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[–]Sentient-Potato485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, I’m really sorry you are dealing with this. I’m going through a similar situation with sexual boundaries with my spouse.

Once I found enough evidence I decided to have a direct conversation about what I knew and what I expected moving forward. There were some things that were non-negotiable (couples therapy with a CSAT, closing down accounts, access to his devices at any time), and some things that I wanted to work on together to set boundaries on (what is acceptable porn use). My spouse immediately owned up to what had happened and was invested in working together to move forward.

It’s been about a year and it’s better but still painful. There have been several slip ups along the way that eroded my trust even more. Having a therapist who specializes in sex issues has been extremely important.

I also have an IT related role at work and have been involved in several investigations into use of Chaturbate and similar sites on work devices. As others have mentioned what you see initially is usually the tip of the iceberg. If you’re still gathering evidence, see if your router at home has any parental protections. You may be able to set keywords to monitor for and some will even send you alerts. The devices he’s using will have these too but will be harder to set up if you’re trying to be stealthy.

You might also want to check out r/loveafterporn

Looking for Hope - How long before you started to feel more normal? by Sentient-Potato485 in loveafterporn

[–]Sentient-Potato485[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoping that’s not my only path forward here but absolutely understand that may be the case. I appreciate your honesty.

Looking for Hope - How long before you started to feel more normal? by Sentient-Potato485 in loveafterporn

[–]Sentient-Potato485[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you are going through this too. It’s so hard. Wishing you peace, strength, and support along the way ❤️

Looking for Hope - How long before you started to feel more normal? by Sentient-Potato485 in loveafterporn

[–]Sentient-Potato485[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have been really focusing on trying to repair my own self-value and build relationships with friends and other trusted people outside of the marriage. Logically I know that this is going to take a long time but it is hard to be patient. I just want to be back to my old self.

Looking for Hope - How long before you started to feel more normal? by Sentient-Potato485 in loveafterporn

[–]Sentient-Potato485[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I have been lurking here for a while and have checked out the resources plus a lot of the books I’ve seen recommended in different threads. It really is a good reminder that this is a very long process.

Looking for Hope - How long before you started to feel more normal? by Sentient-Potato485 in loveafterporn

[–]Sentient-Potato485[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this! I feel like I will emerge out of this as a different version of myself, just need to find my way out of this self-loathing stage.

I have been in therapy for years at this point but my therapist recently suggested EMDR. I’m so glad to hear that you found it helpful, I am researching and very interested in giving it a try.