Darkstar 22.84

“Don’t be distracted by anything. The work is what counts. There are a lot of things that can get in your way, that take up your time and your emotional and intellectual energy; none of them account for anything. They mean nothing. The only thing, in the final analysis, at this stage of the game, that really counts, is the work. The work is everything. The years that I spent in advertising I saw an awful lot of people who had the potential to be good lose a lot of their ability to distraction, to politics, to fear, and to who has the bigger office. You’ll get the bigger office; you’ll make the money. Anything you want will happen, but sometimes it’s hard for people to see that when they’re in the middle of it. It looks like it’s incredibly complicated. Well, it’s not complicated at all. In fact, it’s so uncomplicated it’s amazing. All it is about is the work. Finally, if you do the work people will notice and you will get what you want. That’s it. It’s as simple as that.”

• 3 days;
• 1 week;
• 2 weeks;
• 3 weeks;
• 1 month;
• 1.5 months;
• 2 months;
• 3 months;
• 100 days.

Practice self care religiously. Sleep, eat high quality food, exercise your way, keep things simple, practice quieting the body/mind, spend time with friends whom you trust, escape into beauty in Nature, Art, Film, Writing, etc.


5 minutes - heart rate returns to normal.
2-3 days - guilt and shame seems to decrease.
7 days - brain fog lifts.
14 days - prolactin starts to drop.
14 - 21 days - due to drop in prolactin, dopamine sensitivity increases, you can start to enjoy the little things in life again, no longer emotionally numb, energy levels start to increase big time, confidence also increases.
30 days - cravings and flashbacks noticeably reduce.
30-60 days - PIED symptoms disappear or improve. Erections become rock solid, unless your PIED symptoms are severe. Confidence keeps rising
42 days - ΔFosB (DeltaFosB) that has accumulated around the nucleus accumbens starts to remove itself. This makes it possible for the neurons in the porn-addicted pathways to now start to slowly break up over time without use.
90 days - considered a full reboot for most people, however people with severe PIED will need longer. Confidence still rising
120 - 150 days - symptoms of severe PIED disappear or improve.


Maintain a steady gaze forward— knowing that you are the keeper of the flame of truth, that you have great strength and stamina and are entitled to lead your life on your terms.

-Linda Martinez-Lewi