Therapy or addiction? Defining the fine line.

[Ghost2hauntU]

I’ve always viewed my punting as therapy.

When I feel the need for an adjustment, I’ll go and punt and usually walk out feeling pretty damn good, confident and energised for at least the next few days before the feeing starts to subside. The best punts keep me motivated and energetic over a week. On average, I go 2x per month and spend $350.

One can spend easily 500 bucks on a 8-10 visits to a chiro or physio and get fuck all value for their money.
Or a shrink for $250/hr who asks you how your family is and prescribed drugs.

In my 25 years of punting, I have yet to come across a better therapy for the human body and soul than fucking a sexually compatible woman. And releasing your load with her.

But the question remains, there is that fine line between punting being therapy and an addiction.

Most of us will agree that if you punt daily you’re seriously addicted.
What about once per week? Once per month?

Do you really know in your own mind if and when you’re addicted? Or where you may be heading a month, year or 5 years from now?

[PussyAddict]

For me addiction hence the user name. I'm always visualising that perfect fuck. Even straight after one I want another and have to abstain to keep penny's in my bank. I compare the concept to horizon or the ideal and acknowledge as unreachable but will still hunt that perfect fuck

[Footballpunter]

I think it's more like a hobby for me. Something I would like to do for fun. But I agree that you can get addicted easily. Part of the reason to keep myself in check is I only punt when I'm traveling so I'm not thinking about it 24/7. There's also the addiction to a certain WL, that could also happen. That's when you are really fucked. lol

[schloong]

I'm kinda thinking that I might be getting somewhat addicted to my regular. Things just seem to be getting better and better with each visit and we just seem to have a great connection. I'm trying to keep things in perspective though, but...............

[Footballpunter]

I'm kinda thinking that I might be getting somewhat addicted to my regular. Things just seem to be getting better and better with each visit and we just seem to have a great connection. I'm trying to keep things in perspective though, but...............

If what's getting better is the service than that's all good. If you are thinking that the "connection" is growing stronger, then yeah, probably wanna take a step back.

[ditchtheboss]

I think it's more like a hobby for me. Something I would like to do for fun. But I agree that you can get addicted easily. Part of the reason to keep myself in check is I only punt when I'm traveling so I'm not thinking about it 24/7. There's also the addiction to a certain WL, that could also happen. That's when you are really fucked. lol

Agree, it doesn’t have be an addiction or therapy. It is a hobby, it is fun with therapeutic benefits but not therapy

[Timeis629]

I'm kinda thinking that I might be getting somewhat addicted to my regular. Things just seem to be getting better and better with each visit and we just seem to have a great connection. I'm trying to keep things in perspective though, but...............

Addicted to watching porn all my life along with masturbating, mixed in with the pokies for about last ten years.

Started punting 4 years ago slowly dropped away from pokies.

Found a regular (2nd attempt) - dropped porn and masturbating 100%, pokies well and truly a distant memory.

See my regular around once a week - just look forward to her company - some text interaction - I would say at present …. guilty … addicted … aah well … YODOBYLE.

[GoldfishMan]

Addicted to watching porn all my life along with masturbating, mixed in with the pokies for about last ten years.

Started punting 4 years ago slowly dropped away from pokies.

Found a regular (2nd attempt) - dropped porn and masturbating 100%, pokies well and truly a distant memory.

See my regular around once a week - just look forward to her company - some text interaction - I would say at present …. guilty … addicted … aah well … YODOBYLE.

Well, the good thing is no more pokies. The bad thing might be coming if you're not careful...

[bung72]

The last couple of years this has been a fun hobby, probably punting on average every 2/12.... lately I've escalated a bit - I'm aware it is taking up a lot more of my thoughts and energies, so am consciously going to slow up a touch! School holidays coming up, should be an enforced break - will do me good and build the kitty a little....

[JSteel96]

Its a therapy to me and an addiction. When I get the urge to do it I have to do it.

[bung72]

I know a couple who have split - the husband blew their combined self-managed supers and their house on WLs it seems.... some people really can't handle this - a bit like any addiction....

[keebab]

I have a therapist, she refers to herself as an "emotional prostitute".

I like the mental release I get from those sessions as much as the physical release I get from punting.

Punting is an addiction when it interferes with your day to day life and you have difficulty focusing on anything else. Just like alcohol, drug or gambling dependancies.

[GoldfishMan]

Here's something to think about. Men are hardwired to always want to spread their seeds. We think about sex very often. A study found that we do it 19 times a day. If we're awake for 16 hours a day, that equates to more than once every hour.

Imagine that... You could be working hard writing code for an hour, then BAM you think about sex. Or you're there in the middle of the operating theatre, your patient's chest is wide open and you're about to do a heart transplant, BAM think about sex.

So it won't be surprising to find that you lack clarity if you don't nut. It's the need to nut, not the need to punt, that gets us. Think about the advise that Matthew McConaughey's character gave to Leo DiCaprio's character in The Wolf of Wall Street, to go knock one out in the bathroom in the middle of the work day for clarity. That is it.

Which brings us to punting. It's an expensive hobby no doubt, but the alternatives to that could be a lot worse if you think about them. You just gotta moderate yourself and don't go over board with it.

[ditchtheboss]

I know a couple who have split - the husband blew their combined self-managed supers and their house on WLs it seems.... some people really can't handle this - a bit like any addiction....

Oh no, how much do you have to punt to do that????

[Hidden Python]

The best way to control your addiction is to subsides it with something else,
I found most punters will also have a secondary addiction like gambling, smoking and heavy drinking,
The best way to help combat this is with diet and exercise and focus on self improvement, now its easier said than done that’s why you need support for motivation to keep going

[bung72]

Oh no, how much do you have to punt to do that????

A shite-load by the sounds! As you can imagine, his ex-wife is not impressed.

[bung72]

Here's something to think about. Men are hardwired to always want to spread their seeds. We think about sex very often. A study found that we do it 19 times a day. If we're awake for 16 hours a day, that equates to more than once every hour.

Imagine that... You could be working hard writing code for an hour, then BAM you think about sex. Or you're there in the middle of the operating theatre, your patient's chest is wide open and you're about to do a heart transplant, BAM think about sex.

So it won't be surprising to find that you lack clarity if you don't nut. It's the need to nut, not the need to punt, that gets us. Think about the advise that Matthew McConaughey's character gave to Leo DiCaprio's character in The Wolf of Wall Street, to go knock one out in the bathroom in the middle of the work day for clarity. That is it.

Which brings us to punting. It's an expensive hobby no doubt, but the alternatives to that could be a lot worse if you think about them. You just gotta moderate yourself and don't go over board with it.

19 times a day... must a low estimate.... I reckon I can go 19x/hr at times!

[ditchtheboss]

A shite-load by the sounds! As you can imagine, his ex-wife is not impressed.

I think the max I spent on punting is about $1200 per week for a while but that was out of disposable income. The moment one has to borrow money to punt one has to stop. There is a financial line that cannot be crossed

[Timeis629]

Well, the good thing is no more pokies. The bad thing might be coming if you're not careful...

I agree it is what you don’t see that gets you - sometimes that is referred to as poetic justice or you just desserts or karma - at the end of the day I don’t want to claim anything but I don’t want to stand around with my hands in my pocket - but I do agree “bad things might be coming” if I am not careful - thanks for the insight

[Refedust]

For me its both a therapy and addiction, therapy because your body got a good massage and knots are release, addiction because your body wants massage every week. fml

[danaussieguy]

More of therapeutic for me. It calms my soul

[JohnJones]

I’ve always viewed my punting as therapy.

When I feel the need for an adjustment, I’ll go and punt and usually walk out feeling pretty damn good, confident and energised for at least the next few days before the feeing starts to subside. The best punts keep me motivated and energetic over a week. On average, I go 2x per month and spend $350.

One can spend easily 500 bucks on a 8-10 visits to a chiro or physio and get fuck all value for their money.
Or a shrink for $250/hr who asks you how your family is and prescribed drugs.

In my 25 years of punting, I have yet to come across a better therapy for the human body and soul than fucking a sexually compatible woman. And releasing your load with her.

But the question remains, there is that fine line between punting being therapy and an addiction.

Most of us will agree that if you punt daily you’re seriously addicted.
What about once per week? Once per month?

Do you really know in your own mind if and when you’re addicted? Or where you may be heading a month, year or 5 years from now?

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Sounds more like you're addicted but calling it therapy. Even many psychological therapists would make you "addicted" to therapy sessions to rip your wallets.

The lack of imagination is why people get addicted to things. If you knew how powerful imagination is, you'd imagine the scene over and over until you get tired of it, ridding yourself of the imagination for good. It's like kids back when smartphones and tablets weren't invented - they'd play in the field and use their imaginations to keep themselves happy.

At least that's how I keep myself from punting if I really need to save the punting money for important stuff such as my next investment venture. You can't just invest $100 and hope it'll grow to $1mil overnight.

[earl9122]

Controlling addiction can be a challenging and ongoing process, but it's absolutely possible with determination, support, and effective strategies.

[Shoryureppa]

Wouldn't say I am addicted, but punting is definitely a pleasurable distraction.

[asiafever]

Means to an end, I punt in liew of dating. I still need sexual contact etc, but I've put myself on the shelf until my kid finishes high school because relationships are distracting, time consuming and I need to focus on my kid. Not interested in apps, dating websites and all that shit. Punting much easier to fill my need.

Problem is now I've met someone, and I really like her. Amazing woman. So now I'm enamoured of her, I'm not thinking about punting... But I know I should stay away from her... Currently going through a separation, has multiple kids 12 and under as well as working a high pressure full time job, so incredibly time poor, but she is gorgeous, intelligent, funny, has great style, and yesterday we had "the moment" and now I cant stop thinking about her..

I've been here before, I'm fucked.

[ditchtheboss]

Means to an end, I punt in liew of dating. I still need sexual contact etc, but I've put myself on the shelf until my kid finishes high school because relationships are distracting, time consuming and I need to focus on my kid. Not interested in apps, dating websites and all that shit. Punting much easier to fill my need.

Problem is now I've met someone, and I really like her. Amazing woman. So now I'm enamoured of her, I'm not thinking about punting... But I know I should stay away from her... Currently going through a separation, has multiple kids 12 and under as well as working a high pressure full time job, so incredibly time poor, but she is gorgeous, intelligent, funny, has great style, and yesterday we had "the moment" and now I cant stop thinking about her..

I've been here before, I'm fucked.

Well done for focusing on the kids mate. Enjoy them.

If I may say so, e joy your new, wholesome, lady. Why not? It doesn’t have to distract you from your kids. Good luck

[asiafever]

Well done for focusing on the kids mate. Enjoy them.

If I may say so, e joy your new, wholesome, lady. Why not? It doesn’t have to distract you from your kids. Good luck

She can do a lot better than me mate. At this point in her life with everything she's got going on, I don't want to do anything that is going to negatively impact her, her kids, or my kid, chasing my own selfish needs or wants, so I'm going to be very, very careful with how I progress from here.

[thomassalvado2]

Wouldn't say I am addicted, but punting is definitely a pleasurable distraction.

Vouch your comments lol
Hard to distinguish addictive or mental balance due to hardship with daily life nowadays

[bung72]

Currently going through a separation, has multiple kids 12 and under as well as working a high pressure full time job, so incredibly time poor, but she is gorgeous, intelligent, funny, has great style, and yesterday we had "the moment" and now I cant stop thinking about her..

I've been here before, I'm fucked.

There is never a perfect time to start a new relationship though, is there?? Go with the flow mate....

[frisson]

Same with smoking
Nothing puts a dampener on a pleasure more than increased costs