How long does it take for physical recovery?

[thatguy]

You may disagree but I think too much MB has taken a toll on my health. There are various things that I think MB has triggered. I just want to know how long does it take for your health to be back to normal after abstaining from MB?

[FoolishMind]

I agree thatguy, I dont know what specifics you mean about health, but for sure without being graphic, too much MB, will desensitize you. You then get to a point, where you can pleasure yourself better than being with a woman. And that is the really unhealthy part.

How long does it take for physical recovery, well im sure your not expecting everyone to say one numerical answer. This is just another one of those mini observations you should make throughout your journey, You will start to realise you have more energy, as MB really does sap your energy, you will feel happier, as the after effects of MB, can lead to guilt and depression.

Keep focussed, stay positive, and you will start to see the positives in every aspect of yourself through good recovery. You just gotta look for it, and you will find new things you never noticed before.

Be the best you can be.

FM

[HopefulsRock]

Hey Thatguy FM has real good points about MB sapping your energy and you in time will definitely feel the positives of your new life! FoolishMind has been around TTF a long time and has very supportive words and I certainly appreciate his helpfullness but I have to disagree where he says, "You then get to a point, where you can pleasure yourself better than being with a woman." You're not satisfying yourself better than a woman but rather you are being so self-centered & gluttonous that there actually becomes no room for a woman in your life and after every so called satisfying event you're left feeling shameful, depressed and more and more empty! So you're not satisfying yourself at all but actually being consumed by it... the beast so to speak!

However the closeness shared by a man and a woman especially in a marriage is the most intimate of all human relationships and the satisfaction you get from this actually feeds our hunger to be loved and accepted... nothing rivals this, nothing!

Change takes time Thatguy... stay strong in your journey!

[rogerdodger]

'Too much MB, will desensitize you. You then get to a point, where you can pleasure yourself better than being with a woman. And that is the really unhealthy part'

You're absolutely right - it's extremely damaging to your relationship. I got to the point where I didn't want to be intimate with my partner because I had almost conditioned my brain/body to only respond to MB.

On the subject of 'how long', the answer is always, it depends. It depends what you mean be 'healthy', it depends on how long you've been stuck in this rut, it depends on the type of relationship you're in (if, indeed, you are in one), it depends on who you are ... not very helpful I know, but there's no easy answer to this question.

Personally speaking, it took very little time (around two weeks) for me to be able to work through this (at least, in the first instance) but my partner has to take a lot of credit for that - she was very understanding (although she did make sure - and quite rightly so - that i was aware how much I had hurt her)!