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How long would a reboot take?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by dodoz123, Jun 4, 2016.

  1. dodoz123

    dodoz123 Fapstronaut

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    Hey Everyone,

    quick prelude:
    I am 23. I was introduced to porn at the age of 12 and have fapped since. from the age of 15 onwards I have tried to reboot and quit, reaching up to a months 2 or 3 times. I'm generally a very anxious person. I've had depression, and I have managed to isolate myself a lot in the past few years, resulting in a feeling of low self esteem and just general lack of happiness for anything in my life. I'm currently on a really long porn binge (maybe 4-5 months now) and I may have given myself porn induced ED. This is due to the fact that I cannot feel aroused to anything other than porn and my erections are pretty limp. I've only had one sexual encounter last year that resulted in having a hard time getting it up (I was pretty wasted that night) along with not ejaculating at all.

    My question is; if I was to start now, how long do you reckon it will take me to recover fully. I've got really bad anxiety and depression. And I really need to recover so I can get my life back.

    I've started since 1st of June. If I set my goal to End of December, what are the prospects of recovery in that time?

    - Dodoz123
     
  2. dodoz123

    dodoz123 Fapstronaut

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    One more thing,

    I had a slipped disc 2 months ago that resulted in some numbness in my genital area. This scared me, so i kept masturbating to keep the blood flowing to the area (thats the reason I gave myself) . It kept me out of the gym because of pain in my back so my coping mechanism was also gone. . I'm currently in grad school doing my masters, and it just felt depressing lying in my room for a month on my own. So for the past 2 months my porn addiction has been very very frequent.
     
  3. IGY

    IGY Guest

    My guess would be 9-12 months. That is assuming you go hard mode with no sex, no, edging, no masturbating, no porn and no p/subs for the whole period. But you have got a huge problem with rationalization - e.g. "i kept masturbating to keep the blood flowing to the area (thats the reason I gave myself)! You will have to stop listening to your own porn-induced propaganda! :rolleyes:
     
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  4. dodoz123

    dodoz123 Fapstronaut

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    Lool yeah I've been doing that a lot lately. There's just so much stress at the moment. I fell into depression since January 2015 and since then I've just been at it for a long time.

    1 year sounds good to me :) I had a feeling it would take 3-4 years or something! I was worried. Btw what are p/subs? porn substitutes? Sorry I don't come to the forums that often.
     
  5. IGY

    IGY Guest

    Yes. Like bikini babes or 'hot' women on Facebook, underwear catalogues etc.
     

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