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Considering trying 30 days no masturbation, porn, or self-touching

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by YAK7, Jan 1, 2017.

  1. YAK7

    YAK7 New Fapstronaut

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    Hey all,

    I'm wanting to do no masturbation, porn, or self-touching for 30 days (at least to start off with to see if it for me or not).

    Main question I have here is regarding the effects of this when I have a sexual encounter. I don't want to stop having sex with girls, but what I'm concerned about mostly is that I will come prematurely because of refraining from these things.

    What are peoples experiences?

    Cheers in advance.
     
  2. IGY

    IGY Guest

    Tbh, it would be much better if you stop everything, including sex. It is hard to heal from an overproduction of dopamine in the brain if you are still going to have sex and produce it in large quantities. Can you put your sex life on hold for a bit? :rolleyes:
     
  3. CuriousOrange

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    I kind of agree with IGY, but I think it depends on why you want to stop PMO for 30 days.

    If you want to stop because you have an addiction, you want to reboot yourself, then I agree that no sex for 30 days is best. Give your brain and body time to recover properly. It's only 30 days, no big deal. Then at the end of 30 days, continue no porn or masturbation but start to look for opportunities to rewire your brain for real sexual experiences.

    If you don't PMO that much anyway then just stop doing that but continue to have sex as and when. But then why only 30 days. If it's not a big part of your life and you are getting laid often enough, why not just stop porn and masturbation completely?
     
  4. YAK7

    YAK7 New Fapstronaut

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    Yeah I guess I could, haven't really considered it but it can't hurt. Would you also recommend no sexual activity at all, or just sex?
     
  5. YAK7

    YAK7 New Fapstronaut

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    Long story short I'm 21, been in a relationship for 6 years with a couple of back-to-back women, and just recently (a year ago) became single. Slept with one girl and had slight ED issues (mostly due to drinking I think) but then had another occasion where it didn't work like I wanted it to. I've had other encounters but not 'all the way' as since then I am a bit nervous that it is going to happen again. So overall I guess it's something I've been thinking about trying just in-case porn/masturbation is the issue here.
     
  6. CuriousOrange

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    Ah, then I think no sex is the way to go. Your brain (and your d!ck) will take time to recover and that's what a reboot is all about. So to reboot properly, no porn, no masturbation, no sex, no sexual activity, for at least 30 days but maybe longer. I know that sounds like a tough deal but at the end of it you will be envigorated and able to confidently have sex when you want, so it is worth the pain.
     
  7. IGY

    IGY Guest

    No sexual activity at all mate. Also, 30 days won't make much difference. It is a good starting point but it will take several months to reboot your brain to 'factory settings'. Click on someone's green counter and make your own to chart progress.
     
  8. YAK7

    YAK7 New Fapstronaut

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    Cool, cheers for the help lads.
     

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