My road to being well

Jous

New Member
Hello, my name is Jose, and I believe to be a P addict as well as suffering from PIED.

I have been consuming P since my teens, and haven't really stopped until a month or so. I have never been good at meeting new people and don't really have the ability to do small talk. In my life I have not had many GFs, mainly because I believe they percieve me as awkward and/or desperate. So I just relied on PMO to relief myself.

This is now bringing major problems to the relationship with my GF, with whom I have been living since 3 years now. Since the pandemic hit, we have been spending more time at the apartment, and that may have exacerbated all the problems. Around June, she caught me masturbating in the morning and got really upset. Since then, it has been getting worse. She knows my laptop password since I don't want to keep any secrets from her. I shared it with her before all of this happened. Most times than not, we have been having trouble in the sex department, ED to be more precise. I have tried going to urologists, doing excercise, etc. There were some improvements, but there was still trouble. I came from work one night in August and she was upset again. When I asked her why, she told me she had gone into my laptop and found the P collection I had in it. Since we had that talk, I deleted all of the P folder and stopped doing "suspicious" things like taking too long in the bathroom. I stopped searching for P on the internet as well, and she pointed me in the direction of YBOP, and reading through the site, I came to know this place.

We were good for the rest of the month, until this past weekend. She had to go out of town for a couple of days for work and I had a relapse, I downloaded some videos and watched them, afterwards I deleted them.

Today, I was doing some audio tests on the laptop and asked for her help, she sat on my desk and helped me out on the laptop while I was checking the audio on the phone. When we were done, she went right to the bedroom, and when I went to chat with her, I saw something was wrong. In that brief moment she was helping me out, she saw the history of opened files windows 10 keeps, and there were the videos' titles.

I feel so ashamed, because I let her down, and it's not the first time. She has been so undestanding and, generally, great with me and my problems, but I believe her patience and understanding might be at an end. I love her like I haven't loved anyone and I don't want to lose her. As of right now, she doesn't want to speak to me.

I thought I could do this on my own, but apparently I'm not that strong. I want to get better, I really want to.

I will be recording my progress here, and hope to get some feedback from this community, as well as keep on learning and improving.

Thank you for reading up to here, I really don't know who I can talk to, but it feels better to put all of this in words.
 

Jous

New Member
As an addendum, I have identified a few triggers, I recently learned a relative has come down with covid and was hospitalized, she just passed away three days ago. Me and my GF are in a pretty wobbly spot regarding our jobs, we may not have one by the start of next year. Our rent contract is due to renew in october, but having no job security really makes me think twice or more about renewing, which means we may have no place to live in the coming months.

I know this may read as the worst soap opera ever, but I think all the stress broke me. I won't say it is not my fault, it were my actions and I have to take accountability for them. But there are some things that feel really heavy on my shoulders.
 

mousemat1

Well-Known Member
These are stressful times Jous. However, now is as good a time as any to quit porn.

Stay strong and good luck.
 

Gigili

Member
Hello Jous,

Welcome to the forum! I am also fairly new to this forum but I found reading the story of others in this form really motivational. Since you have already know about the YBOP website, I recommend reading the YBOP book as well. I found it very useful by the way.

I completely relate to what you say about the Covid stuff. It has brought a lot of problems to our lives. I am dealing with it as well. Staying home for a long period of time combined with the financial problems is particularly hard. I wish it would end soon.

Update us on your progress!
 

Chris1986

Active Member
Hi Jous and welcome.

Your partner is hurting right now and will be feeling betrayed after seeing those images. I broke the trust of my Fiancee and I am working hard to try repair that.
You have to show her that you are trying to change. Actions speak louder than words my friend.
I hope you are keeping strong.
 

benb

Member
Hi Jous,

Your situation is really tough. Sometimes, bad things accumulate in our life, but as mousemat1 said, right now is always the best time to quit. Try to be transparent with your girlfriend and tell her everything about your addiction. She has remained with you to this day for a reason: she loves you. Meanwhile, it is important that neither of you act as a "porn detective", because searching for the other's mistakes in a couple is never good for trust.

Keep your head up and smile bro! :)

 
Welcome to forums Jous,

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. This keeps you accountable, and this makes you think twice about your actions. Keep your relationship front and center, keep your flashlight shining on your relationship. Don't take it for granted, it is a thing that is alive, it needs to be nurtured. Your SO will love you so much more when you tell her your downfalls right away, she will be able to heal faster. Put all your energy into love, and there will be no room for P.

I wish you two well on this journey together!
 

EarthWalker

Respected Member
Hi, Jous.

Welcome. Good. It doesn't say life will be easy on the birth certificate.

What helps me quite a lot is reading up on Viktor Frankl and Edith Eger.

Wish you all the best
EW
 
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