Ya know, this thread seems to go in a cycle: man explains insecurity, others try to convince him that his worth is not in his penis, man explains insecurity, others…
Penile Dysmorphia isn’t something that can be assuaged with the old “dick to breasts” comparison. It cannot be assuaged with they love the whole package comparison. It comes from the ubiquitous “does size matter” topic and from our relationships with our mothers, our need to satisfy/please them from our childhood.
The stuff that feeds the machine, a perfect example is Newnew997’s story, is the fact that women placate us, doing their best to make their lover feel special….the best…even though there are bigger, there are better. With Newnew, this girl didn’t diss his cock; she didn’t put him down. She merely said some other guy hurt her with his length. I can relate to your heartache Newnew.
My story:
I started out about 6x5. Never got any out of the ordinary comments except for the occasional vindictive bitch trying to put me down. A few years ago, I fell in love with a girl. I was fine, but the cock insecurity was slowly—-insidiously—-creeping into my heart and poisoning our relationship. The catalyst? One night, we were out as a group hangin’ with a few gay guys. Of course, cocks came up. She mentioned if one “is too big it hurts.” Well, with my 6x5, that was something I had never done.
The comment destroyed my ego. I grilled her to tell me who it was with this big dick. After many a fight, she ultimately acquiesced…telling me who it was. I broke into her email, found the guy, created a fake condom survey and e-mailed him, hoping to find out truly what he was packing. He never responded. A few months go by. The thoughts of her being banged consume my day. I can’t do work. I can’t sleep. I’m fucked.
Finally, I decide to check into lengthening surgery. I concoct a whole plan on how I can do it without anyone ever knowing, including deceive her. I was illogical, demented, and just plain on a mission. I told her I was going away on a trip (with somewhat convincing detail) and left to get surgery at 6:00AM.
At the office, as I changed into surgery attire, my phone rang. It was her, calling me. I let it go to voicemail…sat on the toilet and cried my eyes out. I sobbed, embarrassed…terrified of what I was going to do. But I had to do it. It was the only way.
The doctor was pleasant, but his pin stripe suit was tawdry…and I couldn’t help but think he was wearing the skin of insecurity of all the people that come through his office. He took me into the OR and put me under. I came out dizzy, with a drain running out of my pelvic area. The nurse brought me down and I had an old friend pick me up. He was a bit slow and bought my explanation that I had shoulder surgery.
With my girlfriend still thinking I was on a trip, I snuck back into my apartment, laid in bed and pounded vicodin. I just wanted to wake up with a big dick. 6 hours later, I got in my car and truly did go on a trip. The lengthening surgery was supposedly minor but it didn’t feel minor. It was sore, red, and irritated. After 5 weeks, I immediately started hanging with a vac hanger.
When I returned from my trip, I couldn’t wait to see my girl. I missed her. I was now more mentally stable, as I believed that I could hang my way to a big cock. But something happened I didn’t anticipate: the girl was a sherlock holmes in training. She had spotted my car in my driveway after I’d gotten back from my surgery. She’d found me in a lie and it had broken our trust. She thought I was having an affair.
She pressed me and I denied it. Still, she was relentless, ultimately finding a prescription for antibiotics from my surgeon. She then looked him up and quickly discovered what I had actually done. She confronted me on it and I went nuts, like a cornered lion. I then fell into a deep abyss of depression, thinking the only way out of the mess was to kill myself. The possible humiliation I would feel if anyone every found out was too much. It terrified me.
I went to therapy. It didn’t work. Soon, because of the broken trust, she began to doubt everything I told her. This combined with my need to bang girls—-which stemmed from my insecurity—-lead us down a fatal path. We broke up…she was heartbroken and threatened to tell everyone what I had done. I ran, never to see her again.
This was three years ago. I write this story as I hang…the first time I have ever mentioned it to anyone…and I cried through it all. I don’t want to hear from anyone about dick vs. breasts…about women loving the whole package…I just want the men on this forum to know that they are not alone. I feel the pain of all of you who have similar experiences and I hope that my story assuages some of the hurt you may have felt.
Bubba