Recovery VS girlfriend.

I had the same thoughts 3 months ago when i met my current girlfriend and asked her out. I was thinking if i should accomplish a 120 days monk mode reboot before i date and try to have sex due to PIED. But my advice is go for it. The reboot process in not only about eliminating porn but also to rewire with a girlfriend/real person. I had PIED and PE at the start of my current relationship but now everything is great. And yes you can expect a lot of anxiety in the start but you should force yourself. There will be failures the first times but you will notice improvements after every time due to the rewiring process. And of course avoid relapses at all costs.

Best luck to you!

 

My two cents, from personal experience:
I've never had PIED, but I used to have Anxiety-Induced ED, which is much the same. I imagine the anxiety you have around you PIED also contributes to it. When I got myself a girlfriend I knew that I would not be able to get it up, but I realized two things:

1. The girl I was dating was sweet and loving, so she would be okay if I could not get it up and needed to work up to it.
AND
2. If she WASN't the type of girl that would be patient and considerate with me, I wouldn't want to date her anyway. So it'll be a pretty good screening test.

All I needed was someone to take the pressure off and to relax with. My GF at the time did just that, and because I had absolutely no pressure to perform I could (after not performing once or twice, of course). Some MUST dos though:
If you can't get it up and she is horny, YOU CAN STILL PLEASE HER! Kiss and touch and do a bunch of foreplay. Make sure you enjoy it though, instead of mentally beating yourself up for not being able to perform. You can still have deep connection and intimacy without full-blown sex. In fact, sometimes it's more fulfilling when you don't.

Hope that helps man.