I have now been practicing no orgasms for about 6 weeks, and the withdrawal, as it turns out, was harder than cocaine, opiates, booze, or nicotine.
I spent a solid week weeping every night after returning from the University where I teach. I couldn’t sleep, and I had almost zero appetite. The thought of dating made me want to curl up into a ball and quit.
But here I am. I feel free.
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It has been nearly ten months since I found this site and started my reboot. I went through a phase of 4 months with no PMO, then a second phase of random PMO with some binge episodes, then the third phase was a 3 month stint with no PMO followed by a binge. Currently I am back at week two. Here’s what I have learned.
1) Porn is addictive, duh?
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“I am building some new platonic relationships with nice women of different ages: people I have met at networking events, clubs, and volunteering. I have been doing some volunteer counseling work once a week, and try to do at least one “random act of kindness” each day to a complete stranger, and this definitely helps bring a bit of balance.”
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Give someone a neurotransmitter and they’ll feel good for an hour; teach someone to grow more receptors and they’ll feel good all the time.–Todd Becker
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One guy posted this to himself on his blog:
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Whether you’re trying to overcome an addiction, find a partner, make friends, or just improve your social skills, one of the best things you can do is find local groups of friendly people to hang out with. What do you like to do? Biking, hiking, singing, bird-watching, running? Look around for a local club. Below […]
(from alcohol withdrawal site)
Mild-to-moderate psychological symptoms:
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Salsa? Tango? Great way to learn a healthy dynamic in interactions. Here’s a recovering user’s report:
I’ve really been getting into salsa dancing lately with more classes, private lessons and social dancing. I’ve heard it said that dancers make better lovers. I used to scoff at the idea, but now I can see some logic to it (and no I’m not being paid to say that ).
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A recovering user found this technique helpful: