Rebooting Accounts: Page 1

In the links below the text you will find over 2,000 first-hand accounts of people's rebooting (recovery) experiences. We created Rebooting Accounts: page 2 and Rebooting Accounts: Page 3, as our system could not handle so much success on a single page. In addition, 8 web-pages containing shorter porn-induced ED recovery stories can be found here (so first-hand recovery accounts now total 5,000 or more).
If supplied by the author, a rebooting account starts with the age. Some begin with length of the reboot, others with a quote from the author. Almost all rebooting accounts contain a link to the original post, and most have a user name.
You'll also see a lot of 90-day reports. A common misconception is that YBOP suggests 90 days as a rebooting period. It doesn't. Lengths vary because goals vary. Many choose to write up a report at 90 days, but note that most have relapsed several times before achieving a 90-day streak.
Many more recovery accounts are found in these six sections, and scattered throughout the website:
- This page contains "advice columns" written by recovering porn addicts.
- This page contains links to off-site blogs and threads chronicling recovery from porn addiction.
- A few 90-Day+ Reports from reddit.com NoFap.
- 8 pages of shorter stories describing recovery from porn-induced sexual dysfunctions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
- The Other Porn Experiment - Below the article read several pages of short stories and "rebooting benefits".
- In addition, there are many mini-accounts in What benefits do people see as they reboot?
Commonly used abbreviations:
- ED = Erectile Dysfunction
- PIED = Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction
- DE = Delayed Ejaculation
- PE = Premature Ejaculation
- PMO = Porn, Masturbation, Orgasm
- MO = Masturbation & Orgasm
- HOCD = Homosexual Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- SOCD = Sexual Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- gf - Girlfriend
- SO = Significant Other
- Fap or fapping = Masturbation
This seems to be a typical feature of recovery:
I am proud of living without PMO for two weeks. I'm single but I rely on friends, family, yoga, massage, exercise, and breathing to get by each day. I am learning many natural ways of relaxing and coping with my brain and environment. I'm more relaxed, generous, and appreciative with people. However, I feel great pain, lethargy, apathy, sadness, frustration and loneliness sometimes. The frequency and duration of my time in the Pits is definitely decreasing. There's a lot of comfort remembering that, whenever my dopamine needle drops real low. One problem with improvement is that we forget how messed up we were when we started. LOL
Rebooting is not linear (repeat this slowly, several times) - That is, each day isn't better than the last. There are ups and downs, although the trend over time is upward. Meanwhile, neurochemically induced mood swings (The Pits) continue for a while. Some people say these mood swings don't decrease in severity for a long while (graph by young rebooter). What changes is that they decrease in frequency, and they pass more quickly when they happen. So it gets easier and easier to just let them pass, and to turn to a healthy distraction (exercise, socializing, a rewiring exercise, doing something productive, and so forth).
Also, watch out for the good days:
Some of my relapses in fact happened on quite successful/happy days, like my mind was on some kind of dopamine rush and slipped to the porn without me having noticed. So keep in mind, self-control is always necessary, even if everything seems to be going just fine.
This man decided to graph his rebooting experience:
I've done 3 graphs, mood on y-axis, day since last MO on x-axis. First is the raw data, not surprisingly very choppy. Shows non-linearity nicely. The other two are rolling 3-day average and rolling 6-day average. Non-linearity still apparent. Note: I didn't know what to put for the first 5 days because they were all over the place, so I just put alternating 8 and 0.
Everyone's experience is somewhat different. It's an adventure to observe how the changes in the brain show up in your body and emotions. Said one guy:
All of these forces are at work: Erections, morning erections, orgasm/urge to orgasm, feeling of horniness etc. I feel like during the rewiring, these forces have all been there, but they are all kind of marching to their own beat. There have been times where I had the urge to O but wasn't horny and didn't have an erection. There have been times when I have felt really horny and felt nothing downstairs. There have been long spans of days where I would wake up with an erection and, after it was gone, I would be in complete flatline the rest of the day. But days like day 16, my brief relationship from days 22 to 35, and most importantly day 48 have shown me that things start working more harmoniously as time goes on.
- Synopsis of entire reboot, with mood chart (ED)
- 1 Year - More energy & motivation, Greater confidence, Happier, More love compassion & empathy towards others
- 1 Year - no porn/no fap: how did I do it?
- 1 year - ED, laziness, back pain gone. Much more productive, emotional, focused, motivated, talkative, and engaging.
- 1 year - HOCD, ED, and other effects: I've learned a lot that I want to now share
- 1 year - I can get very aroused and have great sex without dysfunction, many other benefits
- 1 year - I feel happy and make better decisions. I have a wonderful relationship.
- 1 year - I'm amazed by how much I've changed
- 1 year - Major paradigm shift, improved erections, relationships, energy, & mental stability
- 1 year - Married: Sex is more frequent, longer, and better. I've become more masculine, she's become more feminine
- 1 year - Much less depression, Way more energy, Enjoy life much more!
- 1 year - My wife and I have a much more active and passionate sex life.
- 1 year - Porn had made me a weak person with no confidence & mild depression.
- 1 year - Sex feels amazing now, much better than it did in my previous relationships
- 1 year - Strangers today do not turn me on like they used to
- 1 year - The benefits are there and they are well worth any amount of struggle you may go through.
- 1 year - This is the end of a chapter. That addiction is no more and I am not a virgin.
- 1 year - changed my life considering sexuality, willpower & being comfortable in my own skin
- 1 year - more creative, energetic & happy, less shyness, relationships improved
- 1 year - small steps lead to something great
- 1 year ago - I was an idiot thinking nofap was placebo
- 1 year to make 90 days - fetishes deconstructed, relationship much improved
- 1 year+ -- a simple tip which will guarantee success
- 100 Days - Conversations and eye contact are a lot easier now. I just feel better and better every day.
- 100 days - Feeling normal like a man now.
- 11 Months - Girlfriend (no longer a virgin), end of procrastination, increased confidence
- 180 days - Now shit gets done!
- 190 days - Mission accomplished, now it's time to move from r/nofap to r/pornfree
- 2 Years In - Reward Centre Reprogrammed
- 2 months cured my ED, but I just relapsed.
- 2 years - Porn & Prostitute Addiction, Relationship Problems, ED, and Flatline!
- 200 days - relapse, supportive girlfriend, SUCCESS!
- 28 months - Forget about NoFap or you will continue to fap
- 3 year report - more stability, better sexual performance & emotional connection
- 3 years - lots of analyzing
- 300 days - Social and academic improvements, greater confidence
- 300 days porn-free: Significantly reduced anxiety & depression, increased focus
- 304 Days Hardmode; getting married today!
- 399 days - I had weak erections, some ED: Now I can f**k on demand
- 4 Years - 100% Porn Free (ED)
- 40 days - I really see what an effect porn had on my perceptions
- 401 days - sharper focus, started back school, feel a sense of harmony
- 470 Days - It isn't about the streak of days, but a sort-of-transcendental change of character
- 5 Reasons Why Men Must Give Up Porn (The Good Men Project)
- 500 days - I'm here and I'm not just a different person: I'm 10 people different.
- 6 Step Reboot Plan... that helped me quit
- 6 months - ED: It is nice to actually get aroused by little things
- 6 months - I have a working penis (no more PIED!)
- 6 months - More energy & passion, Have a mental edge, Flirting with women is 100% natural
- 6 months - This is like the movie, "17 again"
- 6 months - porn free (still masturbate): former sexual preferences have returned
- 6 months - sensitivity is back, the ED is gone
- 60 Days Bitches!
- 617 days - There are no superpowers. There is only you.
- 623 days - I lost my wife, my family, my house and my financial stability
- 8 months in, and I ain't going back
- 832 days - Married and had sex, but libido seems to have declined without masturbation.
- 850+days "Now I feel like a real man"
- 9 months - ED: More confident, fetishes faded, I can connect with a woman on every level
- 9 months - I’m certain my penis will work if I need it to
- 9 months - Married (ED): Great confidence, centered, better focus/memory, More sociable
- 90 days ago I was a depressed, numb zombie with the life-force of a crushed ant. Today, my life has turned around
- 90+ days hardmode. Didn't expect so much gain.
- A life changer: From a guy who had extreme social anxiety to start feeling normal again.
- A new person - So good to be out of the flatline
- A year ago, I had an 8-10x/week habit. Then my daughter learned to walk and sneak out of her crib at night.
- A year clean. PIED healed. Would not trade my GF for all pornstars together
- Able to talk to ladies without feeling anxious (lost my virginity), Motivation increased, Anxiety levels decreased
- After 30 years of PMO - I kept an an erection during intercourse for the first time ever in my life
- After I stopped I felt so much better it was amazing!
- After doing two 90+ day trials of NoFap, this has been one amazing journey.
- After many failures, one method finally allowed me to succeed. I made a contract with myself.
- After several years of ED, my wife and I had the best sex we've ever had!
- After years of fapping and avoidance, I finally connected to a girl that I deeply cared about.
- Age 13 - Less social anxiety & procrastination, Renewed confidence, Erection is like steal
- Age 13 - No longer a sheltered, video game addicted kid
- Age 14 - I never expected any great effects, but it ended up changing my life.
- Age 14 - 365 days later: Greater popularity, My love of baseball returning, My emotions no longer being numbed, Me becoming a social butterfly
- Age 14 - I could list a 100 benefits, but you would have seen all of them before
- Age 14 - I was an overweight, weird, dull, boring kid that plays video games & faps all day.
- Age 14 - Out of a downward spiral
- Age 15 - 3 Years ago I did Nofap, then slowly returned to PMO: Didn't like the changes
- Age 15 - 30+days: Out of Flat line And The Difference.
- Age 15 - 49 days: ED cured. I can now get it up 100% in any position,
- Age 15 - 6 months: Stop Proving Points, Achieve Your Goals!
- Age 15 - 6-month struggle, but obvious benefits
- Age 15 - 77 days: my life has changed for the better
- Age 15 - 90 days, after 2 years of trying
- Age 15 - 90 days: I know now that I'm not the same person
- Age 15 - Better motivation, healing acne, reduced anxiety, genius
- Age 15 - Brain fog gone. Social anxiety nearly gone. More energy. Music sounds better, food tastes better and socialising is fun.
- Age 15 - How NoFap has changed my life so far.
- Age 15 - I don't think I've ever enjoyed my life more.
- Age 15 - Lot more energy, Social anxiety is disappearing, More confidence, More aggressive, Clearer mind, Sexual energy is through the roof
- Age 15 - Never going back to my porn habits
- Age 15 - NoFap literally saved my life
- Age 15 - Went from a C to an A in all my subjects. Have more friends and acquaintances now
- Age 15 - returned to my friendly, motivated self
- Age 16 - Confident talking with girls now
- Age 16 - I now take on everyday challenges & welcome simple pleasures
- Age 16 - (ED). Good news: Over HOCD; Bad news: I keep jumping back to porn
- Age 16 - 80 day report: a totally different person
- Age 16 - 90 days: Much more social, less shy, can look people into eyes
- Age 16 - A lot more creative, Social skills have improved tremendously, Lot closer to my family, My brain feels a 100 times bigger
- Age 16 - A renewed life. I have confidence, motivation to better myself in every way, etc.
- Age 16 - Addicted for 5 and half years, suicidal
- Age 16 - As you can tell, I'm pretty upbeat and happy. Why? Because It's like I am alive again.
- Age 16 - Bisexual or just HOCD (my experience & advice to HOCDers)
- Age 16 - Charisma and memory back, now an honor student
- Age 16 - Got rid of social anxiety, more energy, don't objectify women anymore
- Age 16 - Grades up, got the girl of my dreams, my body is a beast
- Age 16 - I act and look like I used to, and I'm finally happy. I'm me again.
- Age 16 - I had quit sports, quit hobbies, and stuck to 24/7 call of duty after school
- Age 16 - I have gained my own approval, mild PIED gone
- Age 16 - I honestly have never felt this happy in my life. I feel like myself again.
- Age 16 - I now look at girls, sex & relationships differently. I'm a new person
- Age 16 - I was depressed, unmotivated, and shy
- Age 16 - I'm stronger. More social, friendly, confident, decisive & focused. Erections are better
- Age 16 - I've learned more about my body and where my energy comes from
- Age 16 - More confidence & energy, better concentraion, less awkward
- Age 16 - More energy & motivation, better grades, I now have a personality, I am capable of loving
- Age 16 - My (Almost) Complete Transformation: 60 Day Report
- Age 16 - My confidence has improved massively, I feel content. Free.
- Age 16 - No more social anxiety, increased confidence, head is clear
- Age 16 - Not addicted, but porn changed me
- Age 16 - Porn Isn't a Part of my Life Anymore
- Age 16 - Porn free for 1 year. Now on to NoFap
- Age 16 - Since doing nofap I can say without doubt this is the happiest I've ever been.
- Age 16 - Social Anxiety almost gone, suicidal thoughts & feelings of depression vanished, tons of energy
- Age 16 - Social anxiety & stutter is gone, I can talk to anyone, super motivated and grades are up.
- Age 16 - Social anxiety nearly gone. I'm more confident, assertive and happier.
- Age 16 - The benefits are huge. Female attention, social anxiety are definitely two of the big ones. Self confidence too
- Age 16 - We turn from socially awkward guys who watch porn all day into men
- Age 16 - What I gained from this was unintentional. I learnt to not treat women as sexthings
- Age 16 - What NoFap has done for me
- Age 16 - You wouldn't believe how much my life has improved in the past hundred days
- Age 17 - 1 year - Increased energy, happiness, confidence, and of course no more brainfog. My relationships have vastly improved.
- Age 17 - 1 year: Not scared to talk to girls, able to make eye contact, don't see girls as objects anymore
- Age 17 - 167 Days: More energy & motivation to go out and do stuff
- Age 17 - 376 Days Since Deciding to Give up Porn
- Age 17 - 5 months: more energy & focus, social anxiety evaporated
- Age 17 - 50 Days to cure porn-induced ED
- Age 17 - 90 day report: Definitely worth it! (though I'm not addicted)
- Age 17 - 90 days: I feel like a completely different person now. See women differently
- Age 17 - 90 days: increased confidence, mood and productivity
- Age 17 - 90 days: reduced social anxiety, porn fetishes
- Age 17 - 90 days: things don't seem all that different.
- Age 17 - Acne gone, female attention, better grades, lost 50lbs, stronger erections
- Age 17 - Anxiety & depression gone, increased confidence, focus, motivation & energy
- Age 17 - Clearer head, speak my mind, way more generous & sociable. first ever initmate relationship
- Age 17 - Confidence, Energy, No more brain fog, Appreciate women
- Age 17 - Confidence, studying more
- Age 17 - Couldn't ask for a better life when only months ago it was the total opposite
- Age 17 - Declaration of freedom: 1.5 years without porn
- Age 17 - Deeper voice, sharper memory, more energy & confidence, clearer plans for future
- Age 17 - Depression is entirely cured, more confidence, improved memory & energy, greater intimacy
- Age 17 - ED cured. I'm a new person
- Age 17 - ED: 1 year off porn has helped 'cure' me more than 10 years of therapy altogether
- Age 17 - ED: more awake, relaxed, outgoing & happy
- Age 17 - Enjoying my senior year of high school to the fullest
- Age 17 - Feel much better, more energy, think clearly, learned to face my problems
- Age 17 - From D's & F's to honor role, no more anxiety & depression
- Age 17 - HOCD & porn-induced ED
- Age 17 - HOCD & porn-induced ED, 100+ days
- Age 17 - I am a more confident and happier person
- Age 17 - I am living life at a much higher level, where most of the men are supposed to be
- Age 17 - I focus on long term success instead of temporary satisfaction
- Age 17 - I have become a different person. I feel more like a man
- Age 17 - I have experienced many mental and physical benefits
- Age 17 - I look and feel better
- Age 17 - I'm the same person, but my social anxiety and my depression are gone.
- Age 17 - Increased confidence, energy, optimism & happiness. Far less social anxiety. Get more things done. More girl attraction
- Age 17 - It feels like the fog from my path has been lifted
- Age 17 - Lethargic, brain fog, insecure, lazy: All that has changed
- Age 17 - Long story short, I'm 46 days in and my ADHD is gone.
- Age 17 - More confident, don't get embarrassed about the little things
- Age 17 - More confident, energetic, motivated, and most importantly, happier. It changed my life
- Age 17 - More outgoing (esp with girls), Grades improved tremendously, Better self awareness
- Age 17 - More social, deeper voice, brain fog gone, becoming fearless
- Age 17 - Much more positivity, focus & confidence, I'm almost a social butterfly
- Age 17 - Much sharper mind, coping with stress better, speaking up more easily
- Age 17 - My confidence was really low: Now I can talk to anybody, any time
- Age 17 - No more brain fog, almost zero depression, became an extrovert
- Age 17 - No more panic attacks, More energy & confidence, No more brain fog, Better sleep
- Age 17 - Now, I am now extremely open, I can approach anyone, handle any situation
- Age 17 - One year: if I use my motivation and energy I get from nofap, it's successful.
- Age 17 - PMO was holding me back
- Age 17 - Peace of mind and confidence
- Age 17 - Porn-induced ED cured. Used "edging" to beat the flatline
- Age 17 - Seeing girls differently, more life in me
- Age 17 - Severe porn-induced ED: I finally feel like a man again.
- Age 17 - Social anxiety & shyness gone. Immense increase in the confidence. My mind is a lot clearer
- Age 17 - Social anxiety, depression, lack of direction, and the killer, ED.
- Age 17 - The Journey from Teenage Boy to Young Man
- Age 17 - These last 47 days have been the only times I've felt human.
- Age 17 - Tons of energy, can talk to girls normally, women are beautiful
- Age 17 - Took 135 days to recover (ED)
- Age 17 - Wasn't addicted: more energy, confidence, drive, motivation & willingness to study
- Age 17 - We change our false mindset to our true mindset
- Age 17 - You won't believe what has changed
- Age 17 - Zero brain fog, Social anxiety gone, Libido comes roaring back
- Age 17 – More time, Straight A’s, Talk to people confidently
- Age 18 - 100 Days: The most common mistakes, the benefits, and my story
- Age 18 - 100 days: Much more confidence. Brain fog, depression, anxiety - all lifted
- Age 18 - 102 days: I have confidence and a real relationship
- Age 18 - 300 days of nofap report.
- Age 18 - 365 days: I see women differently, academic improvement
- Age 18 - 6 month report: I had ED & no sensitivity
- Age 18 - 60 days: since I've started, nothing but good things have been happening to me.
- Age 18 - 90 days and now a second life.
- Age 18 - 90 days, tons of confidence, a lot more social
- Age 18 - A 6-month metamorphisis
- Age 18 - A fog has lifted. No more objectifying women, More social.
- Age 18 - A lot more compliments in the workplace, more respect in general
- Age 18 - After 4.5 years of trying I have reached 90 days
- Age 18 - Before, I was utterly petrified of class presentations. I hated group work
- Age 18 - Best birthday ever: after literally 1 year of NoFap things are starting to truly click
- Age 18 - Came out of my shell, finally able to have a girlfriend
- Age 18 - ED & PE: 80 days - now have fantastic sex!
- Age 18 - ED & delayed ejaculation healed: It all seemed so hopeless at the beginning
- Age 18 - ED cured, but still battling HOCD
- Age 18 - ED cured, everything working perfectly
- Age 18 - ED cured, less anxious, more confident
- Age 18 - ED cured. I now see women as beautiful people instead of objectifying them.
- Age 18 - ED cured: I used ED pills to assist in rewiring
- Age 18 - ED is gone. No more depression. More social.
- Age 18 - ED: 130 days, Masturbated at day 123 to prime the pump
- Age 18 - Every single aspect of my life is better.
- Age 18 - Far more energy & confidence, and everyday girls are attractive now
- Age 18 - Feel happier, More optimistic confident & motivated. Greater energy. Much better grades. Social anxiety is gone.
- Age 18 - From suicidal to completely new person
- Age 18 - Greater Energy. More confidence. I feel less social anxiety and feel good about myself. Girls are staring at me everywhere
- Age 18 - Greater confidence, rarely procrastinate, much better perspective and understanding of women, relationships, and sex.
- Age 18 - Happier, more motivated, increased energy, better erections
- Age 18 - How I kicked FemDom addiction for good
- Age 18 - I am both amazed and shocked with the life improvement I've seen
- Age 18 - I am feeling more confident & mature. Relationships are better. Getting noticed by girls.
- Age 18 - I can look people in the god damn fucking eye like a regular human being
- Age 18 - I don't objectify women anymore & I'm not sad and alone anymore.
- Age 18 - I feel happier than I ever have in my life.
- Age 18 - I feel so much more confident and close to girls. I feel as if I am really connecting with them.
- Age 18 - I had 39 total relapses: I consider this year a success in nofap.
- Age 18 - I have more friends now and I'm not afraid about social situations anymore
- Age 18 - I have the motivation of a god. I can do anything if I want to
- Age 18 - I'm comfortable in my own skin, I can now talk to anyone, I have greater empathy
- Age 18 - I've had a better time in these last 6 months and made more memories than the first 3 1/2 years of highschool combined
- Age 18 - In my honest opinion NoFap really brings out the true potential of us guys
- Age 18 - Incest fetish gone, serious health improvements
- Age 18 - Increased confidence & desire to socialize, far less social anxiety
- Age 18 - It was a constant craving, I was never satisfied, I was tired & unmotivated.
- Age 18 - Less socially awkward, improved focus, got a girlfriend, for the first time in 5 years
- Age 18 - More ambitious, energized, confident, patient, happy & outgoing
- Age 18 - More confidence & energy, better socially - especially with girls,
- Age 18 - More energy, mental clarity, sharper memory and wit. School is even easier, and so is conversing with all people
- Age 18 - More respect and female attention, eye circles gone, less "mind noise"
- Age 18 - More sensitivity down there, better orgasms, and I changed my life.
- Age 18 - Much more confident, especially with females
- Age 18 - New found energy, anxiety gone, health improvements
- Age 18 - No sensation during intercourse
- Age 18 - PIED: F**k yeah. My first succesful sex
- Age 18 - Quitting porn won’t solve all problems, but ending the cycle is a giant step in the right direction.
- Age 18 - Recovered from ED: had sex for the first time in two years
- Age 18 - Relentless focus, more outgoing & confident
- Age 18 - Severe HOCD: My first 8 months
- Age 18 - Slowly but surely becoming my old self
- Age 18 - So many benefits (121 days)
- Age 18 - This addiction gave me the inability to make my mark in this world, and ED
- Age 18 - This is about regaining your manhood. That's what attracts women.
- Age 18 - This journey has brought so much positive energy over 9 months
- Age 18 - Used to have social anxiety & hated meeting people
- Age 18 - Way more social, deeper voice, I feel unstoppable
- Age 18 - With NoFap I actually felt living and like an actual person
- Age 18 – I’m now a functioning human being
- Age 19 - (ED & DE) Decreased depression, Improved motivation
- Age 19 - (ED), HOCD: both finally gone, but still struggling with porn
- Age 19 - (ED): I have relapsed over 250 times since July, 2012, but finally hit 90 days
- Age 19 - (ED): Lots of anxiety
- Age 19 - 1 Year struggle: 90 Days Hard mode completed with Graph
- Age 19 - 1 year ago I was a borderline-depressed socially anxious shy guy with no dating prospects
- Age 19 - 1 year: I'm cured from every withdrawals and negative effects associated to porn.
- Age 19 - 28 Days (ED)
- Age 19 - 365 Days: I wake up every day happy to see a new day
- Age 19 - 6 months: I don't even remember myself before the summer 2013
- Age 19 - 7 months into reboot I have fixed my severe erectile dysfunction & depression, but developed a "porn phobia"
- Age 19 - 7 months: ED gone, performance/social anxiety crushed, feeling stronger & more energetic
- Age 19 - 78 days. ED cured, PE cured, DE cured!
- Age 19 - 90 days: I feel more confident, self-aware & sociable
- Age 19 - 90 days: I haven't felt this good in a very long time,
- Age 19 - 90 days: More open and comfortable around others, maintaining eye contact
- Age 19 - Anxiety reduced, kissing girls, I'm a better, happier person
- Age 19 - Bad PIED cured: I heavily questioned if I was gay because I couldn't get hard.
- Age 19 - Can now have genuine normal conversation with girls
- Age 19 - Clearer skin, more energy, I can look people in the eye
- Age 19 - Deeper voice, more energy, less social anxiety, easy to make eye contact, way more confidence
- Age 19 - ED cured (110+ days of no PMO)
- Age 19 - ED cured at 30 days
- Age 19 - ED cured in 120 days: Masturbated during reboot, no porn
- Age 19 - ED cured, more extroverted & energized
- Age 19 - ED, 149 days
- Age 19 - ED, depressed, anti-social, bad grades, felt crappy
- Age 19 - ED, multiple relapses (6 months)
- Age 19 - ED, reflections on changes
- Age 19 - ED: At 33 days, sex is now amazing.
- Age 19 - ED: My one-month report
- Age 19 - ED: Quick recovery. I can feel my lust slowly returning after 4 years of absence, and it's wonderful.
- Age 19 - Eliminated fetish, energetic & focused, girls look at me differently
- Age 19 - Far more sociable, comfortable & daring, meeting people has never been easier.
- Age 19 - Feel great, Confidence has increased, Sleep better, Relationships with friends/family are better, Better views of women
- Age 19 - Finally reached 90 days after 2 years of trying. Life change is unbelievable!
- Age 19 - Forcibly rebooted in Iraq: now I understand what happened to me
- Age 19 - Got my first ever job, had sex for the first time
- Age 19 - HOCD and ED
- Age 19 - HOCD: Do not underestimate porn addiction
- Age 19 - Happier & more confident, no longer stagnating, finished at the top of my class
- Age 19 - Having people around may have cured my flatline
- Age 19 - I am more productive, see normal women as more attractive, my social anxiety is slowly fading
- Age 19 - I became a very conscious person I feel emotionally connected to myself as well as others. I no longer feel numb.
- Age 19 - I could make a detailed list filled with benefits I got since I stopped PMO, but I think everything comes down to this word: love.
- Age 19 - I feel like I've been reborn: I'm a determined, cocky, emotionally stable smart-ass
- Age 19 - I had weird fetishes and could not stay hard during sex
- Age 19 - I really never thought Fapping & Porn were soo much harmful.
- Age 19 - I see the beauty in humankind, I'm more attractive
- Age 19 - I started Nofap as a sceptic, 10 days in no longer doubted I had a problem and now at 50 am so thankful I found nofap.
- Age 19 - I view women differently, gained confidence, more passionate
- Age 19 - I was depressed, very low self-esteemed, shy and socially awkward
- Age 19 - I was watching 10 tabs at a time of hardcore fetish by age 13. I could barely get hard by age 14.
- Age 19 - I'm enjoying the real world and learning to love myself
- Age 19 - I'm more masculine and into the sex I'm having
- Age 19 - I've felt the benefits of living a porn free life: over 599 these last 3 years
- Age 19 - I've suffered ED for as long as I've been sexually active: first orgasm with a partner
- Age 19 - I’m more focused, More energetic, I work harder & longer, My relationship with my gf has been on the up and up
- Age 19 - Many benefits, then fell back into porn, now climbing out again
- Age 19 - More energetic, no longer fall in love in 10 secs.
- Age 19 - More open & friendly, happier, no longer addicted to games
- Age 19 - Much more confident & motivated, no more feeling sad or drained
- Age 19 - My Father: A True Fapstronaut at age 53
- Age 19 - No more struggle with public speaking - felt like a different person
- Age 19 - NoFap + Sex = Destroyed Weird Sexual Fetishes
- Age 19 - NoFap, the best thing I could have done in my life!!
- Age 19 - Porn-induced ED cured: Now I just need to find one girl I want to settle down with
- Age 19 - Recovered from porn-induced ED; went back; now I have ED again.
- Age 19 - Relationships better, more social, I'm funnier, top of my class
- Age 19 - So much energy, Reduced ADHD meds, Improved grades, Overcome some of my depression
- Age 19 - So much more confidence, more energy, less depressed, girls are prettier
- Age 19 - So much more motivation & energy, More sociable & comfortable around women
- Age 19 - The amount of change that NoFap has had on me so far is immeasurable.
- Age 19 - The best 90 days of my life.
- Age 19 - The lessons I've learned after 6 months
- Age 19 - This process is about a lot more than just not fapping
- Age 19 - View women differently, More confident, expressive, focused, determined, & motivated
- Age 19 - Virgin, short frenulum
- Age 20 - (DE, mild ED): For the first time in my life I actually love myself and my body
- Age 20 - (ED) Better moods & erections
- Age 20 - (ED) Five-week report
- Age 20 - (ED) Nine months to reboot, needed girlfriend to recover
- Age 20 - (ED) clearer mind, calmer, more confident & assertive, more female attention
- Age 20 - (ED): 212 days and still healing
- Age 20 - 180 Days without P, M, or O, and I feel fantastic.
- Age 20 - 250 days: My hero is myself in 10 years.
- Age 20 - 4 weeks since going cold turkey, so many benefits!
- Age 20 - 90 Day Report - It's Worth It
- Age 20 - 90 Days! Life Changing Experience:)
- Age 20 - 90 days of hardmode! Starting to feel like a new man
- Age 20 - 90 days: Break free from the prison (I was a bit of a pussy before NoFap)
- Age 20 - 90 days: No more delayed ejaculation, increased sensitivity, more confidence
- Age 20 - An array of benefits (ED)
- Age 20 - Back to being the person I thought I was after falling so, so far.
- Age 20 - Cloud free thinking, from slight social anxiety to alpha attitude
- Age 20 - Crippling social anxiety gone, confident AF
- Age 20 - Depression, OCD, ADHD going away. Stopped meds. Erections came back.
- Age 20 - ED & DE: 150 days, successful sex
- Age 20 - ED & loss of libido cured. Stop worrying!
- Age 20 - ED & low libido: 150 days
- Age 20 - ED Cured! No more need for Viagra!
- Age 20 - ED and premature ejaculation cured + many other benefits
- Age 20 - ED cured in 10 months, but still improving.
- Age 20 - ED cured, I'm 100x more attracted to girls and am more at peace with myself
- Age 20 - ED cured, but I was really just scratching the surface
- Age 20 - ED cured, but had sex during 90 day reboot
- Age 20 - ED cured, goal achieved
- Age 20 - ED cured, morning wood is back, more social & confident, no more brain fog,
- Age 20 - ED cured, plus many other positive benefits (2nd reboot)
- Age 20 - ED cured. I've never been happier. Tourrettes better
- Age 20 - ED cured: took 200 days
- Age 20 - ED for years. Ruined my last relationship.
- Age 20 - ED gone in 2 months. Confidence through the roof. Doing great at life.
- Age 20 - ED is gone, increased confidence, less social anxiety, sexual tastes reverting.
- Age 20 - ED: 113 days - sex was amazing. Nofap works!!
- Age 20 - ED: Confidence roaring back, feel more manly
- Age 20 - ED: For the first time in many years, I was hard (after a 2 month flatline)
- Age 20 - ED: Was cured once, got engaged, porn addiction caused ED, I broke up with her
- Age 20 - ED: not only does sex feel ten times better than masturbating, i'm enjoying life more
- Age 20 - ED: some relapses -190 days
- Age 20 - Fall 2015: Placed on Academic Probation. Spring 2017. Dean's List. Highest GPA in my life.
- Age 20 - Feel like a changed man, don't even feel nervous at all talking to girls
- Age 20 - Grades improving. more social, more energy, not depressed, better concentration & memory
- Age 20 - Greater confidence, deeper connection with others
- Age 20 - HOCD & extreme social anxiety: Now, I love life.
- Age 20 - Healed after 7 years of Delayed Ejaculation
- Age 20 - High confidence & energy, Making eye contact with everybody, Greater sensitivity and emotions
- Age 20 - I am learning things about myself and other people at astounding rate
- Age 20 - I didn't really see the negative affects it had on me because I was so deep in it.
- Age 20 - I had a non-existent sex life
- Age 20 - I keep getting better (cancer survivor)
- Age 20 - I owe much of career success and personal development to nofap
- Age 20 - I was honestly depressed and now I'm not. My ED is cured
- Age 20 - I was not social, now I'm kind of popular in college. I was not good with girls, now I'm easy-going, relaxed around them. Grades now good.
- Age 20 - I wasn't confident, lacked social skills, really self conscious. All of that has changed.
- Age 20 - I will say that nofap changed my life
- Age 20 - I wouldnt be the lad I am today if it wasnt for this 461 day experience
- Age 20 - I wouldn’t ever give up the man I am now
- Age 20 - I'd like to thank nofap for giving me my emotions & personality back
- Age 20 - I'm about 75% more productive, brain fog is slowly healing
- Age 20 - I've been attempting nofap for 2.5 years and my life has definitely improved
- Age 20 - Increased focus and alertness, 0% anxious in social interactions, Increased confidence, Optimism & feeling great 90% of the time.
- Age 20 - Increased: Clarity of thought, Ability to focus. Enjoyment of everything, Confidence, Communication with girlfriend
- Age 20 - Job offers, libido skyrocketing, more confident than ever
- Age 20 - Less brain fog, less anxiety, I feel a lot better and secure
- Age 20 - Low T, delayed ejaculation, masturbation slowed recovery
- Age 20 - Masturbation is a pretty natural behavior, but porn clogs up your brain by super-stimulating it
- Age 20 - Medical student: I recovered from porn-induced ED in 5 months
- Age 20 - More energy, more social, porn is now "meh"
- Age 20 - More outgoing & motivated, rarely get mood swings, the world has regained its lost color & sound
- Age 20 - Much better sense of how to deal with pain and rejection without loss of courage
- Age 20 - Much more energy & motivation, sharper mind, more social confidence
- Age 20 - My ED is mostly gone, even though I never really had a full reboot.
- Age 20 - My anxiety drastically declined, I love myself more than ever and respect others, and I'm not as insecure anymore
- Age 20 - My life changed
- Age 20 - My life is 10 million percent better now and I have all of you guys to thank.
- Age 20 - My relationship with my gf is getter better than ever. I look and feel better
- Age 20 - My self confidence is through the roof. I feel way more attractive
- Age 20 - My social anxiety has not been cured but I've seen small improvements.
- Age 20 - My story of success & overcoming failure.
- Age 20 - My thoughts are less jumpy, less chaotic and wild
- Age 20 - New friends and hobbies, I'm an upgraded man
- Age 20 - No longer anxious around people, having the best time of my life.
- Age 20 - No more PIED, Feel like a man first time in my life
- Age 20 - No more brain-fog, Fatigue is gone, My decisiveness is back up to 100%
- Age 20 - No superpowers but one of the best decisions of my life
- Age 20 - PIED & delayed ejaculation cured. No more brain fog.
- Age 20 - PIED gone, making better life decisions
- Age 20 - PIED: First 100% erection in years.
- Age 20 - People were telling me how I wasn't shy like I used to be.
- Age 20 - Porn addiction & longstanding fetish are gone
- Age 20 - Porn induced ED, but not addicted to porn: 2 months to cure.
- Age 20 - Porn-induced ED conquered: I had sex for the first time since 17
- Age 20 - Recently experienced sex for what felt like the first time. Happier, more social
- Age 20 - Recovered from PIED, but it returned due to edging. Lost girlfriend. Got serious - and now having great sex.
- Age 20 - Return of confidence, no longer addicted
- Age 20 - Six months to cure ED (had sex with girlfriend)
- Age 20 - Still in flatline at 120 days (I was bad - ED even with porn)
- Age 20 - Talking with people easier, My anxiety is gone, Girls are a lot more attracted to me
- Age 20 - This might change your life (addicted to femdom, cuckold)
- Age 20 - Well, ladies and gentlemen, I Found The Missing X.
- Age 20 - Your life will not be fixed entirely from Nofap, its much deeper than that!
- Age 20 – Deeper voice, more focus, stronger, first kiss!
- Age 20 – Depression has dropped, can speak to people with ease
- Age 20 – PIED gone, transformed into a true gentleman
- Age 21 - A huge paradigm shift in my behavior & perceptions
- Age 21 - "Nerdy virgin"
- Age 21 - "The process works" (ED)
- Age 21 - (ED) 5-months, continued to have sex
- Age 21 - (ED), 6-week success story
- Age 21 - (ED), increased mental abilities, hugely improved social life, relationships are healthier
- Age 21 - (ED): 8 months PMO free, with constant rewiring
- Age 21 - (ED): Absolute Full Erection - Success!
- Age 21 - (ED): over a year at this
- Age 21 - 1 year: Better concentration, health, relationships & productivity
- Age 21 - 1 year: increased motivation, confidence & social facility, better eye contact, a bunch of other things
- Age 21 - 1.5 years of Nofap and what it did for me
- Age 21 - 100 days: I'm not the lil' bitch introverted guy anymore
- Age 21 - 131 days: HUGE shift in mindset
- Age 21 - 150 days to cure ED
- Age 21 - 180 days: I was depressed, unsociable, uninterested in sex.
- Age 21 - 200 days - I was lethargic, lacking confidence, and blaming everyone else
- Age 21 - 200 days: better focus & energy, experiencing emotions
- Age 21 - 245 days: This is what quitting porn does...
- Age 21 - 40 Days: Depression Gone, Social Anxiety Gone, Motivation Back
- Age 21 - 40 Days: Never in a million years would I have related the problem to porn.
- Age 21 - 557 days Porn Free
- Age 21 - 90 Day Report. Best decision in my life. Seriously.
- Age 21 - 90 Days: Some bad stuff, mostly good stuff.
- Age 21 - 90 day report, super powers came back
- Age 21 - 90 days: Lots of good changes. Don't settle for the internet, life is so much better
- Age 21 - 90 days: No more ED, confidence pretty solid now
- Age 21 - 90 days: Social life is back, people respect me
- Age 21 - 90 days: confidence has skyrocketed, the world has become much more vivid. eye contact is easy
- Age 21 - 90 days: more social, greater energy & motivation, perception of women changed
- Age 21 - 90 days: social anxiety, depression, sexual problems
- Age 21 - Almost 2 years porn free, my success story
- Age 21 - Amazing how much positive impact not touching your d!ck can have on your life
- Age 21 - Anorgasmia cured. Nofap changed my life: first time ever I had an orgasm with a girl
- Age 21 - Been free from shemale porn for two years now.
- Age 21 - Before & after quantifed (30 days)
- Age 21 - Benefits are fantastic. Much more confident, I look people in the eyes with no effort, Stutter much less
- Age 21 - Brain fog almost gone, I feel more emotions, Anxiety & social anxiety greatly reduced, Music sounds better
- Age 21 - Cured DE and ED: No M or P aside from normal relations with GF
- Age 21 - Day 79: Cured. First Sex EVER (HOCD)
- Age 21 - Delayed ejaculation/Anorgasmia healed
- Age 21 - Depersonalization: a 90-day report
- Age 21 - Depression cured, I feel like a kid again. Social anxiety cured. Heightened senses. I have motivation to get things done
- Age 21 - Depression. "A small change can change your life"
- Age 21 - ED almost cured, less social anxiety
- Age 21 - ED cured - thanks Nofap
- Age 21 - ED cured in 3 months, had a girlfriend
- Age 21 - ED cured in about 7 weeks.
- Age 21 - ED cured, Gained focus & intuition, overcame social anxiety, and more
- Age 21 - ED cured, but reboot unearthed a fear of commitment
- Age 21 - ED cured, increased confidence & motivation
- Age 21 - ED cured, succesful sex. My thoughts & experiences.
- Age 21 - ED cured. Need to deal with the addiction head on
- Age 21 - ED cured: porn and fapping don't even cross my mind anymore
- Age 21 - ED for 6 years: I feel like I'm cured..I get great erections
- Age 21 - ED gone, calmer, more confident, enhanced mood, feel more attractive, GIRL FRIEND!
- Age 21 - ED gone: rebooted and rewired to recovery, but it took 2 years
- Age 21 - ED healed, I continue to improve
- Age 21 - ED, It took 8 months no PMO
- Age 21 - ED, relapses, masturbation may have jumpstarted final healing
- Age 21 - ED: 2.5 years of struggle, but I am finally there
- Age 21 - ED: 365 days - confidence through the roof, social anxiety gone
- Age 21 - ED: 9+ months. Be patient, It worked.
- Age 21 - ED: After 4-6 months lots of sex & orgasm, almost healed.
- Age 21 - ED: Finally had proper sex!!! Dick finally worked.
- Age 21 - End of addiction, Beginning of romance
- Age 21 - Erections, confidence, motivation, singing, so many benefits
- Age 21 - Extreme fetish porn: Sixty days makes a big difference.
- Age 21 - From suicidal to solid happiness
- Age 21 - Good progress! (HOCD)
- Age 21 - Greater passion for life, more confidence & energy, no more social anxiety
- Age 21 - Grew up in remote Kenyan village: PMO is no longer a crutch
- Age 21 - HOCD, anxiety, depression, brain fog, lethargy, pessemism
- Age 21 - High functioning autism: It's easy to carry on conversations; smile & laugh with confidence
- Age 21 - How NoFap not changed, but saved my life -- 100 Day Report
- Age 21 - I am a thoroughly changed person: my views about relationships and sexuality have turned back to normal again
- Age 21 - I feel I've experienced benefits in every area of my life
- Age 21 - I feel positive and grounded and clean, relaxed, confident, creative, motivated and powerful
- Age 21 - I learned a lot about myself and human sexuality.
- Age 21 - I needed years to quit. Now reaching my goals
- Age 21 - I tried NoFap for the first time in 2014, my streak was 55 days. This was 3 years ago.
- Age 21 - I wrote a 180,000 words novel in three months!
- Age 21 - Improved confidence, social anxiety, work & school performance. Improved perception of women
- Age 21 - Increased confidence, energy, motivation, concentration, extroversion and manliness
- Age 21 - Less self-centered, more confident, no longer nervous while performing
- Age 21 - Magnetism and desire to expand my horizons rising
- Age 21 - More confident. x10 more in fact. This stuff really does work.
- Age 21 - More manly, witty, energetic, social and ougoing. Less anxiety.
- Age 21 - More social & open to people, my brain works better
- Age 21 - Morning wood is back, More confident, Talked to girls without any fear, Many other changes
- Age 21 - Much more confident & assertive. Has permanently changed my life
- Age 21 - My journey from porn addicted loser to 104 days strong (includes PIED)
- Age 21 - My life has taken a complete turn these last 100 days
- Age 21 - My social anxiety is gone. I'm all around just happier. I'm a better version of myself in uncountable ways.
- Age 21 - No brain fog, more confidence, off antidepressants
- Age 21 - No longer have ED - I feel like a man again: Lot more confident, Don't stutter as much, Live in the moment, Appreciate the little things in life
- Age 21 - No more ED, soaring libido, relationship much improved
- Age 21 - NoFap got me accepted to one of the best medical schools in the world
- Age 21 - Nofap changed my life more than anything else
- Age 21 - Nothing big has changed and yet it makes a massive differences.
- Age 21 - Quit after 4 years
- Age 21 - Quitting porn was easily the best decision I ever made
- Age 21 - Several positive changes (90 days)
- Age 21 - Sex with girlfriend may have slowed reboot (ED)
- Age 21 - Social anxiety greatly improved, more energy, less negative, easier to talk to girls
- Age 21 - Some relapses, more confidence
- Age 21 - Started with porn, trouble with sex
- Age 21 - Take Two, a deep passion for success
- Age 21 - These last 3 months have been the most spectacular months of my adulthood
- Age 21 - This is my second and last reboot. Almost succesfully healed from ED again.
- Age 21 - This shit will change your life. To anyone out there considering nofap, do it for a month
- Age 21 - Two consecutive months (out of 9): I've never been so happy
- Age 21 - Two things nofap has done for me: it's blazed up my passion and instincts.
- Age 21 - Was depressed and couldn't connect with people
- Age 21 - Was skeptical.....Now completely convinced.
- Age 21 - Why has my body changed so much after 10 months?
- Age 21 - Woah, 4 months later and its better than expected
- Age 21 - YOU are the cure for your life
- Age 21 - You get to a point in your NoFap journey where PMO seems fucking disgusting.
- Age 21 -100 days: more free in expressing myself, more confident, less precautious
- Age 21 – 365 Days
- Age 22 - (ED) A different perspective (Why your pillow might just be the cure)
- Age 22 - (ED) Much more libido, Morning wood is back, I'm more confident/happy
- Age 22 - (ED), Huge drop in social anxiety, More confidence with ladies, More energy
- Age 22 - (ED): Just about cured in 8 weeks
- Age 22 - (ED): You revert back to the excitable, social person you were all those years ago before porn.
- Age 22 - (HOCD) 4 Months of NoFap- social anxiety gone + Strange arousal from women?
- Age 22 - 1 year - enjoying life more than ever, no longer get nervous when I am around people especially girls
- Age 22 - 1.5 year report: self-discipline the key
- Age 22 - 1.5 years: I'm rebooted. This is amazing, strange, beautiful and scary
- Age 22 - 100 days (ED): huge changes in my life
- Age 22 - 108 days: ED almost cured, better eye contact, conversations easier
- Age 22 - 126 day report. ED completely gone (at 80 days) and dating the girl of my dreams
- Age 22 - 134 days to heal ED, but lots of orgasms with girlfriend
- Age 22 - 205 days: Nowhere in my aspirations was a man who sat at a computer watching pornography
- Age 22 - 21 years of social anxiety and being terrified of girls GONE!
- Age 22 - 300 days - ED, DE, confidence with women
- Age 22 - 50 days: I no longer feel sorry for myself
- Age 22 - 55 days: increased concentration, no brain fog, reduced anxiety
- Age 22 - 64 days report: "Turned upside down" is not enough to express what happened to my life!
- Age 22 - 65 days
- Age 22 - 75 days of no porn completely changed my life
- Age 22 - 90 Days and a Poem
- Age 22 - 90 days: DE cured, greater need for socializing, better eye contact
- Age 22 - 90 days: I'm a totally different person
- Age 22 - 90 days: Porn seems fake, More confident with girls, less anxious, dating
- Age 22 - 91 days: ED cured, I'm a whole other person now
- Age 22 - 92 days, I asked her out!
- Age 22 - A year of NoFap. Success. Failures. Highs. Lows. I'm still here - going for broke this time.
- Age 22 - Arabian guy: Improved confidence, social skills, concentration & motivation. I now see women as human being not a sex toy.
- Age 22 - As soon as my mindset changed results came flooding in
- Age 22 - Becoming the man I want to be
- Age 22 - Could no longer get hard to fetish porn: ED cured in 3 months
- Age 22 - Cured my ED, but went back to porn - now I have ED again
- Age 22 - Delayed ejaculation cured: The orgasm was amazing, felt better than pmo.
- Age 22 - Depression completely gone, too much ambition to contain, less brain fog
- Age 22 - Depression gone, sex life better, and my dog loves me
- Age 22 - ED & sexual confusion: 4 years to make 90 days.
- Age 22 - ED cured after 5 years
- Age 22 - ED cured at 62 days
- Age 22 - ED cured at 80 days
- Age 22 - ED cured, Premature Ejaculation much better
- Age 22 - ED cured, more in tune with emotions & much happier
- Age 22 - ED cured, perspective of women has changed
- Age 22 - ED cured. My libido was strictly dependent on porn
- Age 22 - ED cured. No more porn for me, for sure.
- Age 22 - ED cured: I feel like a young man should again
- Age 22 - ED cured: I haven't seen this type of erection on myself since I was like 16.
- Age 22 - ED cured: I used to think I was an asexual, dysfunctional, waste of human.
- Age 22 - ED is almost cured. Social anxiety mostly gone. Need more time.
- Age 22 - ED is cured: My erections are now diamond hard and long lasting,
- Age 22 - ED, DE, PE, and anxious: I'm now a sexual beast
- Age 22 - ED, My life is overall better & here's the science behind NoFap
- Age 22 - ED, delayed ejaculation
- Age 22 - ED, long flatline - masturbation helped
- Age 22 - ED, social anxiety, depression & brain fog
- Age 22 - ED, transexual porn
- Age 22 - ED: 105 days without porn or masturbation
- Age 22 - ED: 120 days, No longer fantasize in 3rd person
- Age 22 - ED: First succesful sex in over 6 years
- Age 22 - ED: I've had wild ups and downs and I will say that I have never enjoyed life more
- Age 22 - ED: Much better. Also more confident & energized, less brain fog, better relationship
- Age 22 - ED: masturbated at day 97 and my libido came roaring back
- Age 22 - Erectile Dysfunction fixed with a short break
- Age 22 - Erectile dysfunction: Soldier, aquick recovery
- Age 22 - Fapping. Ain't nobody got time fo dat
- Age 22 - Fatherless, alone, misguided and troubled to healthy, educated and happy!
- Age 22 - From a virgin with porn-induced ED to successful sex, a 4-year journey
- Age 22 - From isolated virgin to: great relationship, lots of friends, new found hobbies.
- Age 22 - HOCD & ED
- Age 22 - Had severe PIED: Now - I was hard the whole time, and she said did you take any medicines?
- Age 22 - Half year with NoFap, and a half without
- Age 22 - Happier, less depressed & anxious, more focused, brighter outlook, PE gone
- Age 22 - Honestly thought I would never have proper sex. I was wrong. Nofap changes lives.
- Age 22 - I appreciate women in a whole new way
- Age 22 - I came inside of her (with a condom) 5 TIMES!!!
- Age 22 - I crave social interaction in a way that I never used to
- Age 22 - I cured my ED, but went back to porn and....
- Age 22 - I feel more like a person and less like a shell that's just hiding
- Age 22 - I finally found a way to get rid of my porn addiction, PIED & OCD.
- Age 22 - I genuinely thought I could have been transgender (autogynephilia). If you saw me today, you wouldn't believe I was that person.
- Age 22 - I got rid of my ipad and laptop and locked up my phone and xbox
- Age 22 - I had a limp dick all day except when I watched porn. Not good.
- Age 22 - I literally feel like a different person, a much better person, I am so much more happy now.
- Age 22 - I would either quit PMO or I would move into the darker sides of porn
- Age 22 - Improved focus, chick magnetism, deeper voice, higher confidence
- Age 22 - Job, new interests, my whole life has changed
- Age 22 - More ambition & energy, new hobbies, perception of women no longer distorted
- Age 22 - More confident, lower voice, and I have my first girlfriend
- Age 22 - More sociable, Finding other activities more pleasurable, More reliable sex-drive/erections, A sense of empowerment
- Age 22 - Much more alive, much more happy and enjoying life much more
- Age 22 - My PIED has resolved, Relationship improving
- Age 22 - My thoughts after 90 days of no PMO: HOCD, ED and depression.
- Age 22 - Now I smile, but biggest improvement is with women
- Age 22 - Over a year without Porn -> relapse -> recovery: This works!
- Age 22 - PIED cured: I thought I would never be able to have good sex with my gf again
- Age 22 - PIED cured: My sexual relationship with my girlfriend has gotten so much better since quitting porn.
- Age 22 - Porn-induced ED: Had sex; couldn't lose boner!
- Age 22 - Proactive, social, energetic, confident - all my friends & co-workers have noticed
- Age 22 - Prone masturbation & Fetish (ED)
- Age 22 - Quitting PMO changed my life
- Age 22 - Regained sensitivity during sex, 140 days
- Age 22 - Relapse and recovery
- Age 22 - Social anxiety almost gone, greater confidence & focus, stronger erections, real relationship
- Age 22 - Suffered from depression, ADHD, anxiety: need my meds less and less, feel better/happier
- Age 22 - There's honestly too much to write about, but I've become a new man
- Age 22 - Visual snow and brain fog 99% gone, energy & confidence way up
- Age 22 - You don't know what you've been missing until you have it for the first time.
- Age 22 – Finally have motivation and energy to change my life
- Age 23 - Greater calmness & mental clarity, More openness to life & willingness to stick with things, Heightened senses
- Age 23 - I see women as persons (not a sex object). My confidence in talking with women is the best its ever been.
- Age 23 - The benefits are undeniable
- Age 23 - (ED) "Don't be a PMO patsy."
- Age 23 - (ED) 3 months and carrying on
- Age 23 - (ED) 6-month report
- Age 23 - (ED) 7 months - I needed an emotional bond
- Age 23 - (ED) A guy and his girlfriend both describe their 130 day reboot
- Age 23 - (ED) I have never been more productive or happy
- Age 23 - (ED) I reclaimed the ability to have and enjoy sex
- Age 23 - (ED) I'm confident, creative, calm, happy, and my penis is as hard and heavy as a diamond
- Age 23 - (ED) No more depression or anxiety, much more sociable & confident
- Age 23 - (ED) Succesful sex! 3 times in the same night!
- Age 23 - (ED) Success after 23 days - not really addicted to porn
- Age 23 - 1 Year Report: I was a nice kid who was lost without knowing it
- Age 23 - 100 days
- Age 23 - 100 days: inner peace and many improvements
- Age 23 - 1042 days: AMA. Time to pay it back to the Reddit Community
- Age 23 - 132 days *Congruence*
- Age 23 - 2 separate reboots: 100 days & 200 days
- Age 23 - 27 attempts before I got to 90 days: rediscovering normalcy
- Age 23 - 30 tries to reach 90 days: more confident, boss says "I like the new you"
- Age 23 - 300 days: My tastes now are much more vanilla & straight forward
- Age 23 - 405 days: So much confidence, can socialize with ease, sensitivty & respect towards women
- Age 23 - 5 tries to get to 90 days, lots of benefits
- Age 23 - 66 days, superpowers? You be the judge.
- Age 23 - 71 days: Long list of benefits and changes
- Age 23 - 90 day report: HOCD, many positive changes
- Age 23 - 90 days: "A good day to be alive"
- Age 23 - 90 days: Confidence level is literally over 9000.
- Age 23 - 90 days: ED is gone, I find myself flirting, I feel more introspective as a whole.
- Age 23 - 90 days: I started as a personal challenge
- Age 23 - 90 days: More optomist, but no super powers. I started dreaming again
- Age 23 - 90 days: Reboot reveals new career - helping others give up porn
- Age 23 - Act with more energy, take more responsibility for my needs, and I put myself out there more.
- Age 23 - Addiction is a puzzle, only you can solve in your own unique style
- Age 23 - Became a better person, more confidence, made more money, better grades & social skills
- Age 23 - Best time of my life, no longer a virgin
- Age 23 - Confidence way up, more caring & empathetic, women are more beautiful
- Age 23 - Cured of Delayed Ejaculation
- Age 23 - Day 45 report: I cured my delayed ejaculation
- Age 23 - Day 50. Did it benefit me? Absolutely.
- Age 23 - Delayed Ejaculation cured: we can all retrain our brains!
- Age 23 - ED cured, more energy & confidence, cold showers did it
- Age 23 - ED cured: In all the years I've had sex, nothing has ever felt so authentic.
- Age 23 - ED cured: had escalated to femdom & transgender porn
- Age 23 - ED, I was afraid of sex
- Age 23 - ED, mild depression & anxiety, no focus, health issues
- Age 23 - ED: As the days go by, my performance exceeds what it ever has been
- Age 23 - ED: Out of my porn cave. I get hard just cuddling now!
- Age 23 - ED: TCM & Ayurveda may have helped
- Age 23 - ED: What was worse than the PIED is the desensitization to the world.
- Age 23 - ED: lost my V-card
- Age 23 - ED: nofap has been a godsend
- Age 23 - Eight months: more social, active, involved, focused, etc
- Age 23 - Far more social, easier to talk to girls, happier
- Age 23 - Finally happy with my own skin
- Age 23 - From Ecuador. Porn-induced ED cured. Used Cialis to rewire.
- Age 23 - From a socially-inept porn addict living with his mum, to in my own house, preparing to launch my own company
- Age 23 - Gay: from PIED to the best relationship of my life
- Age 23 - Greater confidence, happiness, focus; less anxious & judgemental; sex is great.
- Age 23 - Greater confidence, more motivation, A drive for a quality life.
- Age 23 - Had ADHD and anxiety: Anxiety almost gone, ADHD still there but reduced. Better life
- Age 23 - Hard to believe: Varicocele pain is gone. Chronic mouth ulcers gone.
- Age 23 - Hooked on transexual porn, social anxiety
- Age 23 - I am starting to feel the energy of life
- Age 23 - I can give my son the time he deserves
- Age 23 - I have a lot more confidence and feel very secure with myself.
- Age 23 - I have experienced slow and gradual improvement in my state of mind and sociability
- Age 23 - I have made progress! Have a girlfriend, back to school, moved
- Age 23 - I haven't noticed any 'superpowers', but I am generally a changed and changing person
- Age 23 - I think I had mild depression before noFap
- Age 23 - I used to be very socially anxious, but things have changed
- Age 23 - I went from living at home financially dependent on my parents to living & working abroad in 2 different countries
- Age 23 - I'm a new human being (ED)
- Age 23 - I'm back to my real self by now, huge decline in anxiety
- Age 23 - In my 90 day report I didn't get these so called "super powers" but there's a huge difference during the latest 90 days.
- Age 23 - It has definitely put sex back into perspective for me.
- Age 23 - I’m forming genuinely meaningful relationships with women, I have emotions, I feel more intelligent
- Age 23 - Karezza experiment
- Age 23 - Learning to think for myself
- Age 23 - Less depressed & neurotic, think about girls differently
- Age 23 - Libido back, Energy, Clarity of mind, Social improvements
- Age 23 - Life feels more abundant
- Age 23 - Living proof that nofap can be the first step towards completely changing your life. 90 days ago I was suicidial, lonely, friendless.
- Age 23 - Major benefits are confidence and stamina.
- Age 23 - Metamorphosis into chick magnet
- Age 23 - More confidence, less social anxiety. I am more comfortable with myself
- Age 23 - More motivation and energy, No longer anxious, I can talk to people easily without hesitation, Optimistic about the future
- Age 23 - My OCD is gone, my anxiety is gone, and I am on the verge of having a girlfriend.
- Age 23 - My romance life back. Porn-induced ED & DE cured
- Age 23 - Never felt as good in my life
- Age 23 - No more anxiety, increased social interactions, enjoying life
- Age 23 - One year: ED cured. Deeper voice. Other guys looking up to me
- Age 23 - PIED about cured: Morning wood is consistent, I am more relaxed, my anxiety is very low, and I overall feel more confident
- Age 23 - PIED cured: Our relationship (both under the sheets & outside of them) has never been better
- Age 23 - Porn induced ED: I finally have a great sex-life
- Age 23 - Porn-Induced ED gone, lost virginity, got girlfriend.
- Age 23 - Porn-induced ED cured. Sex is fantastic. Let's change our mindset!
- Age 23 - Porn-induced ED, escalated to gay & transexual porn
- Age 23 - The greatest lifestyle change I have ever made
- Age 23 - The past 120 days have been the greatest 120 days of my life.
- Age 23 - Was alone, depressed, anxious and never had sex: Now all this is solved
- Age 23 - Was terrified of women: Now I'm asking them out left & right
- Age 23 - better empathy & relationships, improved mood, more energetic, healthier libido
- Age 23 – Deep bass voice, girls like being around me, better muscle tone
- Age 23 – Erections wayyyy better now, social anxiety/brain fog gone
- Age 24 - (ED) 71 days: Temporary Viagra use
- Age 24 - (ED) 73 days: I masturbated during my reboot
- Age 24 - (ED) 90 days: Escape From the "Comfort-Zone Prison"
- Age 24 - (ED) Amazing journey, though severe withdrawal
- Age 24 - (ED) Greater social confiidence & attraction to real women,
- Age 24 - (ED) I'm getting hard and staying hard.
- Age 24 - (ED) Relapsed after ~8 months. Progress so far and before and after.
- Age 24 - (ED, DE) Sex is better, more social, greater motivation
- Age 24 - 100 Days No PMO!
- Age 24 - 100 days, but it took 2 years. Finally succesful when I lightened up
- Age 24 - 2 Years: The quality of my life has dramatically changed since my last viewing
- Age 24 - 5-year recovery, severe HOCD, transgender porn
- Age 24 - 6 months: Greater confidence, motivation, clarity of mind, and emotional wealth
- Age 24 - 7 Months and I feel I'm finally in control!
- Age 24 - 90 Day Report - Finally Growing Up
- Age 24 - 90 Day Report: Forever Changed
- Age 24 - 90 day report. Life is a fight. The fire and will power is back.
- Age 24 - 90 days ago I was depressed & unhappy: I feel like a new man every day.
- Age 24 - 90 days: Much more assertive, confident & energetic, brain fog gone
- Age 24 - 90 days: life is much improved
- Age 24 - 95 days: Light at the end of the tunnel, after more than ten years of porn.
- Age 24 - Abstaining from PMO wasn't the magical cure for me.
- Age 24 - Almost half a year: Perspective of someone who wasn't addicted
- Age 24 - Anything success stories have said as to how their life has been better without PMO, I will say this it’s all true!
- Age 24 - Beating HOCD = Saving my life
- Age 24 - Because my anxiety is gone, I can live a normal life again
- Age 24 - Better focus, Calmer, No social anxiety, No tiredness, Girls looking at me with a smile, Confidence way up
- Age 24 - Better sleep, I am finally able to focus, I have started experiencing a distinctly calmer and more relaxed outlook on life
- Age 24 - Biggest change: I see girls, everywhere. Also, first date in 3 years
- Age 24 - Change of Sexual Preference (or Reversion) from NoFap - 1 month
- Age 24 - Cognitive effects astounding, no more anxiety attacks, concentration is pure
- Age 24 - Dating a woman I appreciate immensely, clearer skin, less anxiety, feeling emotions at last
- Age 24 - Day 158 report: (severe PIED, DE). I also wrote a book about this.
- Age 24 - Day 50 "One year of struggling finally over!"
- Age 24 - Day 86: Seriously life-changing.
- Age 24 - Delayed ejaculation & depression: 21 weeks
- Age 24 - Delayed ejaculation healed, even with many setbacks
- Age 24 - Doing NoFap had a great effect on me: it's a slow process
- Age 24 - ED & Delayed Ejaculation cured
- Age 24 - ED & brain fog gone, happier, more productive, less anxious & selfish
- Age 24 - ED & reduced sensitivity, Numbed emotions
- Age 24 - ED and femdom fetish: Almost one year
- Age 24 - ED cured after 9 months of rebooting and 3 months of rewiring
- Age 24 - ED cured at 85 days: Meditation helps
- Age 24 - ED cured in 110 days: Being super honest with girls is the key to rewiring!
- Age 24 - ED cured, even when I thought it would never happen (20 months)
- Age 24 - ED cured, sex feels amazing, social anxiety gone
- Age 24 - ED cured. Experiences become brighter and your senses feel more alert.
- Age 24 - ED cured: 5 Viagras helped with transition
- Age 24 - ED cured: I'm 2 months away from 1 year fap free, its mind blowing to say the least.
- Age 24 - ED cured: It will work. Eventually you’ll be back to normal.
- Age 24 - ED cured: confidence is higher, sex is much more 'clear', my gf satisfies me
- Age 24 - ED gone: I've changed so much from the person I was in 2013. NoFap played a gigantic role.
- Age 24 - ED healed, but sex initiated a 7-week flatline. I am finally healed
- Age 24 - ED nearly cured, but it's not yet relaxing to have sex.
- Age 24 - ED recovery: my boyfriend had total dead dick & cybersex addiction
- Age 24 - ED still lurking after a year
- Age 24 - ED success story. There IS a way out
- Age 24 - ED: PMO since 11 years old. Successfully Rebooted in 4 months. Got Married!
- Age 24 - ED: Rebooting has changed my life (plus 2-year update)
- Age 24 - Feel amazing, no insecurity with girls, best self-confidence of my life
- Age 24 - Finally comfortable with women. Immense confidence. Sex drive healed.
- Age 24 - Finally cured lifelong delayed ejaculation.
- Age 24 - Foot fetish gone, Stronger orgasms, Fantasizing about making love not just sex
- Age 24 - Greater energy, focus, confidence, compassion, balls; Less anxiety, depression
- Age 24 - HOCD & porn addiction: A summary of my thoughts regarding porn.
- Age 24 - Hard as rock penis, Less anxious, Depression gone, Increased energy, Greater confidence, Better sleep
- Age 24 - Harder & longer lasting erections, strong urge for real women, greater confidence
- Age 24 - Healed my ED, but PMO binges set me back during last 18 months
- Age 24 - How NoFap saved my future career as an engineer - and got me 4 girlfriends
- Age 24 - I couldn't normally talk with girls, I couldn't even look them in the eyes!
- Age 24 - I'm now performing closer to my expectations: Better focus, more ambition, more energy, better socialization
- Age 24 - I'm through with porn and masturbating to porn
- Age 24 - Increased confidence & focus, Have a care-free attitude, Less anxious, More sociable - I greet everyone I meet
- Age 24 - Increased confidence & social skills; hunger to do productive things; clearer, more focused mind
- Age 24 - I’m happier, Feel like a kid again, Tons of energy, Very comfortable in my skin, Work performance & intelligence are through the roof
- Age 24 - Life changed more than I can imagine in a year
- Age 24 - Lot more confident, Happier & more energetic, Everything looks and sounds better/brighter, I notice girls
- Age 24 - Married. ED cured: retain material better, more confident, women are now more than objects
- Age 24 - Medical student with panic attacks
- Age 24 - Medical student: Increased confidence, energy, motivation & mental clarity. Healthier social life. Deeper emotions.
- Age 24 - More confidence around women, greater energy, stronger erections,
- Age 24 - My Recovery from Delayed Ejaculation: Greatest sex I ever had
- Age 24 - My health benefits from Nofap
- Age 24 - My stunning ability for pleasure. Thank you nofap
- Age 24 - No more delayed ejaculation, got GF & more happy than ever (Escalated to transexual porn & escorts)
- Age 24 - One year: Life is amazing, sex is amazing and I'm happy.
- Age 24 - PIED - I feel like a raging 17 yr old again. PIED fading, confidence and most of all, I was attracted to real women, not pixels.
- Age 24 - PIED cured after 90 days - But I've since relapsed and am having PIED again.
- Age 24 - PMO almost destroyed my life. Now - So much happier & healthier
- Age 24 - Serious ED: almost healed one year later.
- Age 24 - Sexual/relationship development rebounded after quitting porn
- Age 24 - So much has changed since the beginning of my journey: List of benefits
- Age 24 - Social anxiety better, Sometimes I get those feeling that reality is amazing & truly magic, My online business has really grown
- Age 24 - Social anxiety gone, mentally sharp gain, confidence is back
- Age 24 - Struggling for a year
- Age 24 - You will start to see everything from a wholly different perspective.
- Age 24- Eye contact improved, Brain fog reduced, Immunity increased, Increased focus
- Age 25 - I do not consider myself addicted to PMO anymore but all my problems did not magically disappear.
- Age 25 - (ED) Almost rebooted, back to PMO, followed by success
- Age 25 - (ED) Changes in perception & personalty, increased confidence & energy
- Age 25 - (ED) Contact with women during reboot helped
- Age 25 - (ED) Extreme fetish porn and other addictions
- Age 25 - (ED) Married and had sex during reboot
- Age 25 - (ED) The change in myself has been jaw-dropping
- Age 25 - 1 Year Hard Mode: From severe social anxiety to something better
- Age 25 - 1 Year: Very severe ED and still recovering, but I'm now sure I'll be fine
- Age 25 - 1 year of stops & starts: still experienced many benefits
- Age 25 - 1 year update: an unbelievable list of accomplishments
- Age 25 - 1 year: A better boyfriend & a better man. Increased level of intimacy
- Age 25 - 1 year: Sex with partner is transformed. My head is clear and the fog has lifted
- Age 25 - 100 days: Kicking out porn slowly let me reevaluate my relationship and it's great.
- Age 25 - 110 days and I feel sooo alive! Comparing how I was at day 0 and today. The difference is night and day
- Age 25 - 165 days and what I have learned.
- Age 25 - 180 days: ED & morphing sexual tastes
- Age 25 - 180 days: it keeps getting better.
- Age 25 - 185 days: You can kiss your sexual dysfunctions goodbye
- Age 25 - 2+ Years later: My porn-induced ED is Gone!
- Age 25 - 41 Days: I'm slowly starting to get a grip on life and myself
- Age 25 - 47 days report....inching towards normalcy!
- Age 25 - 6 months later I'm no longer addicted to weed, rarely ever drink (if I do it’s lightly) and not socially isolated and shut in.
- Age 25 - 6 months: I now think about my future, career, hobbies.
- Age 25 - 60 days to cure Porn-induced ED
- Age 25 - 88 Day Report, Needed a few tries
- Age 25 - 9 months to recover from porn-induced ED.
- Age 25 - 9 months: ED cured, HOCD mostly gone away.
- Age 25 - 90 day report: Time to start my engine.
- Age 25 - 90 day report: When all hope seemed lost...
- Age 25 - 90 days to a new man. One year: first succesful sex in 10 years
- Age 25 - 90 days: confidence, real attraction, girlfriend, tips
- Age 25 - After 1 year of nofap I am 100% cured of anxiety, HOCD and ED
- Age 25 - After 2 years of nofap attempts, I made it 2 months - overcame ED, anxiety & depression
- Age 25 - At 150 days I've reached "The New Normal"
- Age 25 - Atypical porn user fixes PIED with intermittent masturbation
- Age 25 - Awesomeness has happened in my life since I quit porn
- Age 25 - Before rebooting I was VERY anxious, panic attacks, hypochondria, depressive and obsessive thoughts.
- Age 25 - Courageous around the ladies, healthy, stopped being lazy
- Age 25 - Cured of my ED and DE
- Age 25 - Day 86: make eye contact, much more confident, interractions with customers is effortless
- Age 25 - Deeper voice, bald spots filling in, rock hard erections
- Age 25 - Depression is gone, More genuine & warm, Women more attracted to me.
- Age 25 - Diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder: Symptoms dramatically improved
- Age 25 - During the three years of pornography and objectification of women in my mind, I was really stupid
- Age 25 - ED - "you have to find someone"
- Age 25 - ED almost cured. More confidence & social skills, better focus
- Age 25 - ED and drop in libido: Took about 1 year
- Age 25 - ED cured
- Age 25 - ED cured after 16 months of struggles.
- Age 25 - ED cured. No more depression, anxiety, lethargy. More focus & drive
- Age 25 - ED cured: 3 months no porn, 1 month no touch
- Age 25 - ED cured: I was depressed, paranoid, suicidal, anxious, fat, had no self esteem and a weak voice.
- Age 25 - ED cured: I was really skeptical at first.
- Age 25 - ED gone, thinking clearly, temptations nil
- Age 25 - ED healed after 18 months of No Porn
- Age 25 - ED seems cured
- Age 25 - ED seems cured, morning wood back, erection by touch alone
- Age 25 - ED, mild OCD, generalized & social anxiety, femdom fetish & prone masturbation: but I made it!
- Age 25 - ED: Rewired to real sex
- Age 25 - ED: Today I have no issues with erection and my early ejaculation has also healed
- Age 25 - Emerging from a long, dark tunnel
- Age 25 - Erections, Fire, Passion, Libido, LIFE is BACK BABY!
- Age 25 - Found my normal libido and a use for occasional pornless masturbation
- Age 25 - Four years of ED
- Age 25 - From 0 to 100. The rebirth!
- Age 25 - From Porn-induced ED to great sex life in 90 days
- Age 25 - Gay man: Lost my virginity. Mental clarity and motivation greatly improved
- Age 25 - Gay: ED cured in 150 days. More successful in my work.
- Age 25 - Had porn induced ED, 206 days later I'm almost completely ED free and it feels great.
- Age 25 - I also realized I actually used to be a sex addict.
- Age 25 - I am not a different man, I am just a different person from the one I was all my life
- Age 25 - I can talk to girls easily and have a lot empathy for them
- Age 25 - I can very happily state that my PIED which was threatening my relationship is now 90% cured
- Age 25 - I have become more self-aware & happier.
- Age 25 - I healed porn-induced ED, but reverted back to my old habits.
- Age 25 - I quit porn (never heard of rebooting), but returned to it.
- Age 25 - Imagination & creative power has returned, I appreciate women more
- Age 25 - Improved eye contact, More social, Improved concentration
- Age 25 - In 90 days my life has turned around and it's the best it's ever been since I can remember.
- Age 25 - Increased confidence, genuinely happier, more compassion for others
- Age 25 - Increased energy & motivation, Clarity of thoughts, Big boost in confidence, Feelings of love slowly returning
- Age 25 - It feels like the disconnect between my brain and my penis has finally begun to recover
- Age 25 - Less anxiety & worry, clarity on friendships & relationships, handful of dates
- Age 25 - Like I'm Reborn
- Age 25 - Marriage is better than ever, brain fog gone, improved sleep, huge motivation
- Age 25 - Married: Holy s**t are things better now.
- Age 25 - Mental fog is gone. Increased concentration. The biggest benefit is proper eye contact while having a conversation with the opposite sex
- Age 25 - My reboot journey
- Age 25 - My sensitivity is BACK in only 20 days
- Age 25 - New job, new girlfriend, new life, happiest I’ve ever been.
- Age 25 - NoFap cured my Asperger's syndrome. Possible misdiagnosis?
- Age 25 - NoFap is the antidepressant I needed
- Age 25 - One year report: Sex is now 30x better
- Age 25 - One year to hit 90 days: Low libido & ED cured
- Age 25 - One year: now I am free. You can do it.
- Age 25 - PIED & DE cured: As long as I can remember I had problems keeping my erection without stimulation
- Age 25 - PIED cured: I can get a 100% strong erection effortlessly, sometimes just thinking about my girlfriend is enough
- Age 25 - People remark to me how confident I am. No more anxiety
- Age 25 - Porn causes a dulling of life; I want to live life to the fullest
- Age 25 - Porn use impaired my judgement & and made me an A-hole
- Age 25 - Porn-induced ED cured, dating a lot more
- Age 25 - Porn-induced ED is clearing up/gone. I have no interest in porn whatsoever.
- Age 25 - Quit due to DE, this feels great
- Age 25 - Reduction in OCD, Far more social, Greater success with women, Much more positive, Completed my masters program
- Age 25 - Removed numbed feelings, far more social, got a promotion
- Age 25 - The key to my recovery
- Age 25 - The lethargy, lack of interest in life, depression, suicidal thoughts and the feeling of being useless in life is gone...gone....gone.
- Age 25 - This has improved my sex life by more than I knew was even possible
- Age 25 - Took the initiative, threw a house party...and got laid!
- Age 25 - Years of sexual problems solved in 70 days.
- Age 25 – I am feeling good, clarity and energy
- Age 25 – More motivation, time and productivity, girls find me more attractive
- Age 26 - (ED) 225 days: My erection is firm like steel and my libido is skyhigh
- Age 26 - (ED) Besides the sexual benefit, No Fap has changed my life
- Age 26 - (ED) Don’t focus solely on abstaining. Do focus on recovery but with a girl.
- Age 26 - (ED) Still hooked on edging
- Age 26 - (ED) Two reboots: better but still not cured.
- Age 26 - 1 year: Here is a list of things I have been doing.
- Age 26 - 1,000 days: 3 years of a healthier sex life, healthier relationships, and a healthier relationship with myself.
- Age 26 - 10 years of chronic ED cured
- Age 26 - 105 days: ED & never ejaculated during intercourse
- Age 26 - 12 Years of PMO, ED: But now I feel like a new man
- Age 26 - 136 days: NoFap changed my life
- Age 26 - 139 days: positvely transformative
- Age 26 - 166 days ago I was a nobody, I had no prospects with relationships, terrible self esteem, PIED and DE
- Age 26 - 2 years ago I was close to committing suicide: I truly feel like I have been given a second chance
- Age 26 - 272 Days Without Masturbating to Porn: How to do It - VideoBlog
- Age 26 - 30 days of NoFap cured my Delayed Ejaculation
- Age 26 - 33 days: successful sex (ED)
- Age 26 - 365 days: No more ED, relationship saved & sex improved
- Age 26 - 50 days: happy, motivated, focused, anxiety nearly gone
- Age 26 - 500 days: I'm finally in a relationship unlike any I've ever been
- Age 26 - 60 days: already feel like a new person
- Age 26 - 90 Day Report: A life transformed
- Age 26 - 90 Days. A whole new life!
- Age 26 - 90 days hardmode: spectacular results
- Age 26 - 90 days: ED not healed, but many other benefits
- Age 26 - 90-day report and 250-day update vlog
- Age 26 - 99 days to cure my ED
- Age 26 - A list of some benefits to doing NoFap I made today
- Age 26 - Acne cleared up, can run 10Ks, finding beauty and personality in girls
- Age 26 - Although not perfect with PMO - my ED is fixed
- Age 26 - Better sex, Increased mental clarity, Increased assertiveness resulting in pay increase.
- Age 26 - Day 101: calmer, more creative, productive & confident
- Age 26 - Day 152: I never felt this alive in my life.
- Age 26 - Day 403: My ED seems cured.
- Age 26 - Delayed Ejaculation cured: one of the best feelings in my life
- Age 26 - Different people also have told me that I have evolved into a real man now
- Age 26 - ED cured at 240 days, then hit rock bottom again.
- Age 26 - ED cured, HOCD much better, starting go out and meet girls again
- Age 26 - ED cured, confidence way higher, joined a sex club
- Age 26 - ED cured, social anxiety near zero, increased confidence, mentally sharper
- Age 26 - ED cured, still a bit of DE. Greater happiness & confidence
- Age 26 - ED cured. 97 days Hard mode.
- Age 26 - ED cured: Life is just amazing now, so many benefits.
- Age 26 - ED cured: rebooting with a girlfriend
- Age 26 - ED cured: very patient and understanding girlfriend and not looking at the slightest bit of porn
- Age 26 - ED is gone. Finally orgasmed with intercourse
- Age 26 - ED is gone. PE a problem
- Age 26 - ED is now cured. My story
- Age 26 - ED nearly gone, I am a much more happy and confident person
- Age 26 - ED resolved. Life has changed. 100+ days
- Age 26 - ED: I am confident now, I am sure of myself. No longer controlled by addiction.
- Age 26 - ED: I've gone from losing erections during sex to having an orgasm 4 times in one session
- Age 26 - ED: Succesful reboot with lots of benefits, but returned to porn.
- Age 26 - ED: This changed my life in so many ways
- Age 26 - ED: Victory! With a bit of confusion
- Age 26 - ED: Virgin with a new girlfriend
- Age 26 - ED: improvements at 90 days, but not yet fixed.
- Age 26 - ED: went from mediocre to nonexistent erections to seriously being hard nonstop
- Age 26 - From sitting alone at home to satisfying and fulfilling sex life with girlfriend (ED)
- Age 26 - Gay. Everything has changed for me
- Age 26 - Gay. Increased confidence, little to no anxiety anymore, which is something I've had my entire life.
- Age 26 - Great self confidence, deeper voice, feeling of well being, attention from females, positive aura
- Age 26 - Greater confidence, Less social anxiety, I had depression & panic attacks. I'm still taking meds but now I'm happier than ever.
- Age 26 - I am no longer a person who only gets a hard on when he's sitting in his room looking at a screen
- Age 26 - I enjoy sex 100x more and my GF too
- Age 26 - I feel like I'm rebooting my life from when I was 12 before I had ever watched porn
- Age 26 - I have suffered from depression since as long as I can remember; also severe social anxiety. Extraordinary changes over the last 100 days
- Age 26 - I realized all the benefits mentioned on YBOP
- Age 26 - I think I found my peace again
- Age 26 - I was addicted to Pornography: Every single day is better than the one before
- Age 26 - I've changed. My journey is just beginning.
- Age 26 - Improved energy, focus, memory, & sex drive. No longer question my sexuality
- Age 26 - Increased energy, Increased confidence, I became more disciplined
- Age 26 - Increased self-esteem, confidence, motivation, sharper mind, random boners
- Age 26 - Less anxiety, better emotional stability, relate to women better
- Age 26 - Long distance girlfriend (ED)
- Age 26 - Long reboot, Addiction + Anxiety Issues, ROCD
- Age 26 - Not addicted, but my social anxiety nearly vanished
- Age 26 - Now have determination & confidence, concentration way up, can talk to women again
- Age 26 - Overcame Porn-induced ED, but I still need to keep going
- Age 26 - PE cured, strong erections, confidence, fetishes gone, 2 dozen benefits
- Age 26 - PIED, confidence, moving out on my own
- Age 26 - PIED, dating again, lost weight, powerful self-compassion
- Age 26 - Porn-Induced ED healed: I did not need any fantasies or imagination to keep it up.
- Age 26 - Positivity increased, Connected again with my emotions, more confident
- Age 26 - Reboot took 3 years: No more ED, anxiety, sweating or panicking.
- Age 26 - Social anxiety gone, increased confidence & discipline, DE cured, fetishes fading
- Age 26 - Some thoughts at 90 days, after 3+ years of recovery (ED)
- Age 26 - Way more energy, Conversing is much easier, Less objectification
- Age 27 - "No Viagra - First Time in 4 Years" (ED)
- Age 27 - (ED) A hard life without prostitutes...?
- Age 27 - (ED) A 3-Year report
- Age 27 - (ED) My sex life became amazing, but I overdid it.
- Age 27 - (ED) nine points for recovery
- Age 27 - 113 days, admire women much more, think more clearly
- Age 27 - 13 months to reach 90 days
- Age 27 - 140 days: Delayed ejaculation. May still be in a flatline
- Age 27 - 150 days: bolder, calm, polite, more observant and confident
- Age 27 - 250 days: porn induced fetishes disappeared
- Age 27 - 30 Days: WOW, I'm a different person
- Age 27 - 400 days: my way of seeing the world/life has evolved tremendously
- Age 27 - 44 days: An amazing experience with a woman. (Day 468 update - my wife cannot keep her hands off me)
- Age 27 - 51 days and a new life
- Age 27 - 80 days: I am more human, more confident, absolutely no anxiety or awkwardness.
- Age 27 - 90 Day No Fap Report - I almost cried, yes
- Age 27 - 90 Day Report: It was totally worth it
- Age 27 - 90 days: Personal growth, reflections on sex and relationships. Mild ED cured.
- Age 27 - Better concentration. Less anger. My life has purpose and I'm sowing future success. Developed interest in others' success.
- Age 27 - Better sleep. energy & confidence. anger & stress way down, appreciate women
- Age 27 - Clinically depressed: I wake up and I'm not depressed, I have goals and hope again!
- Age 27 - Cured ED in 120 days: But I went back to porn...
- Age 27 - Cured PIED & delayed ejaculation, despite crippling OCD
- Age 27 - Cured my Porn-induced ED: I'm now back to square 1
- Age 27 - Delayed ejaculation healed, confidence increased tremendously
- Age 27 - ED & delayed ejaculation cured: Keep reading these success stories.
- Age 27 - ED cured after 8 months (severe ED for six years)
- Age 27 - ED cured. 107 days: the little dude is still alive
- Age 27 - ED cured. Libido back. Continue to improve
- Age 27 - ED cured: 115 days, but I jumpstarted with Levitra
- Age 27 - ED cured: Had sex during reboot. Took me 10 years to realize it was porn.
- Age 27 - ED cured: Had the most intense orgasm of my life.
- Age 27 - ED cured: I look at women with respect, I am happy & feel like a real man again.
- Age 27 - ED cured: I'm back in school & have a girlfriend
- Age 27 - ED cured: more productive and have more energy
- Age 27 - ED just about cured. Death-grip played a big role.
- Age 27 - ED: 10 years without sex - now 7 months of daily sex without issues
- Age 27 - ED: 180 days - rewiring with masturbation/fantasy
- Age 27 - ED: 230 days no porn. Edging inhibited my progress
- Age 27 - ED: 8 month journey
- Age 27 - ED: I finally had great sex. It. Was. Awesome!
- Age 27 - ED: Physically I'm 100%. Super duper hard morning erections, even spontanious erections
- Age 27 - ED: healed quickly, but lots of sex through me into a flatline
- Age 27 - ED: my manhood has been restored in 30 days.
- Age 27 - ED: the best, effortless sex of my life; the wife was incredibly amazed and happy
- Age 27 - Ever since I've started cutting PMO out of my life I have noticed a lot of benefits
- Age 27 - Fetishes & Anorgasmia: Orgasmed during sex for the first time ever last night
- Age 27 - From Puny Addict... to a Man with PURPOSE.
- Age 27 - Gay man: Completely cured porn-induced ED
- Age 27 - HOCD & severe addiction: My life is transformed
- Age 27 - HOCD, OCD, Anxiety.....gone
- Age 27 - Highlights of my 90 days reboot. No PMO
- Age 27 - I am feeling very positive changes in my body & my social life. I’m more focused & confident, glowing face. Morning wood back.
- Age 27 - I barely recognize the person I was before NoFap, but depression and anxiety is still
- Age 27 - I don't feel worthless. I have stopped hating myself. No longer feel like a loser.
- Age 27 - I have gotten my feelings and emotions back, social anxiety a bit reduced
- Age 27 - I was a virgin until last night. After 169 days, it finally happened.
- Age 27 - Increased confidence & motivation, improved socially, no longer a virgin
- Age 27 - Lot more energy, more outgoing, friendlier, better concentration
- Age 27 - Married: better relationship & sex. Many benefits, but religion was a stumbling block
- Age 27 - Medical Doctor with porn-induced ED
- Age 27 - More than 3 years since I watched porn: Life has transformed
- Age 27 - My morning woods are more frequent, and my sex drive with my GF is amazing
- Age 27 - No more ED or delayed ejaculation: 131 days
- Age 27 - No more porn-induced ED. Morning wood is in full effect
- Age 27 - Now I feel alive, finally. I can see colors again, and feel real emotions
- Age 27 - PIED pretty much gone. Didn't take as much as I thought!
- Age 27 - PIED: First no-physical-touch 100% erection in recent memory!
- Age 27 - PIED: I made a faster recovery than expected. Here are combinations for better recovery
- Age 27 - Pros of NoFap, Cons of PMO
- Age 27 - Right now I feel like I'm on another level vs. everyone around me
- Age 27 - Severe ED cured after a 2-year flatline - NEVER GIVE UP!
- Age 27 - Severe ED, fear of crowds, stuttering with strangers: Everything has changed.
- Age 27 - Started to feel again, gained back my empathy, super hard erections
- Age 27 - Stopped objectifying women. Realized that I am capable of so much more.
- Age 27 - The last straw was when I found myself watching porn even in Maui.
- Age 27 - Virgin; 90 Days NoFap Reached. My results.
- Age 27 - Weak erections, premature ejaculation, depression: All cured
- Age 28 - I feel positive, pure, clear headed, healthy & ambitious, which is a far cry from thefailing mess that I was
- Age 28 - More present, alert & creative. Sharper focus & memory. Depression/anxiety nonexistent. Greater motivation & energy. Love my gf even more
- Age 28 - more energy, focus, alert, more chatty with people, new relationship
- Age 28 - (ED & DE) This saved my marriage
- Age 28 - (ED) Dating sites caused relapse
- Age 28 - (ED) I get aroused from my GF smell and looks now
- Age 28 - (ED) I haven't had this feeling since I was 19.
- Age 28 - (Gay) Sex is completely different - Sooo much better!
- Age 28 - (Psychiatrist) Porn-Induced ED cured and kicked the addiction
- Age 28 - 1 year: improved sex and relationship
- Age 28 - 120 Days: Good to Go (ED Flatline)
- Age 28 - 15-month report, (ED) 'Amazing erections'
- Age 28 - 240 days: I've grown more in the last 3 months than I have in the previous 7 years
- Age 28 - 250 days: ED & brain fog gone, I feel like a young child, and have feelings again
- Age 28 - 50 days! Approached women tonight for first time ever. Introvert no more
- Age 28 - 70 Days: I've noticed a ton of positive changes
- Age 28 - 700 days - Feeling awesome again! Energy, confidence, unbelievable mental clarity
- Age 28 - 9 months: From aggressive hatred to spiritual calmness
- Age 28 - 90 day report: Social Anxiety, Procrastination, Brain Fog
- Age 28 - 90 days, Q&A - HOCD and social anxiety improved
- Age 28 - 90 days: Important realizations, extraordinary benefits
- Age 28 - 98 days later I feel like a completely new person.
- Age 28 - 98 days later: for the first time EVER, I ejaculated inside my partner.
- Age 28 - A Girlfriend's Perspective: Thank You, NoFap!!!
- Age 28 - Chronic ED cured...recurred with porn...then success
- Age 28 - DE cured, willpower, confidence & social abilities (karezza)
- Age 28 - Day 167, Medical professional describes improvements
- Age 28 - ED Cured: Experiences & Theories on My Different Type of PIED
- Age 28 - ED cured, social anxiety improved, more confident
- Age 28 - ED for 5 years: I finally had sex without having to use the blue pill
- Age 28 - ED, 90 day report.
- Age 28 - ED, avoiding performance pressure helped
- Age 28 - ED: I got hard relatively easily, even with a condom on, and had intercourse for the first time in almost 5 years.
- Age 28 - ED: 30 Days, or "Holy hell, it works."
- Age 28 - ED: Several positive changes.
- Age 28 - Fatigue, social anxiety, brain fog all resolved by 8 weeks
- Age 28 - HOCD almost gone, no longer depressed or anxious, in a great relationship
- Age 28 - Had a severe case of delayed ejaculation and had low sensitivity
- Age 28 - How I beat my porn addiction, and what I think will help you do the same.
- Age 28 - I have my life back
- Age 28 - I started NoFap almost exactly 3 years ago. Today, I can happily announce that I've reached Day 90
- Age 28 - I was in a hole so deep and dark there was absolutely no glimpse of light/hope- but now it’s sunny as hell here
- Age 28 - I'm still myself but I'm free of the shackles we call social phobia.
- Age 28 - I've become far more sociable. Greater calm and less social anxiety. Deeper voice.
- Age 28 - Improved sleep, depressive thoughts gone, more motivation, I feel more like my old self
- Age 28 - Increased sexual sensitivity, more confidence, I feel my feelings
- Age 28 - Married: 365 days monk mode, 590 days total.
- Age 28 - Married: I had to think of porn in order to orgasm in my wife
- Age 28 - Married: incredible life improvements
- Age 28 - Medical Doctor: ED cured after years of no legit sex and years of PMO
- Age 28 - Mild PIED cured in 35 days. Erections are very strong.
- Age 28 - Much happier, from sloppy sex to great sex with wife, less anxiety & social anxiety
- Age 28 - My life has improved so much: the best thing I've done in the past 15 years
- Age 28 - My story how NoFap changed my life back in 2013 - and how it all went to hell again
- Age 28 - Not addicted to porn, but premature ejaculation seems to be cured
- Age 28 - One day at a time
- Age 28 - PIED cured: It’s important to get a partner after an initial recovery period.
- Age 28 - PMO addict of 13 years. Nofap all but cured my depression and I'm generally a happy person now.
- Age 28 - Started losing my shi, late for work, brain fog, squeaky voice, unable to conduct presentations, ED
- Age 28 - Successful reboot: severe erectile dysfunction & social anxiety
- Age 28 - There was a turning point in which I can now consciously feel that I have control over PMO
- Age 28 - Virgin, ED, Rebooted With Girlfriend
- Age 28 - You will get your manhood back. I was a very needy guy. Now, I am not.
- Age 28 - gradual progress, stopped chewing my nails
- Age 29 - ED cured
- Age 29 - "I feel like I'm rising up"
- Age 29 - (ED) Day 236, Just had successful sex
- Age 29 - (ED) I am a much better person for it
- Age 29 - (ED) The Cold Hard Truth: 2 years rebooting, 1.5 years no porn
- Age 29 - 170 days: ED not completely healed, but confidence skyrocketed
- Age 29 - 37 attempts to reach 90 days. Finally fell in love & lost my virginity
- Age 29 - 60 days: ED seems cured, sex was awesome (I'm married)
- Age 29 - A re-evaluation of r/Nofap, some thoughts on facing real life (social anxiety)
- Age 29 - Addicted to extreme/fetish porn
- Age 29 - Brain fog is gone. Depression & anxiety has drastically decreased. More confident & talkative. No longer objectifying women.
- Age 29 - Cured after 5 years of PIED
- Age 29 - Day 44, Snapshot
- Age 29 - Day 60: ED, social anxiety, depression resolved
- Age 29 - Day 89, two flatlines
- Age 29 - Doubt and depression fading, becoming an entrepreneur
- Age 29 - ED almost gone after a month
- Age 29 - ED and femdom fetish: Success on day 90!
- Age 29 - ED is diminishing by the day, I have a girlfriend, I feel real emotions
- Age 29 - ED isn't a problem anymore. I can even masturbate without the need for porn.
- Age 29 - ED, depression, anxiety, ADHD - all gone and I am off my meds
- Age 29 - ED: there is still room for improvement, but I had success
- Age 29 - Flatline, ED
- Age 29 - Had sex for the first time in 10 years!
- Age 29 - I can´t believe how I feel today, compared to one year ago.
- Age 29 - I feel healthier, happier and more fulfilled. My skin looks good. I feel good.
- Age 29 - Increased confidnce, motivation, energy, & boldness
- Age 29 - Increased libido, confidence & assertiveness, heavy alcohol use plummets
- Age 29 - Increased overall happiness
- Age 29 - Married: When I was addicted to PMO I would seek out the most deviant sites I could find
- Age 29 - My brain's gone back to a simpler, happier existence
- Age 29 - Out of my shell without much effort at all
- Age 29 - Porn-induced ED: First successful intercourse in almost a decade!
- Age 29 - Severe ED & Married, 91 days
- Age 29 - So much as changed since I started this challenge
- Age 29 - Successful sex (ED)
- Age 29 - The Monster in The Closet
- Age 30 - (ED) Some people tell me I look like an absolutely different person.
- Age 30 - (Married) 1 year: I believe NoFap can change the way you interact with life
- Age 30 - 110 days of pornfree made me a better man
- Age 30 - 127 days: (mild ED) - I and my wife have noticed an increase in size and rigidity.
- Age 30 - 150 Days: The last 30 days has been a lot different
- Age 30 - 180 days - More life in me than ever before
- Age 30 - 200 days: I now have an undeniable sex drive, fetishes irrelevant
- Age 30 - 30 year old virgin with absolute PIED, to sex in 270 days.
- Age 30 - 41 days: much less social anxiety, Dating has been loads easier.
- Age 30 - 5 years trying to heal porn-induced ED: Finally made it.
- Age 30 - 80 days
- Age 30 - 90 days - Mojo and humor are back
- Age 30 - 90 days gave me confidence and energy to pursue and a thirst for life, but I was still acting like a prick
- Age 30 - 90 days of growth, my story
- Age 30 - 92 days - no longer get upset or phased, I am confident, passionate, and have a strong belief in myself.
- Age 30 - 97 days did not get this 30-year old virgin laid, but life improved anyway
- Age 30 - Anxiety and depression gone, More confident and sociable
- Age 30 - Becoming a Man and Losing my Femininity
- Age 30 - Day 131, fetishes gone, feel completely different
- Age 30 - ED & girlfriend: 52 days we reached our goals
- Age 30 - ED You realize the importance of sex, the physical and the emotional intimacy
- Age 30 - ED cured
- Age 30 - ED cured, more relaxed, confident with women, great sex life
- Age 30 - ED cured: feel like a normal person again, capable of having a real relationship.
- Age 30 - ED gone; I feel and act like a man again.
- Age 30 - ED, 130-day report
- Age 30 - ED, DE, HOCD: One year report. (Plus an update - 4 years after this 1-year report!)
- Age 30 - ED, I feel like a teenager again
- Age 30 - ED, delayed ejaculation, 8 weeks
- Age 30 - ED, successful sex after 53 days
- Age 30 - ED: Cured. Then relapsed. Now cured again
- Age 30 - Escalated to transexual porn: my tips on beating porn addiction
- Age 30 - Feel more confident and attractive, and much more direct in pursuing relationships
- Age 30 - Finally came! Delayed Ejaculation fixed. Thanks NoFap
- Age 30 - First 90 days.
- Age 30 - From a gf of an ex-PIED sufferer thanks to NoFap!
- Age 30 - I feel I have fully rebooted and that I have beaten my porn addiction
- Age 30 - Longstanding ED, results after only 2 weeks
- Age 30 - Married: She said she is happier and that she never realized how much it was affecting us.
- Age 30 - More assertive, better posture, more confident, waking up is easier.
- Age 30 - More energy, strong desire for real women, more sociable
- Age 30 - More focus, Calmer, Motivated in life, No more headaches, Attract girls easily
- Age 30 - My Story of Overcoming Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
- Age 30 - No more regret, interview for dream job coming up, connecting to others
- Age 30 - PIED
- Age 30 - Panic attacks, anxiety & depression: I am so much better
- Age 30 - Porn-induced ED quickly cured
- Age 30 - Six months of freedom: my suggestions
- Age 30's - Better energy, mood, confidence, less anxiety
- Age 30ish - Life is so much better
- Age 30s - (ED & delayed ejaculation): had no idea that some of the things I was experiencing were porn related
- Age 30s - (ED) Second, and LAST, time doing this
- Age 30s - 10 years of ED. Cured after 51 days.
- Age 30s - Accutane and Wife Issues (ED)
- Age 30s - ED & DE cured, more social, energetic & confident
- Age 30s - ED: when you quit you get back a sense of masculinity and assuredness
- Age 30s - Extreme porn, anti-social - Everything changed
- Age 30s - Gay (ED)
- Age 30s - More confidence & focus, less anxiety, happier, better erections
- Age 30s - No porn for over 1.5 years: I still MO but I use my imagination
- Age 30s - Reset to the way I was before I discovered porn: super curious and disciplined
- Age 31 - (ED, PE) Incredible progress. On the road to full recovery.
- Age 31 - 100 days - more aware & engaging socially, healthier erections
- Age 31 - 280 days (ED): Slow sex comes naturally now
- Age 31 - 60 days: became a Viking in the bedroom!
- Age 31 - 90 days: I've been addicted to PMO for 16 years
- Age 31 - After 5 months ED is cured
- Age 31 - Best decision I ever made for my sex life
- Age 31 - Best erections ever in my life
- Age 31 - Clarity of mind, fearlessness, increased motivation, zest for life, I am a better person
- Age 31 - ED & low libido finally cured: took several months
- Age 31 - ED Cured. I met a nice girl we are in a serious relationship
- Age 31 - ED and married, four flatlines
- Age 31 - ED cured, less social anxiety & depression, more social, increased attraction to real women
- Age 31 - ED may be cured in 32 days
- Age 31 - ED, disgusting monkey hidden in a dark room
- Age 31 - ED: depression went away, more successful at my job, AND relapse
- Age 31 - ED: slow progress is better than no progress! my story
- Age 31 - From total 100% PIED to super hard and successful orgasm during BJ
- Age 31 - Having cancer woke me up. Today everything is sooo much sweeter than before.
- Age 31 - Healed relationship, sex is great
- Age 31 - I couldn’t even get it up before I stopped PMO - sex seemed like a second job
- Age 31 - I'm the textbook example of "No Fap" is not a cure-all,
- Age 31 - Life gets a whole lot better when you free yourself from the chains that bind you.
- Age 31 - Lonely, couch dwelling, masturbating stoner
- Age 31 - Married, Sex - Ohmygod it's so much better
- Age 31 - My mojo came back. Social, personal and professional life back to normal.
- Age 31 - Nofap works. I suggest reading why and how.
- Age 31 - Productivity soared, I feel supercharged, relationships better
- Age 31 - Rebooted, but got hooked again. Completed second reboot
- Age 31 - Reclaiming my masculinity
- Age 31 - When I'm off porn the attraction & libido comes back.
- Age 32 - (ED), married: 180 day report ED
- Age 32 - 100 days. Married: my whole demeanor has changed, will power is incredible, best sex ever!
- Age 32 - 100 days: general anxiety way down, more confident, see women differently
- Age 32 - 12 step approach, new business, new relationship, new life
- Age 32 - 177 Days: My social life improved greatly
- Age 32 - 296 days: thought my ED was from diabetes, but it was porn-induced
- Age 32 - 300 days, skin condition healed, calm, empathic, approaching strangers
- Age 32 - 500 days: erectile dysfunction
- Age 32 - 60 days Fapfree and I have never been happier.
- Age 32 - 90 days, ED cured
- Age 32 - Chronic ED: maintained erection during sex for first time in 8 years
- Age 32 - Definite connection between my ED/DE and porn use.
- Age 32 - Delayed Ejaculation & ED are gone, better mind clarity
- Age 32 - Depression is gone because I feel like a real man the first time in my Life
- Age 32 - Don't do this with your girlfriend: "porn-style sex"
- Age 32 - ED is cured, severe anxiety, fear & worries are all gone
- Age 32 - ED, masterful reboot
- Age 32 - ED: Had sex for first time last night: Stayed hard: miracle. #nofapshitworks
- Age 32 - Focus, motivation, energy & happiness after 120 days
- Age 32 - HOCD, ED: porn is not sex
- Age 32 - I'm now cured. I got my brain back. I'm happy.
- Age 32 - I'm totally certain that masturbating to porn was keeping me depressed and unmotivated
- Age 32 - Information rich, creative approach to 90-day experiment
- Age 32 - Locked up all computers, got life back
- Age 32 - Married (ED), one year report
- Age 32 - Married, German
- Age 32 - Married. One year: I am a different person to what I was a year or so ago.
- Age 32 - Married: ED is cured - I'm more human, happier, healthier, better cognitively, socially etc
- Age 32 - Married: increase in the intensity of orgasm, greater sensitivity to non-sexual activities
- Age 32 - My energy levels are off the charts!
- Age 32 - My first non-porn erection in 2 years! It lasted 5 minutes. I started to cry, realising there is hope.
- Age 32 - Overcame some serious PIED. have a healthy relationship with an amazing woman
- Age 32 - Serious ED cured, mild anxiety & depression cured
- Age 32 - Severe ED, completely cured.
- Age 33 (ED): 8 months - continued to have sex with girlfriend and use Cialis during reboot
- Age 33 - (ED) porn addict for 17 years: 88-day report
- Age 33 - 180 Day Report: NoFap in Co-Op mode, NoOrgasm and Karezza
- Age 33 - 2 years (Married) I am so much happier now than I was two years ago
- Age 33 - 50 days: My life has changed significantly - it is amazing
- Age 33 - 90 days: In press conference format
- Age 33 - Achieved a childhood dream
- Age 33 - After 1.5 years no porn, finally able to feel emotions, commit
- Age 33 - DE, social anxiety, self-hatred gone, loves life
- Age 33 - ED cured: been try for 3 years now
- Age 33 - ED gone in 51 days, new life with my new girlfriend. (addendum: ED returned as I fell back into porn)
- Age 33 - ED, 6 months
- Age 33 - ED, I'm amazed at the results
- Age 33 - ED: succesful sex, In best shape since my teens
- Age 33 - Increased ability to socialize, a renewed interest in life in general
- Age 33 - Less stress, More energy, Comfortable sleep, Stronger relationships, Good erection during sex, Less body pain, More confidence
- Age 33 - Married: 301 days of not doing something can help you achieve so much other somethings
- Age 33 - More stable emotions, more confident, more attractive to women
- Age 33 - My marriage has improved, as well as my sex life.
- Age 33 - No sex drive by age 20, ED & delayed ejaculation: I'm am now healed
- Age 33 - PIED cured. After porn I can look at girls in the eye again, and smile at them. Social anxiety gone.
- Age 33 - PIED: My wife and I were able to have successful sex for the first time in years the other day!
- Age 33 - Several benefits, but most importantly I discovered the root problem
- Age 33 - Success with a new women, years of porn addiction & ED
- Age 33 - Ten years of ED: Just married, ED is completely gone.
- Age 33 - Transformed into a badass motherfucker
- Age 33 - Two months: more social, thoughts are clearer, been attracting beautiful women
- Age 34 - The results have been phenomenal. I feel this burning love for my wife that I have never felt before
- Age 34 - 1 year: To be free from the bondage of pornography is a gift greater than anything
- Age 34 - 12 years of ED: Fully cured.
- Age 34 - 2 years to 90 days - ED cured, many other positive changes
- Age 34 - 8 years of ED (graphs showing progress over several months)
- Age 34 - 90 days, PE, depression, anxiety GONE
- Age 34 - Changed my life forever: I re-discovered another kind of sex
- Age 34 - ED cured
- Age 34 - ED cured after 10 months no PMO
- Age 34 - ED cured in 80 days: "I was in the most-addicted 5%"
- Age 34 - ED since 16: This thing can be conquered on ALL levels
- Age 34 - ED, but I wasn't addicted to porn
- Age 34 - ED, performance anxiety & premature ejaculation. (Amazing update - 4 years after this first rebooting story)
- Age 34 - I do not want to ever go back to that living hell
- Age 34 - I lost my depression, self doubts & social anxiety. I gained self esteem, motivation, & inner strength.
- Age 34 - I'm living a notably different life. My girlfriend constantly talks about the improvements she sees in me
- Age 34 - Married, improved clarity & mood, little thing are more enjoyable
- Age 34 - Married: Sex with my wife is amazing - better than I thought it could ever be
- Age 34 - Mid-way Update: 14 months of committing to No PMO
- Age 34 - Now I easily talk to people and what is the most important for me with women.
- Age 34 - Regained self-confidence and self-respect, lots of time, tons of energy
- Age 34 - The incredible benefits of a reboot
- Age 34 - more in touch with myself, Things in the bedroom are a million times better
- Age 34 – PIED on the mend in just a month
- Age 35 - Married: I do feel great, more confident, and less tired.
- Age 35 - (6 months) My life has changed for the better. I see women through different eyes
- Age 35 - 6 months: Made some big changes in my life
- Age 35 - 70 days: ED cured, libido is raging once again.
- Age 35 - 90 days: my drug counselor said "You're addicted to internet porn aren't you."
- Age 35 - ED Cured, Life Redefined. Plus Tips, Reading Material, and Observations
- Age 35 - ED and social anxiety: 90 day report
- Age 35 - ED, 90 day report, regular sex with partner
- Age 35 - ED, got the habit of facing whatever I fear the most
- Age 35 - Failure of relationships rooted in porn use
- Age 35 - I had HOCD & ED: Been porn and masturbation free for four years.
- Age 35 - I made it to 90 for the second and last time! (porn is dead to me)
- Age 35 - I no longer view others sexually - unless it is my wife. Also took a huge step up in my career
- Age 35 - I was suffering from ED symptoms but did not realize it was due to porn addiction.
- Age 35 - Marriage is much improved, mental fog is clearing, greater confidence
- Age 35 - Married, 3 kids. My journal - 90 days, 90 posts
- Age 35 - Overcoming porn addiction with the Zazen method
- Age 35 - Persistence pays
- Age 35 - Sex life way better: she sees a difference, both in my attitude and my performance
- Age 35 - Sex with my wife has been amazing. More regular, and more intimate
- Age 35 - extreme feishes, DE & ED, lack of intimacy
- Age 36 - (ED): 25 years of porn - this stuff works
- Age 36 - Depression lifting
- Age 36 - ED cured in 42 days
- Age 36 - Gay - "I was down, depressed, going nowhere"
- Age 36 - Had a very srong addiction. I know because I quit over 199,000+ times.
- Age 36 - Life completely turned around, finally
- Age 36 - Low motivation, brain fog
- Age 36 - Married: addicted to porn for 20 years
- Age 36 - My mind is back to normal, and I function and perform like a normal adult male.
- Age 36 - Social anxiety is totally vanished, Learned how totally sex addicted I am
- Age 36 - Two years to make 90 days: The difference is like night and day.
- Age 36 - delayed ejaculation & performance anxiety
- Age 37 - 1 year: confidence, memory, ability to communicate, anxiety, fitness and overall well being have all improved!
- Age 37 - 365 days: First year of the rest of my life
- Age 37 - ED cured, first girlfriend
- Age 37 - ED is rarely a problem for me now. Relationship between my wife and I has drastically improved.
- Age 37 - ED, anxiety
- Age 37 - ED, anxiety, low drive
- Age 37 - HOCD & PIED: Right now, I can assure you those issues are over
- Age 37 - Lost 15 pounds, super motivated
- Age 37 - Married: much better connection with wife
- Age 37 - Still a virgin
- Age 37 - Successful sex with my wife. Thanks NoFap!
- Age 37 - The experience of someone two years porn free
- Age 37 - Years of porn-induced ED
- Age 38 - (ED) years of struggling
- Age 38 - (ED), sexual excitement returning, but still depressed
- Age 38 - 6 months: This works, gentlemen. Porn has been cock-blocking you
- Age 38 - 90 days straight after 25 years of PMO (ED)
- Age 38 - ED & loss of libido cured: feel like 20 again.
- Age 38 - ED & low libido: 4 weeks - first time in my LIFE I felt emotionally connected to my wife during sex
- Age 38 - ED cured in 10 weeks
- Age 38 - ED cured: increased confidence, making eye contact, feeling awesome, more sociable
- Age 38 - ED, I look better...I'm more productive
- Age 38 - Gay man: Successful sex with a condom!
- Age 38 - Married, 130 days - ED Cured
- Age 38 - Married, introvert: 30 days
- Age 38 - Married, my ED is totally gone!
- Age 38 - Married: ED is gone and I feel the excitement and rush I felt for her so many years ago
- Age 38 - No More Yankie My Wankie: Blog by man with PIED
- Age 38 - PIED: 9 months no porn/masturbation, GF touching my penis now gets me really hard.
- Age 38 - Recluse with depression: now married & happy
- Age 38 - Ten years of searching (ED)
- Age 38 - This has been the best thing I've ever done for my relationship. And I'm seeing so many personal benefits.
- Age 39 - I hadn't cum with a woman in almost ten years
- Age 39 - (ED) married, Karezza
- Age 39 - 37 days PMO free: I finally find a real girl attractive!
- Age 39 - ED cured. Around 50 days, I started getting turned on by just looking at women,
- Age 39 - ED is cured, marriage is flourishing
- Age 39 - Gay man, ED - the best decision of my life
- Age 39 - Hermit, virgin, no friends: I no longer fear rejection. I am coming out of my shell
- Age 39 - I was stuck in masturbation-mind-prison for 20 years
- Age 39 - More productive, improved self esteem, sex is better, relationship is better
- Age 39 - One of the hardest things I ever accomplished and I have done some bloody hard stuff
- Age 39 - Over 20 years of addiction: How has this changed my life so far?
- Age 39 - PIED cured. Sex is now amazing. Curing my anhedonia. I’m calmer & more optimistic.
- Age 40 - 90 days: Increased concentration, motivation, masculinity. Less anxiety & lethargy
- Age 40 - Addicted to porn for 25 years: 50 day mark
- Age 40 - After 24 years of porn use I feel like I am building a "new me".
- Age 40 - Been at it for 25 years. I was sure that my ED was permanent.
- Age 40 - I feel more human than I've ever felt, more powerful, more in control, more in touch
- Age 40 - Married: 60 day report
- Age 40 - Married: Been a porn/fantasy and fapping addict for some 26 years. Had PE and ED issues.
- Age 40 - Married: My life is so much better physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually
- Age 40 - People act different when you got a little shine inside, morning wood is back
- Age 40 - Reclaiming decades of my life
- Age 40 - Social anxiety has turned into a healthy NEED for a company, My mind is clear.
- Age 40+ - 90 days for the third time: The defeat of ED
- Age 40+ - Married: ED & DE much better, as is our relationship
- Age 40s - (ED) first succesful intercourse in 7 years
- Age 40s - 120 day report & 200 day report: so grateful for the chnages
- Age 40s - 200 days: What it is like? This is what it is like :)
- Age 40s - 3 months clean after 4 years of periodic relapse
- Age 40s - 90 days: Here's my top 10 list of what to do
- Age 40s - ED & DE are totally gone. Sex is amazing. Increased confidence at work.
- Age 40s - Married/father: confidence dramatically increased, anxiety decreased, energy way up
- Age 40s - Married: I haven’t liked myself for quite some time, and PMO was both a cause and a symptom
- Age 40s - Married: Sex with my wife became more intense and special.
- Age 41 - 15 years of porn use with Porn-induced ED: I'm cured
- Age 41 - A virgin with porn-induced ED: Both are now in the past!
- Age 41 - ED & Delayed ejaculation since age 19. Cured in 35 days
- Age 41 - ED cured and in a great relationship
- Age 41 - ED cured, more confident, social & driven, better memory and focus
- Age 41 - ED, married
- Age 41 - ED: 90 days and a big jump in testosterone
- Age 41 - Married and overcame porn-induced erectile dysfunction
- Age 42 - 5 weeks: lots of positive changes
- Age 42 - 55 days of NoFap, first orgasm during sex in 19 years.
- Age 42 - 90 days and karezza
- Age 42 - ED almost cured but marriage in trouble
- Age 42 - ED cured: the recovery took 11 months
- Age 42 - ED is nearly gone, Sensitivity much restored
- Age 42 - I haven't 'finished' naturally in 15 years: Now I can
- Age 42 - It's great. It's difficult. A total change. (34 years of addiction)
- Age 42 - Low T, quit alcohol, (ED)
- Age 42 - Married: Gave up porn; quit cross-dressing and dangerous masturbation
- Age 42 - Our sex life is great, better than it has been in years
- Age 43 - 100+ Days, Karezza, and no more PMO
- Age 43 - 163 days: Not looking at women as sex objects but as people.
- Age 43 - Amazing confidence, sexual health
- Age 43 - Copulatory Impotence for 8 years: Cured!
- Age 43 - ED gone, mood calm, focused on work, sex good! almost 90 days
- Age 44 - ED cured in 84 days. I don't think I have been happier in my life.
- Age 45 - 1 year: My emotions right now are a mixed bag
- Age 45 - ED - Emotional health returned after years of numbness
- Age 45 - Husband, weak erections
- Age 45 - Married: My experiment with tantra
- Age 46 - (ED) 444 days, life has changed 180 degrees
- Age 46 - Married with kids, 104 days: my journey
- Age 47 - 10 years of ED & DE cured: But I returned to porn, and...
- Age 47 - Autism Spectrum Disorder: 20 months - It has been an incredible journey of self discovery.
- Age 47 - ED, anxiety, depression - everything's changed
- Age 47 - My whole world in regard to women has slowly changed over the last three months.
- Age 47 - Rebooted with partner, sex helped
- Age 47 - Sudden sensitivity at day 52
- Age 47 - Unhappily married with four kids. I'm straight but attracted to gay porn,
- Age 48 - Chronic ED cured, Improved mood, Sleep better, Women are now beautiful
- Age 48 - ED & DE cured, in a great relationship, everybody says I look like a new man
- Age 48 - ED cured, feel more alive & confident. More friendly, bold, and flirty with women.
- Age 48 - ED healed in 30 days
- Age 48 - NoFap saved my marriage and my life
- Age 49 - (ED) 40 years of porn, yet recovering quickly while still masturbating
- Age 49 - ED cured, Girlfriend is happy, and my life has improved
- Age 49 - ED is 90% gone, Delayed ejaculation healed. I am full of joy and peace,
- Age 49 - I feel like Nofap is just one part of a whole-life reboot for me
- Age 49 - I have finally gained enough confidence about my sexual health to relax and stop worrying about it.
- Age 50 - (ED) I feel happier and more useful. I achieve now, not waste away.
- Age 50 - Cured after 7 years of ED
- Age 50 - ED cured, the role of non-sexual bonding techniques
- Age 50 - ED is cured, morning wood is back
- Age 50 - Husband, lifetime porn use
- Age 50 - Many men continue PMO throughout their lives, never questioning why they can get it up with porn but not for real sex
- Age 50 - Marriage, sex, ED, and perceptions greatly improved.
- Age 50 - Sexual Health Back On Track
- Age 50's - Gay man, cured BDSM porn addiction, and more
- Age 50's - I am fearless & confident; S.O. loves the changes she's seen in me
- Age 50s - ED cured, 120 days
- Age 50s - ED, written erotica, karezza
- Age 51 - ED for 5 years: Now rock-hard
- Age 52 - ED, "It works!" Back with separated spouse
- Age 52 - Married, ED is finally cured, many other improvements
- Age 52 - Porn, ED, Finding myself with 12 Steps
- Age 53 - (ED) fantasy also played a big part
- Age 53 - Married with ED & PE: Women just became body parts to me
- Age 54 - 105 days: overcoming the greatest challenge of my life.
- Age 54 - ED: Beyond the flatline, this has been a really positive experience.
- Age 57 - Porn-induced ED cured in 4 weeks - Classic case for this age group
- Age 58 - Metamorphosis, shame gone
- Age 59 - Breakthrough: Fantasies will fade away and die as long as you don't continue "feeding" them!
- Age 60 - Rediscovered my own sexuality; can finally make love to my wife without porn fantasies
- Age 60s - ED & delayed ejaculation cured. Wife's happy.
- Age 63 - Many amazing health benefits; More patience, better mood, temper, & relationships
- Age 67 - I have fallen head over heels in love again with my wonderful wife. Also, more alert & confident
- Age early 30s - Decreased social anxiety, enjoying the little things
- Anxiety and depression don't impact my life anymore
- Any lasting sobriety must move beyond the superpower phase into the ugly, face-my-demons phase
- At first I didn't really take the challenge seriously, but then my uncle died.
- Awareness without judgment
- Before NoFap I wasn't part of the world. Instead I simply watched others do things.
- Best sex I've ever had! + benefits and tips from months of success & relapse.
- Brain fog disappeared, far more social, more comfortable around girls
- Brain fog lifted, Social life improved, feel more like a real Human for the first time in life
- By Wife - husband with porn-induced ED
- Completed the 90 day challenge three times without realizing it, I wish I would have known that my life had improved because of no PMO.
- Completely changed my attitude about girls, less need to fap
- Completely cured ED, reduced social anxiety, better sleep, and happier
- Cured my ED - returned to porn & developed ED again - now almost cured
- Cured my anorgasmia, Nofap is totally worth it!
- Cured porn induced ED, More social, More energy (in my 2nd reboot)
- Daily PMO in 31 years (ED) - My 90 day report: steady progress
- Day 39 - Sexual dysfunctions cured and I feel great.
- Day 60 - The view from up here
- Day 61 - deeper voice, mental clarity. I now am returning to the man I should be
- Day 77 - Severe ED cured, Use to have low confidence & depression
- Definitely worth it. After 7 years NoFap Academy helped
- Delayed Ejaculation (prone masturbation) - Having little issues in bed
- Delayed Ejaculation healed, plus other benefits
- Delayed ejaculation, poor sensitivty - seems cured after 65 days
- Depression, social anxiety, apathy - all fading away. Feelings coming back.
- Don’t have time to list out all the benefits. One thing that is notable is that I am much less anxious
- ED & brain fog cured, Social anxiety almost gone, Increased motivation & energy
- ED & delayed ejaculation cured: 7 weeks with no PMO
- ED & DE cured - It took me 6+ months but it works
- ED & DE - I only gave up PMO a little over a month ago. It wasn't a huge struggle
- ED & Fetish porn "cured" - but I fell back into porn
- ED & HOCD - Victory is closer than you think!
- ED & delayed ejaculation healed - many insights during my 2 years
- ED & weird fetishes - Nofap really worked for me
- ED & zero libido: A very fast recovery
- ED - 1 year of struggle, but I am finally cured
- ED - 101 days to a cure, while discovering my true libido
- ED - 11 months to have sex. 16 months and I am still improving.
- ED - 5 months to Rock Hard Erections.
- ED - 50 days: Successfully had sex a couple times with my girlfriend
- ED - A wife's report: Successful sex several times this week
- ED - After recovering for 8 months I have finally been able to have sex consistently
- ED - From suicidal to the top of the world
- ED - I finally made it to the other side, and one second of madness, destroyed everything.
- ED - I find my wife much more attractive & no longer want her to emulate porn actresses
- ED - I was told masturbation was healthy. It cost me my dream.
- ED - I'm cured, here's what I've learned
- ED - It took two and a half years to heal porn-induced ED.
- ED - One month free, after nine-month struggle
- ED - Sex got better with time. Now, it's fantastic
- ED - We have an amazing sex life and an amazing emotional life as well.
- ED - Wife's report: His erections came back 100% and we've been doing well ever since
- ED - erections are much stronger; huge confidence boost
- ED - erections would be lost within the next 2 or 3 times I PMO.
- ED Cured - I just wanted to let you all know it's possible.
- ED and delayed ejaculation cured: 75 days
- ED cured - 100 days: Last night was the best sex I've ever had
- ED cured - 5 months: more awake, view of women changed, sex is great
- ED cured - 65 days, along with depression & porn addiction
- ED cured - I don't have strange unwanted fetishes anymore!
- ED cured - I feel like a new man: only 19 days
- ED cured - I feel like a teenager. I'm much more active and having an amazing sex life
- ED cured - If I did I'm sure you guys can too.
- ED cured - Married: It feels like when I was a early teenager.
- ED cured - Supplements may have helped with flatline at about 10 weeks
- ED cured after I don't even know how many days (long history)
- ED cured in 26 days. Success.
- ED cured, ADD & social anxiety much better - but I returned to PMO
- ED cured. My emotions are way stronger. Girls are more beautiful
- ED cured; the weird fetishes that came with years of porn use are gone
- ED is 100% gone, morning wood is back - 112 days
- ED is completely cured - was addicted to transexual porn
- ED is cured - 100 days: I'm never going back to porn
- ED is cured - wife is happy & thankful, I'm much more confident and live fearlessly
- ED is cured: I hope people start to realise the causal links between porn and sexual problems
- ED is cured: more confidence, energy & drive. Have a girlfriend.
- ED is gone: I smile more, Social anxiety has decreased
- ED is nearly cured. Libido is off the charts
- ED recovery kickstarted with meth, after long reboot.
- ED resolved in 56 days, but too many orgasms set me back
- ED seems cured - and it only took 25 days.
- ED was cured, but I went back to porn. So here I am.
- ED, anxiety & loss of libido. Now: Sex is great and I am super-confident with women
- ED, derealization symptoms - 30 day report.
- ED: The sex is now amazing - much more creative, much more fun, much more honest
- Erectile dysfunction is fully gone - this works.
- Escalated into femdom: binging and spending hundreds of dollars on clip after clip.
- Ever since we discovered the gender of our son, I've been realizing that he will look towards me
- Everything that was missing in my life 103 days ago, is finally coming full circle.
- Fapped to porn for 40 years - ED & PE gone
- Feelings of joy & happiness, Becoming social, Great energy everyon, The Desire to get and hang out
- Female - 35 days: it doesn't take as much to turn me on now.
- Female - 90 days: increased self confidence, everything is more enjoyable, relationship is now great
- Female - Age 19 & French: I'm fully rebooted sexually, no longer chronically depressed
- Female - Age 19 - How porn has affected me as a 19-year-old female.
- Female - Age 21: Addictions don't come with finish lines, but 90 days feels amazing.
- Female - Age 26: I feel like a changed woman! Our sex together has become so much more fruitful and connected.
- Female - Age 29 and a sex addict.
- Female - Age 31: At the 6 month mark, life is only getting better
- Female - Age 32 (lesbian): Social Anxiety is going away. I would just stay at home & not go out for 1 month
- Female - Age 36: Energy, fewer sexualized thoughts, more clitoral sensation
- Female - He has energy and confidence and is now A MAN
- Female - I got laid, and it was awesome!
- Female - I had a PMO Problem, Husband joined me in no PMO, Experience Is Interesting
- Female - The Benefits of Nofap for Women: A Theory
- Female - Things that have really changed for me
- Fifth Month - What Worked; What Didn't
- Five-month plateau
- For everyone who thinks nofap/pornfree is a placebo.
- For the first time in a few years... I enjoy sex. I enjoy her.
- For the first time in a long time I feel like a kid again.
- For years I've had social anxiety, suffered from depression, no motivation
- Fourteen-month report: my brain is completely back to normal for the most part
- From a mouse to a bear
- From homeless to employment and enthusiasm for the future
- From now on my life is changed by nofap and I will just focus on my goals in life.
- From str8 to gay and back
- Full Erections After 3 Months No PMO
- Gay man - 53 days: life is so much better
- Gone is the great deal of 'brain fog' that I had been living with for years
- Greater Awareness, Self-confidence & Self control. Appreciation for the smaller things. More comfortable with myself & others
- Greetings from the Orient: the problem is UNIVERSAL
- HOCD - Stop looking for answers!
- High Fructose Porn Syrup - Only a few nights a week, but it did affect my sex life
- Hooked on transsexual porn - My sexuality has reset. But the OCD is still there.
- How I Quit Porn in One Shot
- How I Stopped Masturbating to Internet Porn and How it Changed My Life
- How I beat 17 years of DE after 63 days of NoFap
- How I got rid of HOCD
- How I went from "forever alone" to having an amazing romantic experience in Europe. (Plus 1-year update)
- How porn affects my social life.
- HuffPost - My Porn Detox: 10 Ways My Life Changed Without Porn (gay man)
- Humans turn me on, not computer screen images. Social awkwardnes - gone. More energy
- I actually take pleasure in doing things like sports and social activities
- I am a completely different person. Confidence, healthy glowing skin, sharp mind, charisma and work ethic are unbelievable
- I am more confident, optimistic, assertive, and determined. I'm learning to stand up for myself. Female attraction is greater.
- I am more confident. It's easier speaking in front of groups, meeting new people, and socializing in general.
- I attempted no fap about 50 times and always relapsed back starting about 3 years ago
- I can hear the teachers, and read the textbooks. Much less fog of the brain.
- I can look into people's eye and talk forever. Greater energy. No more anxiety. I face my problems
- I consider myself cured, though, like a recovering alcoholic, I must always be careful for triggers.
- I continue this quest as a happier, outgoing, connected, joyful, driven, focused, centered and hopeful man.
- I did 90 days, but I'm back to start again
- I don't objectify women. I am a stronger man, I can be social, and I am no longer shy.
- I feel better than I ever have before. My brain chemicals have pretty much reset
- I feel better than ever. I've unleashed my potential.
- I feel entirely different. I feel confident, motivated, and strongly attracted to girls
- I feel free
- I feel like I've come out as a completely new person
- I feel like a new man and I never want to go back to the way things used to be.
- I felt no superpower, but I changed my life.
- I finally came! 90 days have cured my ED, but I still have a way to go.
- I find sex so much more natural, more enjoyable. I feel more sexually sensitive, resensitised.
- I found soft core porn on my 8 yo son's tablet: this incident gave me the strength and motivation I needed to finally stop
- I had social phobia - now I am cheerful & self confident, can speak fluently, have girlfriend
- I hate to break it to you guys, but there are no super powers
- I have suffered from ED ever since I became sexually active
- I have the motivation to accomplish the things I want. Before nofap, I was directionless and had no purpose in life.
- I just want to confirm that my Superpowers remain after a relapse
- I just want to start off with a disclaimer: you'll never meet a bigger asshole than I.
- I love it that I desire my wife, and she does too
- I love life how it is now with no PMO
- I married my girlfriend, got promoted, have more friends than I've ever had, started writing a book
- I never thought of myself as addicted to porn, but I was vaguely aware of it shaping my expectations of sex
- I never thought to make the distinction between porn and masturbation until talking with a Counselor
- I noticed some major changes, I relate to people better, Just want to be more friendly, smile
- I now have awesome relationships, amazing female friends, confidence blew up
- I now realise my previous relationships were bullshit driven by fantasy sexual desires
- I sank to some really dark places in the world of porn, places that didn't even match my sexual preference,
- I see women as people, not as objects to possess. Drive to make money is now crazy/ Morning wood returning
- I stopped objectifying women, confidence even higher, more creative
- I suffer from social anxiety. It has helped me a lot, but I'm still shy
- I think NoFap should make it clear that it's porn addiction that we are fighting, more so than masturbation.
- I thought it was BS: But I did it. I am better for it.
- I truly feel like hell right now. Now you are thinking "how the fuck is this a success story?"
- I try new things, have more confidence, and let people in.
- I used to have one night stands and broken relationships, now I have friends.
- I was anxious 24/7, irritable, awkward, and had poor concentration
- I was so close to going back on meds. Then Nofap cured my depression.
- I went 273 days without porn and fapping.
- I went 90 days strong, had a fap on day 90 as a "reward" then binged for 6 months ruining my life
- I went from being a loner to dating girls & gaining tons of confidence
- I would mostly keep to myself and hate everyone else
- I'll summarize my 90 day report in a neat little poem
- I'm able to focus without the nerve of my brain wanting to access some brazzers.
- I'm happy because for 4 years ago I wouldn't have ever imagined getting this far.
- I've become aware of the potential for porn to destroy relationships
- I've become happier, more confident, socializing is easy, brain functions great, flirting is easy
- I've been doing nofap for 14 months now. Last night my porn addiction died
- I've lost 100 pounds since discovering NoFap and really changed a lot in my life.
- If you relapse over and over, there's a piece of the puzzle that you're missing.
- In dental school - ADHD medication doesn't even work any more because I don't need it.
- Increased confidence, More friends, More girls, Generally happier
- Increased motivation, energy, cognitive skills, self-esteem, and I treat others better.
- It Was Only When I Tried To Give Up Porn That I Realised How Much Was Out There (The Debrief)
- It was never the Asperger’s that was holding me back! It was PMO! (Freaking pornography did this to me!)
- Just want to say I can't thank NoFap enough as it has drastically improved my life and made me a better person
- Less self-doubt, increased energy & desire to socialize, Greater ability to meet amazing women
- Less social anxiety, increased confidence, I feel inner peace
- Life Before and Life After - Life changed...absolutely
- Life has a color, a certain mystery to it that you just can't perceive when you're caught in any addiction
- Losing my faith in God helped me overcome my porn addiction
- Married - I am happy
- Married - better relationship, feeling more alive & happy, more energy
- Married - delayed ejaculation & ED cured
- Married - what I've noticed at 40 days
- Married/father: Escalated into extreme genres. I have no further desires for kinky sex. It is now plain vanilla.
- Me 3 months ago vs me now
- Medical Doctor - HOCD: Extreme fetish porn and acting out
- Medical Doctor: porn-induced ED & extreme fetish porn
- Mind is so much sharper, I am no longer numb to reality, lot more confidence
- More confidence and energy, brain fog gone, friends jealous
- More confident & assertive, Reduced anxiety in social situations, More attention from girls, And better erections.
- More energy, Minimal brain fog, Stronger erections Increased confidence, Decreased anxiety Happiness flows easier, Increased motivation
- More energy, cofidence, motivation, improved concentration, and girls flirt with me
- More energy, feel happier, motivation way up, more respect
- More female attraction. Greater energy & motivation. Deeper voice. No brain fog. Loving myself again.
- More focus, productivity, energy & manliness. No more social anxiety or shaky legs
- More mental clarity, less depression, rock-solid erections once again.
- More self-confidence & motivation, funnier, happier, better socializing skills
- More social & active, clearer & faster thinking, much more comfortable in my own skin
- Most of my emotional problems are cleared, including depression. Women look at me differently
- My +1000th plus try to get to 90 days. (Update - made it to 500 days)
- My 2nd 90 day - What surprised me though is my lack of joy from porn.
- My 90 days of change.
- My Brain is rewired. Now it's just time to reinforce it.
- My Story: Porn-love, Secrets and Self Hatred
- My Superpower Story
- My change over time: from an anxious sissy to a fearless fighter (Muay Thai boxing)
- My confidence is sky-rocketing, I feel more attractive, I feel hungrier for knowledge and self-improvement
- My erection is back. My head is better..my love for my wife is stronger and I'm looking to the future with a smile
- My first 90 days - This has absolutely been worth it
- My libido is high, I'm enjoying my interactions with women more than ever.
- My life isn't perfect now but I don't feel like I'm grasping for something that I can't reach
- My porn induced social anxiety is totally gone. People from my home town don't recognize me anymore
- My rules & tips for no PMO success
- My skin is vibrant, my eyes are piercing and I am finally a true man. I have energy for life
- My social anxiety is nearly gone, less depression, I can look everyone firmly in the eye
- My social life skyrocketed, I love to help people, I have a definite purpose
- Near the worst case of PIED cured. It's possible everyone.
- Never in my wildest dreams - 90 days: Boy it has turned around my life
- New life: freedom, hope and joy
- No longer shy. More direct & confrontational. Not lazy anymore in gradschool. Made so many friends. Extra female attention.
- No longer socially awkward, more confident & articulate, greater concentration
- No more PIED. Have had healthy relationship with my wife.
- No more depression or social anxiety, increased confidence, I feel like a rock
- No more lethargy or depression, increased confidence, and my art has improved
- No more porn-induced ED: My weird and abnormal fetishes are fading away. I can feel my brain re wiring
- No porn for 3-4 months, No Fap for 50 days. ED Cured, Brain fog/headaches back
- NoFap corrected my PIED and I foolishly relapsed while the SO was out of town.
- NoFap is the answer I was looking for the whole time.
- NoFap was all about attracting women, I now know it is something MUCH greater
- NoFap was rather life-changing, since it led me on the path of self-observation
- Not "addicted" but a lot of my old bullshit has fallen to the wayside
- Not addicted - yet now more stable & confident, clearer thinking
- Not addicted to porn anymore, I smile more, have more motivation, much healthier.
- Not addicted, but: stabilized self esteem, self confidence, better thinking, less social anxiety, and more.
- Now I am back on track, feeling better than ever, healthier than ever and truly happier than ever.
- Now it's "vanilla" and "boring" but from mine and her perspective it's amazing, emotional, and the best sex of our lives.
- Now love myself, kissing my crush, 30lbs lighter
- Now that I don’t watch porn I finally cum like a pornstar
- Nowadays I am highly focused on success rather than playing video games all day wondering why I'm not happy.
- Off the merry-go-round of highs and lows - With help of Taoist practices
- Orgasm now amazing. I’m going to make NoFap my lifestyle, it certainly is a life changing experience.
- Over 2 years: tl;dr NoFap is the lighter fluid of self improvement.
- PIED & DE are gone. No desire for weird fetishes. More energy & confidence, less social anxiety.
- PIED - A virgin at 32 years old no longer: The idea of a woman was finally a turn on to me again!
- PIED - Finally rebooted: I feel extremely happy now even when I'm just doing nothing. And I can get hard for any girl any time.
- PIED and DE gone
- PIED cured and recurred
- PIED cured: I now have healthy normal sex and my partner turns me on more than anything! Many more benefits.
- PIED cured: It felt really great. I can clearly see the benefits of no-fap and no porn for 6 months
- PIED healed and I'm a lot more sensitive downstairs
- Picked up two jobs, Expanded my hobbies, Connect with people on a deeper level, Make others laugh pretty easily, Bonding with my family a lot more.
- Porn caused me to question my sexuality. NoFap has saved me from this.
- Porn fucked me over. It changed me, it made me isolated and lose a lot of good friends
- Porn induced ED exists, and I've conquered it!
- Porn will rob you of your sexuality: I was not attracted to real women
- Porn-free works much better for me than nofap did
- Porn-induced ED - 132 Days. I'm Healed!
- Porn-induced ED - 95% cured: Five mini-reboots
- Porn-induced ED - I have overcome my addiction
- Porn-induced ED - Ok Guys, This works! Seriously!
- Porn-induced ED - The power of honesty and salsa
- Porn-induced ED cured. But I still have some lingering performance anxiety
- Porn-induced ED: I was often afraid that I would never get back to normal
- Pre-med student - 65 days: much more courageous in social situations, mentally stronger
- Quit PMO 1 year ago for the sake of the woman I will one day marry
- Real, solid Improvements in my love life, reductions in anxiety, panic attacks, social angst.
- Reboot Complete - Neural Network Calibrated - Preliminary Estimate: 100% Success
- Rebooting as psychic surgery
- Recovering from many years of serious ED: Sex on day 45.
- Reduced social anxiety, Increased confidence, Much less mood swings
- Reflections at 60 days - On relapsing, habit, guilt. obsessive thoughts, and getting help.
- Relapse rebound - I project confidence & warmth, relationships vastly improved
- Reversal of disturbing fetishes
- Sensitivity has returned, delayed ejaculation cured
- Severe ED - The worst 1% (still rebooting)
- Since I found NoFap a year ago, my life has significantly improved
- Six weeks - Feeling good for no reason. In fact I have tears in my eyes and feeling sooo good
- Social anxiety & depression greatly decreased, very confident, sharper focus, more motivation
- Stopped looking at girls as sex objects, more energy, less brain fog
- Take it from someone 2 years+ in: NoFap is a start, but NoPorn is the cure.
- That fucking gross and weird shit I learned to get off to has become weird and gross again
- The benefits I read on other posts here are real, you really feel so good about yourself
- The best thing for me is I can take pleasure in the simple things and my level of stimulus is far lower.
- The first 90 days are like highway 101 down the California coast.
- These past 97 days have given me so much insight
- This is a clear case of how enduring temporary pain leads to rich rewards.
- This is going to be one of the hardest things you have ever done in your life, but man will you feel ALIVE
- This pornfree stuff cured my ED
- Thoughts of suicide and depression lower if not nonexistent
- Today is my 2-year anniversary of embarking on this life changing journey
- Truly, it's just unbelievable how it changed my life. I used to be that awkward, creepy guy.
- Turning the corner after 4 years
- Turns out I'm very very gay
- Two years - Advice: Be yourself
- Unhooked from porn - Taste for transsexuals disappeared, women look good
- Update: 2 years after completing my 6-month NoFap challenge
- Ups and Downs of the First 21 Days
- Video - Age 28: Cured porn-induced ED (thought it was the bipolar medications). Life is so much better.
- Video - My Addiction To Pornography (by TheMysticVlog)
- Was anti-social & had very few friends. Now: new job, am a social butterfly, confidence way up.
- We are able to have a healthy & satisfying sex life for the first time in our relationship.
- Well, I made it through 2017. It took me three years to get to a clean year, but I did it.
- Went from a boy with a PMO/gaming addiction doing nothing with my life to a man with desire, responsibilities, relationships and happiness.
- When I went back to porn, I felt the familiar brain fog come back, like my IQ dropped 30 points in days
- Whether this whole thing is placebo or not, it definitely made an impact on my psyche.
- Why NoFap doesn’t give you superpowers: My 90 day report
- Why the 90 day challenge sucks!
- 10 month review
- 10 months - I became more jovial, talkative, attractive, strong. I mean you name it.
- 10 months - I just feel like a better version of myself, kind of a 2.0 or something.
- 10 months - I'm a much healthier person; physically, mentally, and spiritually.
- 100 days - 2nd time: more social, no depression, I was a shell of a person
- 100 days - ED fixed, more socially confident
- 100 days - ED seems cured
- 100 days - The biggest changes I've noticed are in my confidence, my view of women
- 100 days - increased confidence, ambition, assertiveness & energy, less social anxiety
- 100 days - more confidence, energy, creativity. Air smells fresher, food taste better.
- 100 days - more confident & focused, not shy anymore
- 100 days - more confident, talk to people more, new joy in hobbies
- 100 days - more motivation & more social
- 100 days since I started trying to quit
- 100+ days - ED, depressed, anxious, lethargic, lack of focus, a zombie
- 101 Day Report - Success
- 110 days - (ED) Long flatline. Lots of benefits, including better erections
- 110 days - (ED) confidence, relationship, libido, energy - all good
- 110 days - (ED), I was consistently sedated, and had a hard time getting attracted to women
- 110 days - Better grades, Greater concentration & confidence, Feel more connected to others
- 110 days - the ultimate form of self-mastery/self-actualization
- 111 days - Is this what being rebooted feels like?
- 115 day report
- 120 days - Increased confidence, better socially, voice has gotten deeper, get things done
- 120 days - (ED) I couldn't even feel my dick anymore
- 120 days - (ED) Succesful sex, no anxiety
- 120 days - A stud is born :-), increased motivation & social interaction
- 120 days - I talk to everyone now, my child-like wonder has returned
- 120 days - Severe ED is just about healed
- 120 days - feel great, improvements in social anxiety, being relaxed, talking to girls
- 120 days - increased confidence, self-esteem, more energetic
- 125 days - (ED) I'll never go to the old habits again
- 126 Day Report. I feel like a new person
- 127 days - sex no longer drains me, social anxiety improved
- 128 days - I feel awesome: I feel like I've awakened from a long foggy.
- 130 days - Porn Addiction Made Me Socially Alone. I miss who I was when I was porn free.
- 131 days - I've seen my painful past for what it is. I only see it getting easier.
- 132 days - ED: Succesful sex. Everything worked great.
- 140 days - Fantastic benefits
- 140 days in and I'm just now seeing the reboot I thought was behind me
- 150 days - Japanese fapstronaut
- 150 days - Reflections on the NoFap experience
- 160 days - ED fixed, girls are so much more attractive
- 160 days - So what's changed? To sum it up.... EVERYTHING.
- 166 days - ED fixed & premature ejaculation a lot better
- 166 days - ED: man have things changed
- 177 days - ED & HOCD, with a girlfriend's help
- 180 days - Break the message to your friends: "Start living"
- 180 days - Overall, I'm much happier, confident, etc... Delayed Ejaculation healed
- 190 days - I look at women like human beings now (escalated to rape porn)
- 2 years - reflections
- 200 days - To get me excited, I needed porn. New porn. Twisted porn
- 210 days - Delayed ejaculation, sex was boring, standards way too high
- 230 days - Many positive changes (ED)
- 250 DAYS - I have now successfully ‘rewired my brain’: totally cured of the impulse to PMO
- 260 days - fetishes gone, emotions back, girlfriend helpful
- 4 months - Life long premature ejaculation completely gone.
- 40 days - This is the right way to live
- 5 months - I have more female friends and I don't look at them like sex objects
- 50 Day Report and Encouragement for those Just Starting Out
- 60 days - Better erections, easier interactions, better sleep, ADD & IBS gone
- 60 days = 1 pregnant wife: I had ED & low libido.
- 64 days - no more depression, first girlfriend, life has changed
- 70 & 90-day reports: an amazing journey
- 8 months - From virgin to a relationship
- 8 months - married with ED: fantastic benefits
- 90 Day Report - It's Not What You Think It Is
- 90 Days - Competence turns into confidence
- 90 Days - Lots of benefits
- 90 Days - PMO doesn’t have to be frequent to make it an addictive behavior
- 90 Days - Reinventing myself, stuttering improvement
- 90 Days - Sex became much more exciting
- 90 Days - it is definitely working
- 90 Days and Beyond: Healing from addiction and sexual abuse
- 90 Days down - the rest of my life to go..
- 90 Days in 9 Years - A clear mind, stronger focus, increased social relationships, increased happiness, better understanding of myself
- 90 Days to Vitality, Clarity, and Power
- 90 day - Much happier, more confident and expressive
- 90 day - Video blog (I'm the semi-famous youtube prankster)
- 90 day mini report
- 90 day report - No erections, no urge for sex, no libido. Nothing. severe flatline
- 90 day report - Three years of trying to get here.
- 90 days - My brain is almost back to normal now (ED)
- 90 days - Started dating & having sexual encounters on a regular basis for the first time in my life
- 90 days - more calm, less horny, more disciplined, better with eye-contact, mood is better
- 90 days - (ED & DE): far better sex & relationship, more confidence & focus
- 90 days - (ED) increased confidence & social prowess
- 90 days - 10 years waiting for this moment
- 90 days - Always energetic & outgoing, better memory, punctual, standing up straight
- 90 days - Back from the dead.
- 90 days - Better grades, more connected to others, greater confidence & concentration
- 90 days - Clear mind, deeper voice, more confident. I don't need porn
- 90 days - Confidence is high, I have more energy, mind is clearer
- 90 days - Confidence, intelligience and sexuality are back. I've never been so healthy
- 90 days - Confident with women, deep voice, masculine attitude, solid and bold
- 90 days - Delayed Ejaculation: my penis was the most sensitive it had ever been.
- 90 days - Delayed ejaculation cured, more confident, cheerful and calm
- 90 days - Depression & social anxiety beat, got an awesome job & girlfriend
- 90 days - ED and fetishes gone: I barely feel any desire for porn whatsoever.
- 90 days - ED cured, best sex of my life
- 90 days - ED cured, no longer feel anxious in public
- 90 days - ED is gone (have a girlfriend), having sex is no longer a source of frustration
- 90 days - Escalated to extreme porn, skipping to the nastiest parts
- 90 days - Extremely social, Better focus, I See women for who they are
- 90 days - Had delayed ejaculation, was hooked on shemale porn
- 90 days - Hard mode: greater confidence, motivation, determination & focus. I know myself better
- 90 days - Here are the only 2 posts you need to read. (ED)
- 90 days - I am undeniably bolder. I feel a vibrancy springing up from inside
- 90 days - I feel inner peace, Increased confidence & comfort, Social anxiety decreased
- 90 days - I feel rewired. Female friends I've known for many years look at me differently
- 90 days - I think everybody should before starting be aware what nofap is and what it's not.
- 90 days - I was not addicted, yet I experienced many benefits
- 90 days - I'm just here to say that I think I'm going to be okay
- 90 days - I'm more social, more disciplined, more motivated
- 90 days - I'm swimming in a sea of possibilities and enjoying every minute
- 90 days - I've made a lot of new friends and I'm more socially active now
- 90 days - It changes your attitude towards everything, it has changed my life completely
- 90 days - Less brain fog, more energy & focus, getting more attention
- 90 days - Married: much more healthy view of sex & women. I don't feel as nervous around women
- 90 days - Mild ED cured, girls look more beautiful, music sounds so intense, better focus, more confident,
- 90 days - More confidence, energy, focus, no more anxiety/depression
- 90 days - More confident, ED cured, libido has returned
- 90 days - More energetic, more social and no social anxiety at all.
- 90 days - More energy, confidence, motivation, memory, and far less fear
- 90 days - More focused, organized, and confident, great grades, stopped biting my nails
- 90 days - More motivated, expressive & confident, less antagonistic
- 90 days - More motivation & confidence, better socially, clearheaded
- 90 days - Much much happier, much more social and energetic
- 90 days - My urges are no longer centered around porn but instead around her
- 90 days - No longer depressed, more social, relationships are great
- 90 days - No more brain fog, genuinely enjoy talking to strangers, more relaxed
- 90 days - Not a heavy PMO'er. Where do I go from here?
- 90 days - Physically, mentally, and socially, much much better.
- 90 days - Social anxiety was my main reason - and that is greatly reduced
- 90 days - The reboot is completely worth it.
- 90 days - Where I once sat up all night clicking through video after video looking, I’m now..
- 90 days without fapping and I can't list a single benefit, thoughts below.
- 90 days without porn - My sexual desire clearly increased
- 90+ Days - Where is what I've learned
- 91 Days Report or Is It Really Possible?!
- 94 days - ED cured. Kick-started libido with masturbation.
- 95 Days - From socially anxious to extreme confidence, and it feels amazing.
- 95 Days - I am now happy with who I am and know what I stand for
- 95 days - Less socially awkward, more confidence & energy, the fog has lifted
- 95 days - No more brain fog, unshakeable emotional state, increased perspective
- 96 days - My life has changed: ED cured, not confused about sexuality
Comments
I started when I was ten
So Im one of those who got hooked at a very delicate point in my life so Its going to take me a Long While to recover but I learn More and more every day it helps that I write things down sometimes and relies that every time I think Iv relapse because I'v looked up P You can always stop at anytime while viewing and don't think ow iv already messed up because Im looking at P best thing for you to do is stop looking shut whole browser down by closing out from corner take a minute for your pal to fall back into its slumber and say to yourself I have not relapsed but next time I wont get this close.
And say I have resisted PMO and I have already grown from this experience next time I might not even have to close the window because I have not searched p.
Just remember that every time you resist you win a little more each time until there's no war to fight.
I'm proud to fight my dark passenger.
caved in on day 9
i have been on this no pmo thing before and was never able to make it to the 5 day mark....however this time i made up my mind and waws determined to not cave in no matter what... today was day 9 of my no pmo and i binged..i gave into fantasies and masturbated though i wasnt even perfectly hard.... i knew somewhere in my mind that i was succumbing to anxieties. but the moment i ejaculated i felt a deep sense of betraying mnyself... i now feel like a loser.. can i ever get out of this??
the fact that i masturbated today...does it mean that i am back to day 1????
i am not in denial.... but i choose the reality i accept.
Relapse is normal
You may want to See this FAQ - I relapsed or am in danger of relapse. (EMERGENCY MEASURES)
Have you installed a porn filter? Have you checked out tools for change. Usually one needs to address many aspects of their life when they have an addiction.
Counting is all psychological - it's what happens in your brain that counts. Just start again.
Reboot with partner and masturbation
I have been reading all the very interesting stuff in this site, which has helped immensly, so thanks for doing this. I still am unsure about the right combination to solve my problem.
Basically, I'm 47 and trying to recover from an internet porn / masturbation addiction that I have slowly developped over a very long period, say 10 years, without even realizing what was happening. Like many, I knew something was wrong when I found myself preferring internet porn to real women.
For 3 months now, I have a new partner whom I'm in love with and with whow we share great sex. As a result I have totally and easily given internet porn up.
The problem is the main symptom of my addiction is that I can initially get an erection with my partner, but have trouble maintaing it, especially when it comes to penetration. Also, I can only climax by masturbating myself, with her "assistance". This has improved a little, in that I have actually climaxed once during penetration.
My partner is very understanding and is totally helpful, also in this sense. Having said that, I get no more stimuli from pornography: mentally I'm totally with her, but physically I'm not, which drives me crazy.
One solution is ED drugs, the smallest dose of which I can find is Levitra 5 mg, which works wonders. When I take it the sex is fantastic, though I have trouble climaxing. Note: we live apart, so meet for weekends mostly, during which we have sex every day, but it is a bit like binges, which I someimtes feel puts pressure on me to perform.
So:
ME: I have given up porn very happily for the real thing about 3 months ago, but have trouble having good complete sexual relations, unless I masturbate, and/or take Levitra. When with her I'm totally focused on her, and this has been improving with ups and downs.
HER: she is totally cool about the whole thing, loves the sex (I try to find "alternatives" if my friend down there doesn't help me out) and is very good at taking the performance anxiety off me.
QUESTION: when having sex, should I give up masturbation, and therefore orgasm, for a rebooting period, and only have penetrative sex by using ED drugs?
Or, if it is true that the problem lies in the motivation (i.e. porn) not in the act, and given that I (think) I am only motivated by her, can I carry on climaxing manually with my partner, and wait for things to improve gradually over time?
In other words, given I have substituted my desire for porn with my desire for her, is there a link between masturbation and porn that sneakily carries on in my mind? Is my brain fooling me?
well
Have you read the ED FAQ? Or rebooting? I suggest reading both if you haven't as it's all explained. Check out this faq Rebooting with a partner
As it says in various
As it says in various accounts, rebooting with a partner helps things but also complicates them. In my experience the problem is masturbation. I get initially aroused and do fine with manual and oral stimulation by my partner, including reaching orgasm (though always by means of her manual stimulation), but as soon as I try penetration....... catastrophe. I'm totally off internet porn, never think of the stuff, am crazy about my partner and am always instantly aroused by her, but I can't do what I feel I should. I'm only capable of oral and manual sex, and this is very frustrating.
We are now going to try a month of total abstinence on my part. No orgasm for me, but lots of fooling around and of my stimulating her orally and manually (which seems to be positive in most accounts).
I'll keep you informed.........
keep us informed
as to how it goes. The more input we gather the better.
4 months without P, 10 days
4 months without P, 10 days without MO
I am rebooting with a partner, and though I gave up porn 4 months ago, I kept masturbation (by myself or my partner, as this was the only way I couldreach orgasm) and found I wasn't getting anywhere. I fact the ED got worse.
10 days ago we agreed to stop M and O on my part. We do a lot of oral, and even penetration (ED allowing), but no M and no O for me. Things are improving. My libido is growing and we're intimate very often. Penetration lasts longer and longer and there are encouraging signs of ED getting better. I very nearly reached O when doing it doggy style but pulled back in time.
sex during rebooting can help
I stopped watching all porn in September, and besides once, have never had any desire to do so again. I was motivated by the fact I was really keen to have successful sex with my partner, so once I had understood the PD mechanism thanks to the excellent videos on this site, I never found it very hard to give up. I think the fact I wanted to be intimate with my girlfriend was in itself the strongest motivation and really made the difference. I'm not sure it would have been as easy if I had been alone struggling with my desire to masturbate every day.
Because of my ED problems I would lose wood during penetrative sex, so just over a month ago we decided to leave out all masturbation, the only way I could reach orgasm, out of our sexual encounters. Everything else was allowed, including oral and (attempted) penetrative sex. This did slowly bring me to the brink of orgasm, and was in no way the "gentle sex" spoken of elsewhere in this site. I would always make it fun for her, pleasuring her orally or manually. When she practiced oral sex on me (but no manual stimulation) I found myself getting always closer to orgasm, but never quite got there. I would go to sleep with a sense of excitement and frustration and often dreamt of sex. About 3 weeks ago I started having orgasms only with oral sex but no manual stimulation. At first this worried me, because I thought it would slow things down, but then I reasoned that if the lymbic system works in a mechanical reward/punishment way, it made sense to reward it for the behaviour I wanted, so I decided that I would definitely leave porn and masturbation out, but if I reached orgasm with non-manual sex, that was ok.
I have found this has accelerated the rebooting. Yesterday I had penetrative sex (4 months with no porn and 5 weeks with no masturbation) in different positions with an almost complete erection from beginning to end, and reached an orgasm when I felt like it. It's miraculous how much has changed in 3 months.
My partner's role has been crucial in all this. She has been supportive and loving in all of this, and the fact we have had sex, no matter how succesfully, has somehow prevented me from becoming sexually frustrated, which I feel would have been a source of temptation to fall back on old behaviours.
It is hard to explain how I feel. It is as if the physical stimulation, without any porn-style fantasies, and the actual physiological reaction are directly connected again. For instance if I touch myself while reading a book or doing something else, but never with visual stimulation, I get an erection. It's as if fantasies play a much smaller role, or none at all, in the whole mechanism of erection-orgasm. Naturally watc hing her sucking me is exciting, and that is a concern because it does somehow reconduce everything to porn, but then I am the one actually having it done to me, not some guy on the computer screen..... and that is the fundamental difference if you think about it.....
we will putting up your rebooting account
A few notes for others reading:
You are 47, and did not start on Internet porn, and had many years of the real deal under your belt before starting Internet porn. This makes a huge difference. Younger guys, who start on Internet porn are wired to need extreme novelty.
Here's what we consistently see:
Note that 8 weeks is the normal for older guys - if they drastically reduce or eliminate orgasms. Yet you needed 4 months. So I would assume orgasms slowed your recovery. I do say that even with orgasms, one can recover, as long as you are patient you should get there.
However, we have not seen a young guy (with porn-induced ED), who started early on Internet porn, recover while having regular orgasms. Only a few older guys.
I wouldn't be surprised if young guys with ED can recover while having orgasms with a partner, but from all reports its takes a long time. And it appears to be a fragile recovery as they bounce in and out of no libido and up and down erections. All the guys who have tried to recover while having regular orgasms, have stopped posting or stopped emailing me.
I am very happy for you. Congratulations.
Alternate images
Thank you for this website!! It's exactly what I needed. I've tried to kick the PMO habit before, but was always tripped up by edging, the chaser effect, and even if I got past those two hurdles, I would freak out at flat-lining and come running back to PMO. You've given me a map to where I'm headed (normal sex with real women), and I just know in my bones I'll get there. I'm now at 3 weeks into no PMO. Relapsed to PMO once, and even though I didn't get fully erect, I could not believe the intensity of the dopamine rush I got! Very powerful excitation - tingling, dry mouth, and even trembling. I hadn't felt that kind of rush since I was at the height of puberty and got an unexpected view up a girl's skirt! I got a wicked chaser effect after this first relapse that had me back for a second PMO relapse in about an hour from that first relapse. I felt terrible, but came back to YBOP and found several guys' experiences with the same thing! I literally could not do this without the information and support from YBOP.
Two things I wanted to confirm from other guys rebooting accounts:
1) Not touching my groin area really helps. I used to unconsciously let my hand drop to my lap when sitting at home or at my desk at work, and do this little tap tap tap thing on my package. It sounds so obvious when I write it out, but this is a REALLY bad idea! Stop it!
2) Alternate imagery is helping me rewire the pathways that have been set up by the "fire-together, wire-together" phenomenon. When those images are triggered, by a word, image on TV, or real world scenario, I immediately block the porn image in my head with something neutral. In my case I use (sounds funny I know) a mental image of a polar bear in the arctic! I make this alternate image very detailed - I can see the bear's wet fur, huge paws, the cold wind and snow around, and I repeat (in my head) "polar bear, polar bear, polar bear" until the porn image is defeated. It works great! I know, because if I use this alternate imagery quickly enough, I don't feel any dopamine rush from the porn image.
going nuts
i had posted earlier about how i had caved in on day 9 and masturbated .. i then made up my mind firm and went on on my no pmo drive.... however i again got carried away by fantasies and masturbated once each on day 18,19,20 and 21.... these cravings are now slowly begiining to take me hostage... i feel like a heroiene addict where i am just not able to let go off the thoughts...
i must also let you know that i have NOT watched porn even once in all these 21 days.... its just masturbating to fantsaies....
i am also meeting my girlfriend in a month and a half(we share a long distance relationship). i am afraid i might not recover form this shit-hole that i am in and end up dissapointing her....
it feels like i am in some sort of a deathtrap ...please help
i am not in denial.... but i choose the reality i accept.
Tools for change
You may have to do more than white knuckling. Are you doing aerobic exercise? Are you attempting meditation? Have you looked under solo tools? Do you have activities that are fun or engaging? Give yourself credit for not using porn.
3 - 4 Weeks
Hey,
I am a 27 years old german guy and i am out of a 8 years relationship. I didnt notice that porn killed my sexdrive until i got a new girlfriend. whenn i lay in bed with the new girl for the first time there was no arousal and i thought WTF. Why is nothing happening in your pants??? I had porn style sex with my exgirlfriend which probably was the reason why i got aroused with her but the new girl seems to like cuddle sex (at least in the beginnig). Now i am very anxious that i dont get it up with my new one and i dont think about anything else what makes things worse. I just dont wanna loose her :-/.
I started my reboot one week before i got togther with my new girlfriend ( i already know her have a year). I delayed sex with her the first week and then she drove home to her parents for the christmas holidays. Lucky for me but i am in week 4 at the moment. I got through the lifeless dig period and last week my morning wood gradually got better. Last night i had a wet dream with orgasm what i never had in my life before Oo rofl. I woke up with a boner and a big mess. But im still very anxious to meet her again(which will be in 2 days. I am afraid of not getting a boner. DAMN it if only i would have found this site months earlier..... What shell i do what shell i do
thank you
yes i have recently started gymming and am regular there. no i dont do any meditation of sort. i am pretty calm throughout the day except for the mornings where i feel the need to release as this has been the habit for almost 3 years now... i guess the anxiety about not recovering in a month is what has been killing me..
i am not in denial.... but i choose the reality i accept.
Recovery from desensitization
First, I must thank Gary for this great website which supports me on my recovery.
I began masturbation when I was 14 years old with porn photography or fantasy, and I was married on my 27. However, I kept on masturbation for 2 times a week with porn until the end of October 2011 at the age of 31. On that day, after watching a porn movie of heavy taste, I found that it was difficult to get a hard erection to make love with my wife on that night. I had to manually get it hard to sex with my wife. The erection did not last long, and premature ejaculation occurred. I thought maybe I was tired that day, so I tried again in the next week: once, twice ... The same thing happened again. I thought I lost some of my libido, so I began to watch more porn to stimulate it, and masturbate without orgasm. I could get erection from masturbation with porn or fantasy, but it did not work well when I made love.
This situation lasted for almost 2 weeks, I was so scared and depressed, because I love my wife so much, I want her to enjoy it. Things were worsening in those days, it made me think whether porn and masturbation were the problems, so I decreased the porn and did masturbation without ejaculation but with fantasy. This period lasted about 24 days.
On December 9th, I found yourbrainonporn from google and realized I was desensitized by the porn, I immediately began it without porn, masturbation, fantasy and orgasm, then the situation becomes better and better by the time, I can get morning wood everyday with hard erection, and I can easily get erection by touching the penis without fantasy or porn. On December 25 th I get an amazing gift, I make love with my wife which is very wonderful. and in the following days everything is so good, both of us enjoy it greatly, I am sure I am recovered now.
Now recalling the process, I can divide it into 3 parts:
1. November 1st -14th, stimulation of the libido by more porn and masturbation, which was worsening the situation.
2. November 15- December 8th. Decreasing amount of P M O.
3. December 9th- December 24th, a clean rebooting without PMFO after reading information YBOP.
It takes me about 5 weeks to recover, here are some other things which might be helpful for the reboot.
a. Out of depression, be confident.
b. Do some exercises.
c. Do not stay up too late.
d. A healthy diet.
This is great
I'd like to put it up as a rebooting account. Are there any details you want to add before I do?
Gary
Dear Gary, today when I got
Dear Gary, today when I got up, the morning wood was not so hard, and there was no strong libido which made me a little bit anxious. However, I know it is normal during the rebooting process. Maybe I am the critical point now, now I am determined to quit porn at all.
During the rebooting process, communications with my wife is very important to me, she understands it and supports me to do that. And I can feel that during the process she is more and more attractive to me.
Another thing I want to mention: do not force to get an erection if you have no emotion for it, try to avoid testing.
Thanks God for leading me to this website, during the rebooting process, I realize a new life begins: healthy, pure, and full of energy.
Few guys recover in 5 weeks
As you have read, 5 weeks is on the short side to fully recovery. You have 2 advantages: connection with a partner and you did not start on high speed Internet with videos and crazy genres - like todays kids. I suspect you will need more time. Keep me updated on your progress.
Feeling of being horny but no erection
Hi,
I have a question that I could not find an answer to on this side. I have stopped porn and masturbation 24 days ago, the same time I got together with my new girlfriend. We tried to have sex on day 21 but I did not get an erection. I am feeling quite horny but dont have erections and dont have the urge to look at porn at all. I tried to masturbate without any fantasy but it didnt get hard 100% and it took quite long until it was erected. Can it be that I am still in flatline or do I have to worry? I get morning wood every day which is very firm and on day 17 I had the first wet dream with real orgasm in my entire life I think (I am 27 years old). One thing I have to mention is that I came out of a 7 years relationship about 6 months ago.
Please I need someone to talk to because I get more and more nervous.
PS: sorry for the bad English
What I forgot is: As I
What I forgot is: As I recognized that porn was my problem I hated it so much that there is not the smallest possibility that I go back to it again. It might be that my new girlfriend is the reason for that but I cant tell for sure. I feel nervous and anxious all the time. I dont know whether or not this is a withdrawal symptom or the fact that I am afraid of loosing my new girlfriend? I want to have sex with her so badly but there is no response in my penis. I never had problems satisfying my old girlfriend....:-(
Sounds like flatline period -
-maybe combined with some performance anxiety. Your story sounds like most stories we hear. If you are concerned then go to a urologist and have yourself examined.
Ok. Thanks so far. I keep on
Ok. Thanks so far. I keep on posting my progress. I hope that my libido will come back soon. In the case of a positve ending ;-) I can write a long rebooting report.
Some progress
Hi,
the last two days (day 27 and 28 of my reboot) I could notice a change in my libido. I am starting to feel my own libido again. When I lay in bed in the evening and I thought of my girlfriend I started feeling aroused and I let my fantasy flow a little. And after a while I got a good erection (70%-80%) and I felt sensitve. If only my girlfriend would have been around that moment :-). I think that this is the first sign that my libido is coming back (sloooowly).
My rebooting progress - 3rd day :-)
Hello everyone! This is my 3rd day without P, M , and sex. I have just came across this website and decided to give my brain a reset. I have found that I am declining in performance on bed. I have set my target to be 60 days. I have some question tough, I believe I can stop watching porn but without sex is a bit problem. Can I still have contact with my gf during the reset?
You should have
contact with your girlfirend. It's the best way to rewire to the real deal. See: What do I tell my girlfriend? Men suggest to avoid orgasm for awhile for best results.
Day 82
I see light at the end of the tunnel. My goal was to do 90 days and now its so close I can taste it. Of course I'm not going to start whacking off every second once I meet the goal but I am going to give myself permission to get out there and date and have sex. Given that its been over three years for me I understand it may not be perfect but I think I have reversed the densensitizing process that left me unable to perform. 9 days and then I get my dating life back...
-S.
3 weeks without M, 2 weeks
3 weeks without M, 2 weeks without P, and 2 days without O. I feel very different feelings on a day to day basis, mostly depression, restlessness, guilt, nausea and worst yet is the feeling that I won't be attracted to my girlfriend once it's all over. I hope this gets better.
I think I'm cured
So today was day 87 of no PMO so I decided to masturbate as I had abstained for the recommended 12 weeks. In the past I used to have to basically just use a couple of fingers and stimulate the center of the shaft as jerking with my whole hand did nothing. This time jerking with my whole hand worked wonders and without fantasizing at all I came pretty quickly. What I think happened was that I had densensitized parts of my penis that would have been stimulated under normal circumstances. Now with normal sensitivity, jerking off like most people do was a great experience and the actual sensation was all I needed to get off.
I remember a few years ago I was having sex with an ex girlfriend and I remember almost getting bored as thrusting wasn't doing much for me. Actually the first time I got off from a blow job a different girl gave me, I remember I had to think about porn. Now, with my sensitivity restored I get it. Sex doesn't require thinking. You shouldn't have to strain to get off. The sensations themselves are what should get you off. I realize that you can't refrain from masterbating forever so now I think the plan is to not do it more than once every six weeks. That way I'm not dulling my senses down there but I'm not depriving myself completely. Thank god for this site as I now realize how addicted I was and how it was affecting me. I knew I was doing well abstaining before but now that I've masterbated and ejaculated based entirely on sensation I can say that things have officially turned around for the better. As Bill Murray once said, today is tomorrow. This marks the end of a very long day...
-S.
great news - congratulations.
This is what we like to hear. Welcome back to the real world. The next stop is real life partner.
Should I gather together your "reboot" from what you have posted or do you want to put it together? We can always add to it, or you can post underneath it.
Hey Gary,
Hey Gary,
Thanks again. Yeah you can put it together. No problem
-S.
A little worried
Hi Gary, I've never posted here before, but I've been reading post here for months. I'm 24 and have been a heavy porn user since 14. I'm currently on day 65 of reboot and have masturbated twice without using porn or fantasy.
For a week I may feel great. I get erections just from looking a cute girl. I get random erections about 5-7 times throughout the day. I feel like I'm just about rewired and I'm ready to finally have sex, but this week I feel absolutely nothing. No erections, no energy, the same girls don't even feel as attractive any more. I've been flip flopping like this for the past 4 weeks.
From the posts I've read, it seems like people do have there ups and downs, but it progressively gets better as they reboot. For me, it seems like for 4-7 days I'll be on top of the world, but weeks like this, I feel as though I'm worse than Day 1.
The days when I feeling good, is this my normal libido, or is my body having sudden urges for more porn.
Thanks!
for older guys
recovery is more linear. For younger guys it can be up and down and take 3-5 months. When did you start porn? Take a look at some of the younger guys who have needed over 100 days. Keep flirting with girls as much as possible.
5 months no P, 1 month no M, 1 day no O !!!
I gave up P with no regrets in September. My girflriend and I have left M out of all sexual activities since 1 month and I have tried not to reach O, but yesterday I just couldn't resist it anymore. This was done during penetrative sex and with no manual stimulation, something I had almost totally lost the ability to do, so I'm sort of pleased because it is an improvement.
I hope the O will not slow the rebooting down, but the whole experience of sex is becoming very different, much more involving. I feel I almost lose myself in it and wake up an hour later. We take it very slow and my orgasm is never something we work towards.
It seems to be slowly working!
I would like to say thanks
I would like to say thanks for the creator of the site and to everyone supporting this. If it wasn't for this I wouldn't of gotten by life back. I'm 21 years old and have been mastirbating since I was a kid and never saw the consequences of what I'm doing. I was outgoing carefree and popular until the age of 14 I became closed up full of anxiety no confidence, tired all the time. All I cared about was coming home to mastirbate. I have hurt myself all these years without even realizing it but after 3 months of battling this I can say that this is the real deal. I relapsed on day 56 but am currently on day 101. I feel more energetic, confident, and have become popular which is something I never would of thought. I am able to look anyone in the eyes, I don't back out of stressful situations but rather embrace them and I have become a lot closer with the people in my life. I can't put a price on how much my life has changed. I now have a girlfriend who I used to only see to have sex with but now I want something more.
great news - congratulations.
We love to hear reports such as yours. It makes it all worthwhile. I suspect your quote will end up in an article or presentation as you summed it up nicely.
If you want to give any more details on your rebooting process that would great.
Continued success, Gary
I would like to read that
I would like to read that article. I masturbated for so many years thinking it was harmless because I never saw the effects physically. I always had a great sex life and had no problems getting it up or pleasing a girl. All until a year ago I had problems getting up on my own, the girl had to manually simulate me to get it up. I also had major fatigue, no confidence, social anxiety, and no motivation for many years so I blamed this to a medical condition. I went to the doctor and they found nothing wrong with me that's when I knew I had to fight this on my own. I noticed that when I mastirbate I had no problems getting it up that's when I decided to google search my problem. It led me to this website, thank god. It's really a scary thought that I could of still been clueless walking around like a zombie on auto pilot. My reboot worked right away within 10 days I felt energetic, social but I believe I was flatlining because there was nothing down there. Days 10 to 30 were amazing I was on top of the world. But as I've read it's not linear, days 40 on we're back to me being in withdrawal and it discouraged me which led to a relapse in the 50's. The days after I relapsed were hell I felt back to the old me and it wasn't pleasent. I couldn't believe I used to live like that on a daily basis. This motivated me like no other and I decided to get back on track which leads me to day 102. I'm feeling great and I feel like a normal person. My senses are back and I feel like I'm be oming the person I was meant to be. When people saw me in my younger years they saw potential and were disappointed when they saw how I turned out to be, a unmotivated zombie only looking to wack off. Now I feel. Messed that I found this at a young age because I still have many years left to prove that I'm still the same person. Thanks Gary for all your hardwork!!
Recovery...its so worth it
I just wanted to say that this site really has impacted my life in ways I could never have imagined. I recently began dating a women who I truly believe is the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes upon and who I could without a doubt spend the rest of my life with. Initially, I wasn't able to attain an erection and to be honest, its the most emasculating and humiliating experience (set of experiences) I've ever encountered. Porn had always served as some form of stress relief, and as such was essentially a daily part of my life for years. The past 3 months I've been completely abstinent from watching, and although Ive masturbated to orgasm several times, the overall recovery process continued and is evident now more than ever. You don't really notice things are better for a while and then it just hits you; have faith that your making a change for the better. It truly is amazing to be able to share a physical connection with someone else and once you realize how meaningful it is in comparison to watching pornographic material on a screen, you'll never go back (I absolutely don't plan to). I could write on for pages regarding my recovery experience, and could continue to as I continue to slowly improve and regain what, for so many years, I had lost. The decision to make a change should also be a decision to reflect upon who you are and what you want out of life; stopping porn is just the beginning. I want to thank everyone in this community for their words of advice and encouragement; without it, I don't think I would have ever realized and corrected what was wrong. One tip, journaling really does help in gathering your thoughts and reenforcing your beliefs so you don't relapse; use it to your advantage to reflect and evaluate your problems and what you need to accomplish to fix them. It is possible to recover (with hard work and dedication) and you will. Anyone who shares this problem owes it to themselves to make a change.
I wish you all the best!
Good for you -
I have a few questions:
Reboot 2 month report
It is two month now that started my reboot, just the day I got together with my new girlfriend. Although the questions above do not refer to me I would like to answer them too:
1) Is your ED fully cured?
Answer: definetly not BUT there have been many many positve changes for example: morning wood every day, no problem getting erection by stimulating myself in shower, gettin partly erected while kissing my girlfriend. but due to my performance anxiety I am still not able to have normal sex--> get softer during intercourse --> have to concentrate.
2.) How oftehn did you orgasm?
Answer: I orgasmed once last week after 50 days of rebooting by masturbatin (only mild grip and no fantasy at all)
3.) How old are you?
Answer: I am 27 years old.
4.) How young did you start on Internet porn?
Answer: I started with 16 and it was basis of my sexlife until then did it once a day and my relationship which lasted for 6 years was based on pornstyle sex so I did not get to know cuddle sex which might be the reason that I still have problems attaining an erection with my new girlfriend (she is a totally different person compared to my ex)
5.) Have you had female contact through this process?
Answer: I tried to have sex with my new girlfriend 7 times. It first worked today but I could not orgasm during intercourse.
For more information feel free to ask.I think my reboot will last for longer 1 month minimum. I try not to orgasm anymore. Can it be that I am still not rebooted?
Sounds like
you have a ways to go - but not too far. Thanks for the report.
It takes all sorts
Finding this site has been a revelation, something that I always suspected was happening to me has been happening to me. It was this site that confirmed those suspicions.
I have joined this site because it makes sense to me that the more the different the accounts then the more chance that it will ring true with someone else.
I am a 54 year old male who has been hooked on M since I was 13, so 41 years hell that’s ages. I have used P since about age 15, very, very tame stuff when you look back at it. First off top shelf magazines for years, that’s all there was. But as it became more available and harder, obviously I used it. I have never found it hard to get a woman and have had many, a couple of which I actually married, (not at the same time)
About 16 years ago I noticed that I wasn’t able to perform in the same way and my erections became weaker, and lasted less. I actually just put it down to age and a bit of anxiety, due to my partner being 11 years younger, the need to perform and all that. So it gradually got worse and worse. Its interesting reading everybody else’s accounts morning erections stopped, I honestly can’t remember when that happened? I still used P to M by now I had the internet and found a still photo site and used that. My habit and I will call that was to PMO about 3 times a day and have been at that level pretty much for years. What I did notice was that erections became weaker and weaker and didn’t even need one to O sometimes. Then along came the Blue pill and what a revelation, hard as rock and lasted ages, so used that for about 8 years no problem. Unfortunately my marriage ended and I started seeing several women and the blue pill did the trick every time. Then about 6 months ago it started again the weak erections even with the pill. This effected relationships both physically and also mentally.
I am now in the situation where I have a stunning woman and really want to enjoy everything with her again. So I have started to look at what can be done and where I think I am at.
If you are anything like me then talking about this to someone is not easy and in many respects not an option. So, first off I have looked at what I need to do to boost my own systems. Obviously there is a lack somewhere. So like all you guys out there I am determined to get back to everything working. I have looked at diet, I have never been heavy, and in fact many would say I am a skinny guy. I never do drugs, don’t smoke, and drink now and again. So all in all pretty healthy, although could do more exercise and reading accounts on here am determined to do more. My first thought was, what if my Testosterone levels are low, that would cause lack of erections and drive. So I have started on a vitamin regime to boost that. First reactions are good, as regards the way I feel. Next I started to look at the mind. After all our brain is our biggest sex organ. So I have started taking a vitamin and Amino acid tablets to start increasing Dopamine levels as this really does have a huge role in sex. And this is where my research has brought me to this site and it all makes perfect sense so I am only on Day 5 so will keep everyone updated. I am still taking my Vitamin and amino acid daily, after all if it works great. I will report on progress.
Welcome UKAndrew
Having problems in your late 30's is not "normal". I ssupect porn has played a role. You can check out our forum/blogging site at - http://www.reuniting.info/tracker - not too many guys answer posts on this site. Although they do read them.
6 weeks
I'm about to complete 6 weeks of no PMO at all. I think i'm finally, slowly getting out of the "flatline" that was really consistent through the last weeks. When I first tried to quit, I remember very strong urges to masturbate to porn, but I knew that if I did it, I would certainly cum without even acquire an erection. That's exactly what happened in my first relapse. Now, I can assure you guys that what you feel about masturbating to porn is not your real libido, it's merely an addiction.
My true libido started to come back about 5 days ago. It's very different from what I felt about PMO. I remember being in the bed with my girlfriend about 4 weeks ago, kissing and fondling, and though my mind knew she was there with me and that I SHOULD be excited, my body, specially my penis, did not respond. At best, I would acquire a ~20% erection, just for some brief moments. But yesterday, kissing and fondling with her made me feel like my entire body was horny, and my penis is progressively responding more and more. My erections are now about 70%, only from kissing and fondling. And lasting about twice more than they used to. And the best part, after getting home from yesterday, I was feeling a little horny, and for the very first time in years, I was really not feeling like masturbating to porn because of that. It was horniness for the real thing. I think I got to a point where I would not fail (at least not completely) in case of sexual intercourse. Still, I want to wait more because I know i'm not 100% yet.
The process has been quite linear for me. I remember that in my PMO addiction days, thinking about something sexual without any specific fantasy, like breasts, would not get any response from my dick. At best, it would make me feel like PMO. There was no chance of doing it without the visual stimuli. Then, I quit porn, and started to get some weak responses from my penis when thinking about something like that. I felt like the signal was sent to my penis, but it was too weak to get a significant response. It used to only move a bit. Now, thinking about it leads me to a weak erection, like 40-50% sometimes, and it's improving with time.
The "flatline" stage can be really frustrating and scary, specially when you're in a relationship, but remember that it's only your dopamine responsiveness system getting the rest it needed. It gets better, it really does. Hang on there, my friends. Many thanks to Gary and everyone from this site. It's really changing my life. I will come back with more reports within a month or two.
Thanks for the post
I like the description of real libido vs addiction. The goal of this site is for guys to know the difference. Once you do, you can steer your own ship.
Out of the loop...
I've been a PMO addict since I was 8, I'm 38 now and only just got the info I need to break that habit. I've known for years that something was wrong just didn't think that it was so obvious.
It's been a pretty bleak path at times, I think the thing that kept me hooked so long was that i couldn't ask anyone about it, felt to ashamed. i'd seen the term porn addiction and then everytime i looked, it be some hoodo holy man banging on about jesus. Even contacted SAA they scared me. I think they are addicted to having been addicted.
Neuro plasticity and the reward circuit I get easily and happily.
It explains my flat moods and detachment answers a whole lot of questions about me that have bothered me.
In the 30 years of PMO, I have had long periods of abstinence from the porn, or occasionally the MO. Not always together. When I first came across this site and everything clicked, the one time I remembered was the time I hadn't watched Porn for about 4 months. I felt great, then just as a little treat I thought I'd have a quick look at some porn. Bang 5 hours later and then back at it Like I had never been away. That first orgasm after abstinence was so good then you chase your tail. Now I understand why.
The biggest step for me was finally admitting to someone that I had a problem, everything clicked after that I started making a concerted effort to find something that made sense to tackle this.
So here I am, I've installed netnanny on my computers, the one person I've ever admitted this to has the passwords. I've installed a safe browser on my iphone. I know from previous experience that if I get a craving I've actually found that its like auto pilot and I'm watching porn before I know it. Mainly due tot he hypo-frontality, not as I'd begun to think because I was weak.
For me I know that the only way out of this is for a time total abstinence from everything, and complete abstinence from porn or anything like it full stop. I've got zero libido at the moment, I've turned down a couple of offers of dates as I knew that I couldn't respond to them if it went further.
I'm just happy and relieved really, this will pass and life will be sweeter than it is now. I'm just thankfullI found this site. And thanks to the honest accounts of many I feel better than I have in a long time.
I'll post again when I'm further down the line. Just a real releif to be out of this nightmare and actually get some rational help.
All you need to be free is to see the keys...
Welcome Da-loop
There seems to be an awful lot of guys affected by porn - and they don't know it. This story captures it for me:
Good luck on your journey,
gary
Still having withdrawal sympthoms on day 70?
Hi,
I am on day 70 of my reboot. Is it possible that I am still having withdrawal symptoms? I am feeling nervous and anxies. Cant concentrate. Some days are better some days are worse. Is this normal? I am still not feeling my libido that much.
there's no normal
Some guys take 150 days to recover so it's possible. But I cannot say whether your anxiety is associated with withdrawal. Where you anxious prior to ceasing porn? How old are you, and when did you start regular porn use? Hows your social life - having contact with friends, or girlfriends?
I always had a very good
I always had a very good social life. Much contact to friends (male and female). I have always been very confident ( and still am) but this ED thing is tough. Well I am feeling nervous right now. I am always tired and I dont feel like doing anything. I just want to have normal sex again. I am 27 and I started regular porn use with 17. I escaleted with tranny and animal porn I have to admit. I tried sex with my new girlfriend several times but it didnt work out so well--> got soft after a few seconds after penetration because I didnt feel anything
THX for your help
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