Eventually, many guys will have to test with porn-free masturbation to get their brain’s attention. Sometimes there aren’t any overt symptoms that let you know you’re “getting there” otherwise. The trouble is…if you test too soon, many of you throw yourself into a binge. And that can get ugly fast. On the other hand, a test when you’re well and truly ready seems to be beneficial for many.
Suggested time: 3-5 months. Younger guys, sadly, need longer than older guys who didn’t start masturbating with Internet porn.
Here’s what one man said after his test on day 83:
Ever since masturbating at day 80, with my first full blown hard on with minimal stimulation, no fantasy and surprising endurance to orgasm, I have been feeling a bit more energized and horny. Clear headed, no chaser, it’s safe to say I am on the upswing. I feel ominous slightly, because I am aware I was just in flatline for the better part of 80 days and I could easily have another one. But with signs of life and vigor downstairs, I remain positive as day 1, if not more.
I also have to note that when I see suggestive material (expilicit photos, expilicit movie scenes, anything sexual) I react WAY less to it. I still force it out of my head, but it’s almost way to easy to shrug off now. Not even really fazed by it. I take this as a tell tale sign of unwiring. Have i rewired/rewiring? Tomorrow is when I will get that answer. My lady is coming over and I promised her a night of intimacy basically. No goal. I just told her I feel much more confident in my recovery and that I felt her slipping through the cracks the past couple weeks and I want to just make her feel good. See where that takes me.
I don’t have a raging libido, consistent spontaneous erections (1 to now), consistent morning wood ( about 50% of the nights), wet dreams, or any of that really. I just feel what I can describe as a positive charge deep inside me. Almost like the gravity I was describing a few posts ago. Just a natural energy that harnesses desire basically. Not to look at something, but to feel something (not my hand). A very intriguing feeling. This is libido. Will it get even better? We will see. But after 80 days of patience and frustration, god damn, I am certainly breaking through the long drought of no improvements whatsoever.
He added,
The first time I MO’d in my reboot it was too early. I had no erection, it was impulse driven and I came in 30 seconds. I think that was my body telling me: “Go ahead, release, but you aren’t ready.” Do I think that hindered my progress? Slightly. Since there were no external stimuli [porn], I might have got away with a little more. But I think all this did was extend my flatline.
If you’re not sure it’s time yet, consider self-massage instead.