550 days !!!

garybeer54 said:
Just wanted to give an update - now on 622 days !!

It has been very difficult can't lie. In the last month I have been on a two dates, but they haven't really been anything to shout about. First one I really liked the girl but she said it was a friends vibe, and I think the second one was basically the opposite, I didn't see it anymore than friends. Sometimes can be disheartening to be honest. I wanna be completely transparent with you all and share that even on the streak I am on you can SO easily fall back into bad habits, due to loneliness and rejection. I have not been staying disciplined, looking at Insta Reels of girls and shit like that, not P per say, but dangerous territory.

My goals for the rest of the year are to keep building the streak and excited to explore whatever comes my way. Will check back in towards the end of the year. In my personal opinion this time period, the winter is always the most difficult time for some reason. Really need to kick on and build good habits.

Whoever is reading this, stay strong brothers and sisters, may your battle against this devilish addiction be successful.
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Thank you for sharing your story. It definitely helps even when one feels hopeless and there's no light at the end of the tunnel.
 
iwanttobefree22002 said:
hi bro first of all congrats . i have a question did ur kinks or fetishes go away with 550 no pmo reboot or u didnt had any to begin with
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Thanks, I appreciate the nice message. To be honest yes, I didn't have anything mental kink or fetish wise but deffo watched some out there videos when I was addicted. In my opinion, when you are in a relationship or seeing someone, it's very different. I got to explore things that we both liked with my ex and genuinely didn't think about any of that stuff before.
 
Tatev said:
Congrats dude but i dont see how this is painful (in fact its what i work on to achieve to be fully) since having chronic horniness and boners is not good at all esp if u single hetero male (i presume u too). Now if u have a sexy gf in the type of relationship u want then its another thing...
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Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean. I was referring to PIED when I was in a situation to be intimate with someone, not necessarily a girlfriend but someone from one night or someone from a date. I think being horny is natural though, it is difficult to control when you are single and recovering from this addiction, but I wouldn't say 'its not good at all'. I also don't understand why you would ever work on being able to achieve PIED - it's not something to achieve it is a horrible side effect of the addiction.

To a certain extent, I understand what you are saying though, doing this recovery when you have a partner is very different to doing it single.
 
Update around 650 days

Things have been weird recently. The winter months are tough. Have been getting a lot of compliments from the people around me which has been really nice. But for me the dating apps seem to drag that confidence back down, they can be really rough at times. I saw someone I used a date a while ago again (things ended because we didn't see it going any further than a casual thing). I spent a really nice evening with her and ended it hooking up a couple times which was cool.

I have been mostly disciplined in my day-to-day life with the occasional day looking at stupid videos on Instagram. I am feeling a bit lost at the moment with where things are going, but I understand with this journey random things always happen, whether that's good or bad. I want to finish the year off strong, this will be the first year, since I was young, without looking P once. When I complete this, I will be so proud as it is a real milestone for me.

Stay strong people.
 
Day 57 of breaking free from my addiction
No longer objectifying, much more focused and productive.
I'm so grateful to tell you that I feel like I'm going to put this shit aside for the rest of my life.
Educate yourself, and take faith in God.
Porn & Masturbation is not an option any more.
 
garybeer54 said:
Update around 650 days

Things have been weird recently. The winter months are tough. Have been getting a lot of compliments from the people around me which has been really nice. But for me the dating apps seem to drag that confidence back down, they can be really rough at times. I saw someone I used a date a while ago again (things ended because we didn't see it going any further than a casual thing). I spent a really nice evening with her and ended it hooking up a couple times which was cool.

I have been mostly disciplined in my day-to-day life with the occasional day looking at stupid videos on Instagram. I am feeling a bit lost at the moment with where things are going, but I understand with this journey random things always happen, whether that's good or bad. I want to finish the year off strong, this will be the first year, since I was young, without looking P once. When I complete this, I will be so proud as it is a real milestone for me.

Stay strong people.
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Well done man. Any good books to recommend???
 
Update on 715 days:

2025 here we are dawgggggg !

Happy new year people. 2024 was the first year I have abstained from P since I have had this addiction. So crazy, considering how low I was when I started. I never would have thought this was even possible. Want to carry this on into 2025. Keeping disciplined recently and am in a good mindset.

Update on my dating life (not that anyone asked but helps me to write it on here) - went on a 1st date with a girl I really liked at the end of Nov. The date went so well, she was really hot and I thought we vibed. After a few days of talking she just ghosted, which was rough, not really sure what happened there but tried not to take this personally and move forward. Back when I was younger, I feel like I would have messaged her again hoping to get a reply, but I don't see any benefit coming from that, also this move really shits all over your dignity and self-esteem. Anyways, I have started seeing this girl from December and things are going really well. Think it's been more of a casual vibe, but she's extremely complimentary and has been fun so far. There's been no PIED which has been amazing, I have been able to enjoy and stay present in the moments we have shared together.

My goals for 2025 are to keep going on the path I am on now, and not stray from that. I want to keep my discipline going. Stay strong people, I hope you all have a great year.
 
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