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Day 2

Day 0
by Anonymous
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Hi, I’m a 22 years old dutch guy. I’ve been watching porn since I was eleven, maybe even younger. I remember the first time I masturbated while watching porn, and since that day I’ve been doing it almost daily or sometimes even two or three times a day. Man, if I could just go back in time, I would’ve blocked all content and websites. I feel like I completely f***** up my brain. I’m struggling to preform in bed and it’s also really hard for me to masturbate without watching content. Is there any of you who had the same problem? Because I’m wondering (and hoping) if quitting porn/masturbating will actually make the difference. I feel ashamed and anxious about it and I hope I can become somewhat of a ‘normal’ person, especially in bed. I also want to thank the people who are sharing their stories. I always ignored this problem, because I thought I was alone in this. You’re giving me courage and hope. I wish you all a happy new year, and I hope that in 2025 we won’t fall back into our old habits. Greetings from the Netherlands. (I’m not a native English speaker, sorry for any imperfections).

Comments (4)
Anonymous•231d ago

You are not alone. I have had the same issues. I have joined a recovery program in order to stop watching porn and masturbating with other people online.

Niels•231d ago

Brother, I’m from Belgium and I’m in the same boat as you are. So just know you are not alone. I’ve been mastrubating and watching porn since I was 11 aswell. I’ve struggled with it a lot of times, trying to quit, but constantly relapse. Just remember it is a mental game. As long as you are telling yourself you watch porn, you mastrubate. You will be that person. Even though i’m still having a hard time, i convinced myself that is not me. Only doing that already makes me feel 10X better. Just don’t doubt yourself. Know your worth, that is the first step. It doesn’t make sense to quit if you don’t know why you are doing it. Do some deep inner work, learn new things about yourself. That will make you feel better, then you’ll know what problem to tackle, then you’ll be able feel better without porn.

Davies•231d ago

A lot of us feel the same way, we’ve all been were you are, and are all fighting the same battle, taking it day by day. Glad to hear you have started on this journey to become a better person and I wish you the best brother

Lek•231d ago

Appreciate the transparency bro, when we sin we often feel guilt, which is hating what’s we’ve done and then shame afterwards, which is hating how we feel about ourselves. Sin naturally brings out these feels, which makes us anxious. It’s important to understand that you’re able to break free from porn and run from lust if everyday you seek God, could be by reading a few verses or watching a sermon on YouTube. If you seek God everyday then you’ll start seeing changes in confidence and how you interact day by day. Hope this helps my friend

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