My First Real Attempt at a Reboot

Hello everyone!

I hope this finds you well and making progress with your reboots. My name is TheMuffinMan and I'm just a normal teenage kid who unfortunately fell into a few bad habits. I started watching P when I was about 10. I didn't see a problem with it so I continued watching it for 3-4 years, never consistently, just here and there. I discovered masturbation earlier this year and I added that to my P watching sessions. This seemed pleasurable and fun at first but I started to notice that these sessions were becoming more frequent. I started looking around the internet for resources that could help me with this problem. Thankfully, I found this forum and the inspiration to start a real reboot.

My reasons for rebooting:

-PMO obscures my view of women, turning them into objects instead of people.
-The idea of having an activity like PMO have such a great pull on me is frightening. I want to be free of such urges.
-Frequent MO will lead to physical problems (ED) in the future
-I found that PMO makes me tired, irritable, and unfocused. I also loose self-confidence and become socially awkward.
-Although I've never been in a relationship with a girl (And I don't plan on having one until I've destroyed PMO from my life and matured a bit more), I know that PMO will damage any future relationship or marriage.

These are all the reasons I could think of off the top of my head. If I had an entire day to think I'd probably come up with hundreds more.

My reboot, a 90 day Hard Mode Challenge:

-No watching P intentionally, accidentally viewing it doesn't count
-No MO, No edging
-No ogling
-No fantasizing

I'm really excited to start this challenge! I'll post an update at the start of every week. I would appreciate tips that anyone might have to help me along my recovery journey. I wish you all good luck and success in your reboots!

 

Thank you for the encouraging words johnf! When I first started masturbating it took me very little time to reach O. Now,(before I started my reboot) I notice that it takes me longer to reach O and maintain erections. I assume that this is probably the very beginning of ED and it scares me. The thought of having ED as a result of frequent MO or PMO is a huge motivator for me to quit both practices for good. Again, thank you for your reply.

 

So ED is caused by P not frequent MO?