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Discussion in 'Off-topic Discussion' started by hedonismbot63, Jan 19, 2023.

  1. hedonismbot63

    hedonismbot63 New Fapstronaut

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    I'm 31 years old. I'm surgical resident close to finishing my career and starting my own practice. I got married in 2020 to the woman of my dreams. We had a child that is now 3 months old. But this entire time I've been hiding a horrible secret that only recently came to light new years eve. I had been having an affair for 6 months with a coworker. Not only that but we were deeply, deeply in love. I believe it is due to my sex addiction I ended up there in the first place.

    I first discovered porn at 8 years old on television. Since then I have been addicted to the female body and sexual release. Since this time to now I can count the number of days I haven't masturbated to porn on one hand. I was always less than attractive and awkward with women. I often had girlfriends and lost my virginity but even then I had issues with performance from how often I would masturbate. The isolation and addiction only grew in college and medical school and I began to try alcohol and drugs to replace or lessen the major addiction I faced.

    When I started residency I for the first time I had some disposable income and I started to frequent strip clubs. I noticed that real female contact, even manufactured would allow me to have some control over the porn viewing. This went on for a year and of course like many addicts I escalated the amount of time and activity at the strip club. I accidently met a great woman and we hit it off. We had such a natural easy connection and I knew things were special. We started to seriously date and I stopped going to strip clubs. We eventually got married 2 years ago. However the porn watching continued. As we were getting close to getting married I started texting a coworker inappropriately. Again this gave me some control over the porn addiction. This coworker left to go work somewhere else. My wife became pregnant and I felt great pressure to stop the porn addiction. Out of no where working overnight with a coworker we struck a great bond. She was perfect for me in every single way. We would text each other randomly throughout the day within seconds of each other. Like we both could only stand to be without talking the exact amount of time. We had dreams of each other. We enjoyed the same music, art, philosophy. We started to have sex and we had the most amazing sex of our lives. I felt this person was my one and only soul mate. And all I would need to be happy forever was her. My porn use dropped to nothing or maybe once a week. However recently we were discovered new years eve. Her husband left her and my wife and me decided to try to work things out for the baby. I finally came clean about my porn use and how I believe it led to this infidelity. However the infidelity led to true and deep love. I miss this other person so much but know that trying to work things out with my wife for the sake of the child is the right thing to do.

    I need to get a handle on my porn addiction, I can be a very strong person when I have to. I have been reading more about it. I joined a church group and a sex addicts anonymous zoom meeting. I went 10 days recently which was the longest Ive gone in a very long time and relapsed. I realize I need help and figured I could find like minded people here.

    Any advice or commentary on my dilemmas would be appreciated
     
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  2. hollyman

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    Leave the coworker man, omg

    When ur married you gota be a man,
    Be responsible with ur choice and deal with it

    We all ALWAYS have this another woman whom more perfect than our wife,, youre not the only one bud youre not special and this dillema is not special either

    The power of saying NO, like i have my queen right here, i have my son my prince my all and risking all that for one random woman is so funny...at least for me

    But then again thats my two cents bro its your life
     
  3. again

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    Your two cents worth are worth millions. Excellent advise.
     
  4. onceaking

    onceaking Fapstronaut

    This is from an article in The Independent:


    When the infidelity was actually a decision made on numerous occasions, it becomes a “more potent confession,” according to relationship expert Susan Winter. This was a choice made repeatedly that diverted your love and sexual expression away from your partner,” she explained - and it indicates “a problem exists within the relationship, or within yourself.” In this situation, Winter recommends entering therapy before confessing to the affair - as it can first teach you the correct ways to “express your personal needs within the relationship, and address the issues that are out of balance.” A therapist can also advise on the language to use when admitting infidelity to spare your partner unnecessary pain - and help come up with a “game plan for moving forward” if you and your partner are willing to do so. However, if a partner suspects cheating and asks directly, it is important to tell the truth, according to psychologist and dating and relationship expert Madeleine Mason Roantree, who told us: "It's not easy to find out that one's partner has been cheating, but if a person suspects foul play, there's little point denying it. Covering up and lying about infidelity makes things worse, especially for the one being cheated on," she continued - so spare your partner additional pain by being as honest as possible.

    So it might be a good idea if you tell your wife after therapy.

    You might find this episode of Hidden Brain helpful. They interview a woman who had an affair and she talks about how she dealt with her feeling after it came to an end.
     

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