Intro I decided to try this out after stumbling upon this when googling what the effects of frequent porn/masturbation were. I have watched and masturbated to porn usually every day since I was 13, and I am 28 now. I have gone one month without both in the past, but it was not to reset […]
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For longer, more detailed ED accounts see rebooting accounts.
If anyone’s interested I didn’t do any O or P or m for those 71 days, I’ve been eating really well and I’ve been going to gym a lot.
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[End of week 4] After getting enough information about porn addiction, I just took a leap of faith to jump start rebooting – I did, however, decide to go into this with the following attitudes which I’ve been constantly trying to remind myself of:
1. It’s supposed to be a non-linear, challenging process
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This is normal. It’s a typical phase of recovery in men who have porn-related erectile dysfunction or delayed ejaculation. We call it “flatlining.” It’s temporary, but it can be very disconcerting, because it makes stopping porn seem like the cause of ED instead of the solution. (See accounts below.)
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Reid, et al are certainly correct that not all compulsive porn users are the same. In fact, I’m sure Hilton and Watts would agree that there are porn users with serious issues, such as AIDS or mental illness, who benefit from counseling and medication. We see a few of them on our forum, too. We also agree that it is not helpful to those recovering to imply they have permanent brain damage, although it’s doubtful this was Hilton and Watt’s intent in explaining the relevance of hypofrontality research.
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Read More… from Gary Wilson’s comment on Rebuttal by Reid, et al
There’s no simplistic answer for this, as everyone is different. However, there are some typical signposts:
Here’s a sampling of self-reports of various men who have experienced porn-related ED
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“Interesting factoid: I just did some calculations… Assuming an average of an hour and half a day of pornography from age 12 to 27, means I’ve watched roughly A YEAR of porn. Quite possibly significantly more. I’ve been off here and there but had my share of 6+ hour days.” […]
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Taken from blog post of Todd Becker: I find that cold showers are great for the mood. Not only are they physically invigorating, they make you feel alive, vital and ready to take on the day. They stimulate thinking early in the morning. … These effects are apparent with the first cold shower. If you […]