniness is below normal but sometimes something will turn me on and send me through the roof and I have to use the nofap emergency button. I look back on it and it's usually something I'm not proud of being turned on by. Sleep is back to normal. Confidence is up a little mainly because I'm relating to women in a more healthy and normal way so they don't intimidate me anymore.

So yeah, things are going pretty good.

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