Want to say Hi

[pumaman]

Hi,

I just want to say hi to everyone. Glad to see their others out there who are dealing with the same problems I am dealing with and have the same goal to stay sober and P free.

I am 33 and have been view and using P for gratification ever since I can remember. With the introduction of high speed internet and the boom of easy access of P anytime you want my addiction and use had escalated to where I can no longer manage my life. It has caused problems with work and in my marriage to the point where I no longer want P in my life any longer. I have been trying to do this for about a month and half now and it is not easy. While I have had some help from counsleing and at home. I hope by joining this forum and hearing from others and giving and receiving support from others that are dealing with this same problem that I can maintain my sobriety eventhough I am finding it to be one of the most difficult things I have gone through in my life.

Thanks for reading my post and letting my vent and air my feelings.

[Phil413]

Hi Pumaman,

Welcome! I'm new here myself (as of yesterday), but it's a great place, full of warm and supportive people. I hope you'll start a recovery journal; I look forward to reading it.

I wish you every success!

Phil

[JenMac]

Hi Pumaman!
Welcome to TTF!
I am an SO here and I have been here for about 9 months along with my H Mac.
I hope you will find what you need here! I know it has been a lifeline for us. We have done a lot of healing here with the support of the many wonderful and wise members.
I hope you will start a journal in the recovery journal section, as Phil suggested, (Hi Phil we havent met yet!).
Perhaps your wife would like to join us as I know it will be important for her healing as well. there are a wonderful group of SOs here who would welcome and support her in her recovery.
Wishing you all the best PM!
REad, read, read. Learn lots!
Wishing you all the best as you begin your journey to regain your life from this soul destroying addiction!
Jenn

[Misty_77]

Welcome to TTF, Pumaman. You're in the right place, for sure! Plenty of insightful articles to read and A LOT of nice people here, to help you in your recovery. Like Jen, I'm also an SO here at TTF (My husband is Misty-Eyed Matthew). Looking forward to reading your journal, if you decide to start one. It has been a useful tool for so many of us. If you have time, go and read journals of other PA's and the SO's as well. I hope your wife will join us. As Jen said, "Perhaps your wife would like to join us as I know it will be important for her healing as well. there are a wonderful group of SOs here who would welcome and support her in her recovery." Good luck in your recovery and God Bless!

[Misty-Eyed Matthew]

As my SO has said, This a great place to be if you have to be here. I have been here almost a month & I don't know what I would do without the support of the others here. I pray you find the healing & the recovery you need. We'll be here for you to lean on in times of need. You have taken the first step to recovery by just admitting you need to be rid of P. I hope to see you around & read your story. Stay strong & GOD bless.

[IN NEED OF HELP]

Welcome too you, Our new family member

I am glad to see that you realizes that you need help with this addiction. We can not ever do this on our own. We are very limited with who we can share our problem with, because many just will not understand. But being here at TTF, you will see that so many here are for the same reason as you are. So this is the first step in getting the much needed Support and Encouragement that you need to help you. Everyone here will do what ever they can to help you make your road to a new life a little better. Never look back, keep coming here. If you are at your computer and you have the urge to click on something that may set you back, CLICK HERE instead, you will be glad you did

I wish You The Best in your recovery

[pumaman]

Thank you for everyone for replying. I look forward to reading more from this forum in helping my recovery. Also I think that is a great piece of advice if I am on the computer and I get the urge to click on a site that will lead to problems that I should click here instead. I think that will be very helpful to me in staying P free.

[Borrowed Hope]

Thank you for everyone for replying. I look forward to reading more from this forum in helping my recovery. Also I think that is a great piece of advice if I am on the computer and I get the urge to click on a site that will lead to problems that I should click here instead. I think that will be very helpful to me in staying P free.

Welcome Pumaman!

This place is so free and open you're family right away (Unlike that darn Olive Garden place that tells you that and they get your order wrong....I digress)

Seriously, welcome. Your road isn't golden, but a road full of potholes and tons of construction. Don't go back to P, although that left turn looks golden, its in worse shape than recovery.

It's difficult, but that's where your will kicks in. Say no, fight the urges, and by all means tell us how you are doing/feeling/anything in your journal. We're here for you. Let us know what you need!

God bless and take care.
BH

[rouby]

Welcome to the community. As you can tell, this is a friendly community and this aspect alone will prove to be valuable in this difficult journey.

I am new myself, but have felt very welcomed here. Start a journal, visit other journals, read the great articles here.

Thanks for sharing your story here with us and I look forward to seeing you around.

[rosie]

Welcome Puma! :)

I am a wife of a PA and we are around your age too. Suffice to say that we understand how P damages things in marriage and within yourself, but you've taken an important step here - it would be great to see if your wife might like to come along too :)

Look forward to reading more of your journey and congratulations to you for valuing yourself and your marriage enough to buck the social trend of accepting p as normal and acceptable in your life.

I wish you well. x