Things are well. I have an appointment over the phone with my psychiatrist in a few minutes and feeling the pressure of needing something to talk...
We will never rid ourselves of triggers like work. However, each day and moment is a journey inward to get to know ourselves. Seeing how the...
I love this constructive vs. destructive. I am going to try to commit that to my memory because I often do this to myself. There's a comfort in...
When I am clean for a long stretch, I notice I do less fantasizing and less leering. I also notice that after a relapse I see an attractive woman...
Dreams of failure. I suppose they are nightmares. I see myself at my old job, in cooking competitions, helping my in laws in the garden and...
Last night I started thinking about what attracted me to the affair I had. There are parallels to the porn I watched, but what was behind that? I...
My absence is felt within me. Journaling has been a big part of my forward strides. Yet, it is a difficult task, seeing things as they are without...
There's a lot of talk about amazing 0s and sex power in the forums, which isn't for me personally. However, your sentiment here was really great...
Absent for a while. Things haven't gone horrible, but there have been urges. Especially lately as life gets busier. Going to continue reading...
Thanks for the support @Gil79 Insomnia has been coming back to me and I think it is the holiday season business. As you said, "I am being lived...
Changing expectations is so tough. I can write in my journal those things I've learned in the last few years of therapy, but those old...
I've certainly struggled with blame as I work through my therapy. Furthermore, I can see that even if my mother were to apologize to me that I...
Anxiety. The state of overwhelm is familiar. I am realizing there's some emotions about my past bubbling up. Since I was raised by a mother...
Stressful. I've certainly been keeping a lot in, I think. The spouse's new position has been very demanding of her time. Same team and location,...
Was there any reluctance to see a dentist because you deserve the pain? I know that subconsciously I punish myself quite a bit. In fact, I wonder...
I am glad I came here and read this today. Thanks @Joshua Shea and @forlorn
This last post of yours was a great read @NCBob. Sometimes I have the clarity you've expressed in this last post. It feels good. The last week has...
I like what everyone has added and I have to add that I think my own avoidance of family visits leads to my anxiety around upcoming visits. It is...
A very tough week that disrupted routine of coming here. I had appointments in the mornings and poor sleep with some stressful situations weighing...
That's really great that you have that kind of relationship with your brother. I really want to have more people I can be vulnerable with.
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