32 Yr old Male, addicted since age 12, long post, my lifes experience
Ive decided to share my life’s story on here in the hopes that it will help someone.
As the title says, ive been addicted to ■■■■ for 18 years. I masturbate and watch it almost everyday for close to two decades. I have attempted to quit an untold number of times. Here is my life.
When I was 12, my father gave me a laptop, and with it came unsupervised internet access. I discovered ■■■■ easily and begin a habit on my knees in my bedroom that would and defines my life to this day.
I grew up as a Christian and believed it was wrong but did it anyway. The habit consumed me. Every single vacation away from the house, I would vow to go clean, only to return home and rush into my bedroom.
Every church retreat, school trip, etc, any get away from my house was the best part of my life. Because you see, i hate myself, im worthless, im just a ■■■■ addict who has no hope or control of his life. I look at myself every day in the mirror, dead on the inside, disgusted with who I am and what I do.
I have jacked off in class before, not caring if i got caught, i sat in the back row and did it with my hand in my shirt. I did it all the time in the high school bathroom. Ive done it in the family car with my cousins sitting all around me with a blanket over my lap. I have stolen my step moms panties and wrapped them around myself and beat off with them.
When I was 18, i moved out of my moms house to my dads house to try and become ■■■■ free, my dad said he would help. he locked down the entire house for me, but it didnt stop me, i would steal my step moms cell phone and watch ■■■■ on it, until i got caught. For fear of my exposing my step siblings to it he made me leave. I dont blame it, it was the right thing to do.
I would go to live on my own, and i would go and buy a laptop to watch ■■■■ for 2 weeks, and return it before the return period ended, vowing over and over to stop and quit, at that point, it had already been 10 years, no first kiss, no sex, no girlfriend, just utter self loathing depression everyday. I pretend to be happy on the outside, but im dead most the time.
I have watched every category of ■■■■ there is, its extremely depraved and will bring you to the nastier stuff humanity has to offer.
Since i only loved myself and was very self centered, i somehow stumbled into my first and only girlfriend when i was 26, told her about the habit but acted like i was on top of it. We got married a year later. I lied to her thought out my entire marriage, as the worthless sack of shit that I am, She is good and faithful and i never deserved her. The sex between us was horrendous and I never wanted to do it. I didnt desire her or love her, because I only love ■■■■ and myself. She came only 3 times in three years of marriage because IDGAF about her or her pleasure. ■■■■ dominates my life and makes me weak and worthless.
We got pregnant, and 6 weeks after my son was born, i left them one morning, i couldnt take pretending to be a good man anymore, and my lust had completely consumed me. my relationship with God was trash and myself was trash, and all that mattered was beating off.
Two weeks before i left her, i was playing xbox and joined up with this really hot girl and she started snapping me, and we swapped nudes and videos and talked everyday. My evil wicked heart was so filled with lust, that two weeks after we started talking, i dipped on my 6 week old son and my good faithful wife of almost 4 years. I didnt even blink, i just told her and left, and said bye to my son.
■■■■ makes you dead, it makes your heart cold, and hard, and worthless, and still. It steals your strength, and your desire to do anything, to live, to love, to be happy. It walls it off inside of you and tells you its ok to keep it there and for it to be apart of you forever. ■■■■ lies and destroys. Lust has brought down kingdoms and empires and multi national companies.
■■■■ will destroy you. I promise you it will.
I make a ton of money now, so my divorce was two years ago, i now pay for women to come and go on dates and fuck me. My body count went from 1 to 15 in two years. Relationships are impossible for me, i have no joy, i have nothing left to offer the world or anyone in it.
I have attempted to quit an untold number of times. I look on this Reddit all the time and laugh at how stupid all of us are. Yes you- if you are reading this and an addict, you are dumb AF and your heart and soul and will to live will fade into nothing, and you WILL become me.
Have you read my story just now? Do you want to become me?
Ive had three streaks of about 50-90 days, over the last 20 years. Other than that, ive watched and PMO probably close to 5-6,000 times. What a waste of human life and short time on the wonderful world.
Real relationships and real sex, and faithfulness, and being good to your spouse are where life is at. The way God wants- (IMO) I wont get to religious.
im not looking for advice or encouragement or help. I have read more books than you, watched more sermons and self help motivation videos than you, i have blocked off access more times than you, i have watched more ■■■■ than you, I am more dead than you…
The two things I leave you with is this- there is only one way I know to defeat ■■■■, and here it is:
It comes down to a battle of desire and the will.
I suffered for 18 years to provide this wisdom to you so listen carefully, (especially the younger ones on here, save your life while you can, I beg you with all my tears on this keyboard, save yourself, please God , save yourself.
The battle of desire and the will, is best explained with this example, dont ever forget this example.
There are two doors:
Behind Door one: is a computer and privacy to PMO one time.
Behind Door two: is one million dollars cash, and to claim it, just walk through.
Without hesitation, it becomes, clear, and with no delay, in an instant, we all walk to door two and claim out million dollars.
When i heard that- i was stunned speechless. The person who said that, was 10000% correct.
I desired the million dollars more, than a single time at a computer, duh, thats the easiest choice ever.
They said, so that tells you the problem, its your will and desire.
In order to defeat ■■■■, you have to find you desire and set it before you, and you have to desire it more than ■■■■. You have to have the will to do so.
Do you desire to be like me and your life WILL turn into my story, i promise you it will
Door one: Death, loneliness, destruction, loss of joy, loss of energy, loss of love, no relationships, no real good sex, no laughing, hollow shell, lies, two faces, broke, worthless, you are worthless on ■■■■, a life with no point, consumed every moment with addiction and struggle and weakness, physical side effects, mental side effects, you will look in the mirror and see me one day looking back, and if you keep watching ■■■■, this will be your life until the moment you die. Your one life. YOUR ONE LIFE. Your ONE LIFE. YOUR ONE FUCKING LIFE.
Door two: life, joy, happiness, strength, warmth, love real love, the joy of your spouse, good real sex with no shame and no guilt,laughter, no lies, a life full of meaning and worth. A life made for you, a life that we can all have, a smile on your face, relief from pain, relief from darkness, mental clarity, physical benefits. Your one life, the only one you have, will end one day in peace. Your ONLY LIFE will be full and long and OVERFLOWING with good things and happiness and the filter through which you view everything will be bright and vibrant. You will achieve your goals and your dreams. One day will you hold your spouse tightly in bed as the most precious thing in the world, and you will actually mean it. You will have peace and a clear conscience.
So, you will become me if you dont stop. It is inevitable to become me. Im so hollow, i cant even put it into words, i just let it wash over me, everyday, my emptiness.
My hope in sharing and in you reading is, you will consider my life and desire to not be like me.
And- you will find what motivates you and what you desire more than ■■■■, and set it before you everyday, and im confident that you can break my cycle and be free.
You ask yourself- your advice must suck because it doesn’t work look at your own life, ahhhh friends, but IT DOES, when i desire other things then ■■■■, im free of it, when i dont, i fail.
I have chosen to fail for 18 years. I choose to keep failing. Im so dead on the inside, that i dont care anymore. If you keep on- you will reach my stage and stop fighting and lay down in the filth of ■■■■. So dont be like me
Its truly that simple- no formula, no magic, no throwing away computers, deleting stashes, no secret sauce.
As long as you live, the temptation will find you, and you have to battle with a greater desire there is no other path to freedom.
Good luck battle buds! Find your desire and set it before you.