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Almost 5 months no real signs of change..no libido and emotionally flat

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by JC8833, Jan 8, 2024.

  1. JC8833

    JC8833 Fapstronaut

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    Anybody out there that took 5+ months to notice any big changes?? Like the popular Gabe Deem said it took him 6 months to start coming “back” anybody else that was a long rebooter?

    I’ve watched zero porn or anything sexual have only masturbated 3 times with no visual anything just early on.

    share your experiences ppl it helps a lot!! Hope is a big thing!
     
  2. thetruth19)

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    Have you been edging at all and avoiding porn substitutes? Watching tiktoks and Instagram models, etc. ?

    5 months isn't unheard of. I'd be shocked if you haven't noticed any changes after 6 months. Surely you must have noticed some changes in concentration, confidence, energy or something?

    I found I had nasty PAWS for 6 months – even though their were some good changes during them at times, then I started noticing gradual changes over the weeks after that.
    Stay on the track.
     
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  3. JC8833

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    Nothing sexual. I have noticed my mood and anxiety like social anxiety start to get better. Definitely see improvements with that but as far as morning wood and feeling HORNY or the need for sexual release..nothing. This is the main reason we quit this is because of the PIED and how it effects our ACTUAL sex lives with real people

    obviously will stay the track I’m all in I’ll never go back but man this is a journey that’s for sure!
     
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  4. Be Inspired

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    Let go and let God brother. Trust the process. Let your mind and body heal at the pace that they are supposed to. It won't do any good obsessing over this. You are exactly where you are supposed to be right now. Let's kick the nasty PMO addiction together.
     
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  5. JC8833

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    yessir thx my 4th or 5th time trying to quit this and after doing COUNTLESS hours of research into this I’m all in on never going back to this DRUG that causes soooo many issues not just PIED which is the main one obviously
     
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  6. Anonymous86

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    @JC8833 , have you noticed if you can focus better or if you have brain fog, that's start to slowly go away or lift?
     
  7. JC8833

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    yeah so I do notice my attention and focus definitely increasing that has to be the dopamine receptors healing and repairing that everyone talks about! I am looking for sexual function the most as I’m 29 and have missed so much on this porn habit and causing me PIED

    but I’m sure that’ll be last to be fixed..
     
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  8. s0ra

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    Did you try to have intercourse with someone?
     
  9. JC8833

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    nah only 3 solo M/O sessions and those didn’t even feel good..still flatlining mega hard. Had way higher sex drive when I watched porn but definitely developed PIED that’s why I’m on this journey
     
  10. s0ra

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    Best of luck bro im struggling too i want to have sex but im scared of my PIED but i am gonna try one more time (i am also in reboot but only had 7day streak relapsed and now am in my 2day streak)
     
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  11. TheRaven8386

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    How long were you addicted? If it was 10-15 years or more it might take a full yearor more to see improvement. I'm only just now seeing benefits and I haven't watched porn since October of 22. Did a 79 day streak. Had sex and Oed. At about day 110 or more I had a very bad day and masturnated. And I had sex and Oed Monday. But only 3 orgasms since 9-9-23
     
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  12. NicoRobocop

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    1 year without masturbation and still not completely recovered from pied and flat. During sexual intercourse sometimes i get hard and sometimes no. But when is no is hard to say that after 1 year of no masturbation.
     
  13. JC8833

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    started early around 12 because of the smart phone and internet and I’m 29 now so I definitely will take a while I’m sure
     
  14. TheRaven8386

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    Oh yes my friend. I'm afraid it will likely be a year or more before you really stat feeling better. My addiction was close to 20 years and like 25 of the masturbating part.
     
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  15. seanc

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    Stay on track my friend. I would suggest that you also add regular exercise and good eating habits to your program. Additionally it would be good to add "new" things/activities to your life. Learn a new language, pick up a new sport or two, etc. The idea is to diminish the old neural pathways that habituated your mind and body to PMO and build new neural pathways. Replacing old habits with new. You can check this website link to learn more.

    https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/too...-your-brain-sensitization-and-hypofrontality/

    You've got this bro. God speed!
     
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  16. JC8833

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    similar story to Gabe Deem who said 6 months he started noticing big benefits and he started right when puberty hit too so I’m hopeful for similar…day 145 for me.
     
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  17. TheRaven8386

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    Are
    you in a relationship if I may ask?
     
  18. JC8833

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    nah single..I fumbled a girl this summer after I stayed at her house and I didn’t lead it to sex I know that played a big factor I just had low physical reaction so I made the decision after that night porn is causing this and day 146 for me! Haha

    I just have wondered why watching pirn I get super hard and turned on but real life ppl are just like “meh” and connecting the dots and doing the research it is super common. Goddamn porn
     
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  19. JC8833

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    Was also in a relationship from 2015-2020 I was 20-26 years old and the sex was always just “ok” on my end I knew porn was causing this as porn was the first thing I got into at age 12 until 20 was the first time I had sex and yet I’ve never fully believed it until the research I poured into it made me fully believe it lol
     
  20. Anonymous86

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    I hope we recover. I'd kill to have any sort of mental focus back. That's something I really want. Hang in there!
     
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