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PMO made me asexual. No morning wood, no spontaneous erections, no libido, no interest in real women for 6+ months. Mild depression (numbed emotions.) For me, no libido and low emotional dynamic range have been equally as devastating. My life has always centered around PASSION. Now, 90 days later: Morning wood and spontaneous erections fairly […]
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My PIED is CURED!! Just had successful sex for the first time in my life! 26 year old virgin (until tonight) who was addicted to PMO-ing for 12 years. I was hard from the second we started kissing. I was literally hard the entire time we had sex which was a solid 20 minutes at […]
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Hey everybody! I am a former PED sufferer, writing after one full year of successful recovery. Recently, my mind has been flooded with memories of the anxiety and anguish I endured at the hands of my PED, and how happy I am having escaped its clutches. So I’ve returned here to give some advice and […]
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Once I really understood how porn and fapping work on the brain, and understood the damage that PMO does, something changed. Something inside snapped, and I said “I am done with porn and fapping forever!” There is always a chance that I may slip up and reset, but I know that I will never go […]
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Guys, I can’t believe I finally got here! I started my NoFap journey about 2 years ago as a Senior in Highschool. Before this streak 36 days was my longest, I’m pretty proud of myself! Backstory, I guess I was a normal teenager. There were a lot of hot girls in my grade but I […]
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