This is what long-term PMO addiction does to your body

SPECT scan of a porn addict's brain:


Long-term addiction to PMO:

1. Downregulates neurotransmitters (e.g., dopamine and serotonin) - 1, 2, 3, 4
2. Disrupts hormonal balance (e.g., testosterone, prolactin and adrenaline) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
3. Decreases the volume of grey matter in the brain (prefrontal cortex) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
4. Reduces the density of androgen receptors - 1 2 3 4
5. Deteriorates mental health - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
6. Exhausts the central nervous system - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7. Decreases gastric secretions and induces GI ulceration - 1, 2, 3
8. Disrupts gastrointestinal motility - 1, 2, 3
9. Promotes insulin resistance - 1, 2, 3, 4
10. Leads to sexual dysfunction and decline in sperm counts - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

The disposable soma theory and expensive germline hypothesis:

 

I think anything between 5-20+ years can be considered a long-term addiction

 

Quitting PMO for at least 1-2 years and making NoFap a part of your lifestyle

 

Long-term cocaine addicts tend to experience a similar brain damage and it takes from 6–9 months to more than a year or, in some reports, up to 6 years following abstinence to heal and restore their grey matter volume.

Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0059645

 

PMO = porn, masturbation and orgasm

It is certainly possible if not to consider wet dreams as relapses

 

Nothing that's worthwhile is ever easy. Is it humanly possible to overcome this addiction? Yes

 

No but the less wet dreams you get, the better (e.g., once a month is fine, twice a week not really).