I am new to this forum and reddit in general but I wanted to share that I just got to 4 years, PMO free in Janaury. I am married so there is still sexual activity in our marriage but for many years in my marriage I could not go more than a week w/o looking at porn and mast. I had symptoms of Porn ED and I lot of shame that stuck to me in my daily life.
My story like most of yours started early on when I was 7 and first saw a pornography magazine. In my teenage years, the pattern of PMO became daily ritual. I would steal magazines when I was young and started buying them when I was old enough. Then I moved to renting videos. In 1994- I got access to the internet and you can guess the rest.
In 2001, my wife caught me downloading pictures late one night and that led to be honest with her for the first time. I started telling some other people in my life which was embarrassing but freeing. For the first time I was the same in the inside as the outside. I didn’t have a hidden life.
I had moderate success in a group I went to and then started a support group of my own. Part of my motivation to staying PMO free is to not let the other guys down.
I am so happy to find this group. I would of loved it in the 90’s when I felt really alone. If there is anything I can help with AMA. I never thought it was possible to go more than two weeks with out porn but now I am measuring years not weeks. It’s totally possible. There’s hope.
Matt
4 Years 100% Porn Free
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