Hello. My first day.

Hello,

I’m new and and wanted to give a bit of an intro. About five years ago, I converted to Catholicism. Before then, I firmly believed that porn and masturbation were normal and great. But after understanding how my obsession with it affected the way I looked at people, I’ve gradually come to recognize both p and m as a problem for me. I’m also now a father with three daughters and simply don’t want to engage in this kind of behavior anywhere even remotely nearby. After reading some posts from this site, I also began to notice how my mood and outlook were altered by p&m, and how much better I felt when I was abstaining. In particular, I’ve noticed that I have more genuine compassion for other people, family included, when I don’t indulge. With just confession, I seem to have managed to steer clear of porn and have so for quite a few months now. But the m is another story, and I always seem to break my streak for some reason or another—usually I end up convincing myself that it’s all just okay and totally normal. I am hoping that with the support of a community to whom I hope to check in with on a weekly basis that I’ll be able to stay clean longer. I’m somewhat older (42) and also a recovered alcoholic, and I’m no stranger to managing my addictions. I’m looking forward to this forum because it’s nice to have a safe, anonymous place to talk about these things with people who feel similarly. Today is June 6, which is my first official NoFap day… here’s to keeping it going.Thanks everyone.