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[PIED] 27 Month Recovery: Why is recovery taking so long

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by mentorr, Oct 8, 2021.

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On average how long do you use the internet for each day? (Browsing, YouTube, Social Media etc.)

  1. 0-1 hour

    2 vote(s)
    5.6%

  2. 1-3 hours

    6 vote(s)
    16.7%

  3. 3-5 hours

    10 vote(s)
    27.8%

  4. 5-7 hours

    11 vote(s)
    30.6%

  5. 7+ hours

    7 vote(s)
    19.4%
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  1. Oct 16, 2021 #21
    Selfdiscovery

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    Thanks for your patience and reply @mentorr

    Yes it wouldn't work here coz the problem is in head not down there.And I think we should not try it either till we are in 50-60s.

    I'm too feeling this.After 90 days of no PMO I tried to have sex but PIPE is killing me .I think I may be worst case here at age 35.After every ejaculation ,I feel fatigued,mild brain fogged,pain in legs,sore knees,and so on...

    That's the only hope I have.

    Then there are more chances that sexually you'll reciver fast as you had earlier sexual experience before getting into PMO.

    I don't know many recovered here say one must rewire with a real person to unlearn things.But in my case even after many attempts there is no considerable improvement in PIPE(porn induced premature ejaculation) with my life partner.And after indulgence due to ejaculation,things get more worse.
    Still I'm not going back ever and keep trying.coz there is no other way to cross the line.

    Thanks and much peace.
     
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  2. Jan 30, 2022 #22
    Arnulf

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    Hey brother. Looks like you're coming up on 1 year clean, according to your counter. How are things progressing? :)
     
    Arnulf, Jan 30, 2022
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  3. Jan 31, 2022 #23
    mentorr

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    Hey Arnulf,

    Dare I say it, I think i’m starting to see the finishing line. Do not get me wrong it is still a ways off (3-6 months maybe?) but I’m gradually beginning to see some real improvements. To clarify my counter slightly, my full reboot has been going for 2.5 years. In that time I have only ever orgasmed (no PM). I have O’d maybe 6-7 times in the past 2.5 years, which were all via wet dreams or attempts to have sex.

    I decided to set my counter to the last time I orgasmed (Feb 2020) but I recently had sex so I might need to change it.

    Approx. 2 weeks ago I decided to have sex. After being in recovery for so long, I lost sense of where I was in recovery. Almost like a no mans land. My libido disappeared, morning woods were up and down, and I became really unsure as to whether I was healing or not. I hit this point recently, but realised that in some scenarios I was getting slight wood when aroused.

    The result was that I got 50% wood, but came very quickly. However I was over the moon because I realised that I AM actually healing. The real tell for me was that after a year since my last orgasm, my flatline was different. The worst of it was that I was fatigued, but while my mood dropped it was nowhere near as low as before. Where my previous flatlines had lasted for months at a time, this one only lasted a week. The main thing that took a hit was my libido. After orgasming my dick was lifeless. After approx 5-7 days I felt that raw libido return along with spontaneous erections throughout the day.

    The problem I currently have now is managing the extra energy and libido. The minute the energy hits I’m fighting off the urge to text girls I know or trying my hardest to focus all my energy on a single activity, simply because I’m no longer accustomed to managing the extra energy.

    Mentally I am returning to how I used to be but again I’m still not there yet. Social anxiety is pretty much gone (I think), I can sleep fine, emotionally I’m mostly stable. I did watch a program that had heavy sexual images recently and notice that if I indulge for too long I get the slight head buzz. In short, abnormally high dopamine activities can still throw me off mentally, and it just reaffirms that it’s best to avoid in heavy doses, but things are progressing gradually.

    Thank you for asking and hope your reboot is going well also! :)
     
    mentorr, Jan 31, 2022
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  4. Jan 31, 2022 #24
    Arnulf

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    Thank you so much for such a detailed and informative update. It provides a lot of insight and helps a lot! Even if to hear that you still have a week long flatline even after 2.5 years is a little discouraging. Oh man, that's rough. And to hear that after such a long time your libido disappeared and morning woods were up and down?! Yikes. Could it be that it is just shut down since you just cut out porn and didnt really rewire it towards having real sex again? I'm just speculating, because it seems like such a long time!

    Regardless, I congratulate you on such an impressive long reboot and thanks again for the helpful advice. My reboot is going strong so far, but Im also in a flatline since day one, as usual. No morning wood for years and no libido. Hair loss and prostate issues. People like you who help others by replying to questions such as these is a big help in overcoming all this and regaining my life and health. THANK YOU!
     
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