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How long should it take before seeing results?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Troels. L, Sep 2, 2017.

  1. Troels. L

    Troels. L Fapstronaut

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    I'm not sure how many days i have steered clear from porn or masturbation, but about 3-4 days, all so far i have noticed is a headache ranging from just barely to hurtful. Is this the time i am supposed to expect the most difficult part. Or will it be coming weeks in? All i can tell from having watched too much porn is this. 1 dead eyes, or they look out of expression. 2. Something strange occurs within my brain. don't know why.
    I have also found myself masturbating under pressure or stress, if something bad happended to me, or an upcoming event, like a party, to calm myself.
     
  2. LonerWolf

    LonerWolf Fapstronaut

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    When you reach 21 days everything will become everything.
     
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  3. MarinoBigFan1984

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    At minimum about 2 weeks.
     
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  4. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    Your first true reboot attempt is basically a purging.
     
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  5. MarinoBigFan1984

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    I had awful headaches, the shakes, even loose bowels.
     
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  6. seaguy44

    seaguy44 Moderator Assistant

    Similiar to me when I had my first two week streak before I relapsed. I had headaches, constant erections all day. It actually feels like withdrawing. I can feel it in my body.
     
  7. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    It's gonna hurt bad.
     
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  8. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    It's supossed to hurt too. You are rewiring your brain and your dick
     
  9. flamingburitto

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    The most difficult part will be the flatline, you will feel dead inside. Im on my first flatline right now, im scared shitless, by im willing to face this hell in order to cure myself of ED. Good luk bro
     
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  10. seaguy44

    seaguy44 Moderator Assistant

    How long did it reach for you to your first flatline? i haven't had any flatline yet. my longest streak was 2 weeks, no flatline at all
     
  11. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    I have never flatlined during my reboots. Everybody is different.
     
  12. LUKEY_luke

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    Ever since I started I've been having to piss like a race horse.
     
  13. nofepper

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    • 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 you're 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.
     
  14. r_ryan85

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    I'm in the same boat. Flatline is terrifying but I will never go back to porn. I never realised what it was doing to me until I read all the side effects. Like social isolation and lack of interest in girls. I only noticed the ED.
     
  15. Gotham Outlaw

    Gotham Outlaw Fapstronaut

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    Everyone is different. How soon you notice the effects depends on how often you fapped.
     
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  16. Troels. L

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    I had something similar to diarea this very day, and i kept farting throughout the day, it was pretty bad. But i also felt more light in my mind
     
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  17. phwrancesco

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    at least 90 days to let the process start.
     
  18. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    My first reboot lasted 26 days and I noticed a big improvement.
     
  19. MarinoBigFan1984

    MarinoBigFan1984 Fapstronaut

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    90 the first time around while great is really hard. The initial withdrawal is pure hell and everything is new like flatlining etc. Don't think it's 90 or bust. Think of it as a day to day process to get to 90.
     
  20. seaguy44

    seaguy44 Moderator Assistant

    I totally agree. Withdrawal is pure hell. Even through my goal is 90 days reboot, I'm really taking it a day by day. After I reach 90 days, I'll re-evaluate my goals. It's a different journey for each one of us
     
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