Hey guys,

I'm about to turn 20, and for most of my life I've had very tight foreskin, and have not been able to retract it below the head, whether erect or flaccid. I went through what many went through--thinking my dick was normal, finding out it wasn't, getting scared/sad that it wasn't. Blah.

So I looked at forums like this, where I heard stories of both stretching and circumcision. Stretching seemed like a long shot, but I gave it a try.

You have nothing to worry about! Now, I couldn't use my fingers to stretch it, so I'd just pull my skin back while in the bath every day. I'd pull it back as far as I could, to the point where I could tell it was stretching but not hurting. It's fairly easy to tell how far you can pull it back--just don't hurt yourself. Anyway, I did this in the bath, shower, and whenever I went to the bathroom. I wasn't religious with it--I missed days here and there. But over time, it really took care of itself. And plus, every time you get it farther back, you feel really good, so it's a constant road of improvement.

Hear this: That skin is meant to stretch. It is made to stretch. You can stretch it, no matter how tight it seems now. Mine was damn tight, and now I can pull it back and keep it back even when fully erect. And it feels good.

This has increased my confidence greatly, and that confidence has manifested itself in women approaching me. I've had more girls ask for my number in the last two months than in the last 19 years of my life. Now, curing phimosis wasn't the sole reason for my confidence, but it did add a whole lot. I feel that, before, I always had the thought in my mind that my dick was messed up, and even though I didn't think about it too much, that thought guided me away from girls in general.

Anyway, the whole process, from beginning to now, lasted about six months, maybe less. I just pulled the skin back as far as I could whenever I could. The biggest leap was the first time I pulled it behind the head--I had to do that in the bath, and was very scared that it would get stuck there, as the skin was still tight. But you can pull the skin just to the widest part of the head and that will still stretch it. And once you get it past the head when flaccid, and are comfortable with that, the rest will come very quickly.

This is a pretty badly made post, but I just wanted to share. If you have phimosis, don't despair, seriously. It's entirely treatable, and you don't need anything except hands. Good luck to all of you!