I feel hopeful to have found this website, I am cstguy. The stories I have read in my initial preview of PMO have been familiar to my current desire to change up my situation. I came to know about NoFAP through first seeing the Gary Wilson ted talk “Your Brain on Porn” which lead me down the search to find this group. I would say better time spent then what I have been doing with the internet lately, with porn, over an extended period of time. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel; I am hoping that it isn’t a freight train coming at me. I have experience with Sex Addicts Anon. and had been through an extensive 90 day program in the past when the best cell phone available was a second generation Motorola “brick”. The age of smart phones and internet access, as wonderful as it can be, now offers a greater challenge than ever before. I need to re-boot, as you say, so that I can get some sanity and enjoyment in my life and to feel empowered once again. I feel this is the way to get this done, I will be employing as many support structures as it will take to get this done, personal talk therapist, books, someone from the this site to help me, whatever it takes. I am aware of the challenge and hope to start out with a small step to see how I fit with the plan. Perhaps if you are a guy in his sixties that can relate to what I have said, we can message each other to see if we are a good fit for each other. I hope my short Bio helps. CSTGUY
Hello cstguy, as much of a challenge smart phones are, they are also as great a source of information. Where there's darkness there is light. Use whatever support you find helpful. Wish you well on your journey
Thank you Chained1991...I know better than to go it alone, been in a similar situation a long time ago. I am a process kind of guy, and this is definitely a process. CSTGUY
Depend on how chronic your problem you can read my guide and perhaps its can cure your porn problem once and for all. As long you able to discipline your mental, that it And "Cure" mean was forever out from porn ! And you also have no lust at all. Click on my signature below to read it. Anyways good days and enjoy the club
Well I am curious. I have been PMO sober since July 3rd mid-day at about 3PM. Now I am at 7 days if I complete this through 3PM today Sunday July 10th. So, has anyone else felt the way I have?, I'll explain. I have been genuinely kind of tired of the “extended porn adventure” that I have been on. I won’t say that being PMO has been easy, but somewhere in my mind, I am just pissed and tired of where I’ve been on the internet. Now I won’t deny that I am addicted, nor will I use guilt or shame (at least not today) to guide me back to sobriety, nor will I hope to not deceive myself either. Perhaps friends, you can relate? My body seems to agree, yet my mind wants to play out fantasy sometimes because that’s what it can do. I have taken an additional step to help insure that I stay away from questionable internet sites. I have loaded the application on my smart phone called “Secure Teen”. What this application does, when you set it up, is effectively stop any inquiries and searches for objectionable websites that you are able to access. I have tested it and sure enough, all the porn websites I have memorized, will not reveal themselves if you try to access them. I am sure they are updating the application on a regular basis to catch any new sites that come up. Smart phones are wonderful, but they need to be put in their place. You set up a password (now be aware, if you set up the password, guess what?) So when I see my talk therapist next time, I am going to ask her to put in a password and not tell me. At this point, I am going to have to override an unknown pass code (ask the therapist) and then I will have access. Hey, it is just one more step to take; you will have to think about it. So I am tired and really, for today, I am calm. Be strong my friends, I know the challenges we face.
