Bret2

This is true for many!

I can relate to this, for the most part. I often times feel like I could be making better use of my time rather than spending 1-2hrs. sometimes more on abdl sites trying to find comfort in what I do and crave. Often times I find myself feeling frustrated because I put the phone down still questioning my feelings. I to have had a handful of individuals who I’ve exchanged messages with over the period of several months who just ghost me. I don’t get offended easily by people who choose to be rude by way of hiding behind their computer screen. But I do get your frustration

My wife knows about and tolerates, even encourages sometimes when she knows that I’m battling with the whole diaper thing. But, she only engages at times when I’m unable to do it myself which is a rarity.

I trained myself with diapers and I think your theory holds some weight. If diapered I’ll be wet most every morning with no recollection of doing it. If I sleep without diapers (a rarity), I tend to wake several times a night to use the bathroom and stay dry MOST nights. However if I’m over hydrated, really tired, or have been drinking I’ll likely still wet the bed

The fantasy exists but I know I could never allow it to happen nor would my wife ever be willing in the first place

After several years of actively training myself to wet in my sleep, it has advanced to waking up wet 7 nights a week. Typically I’m wet within the first 4-5 hours of the night. The only time I wake up dry is if I’m dehydrated.

This is excellent progress. Exactly how my bed wetting habit evolved. It’s a very slow process. Once the habit has taken hold though, I’ve found it to be extremely difficult to break

In my case, I hate the fact that I want to wear and be dependent on diapers. The whole idea of it is insane to me, yet I have an uncontrollable urge to wear and make this happen. I don’t believe that I’ll ever be able to rid my mind of these feelings for my addiction to diapers. So in my opinion if if I can somehow achieve a true 24/7 dependency (incontinence) then at least it will no longer be a choice of mine to make, therefore the guilt will subside to some degree because I’ll no longer have to choice as to whether or not I wear diapers

I rarely ever purge anymore but when I do it only lasts a max of 3 days and I’m right back to the same ole desire to being 24/7. So I never throw anything away. I’ve also found that by forcing myself to wear diapers 24/7 for 2-3 days even when it’s inconvenient or I don’t want too, it helps ease the chronic thoughts of needing to wear

I wake up to a soggy diaper every night. i’m not even safe taking a nap without a diaper anymore

I had some bed wetting issues into my early teens, probably average 1-2 nights per week. No precautions were ever taken, my mom just simply dealt with it and never said anything negative about it. I had a great childhood so I think my wetting now is do to conditioning with the use of diapers later in life (19yrs - current)

Excellent survey question, thanks for adding!

This sounds very similar to my experience. Like justforfun I trained myself to bed wet 20+ years ago. I retrained my nighttime continence about 5 years later and was dry for a couple years after. Then, after a few years I naturally began wetting in my sleep again and have been ever since. At this point, I wake up wet 90% of mornings, 50% on the rare occasion that I nap during the daytime, so I’m careful to be diapered whenever sleep is possible. What I have noticed is that my control is nowhere near what it used to be during waking hours, especially if I’ve had a few drinks. I experience severe urges to where a leak is inevitable if I can’t get str8 to a bathroom. So if I’m going out to have drink I now need to wear some form of protection. Otherwise I do ok and don’t normally have any issues but I feel better if I’m protected just in case. I can’t say for sure if the daytime issues are do to the bed wetting but I think it’s played a major role.

I’ve found that gold bond powder works to combat the smell in the past. I’ve just ordered an adult diaper genie so hoping that works even better .

Good luck, I recently embarked on the same journey and am going about it the same way you described. I’m wearing north shore lite pull ups (black) for work and mega max diapers otherwise. I trained myself to bed wet years ago so I’ve got that step behind me already. I’m 14 days in and so far so good

Years ago these were an excellent diaper before they drastically reduced the capacity and changed the plastic. Last time I tried them, probably 5years ago, I was not impressed. They reminded me of wearing a grocery sack.

Drinking at minimum, 20oz of water before bed in the evening. When you wake to pee, try not to move, close your eyes and let it go. Go str8 back to sleep and repeat process. It took me roughly 6months for the first known incident and very slowly progressed from there. I’m about 12 years into it and I now wake up wet about 4-5 nights out of the week. The other nights I still let go soon as I wake and then back to sleep. I also practice if I’m diapered during the daytime I don’t allow myself to hold anything. I think this reinforces the brain that it’s ok to pee when diapered so less likely to wake you. On the handful of nights that I’ve tried sleeping without a diaper I’ve soaked the sheets probably 50% of the time. I’ve attempted to retrain and haven’t had any luck so please keep that in mind also good Luck

Safe to say 7 out of 10 nights on the average. Sometimes less, typically more and I love what I’ve accomplished. Most of the time 😁

I agree with the 3rd edge in every aspect. My wife has also accepted my condition and will often times remind me to pack diapers if we are going to be away from home for a night or wake me to put a diaper on if I happen to fall asleep without one.!

If this is what you were after then congratulations 🎉. I will say though, that if you’re having any doubts, the sooner you reverse it the easier it’ll be. Go too long and it’ll become potentially a life long habit. Speaking from experience 😉

I being an abdl since being just a child and an occasional bed wetter as a child/ teen actually trained myself to bed wet as a way to be dependent on diapers. Now after 12+ years of it I’m finding that I’m stuck with it. I cannot stop, no Matter what I do I still wake up with a wet diaper or bed most mornings. I have times where really wish I hadn’t done what I’ve done. It has had an effect on my daytime continence as well to the point that if I’m going out to a crowded place where bathrooms aren’t easily accessible I have to wear a gaurd in order to avoid wet pants. Not complaining just agreeing with the double edged sword that you mentioned. I accepted that I needed diapers mentally and so I created a physical need for them but by doing so I’ve locked myself into a dependency that isn’t always real convenient but it was the only way to help with accepting my need

I’ve experimented with this a little over the years and I would say it definitely had an effect. I’ve become a bedwetter to the point diapers at night are now a must. I’m not sure if it was from wearing every night, waking up, wetting, go back to sleep or just from the repetition of using diapers. I’ve also noticed my control is terrible when drinking now. If driving or in a store, if I feel the urge to go I better start looking for a bathroom. And if I’m wearing a diaper my control becomes even worse, it’s nearly impossible for me to hold it once the need to pee arises. I’ve dipped In and out of the situation many times but the bed wetting remains an issue no matter how often I’m wearing now.