I am starting over from scratch today

[EthanHunt4.8.25]

This is Day 1 for me…

I’ve been addicted to PMO for decades; literally 45 years or more. I was 6-8 years old when I was first exposed to pornographic material. My mom’s Cosmopolitan magazines were likely my first step into PM, and it just got worse from there.

I’ve tried to quit hundreds of times over the years, without success. The very longest I’ve ever gone was right around two months (give or take a few days, I can’t quite remember).

I’ve never had any real support to break free. My wife is aware of my struggle, but she’s been too hurt to be of assistance. Others have either been unwilling or too judgemental to be of real encouragement.

I’m hoping that I can find some acceptance and support here. And, I hope that I can be a support to someone else as well.

If anyone has anything to share on the topic, please do. Let’s be an encouragement to one another.

[Matt]

Hi @EthanHunt4.8.25 and welcome to Talking Sober. My name is Matt and like you I am recovering from a decades-long addiction to lust.

There is a fairly active sex addiction recovery community on Talking Sober. I will add you to our thread - you will see a notification shortly.

For me, membership in a recovery group focused on sex addiction recovery has been a major factor in my sobriety. Neal made a list of groups here: Resources for our recovery - #64 by NealRecoveryCA

I personally am a member of Sexaholics Anonymous www.SA.org

[Albany95]

I’m right there with you. My longest was a few months but this year my best was just under two weeks. We’ve got this though, we’re taking the steps to fix our behavior