First milestone reached: 30 days without M. I think the last time I lasted this long was at the beginning of my marriage. It's amazing how, thanks to this forum, honesty, and faith in God, things start to fall into place on their own. Without minimizing my efforts—every message I've sent proves it—a sort of shift happened in my mind when I truly started coming to this forum and reading messages from people who managed to break free.But there's one thing I notice about myself and others as well: I made a huge deal out of this addiction, believing it was the cause of many of my problems. But that's not true. My problems are still here—when I struggle to study because my mind is filled with a thousand other worries, when I feel anxious about the future, when I feel like I'm not performing well enough and could do more, when I feel useless (something I've seen in others too), when I think I'm wasting too much time on my computer (again, something others have mentioned as well). I used to believe all of this came from my addiction, but in the end, it's all still here. All my anxiety, discomfort, and problems are still present.It's important not to fight the wrong battle. Overcoming and breaking free from M&P won’t completely fix me. But what’s certain is that everything I’ve learned from you, from this site, and from this forum to start overcoming this addiction are tools that can help with many other things.Thank you again! I know that 30 days doesn’t mean I’m completely free from my addiction, but I truly feel like this is just the beginning. Now, I can finally start trying to do things.
So, after this long message, my personal experience tells me that my addiction to P&M took up so much space that it hid many other problems. And in the end, this is just the start of a very long journey.
Otherwise, day 30-31-32 clean!!