When I'm feeling lonely or longing for love I get on the Internet and exchange naked pictures and videos. It's the only way I can attempt to satisfy my feelings. I'm incredibly impulsive and I don't know how to handle this correctly because what I'm doing isn't working.

Sometimes when lonely or longing, the only way to feed that is to get compliments from other people. I understand that you have an issue with impulse control, but you need to understand the damaging effects of what you are doing. If you are sharing these photos with strangers, there is always the risk of things ending up all over the internet. There are many cases where lives are ruined due to things they did in their younger days resurfacing. Have you considered looking into dating sites to see if you can meet someone that may begin to feel this void you have? There are many safer ways to seek the satisfaction of your impulses. What you are doing now is bordering on dangerous.

The ache for attention and love can be so intense that we do things that are far and above that which we normally do. Watch your self hun! It can cross lines and get beyond your control! Is their someone that you can talk too? A therapist maybe? Someone that will listen and not judge you that might offer real world advice! We just want you to be safe hun, please be careful! Luv

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Please look for other, safer, ways to relieve that loneliness that feels overwhelming to you. Join a local club ~ book club, exercise, art, music, etc.; call a friend/or support group; start working with a Therapist to help you come up with a longer list of "safe" alternatives to do when those impulses strike.

I fight intense impulses as well, so I can relate. Please do be careful.

I don't plan on doing inappropriate things again. Thank you for all your advice. I guess I just didn't know what other options I had. Now I do, so thanks. I'll be careful. I have a therapist and I recently told her what I had been doing. We ran out of time to talk about it. I thought I'd try and get support on here because I didn't know what else to do.