Have you ever tried to give up wearing diapers?

Number of responses received: 57

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	37	64.9%
No, but I have questioned myself for liking diapers	12	21.1%
No, never tried once	4	7.0%
I have no choice but to wear them (discipline)	1	1.8%
I have no choice but to wear them (medical)	3	5.3%
Total:	57

How many attempts have you made to give up wearing diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Once	7	12.5%
Twice	10	17.9%
3 times	6	10.7%
4 times	1	1.8%
5 times	0	0.0%
5 to 10 times	7	12.5%
More than 10 times	8	14.3%
I don't remember	7	12.5%
Never	4	7.1%
N/A	6	10.7%
Total:	56

What was the longest period you kept yourself away from diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Less than one day	1	1.8%
1 to 3 days	4	7.3%
4 to 7 days	1	1.8%
1 to 2 weeks	5	9.1%
2 to 4 weeks	3	5.5%
1 to 3 months	8	14.5%
3 to 6 months	11	20.0%
6 months to a year	8	14.5%
More than a year	9	16.4%
N/A	5	9.1%
Total:	55

Which reasons did you feel like you should get away from wearing diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I was afraid of getting caught	34	59.6%
I was caught and punished, ridiculed, etc. for it	11	19.3%
I was ashamed/thought I was mentally ill (pedophile)	15	26.3%
Didn't want diapers to interfere with dating/marriage	16	28.1%
I was going away to college, military, etc.	11	19.3%
Another person convinced/told me to stop wearing diapers	3	5.3%
I feared it would lead to worse things	13	22.8%
I felt suicidal over it	1	1.8%
I just lost interest in them	13	22.8%
Other	18	31.6%

What did you miss about your diapers (what brought you back to them)?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
The way they looked on me	26	45.6%
The way they felt on me	44	77.2%
The thrill/joy of using them	40	70.2%
Reading diaper stories	25	43.9%
Looking at pictures/drawings of diapered subjects	28	49.1%
Feelings of security	29	50.9%
Reminiscing about my childhood	18	31.6%
Sexual feelings from diapers	36	63.2%
Emotional feelings from diapers	29	50.9%
Other	13	22.8%

What things did you to do try to rid yourself of wanting to wear diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Sold/gave away diapers	4	7.0%
Threw away/destroyed diapers	33	57.9%
Got rid of diaper-related items (including stories, pictures	22	38.6%
Got counseling	1	1.8%
Used hypnosis	0	0.0%
Joined a support group	3	5.3%
Other	14	24.6%

Do you think you would ever try to stop wearing diapers again?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Never	16	29.6%
Probably not	17	31.5%
Maybe	13	24.1%
Probably will	6	11.1%
Definitely	2	3.7%
N/A	0	0.0%
Total:	54

At what age did you first try to rid yourself of wanting to wear diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before age 10	3	5.3%
10-12	5	8.8%
12-14	12	21.1%
14-16	10	17.5%
16-18	5	8.8%
18-20	4	7.0%
20-30	11	19.3%
30-45	0	0.0%
45-60	1	1.8%
Past age 60	0	0.0%
Total:	51

Describe how you felt around the first (or only) time you felt that you should stop wearing diapers:

Name	Age	Answer
Deeker	35	I started dating a girl whom I really liked at the age of 24. I really thought that she was "the one" and I thought that my diaper fetish would interfere with this relationship. It was the first time I had dated in four years at the time, and I really thought that I was ready to settle down and move ahead with my life. I didn't feel that my diaper fetish had any place in this developing relationship, so I suddenly decided that it was time to "grow up." What a foolish notion that was! During this entire time I fought off any feelings to go back to wearing diapers and tried to convince myself that it was disgusting or stupid. In spite of my efforts, it felt very unnatural, that I was trying to fit into a mold that was not the "real" me. Once the relationship collapsed, I obviously had no more reason to continue my ill-fated resolution to get rid of wanting to wear diapers.
Danny	36	I was feeling pretty depressed and confused about a lot of things in life at the time. Diapers was just one of the things I was trying to get out of my life.
		I simply lost interest in them for a while. I had gotten over the initial "discovery" stage of the whole DL thing and wasn't too concerned with them anymore.
Trav	25	Never have tried to stop wearing them. I've never felt ashamed or bad because I like diapers.
Danny	28	Was getting toward college and figured I should grow up and stop wearing diapers. I actually need diapers for bedwetting and had a lot of wet beds during my trying to give up. Next attempt was when I got a girl friend. I was afraid that diapers would ruin the relationship. I also lost interest sexually in diapers for a while during the relationship but still needed them for bedwetting.
		I felt I could wear multiple underwear and achieve same purpose
Justin	16	When I went into the 6th. grade I was scared the other boys would find out that I was a DL and start teasing me or worse beat me up for being weird. That was first time I tried to stop wearing them.
Ed	33	do not know what to say
1234....	13	that is would be good
homie	11	I felt that I belonged in diapers
		Didn't really want to stop, but couldn't deal with the embarrassment of my parents catching me.
Tad	34	I wanted to grow up and be a big kid like my friends.
diaperedteen	21	I thought that I was alone and weird. I felt "guilty" feelings following wearing diapers and masturbating and messing and wetting in them, even though I know I loved them and really actually needed them
matt	21	I went to job corps
jolt	10	I felt like a baby.
bedwetter	38	thaught i was getting to old and big to be wearing diapers most kids my age were not in diapers any more but deep down i wanted to keep wearing them
diapered paul	16	I felt as if i was never going to go to college and that girls wouldn't go out with me if i wore them.
		I felt ashamed and confused.
dryerndiapers	26	I didnt feel any different. I just didn't have the desire to wear diapers.
Bern	14	bad
DiaperedDavid	36	Felt ashamed for wearing diapers, especially since I do not need them.
Tod	43	I WAS AT AN AGE I DID NOT WANT OTHERS SEEING ME NAKED DURING A CHANGE (16-18)BUT MY MUM AND SISTER WERE MY CHANGERS AND INSISTED ON STILL CHANGING ME, SO I HAD NO CHOICE.

What things did you do to help yourself get rid of the desire to wear diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Deeker	35	I didn't have any real diapers of my own (I was still living with my mom and dad at the time and I was using my underwear in multiples to serve as diapers). I did, however, have several drawings, a few stories and some clippings from diaper ads. I got rid of all of this stuff by burning it. I also deleted several computer files. Since I had not quite gotten on the Intenet yet (1994/AOL, very primitive compared to today), I didn't have nearly as much in the way of computer files.
Danny	36	Got rid of everything that had to do with diapers or might remind me of how much I enjoyed them.
		I hide mine in a box in my closet. I just forgot about them.
Trav	25	Nothing
Danny	28	Masterbated over non-diaper related porn.
		Got rid of plastic pants and heavy training pants
Justin	16	I started wearing several pairs of briefs instead of diapers. I love to pee in my pants. I like the warm feeling of pee and like it when I pee outside around people and they never know I'm peeing in my pants. I thought that if I wore several pairs of briefs I could still pee in my pants without having to wear any diapers.
Ed	33	none
1234....	13	stop thinking about them
homie	11	Stop wearing them
		Deleted all my pics, burned my hypno tapes, got rid of my diapers, deleted all stories, etc.
Tad	34	I tried to stop peeing the bed, so i wouldnt need them
diaperedteen	21	I threw out all of my diapers (sometimes cases of them) and also sold large quantities of them.
matt	21	I was kinda forced to and I had 3 other roommates (literally one room)
jolt	10	fear
bedwetter	38	i was a bed wetter back then and i would wet my diaper on purpose or just wet my bed w/o a diaper on and when i woke up in the morning if i was wet i was made to lay on my bed and given a spanking. i thaught i wanted to stop wearing diapers so i would wet in them on purpose and get caught in a wet diaper evendurning the day and would get spanked every time i was caught aftewr a couple of weeks of getting spanked at least 2 times a day i decided to try and go with out my diapers
diapered paul	16	I erased all the stories off of my computer, blocked diaper sites, brought the diapers to the dump
		I got rid of everything that wasdiaper related and I tried to avoid areas that would make me think about diapers again. I also put my mind to the task of several other hobbies.
DiaperedDavid	36	Threw away all my diapers and supplies. Cleaned my harddrive of all diaper related items. Put reminders up to tell me not to visit diaper sites so that I do not dwell on them.
Tod	43	THROWING DIAPERS AWAY.TRY AND KEEP SEXUAL FEELINGS SEPARETED FROM DIAPER WEARING ie MASTRABATING

What regrets, if any, did you have later on about your efforts to get rid of the desire to wear diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Deeker	35	I regret having burned all my stories (they sucked, since they were only written for me to read anyway). and the clippings of diapered boys from advertisements and magazine articles, newspaper ads, etc. I had erased over videotapes of diaper commercials and diaper scenes on America's Funniest Home Videos. I had several files on floppy disks that I had deleted, but was able to recover many of them later on. I think I was too quick to act on feeling like I needed to change my ways. I should have seen where the relationship would go before deciding how to handle telling my girlfriend about my diapers. When I was faced with this situation again in 2002, I wisely held onto my diaper things, knowing that it is forever a part of me. In neither case did I ever have to confess or admit to this fetish of mine.
Danny	36	I lost a lot of good friends online and ticked a lot of people off.
		I realised that I couldn't get rid of a part of myself.
Trav	25	None, because I never stoped
Danny	28	Aside from needing a new matress I felt that denying myself diapers made life less enjoyable.
		After wetting bed, I thought it was good to g back
Justin	16	The several pairs of briefs didn't work for very long because when I would pee in them I had to almost change them right away because they did start leaking after 2 pees and i was afraid everyome would then see I was peeing in my pants. So after several weeks of that I went back to wearing my diapers again.
Ed	33	none
	16	i missed being able to go potty anywhere i was
homie	11	Same as the first question
		I just can't get rid of it. It just keeps coming back. Once I move out I fully intend to get some.
Tad	34	I couldnt stop wetting the bed, and so i needed the diapers to keep my room from smelling like pee.
diaperedteen	21	Wasting all the money and WASTING PERFECTLY GOOD DIAPERS!
matt	21	I'd desired for them butr when i graduated i went home and made some makeshiftt diapers
jolt	10	I shoun't of try to.
bedwetter	38	i would have been happier just staying in my diapers
diapered paul	16	i felt less secure when i didnt wear diapers because they made me feel safe
dryerndiapers	26	None
DiaperedDavid	36	The money wasted.
Tod	43	MASTRUBATING.

Do you think the Internet has helped you to accept wearing diapers? How did you feel about wearing diapers before the Internet (if applicable)?

Name	Age	Answer
Deeker	35	Very much so. August 19, 1994 was a very important day in my life, for it was the day I realized that I was no longer alone in my desires to wear diapers. I figured I couldn't be the only person in a world of 6 billion people who likes to wear diapers, but there was no easy way to find other people without having to expose this part of me to the general public, many of whom would have ridiculed me for expressing these desires out in the open. I think the Internet has completely revolutionized the way those of us who enjoy diapers can express these feelings and meet other people who have similar interests.
Danny	36	Oh without a doubt! Without the internet I never would have knows there were others in this world that liked diapers too.
		Without the internet to help me find others with such interests, I'd probably be an emotional wreck. Before I went on the internet to research my DL feelings, I was very confused as to why I feel such a way to an inanimate object.
Trav	25	Yes, definitely. I felt like I was all alone before I discovered that there were others like me. I still know I'm a weirdo, but at least I'm not the only weirdo ;).
Danny	28	The net is a huge part of how I came to accept diaper wearing as somewhat normal. Before the net I thought I was a freak for liking diapers. I truly thought I was the only person in the world that liked diapers as young teen.
		Probably
Justin	16	Yes. I discovered this site throught another DL friend. I have meet alot of people on the internet who are diaper wears like DLs both teen and adult and Teen baby. Two years ago I meet a friend who lives about 20 miles away and he is 15 and teen baby. Now we meet alot and we diapered each other and do lots of other stuff too ;-).
Ed	33	Yea i think the internet helped me out in ways of getting out in the world of diaper lovers and stuff
homie	11	That I was weird (unique :(,alone)
		I believe it has helped me understand that there are others like me and that it's perfectly fine, if still unacceptable to public society.
Tad	34	I felt like i was the only one that wet the bed and needed to wear diapers to keep me dry.
diaperedteen	21	YES! I would be so lonely and alone without the internet. I realize that many, many other people need to and love to wear diapers.
matt	21	Back in the mid 90s i searched for diapers and I found DPF first but now that place is pretty much dead.
jolt	10	I gess so.
bedwetter	38	i had already accepted wearing diapers and enjoyed them very much before the internet i have enjoyed wearing diapers since i was about 8-10yrs old
diapered paul	16	Yes. I do think the internet has helped me to accept wearing diapers.
dryerndiapers	26	Deffinately...I felt embarrassed about wanting to wear a diaper because I wasn't sure if I was the only person who wanted that.
Bern	14	yes
DiaperedDavid	36	Yes... since I know others are out there who enjoy diapers as much as I do.
Tod	43	NO NOT REALLY I ACCEPTED BEFORE THE INTERNET.

If you had to do it all over again, how would have you handled past attempts to rid yourself of wanting to wear diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Deeker	35	I wouldn't have been so damn hasty to declare my diaper fetish a potential problem. I would have held onto everything and just put it aside. I would have waited longer to see where the relationship was going to go before taking any drastic measures.
Danny	36	That's a hard question that I don't think I have an answer for.
		I would probably do it the same way. I don't have any real regrets over attempting to rid myself of them as it helped to to understand the whole thing much better and help me to understand myself more.
Trav	25	Not a thing.
Danny	28	I would not have bothered.
		Would have done same thing
Justin	16	I wouldn't have tried. I am a diaper lover and I am contend with being one and wearing diapers.
Ed	33	not sure
homie	11	Destory (get rid of) them
		I would have still gotten rid of my diapers, but would have kept my other things.
Tad	34	I would not worry about it as much.
diaperedteen	21	I wouldn't have thrown them out, then just stored them for later use when I "felt" like it again
matt	21	It wasnt too easy I desired to wear them all the time
jolt	10	never take or tuch a diaper or talk about it.
bedwetter	38	i would not have stopped wearing diapers at all i would have kept on wearing them and taking the spanking for it the last time i was spanked for wearing my diaper i was about 14yrs old and towards the end the spanking did not hurt that much anyway i was allowed to keep my diaper on while i was getting spanked and usually ended up wetting my diaper during my spanking and was made to sit in it after my spanking was over
diapered paul	16	i would have not tried to get rid of them
dryerndiapers	26	I would just ignore it and enjoy myself.
DiaperedDavid	36	Really... I would have tried to prevent me from wearing or getting addicted to them. I think in the long run I would have been happier.
Tod	43	NOT LET MY SISTER GET HER OWN WAY, SEE TOLD ME LATER SEE GETS SEXUALLY AROUSED GIVING ME A DIAPER CHANGE.

If you ever got counseling or went to a support group (including church), how well did these sessions work for you at the time?

Name	Age	Answer
Danny	36	They helped me to come to grips with other issues in my life and helped me to deal with childhood abuses. I beleive this helped me to understand that wearing diapers wasn't wrong and if it brings me joy and isn't hurting anyone then it is perfectly okay.
Trav	25	Never went.
		No
Justin	16	Yes. When mom caught me when I was 13 she made me go to an kid counselor to get help. I didn't want to go either but was forced to or be grounded forever until I went. I was forced to give up my diapers while I went to see her. It didn't work because I meet another boy there who was 11 at the time and he had a stash of disp. diapers hidden at his house. So after each session we would go to his house and if his mom was working we would diaper each other and pee and poop in our diapers together,then change each other too.
homie	11	NOT GOOD
		No.
jolt	10	never did.
diapered paul	16	my counselor told me that i would never get anywhere in life if i kept wearing diapers. when he would ask me when the last time a wore a diaper, i would lie and tell him "i dont remember"

Average Age of respondents to this question:	25.1
Range of ages of respondents:	10 -  52

Age Distribution
Under 10	0
10-14	8
15-19	8
20-24	4
25-29	5
30-34	2
35-39	4
40-44	3
45-49	2
50-54	1
55-59	0
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

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