NOTE: The following suggestions come from successful rebooters. These exercises are claimed to be useful for (re)wiring the connection between sensation in your penis and awareness in your brain. This can speed erection recovery in those with porn-induced erectile dysfunction. The claims about “energy” are made by the rebooters, not by YBOP. One guy said: […]
These are not usually a problem, unless you’re “edging,” that is, getting too close to the edge of orgasm—or just starting out with your recovery after masturbating very frequently. Said one guy:
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Words from a recovered user:
The “stopping porn” journey took probably a year or so of NO porn to transform myself. Wet dreams did not reset the whole process. I powered through anyway! (They happen rarely now.)
Another guy said not long after starting his reboot:
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It’s amazing to read all these stories of people who have gone through the same things I have. I am in week 5-6 of recovery and I can feel myself resuming normality again after using porn for on and off 6 years. Thankfully my libido is returning once more and I am feeling the benefits. Besides the return of libido I have noticed many other positive effects:
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YBOP has produced 5 videos: Your Brain On Porn: The Effects of Internet Porn on the Brain (2015). For a general overview of Internet porn’s effects & rebooting. Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction (2014). Overview of porn-induced sexual problems & rebooting. Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013). Delves into the science of sexual conditioning. The Great […]
Recovering from an addiction is very tough to do on your own, or solely with a partner who is (understandably) feeling resentful. If you seek help from a therapist, you may want to educate him/her first about some of the symptoms heavy porn users are reporting. Said one forum member:
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Recovering porn users often find that vigorous exercise is an excellent mood regulator. Scientists surmise that exercise eases addiction because acute bouts of exercise increase central dopamine concentrations, and chronic exercise leads to sustained increases in dopamine and related adjustments—all in the reward circuitry. This counteracts the chronically low dopamine that haunts recovering addicts until their brains reboot. (Click on the links below this page for articles and research on exercise and mood.)
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Unlike drugs or alcohol, porn flashbacks can hang around in your mind after you stop using. So what do you do when one pops up?
Below are a couple of techniques, but first let’s discuss masturbation.
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I discovered porn at around the age of 12, and it didn’t take long for me to develop certain fetishes (age of 14). I won’t get into details because it doesn’t matter. I would be whacking it up to 3 times a day, but even in my “darkest” times, I managed to tell myself 3 […]