Hello to everyone here at YBOP. I am a porn and masturbation addict that has been in recovery since December of 2012. I am a member of Reboot Nation.org where I post in the 40+ section under the name LTE. I will be posting to YBOP from time to time, reporting my progress and observations […]
Read More… from Freedom; After Four Decades of Addiction.
As my original journal states, I had been watching porn since pre-teen in to early teen years . Over the last ten years I’ve tried to stop many times and failed miserably. I had literally given up ever stopping. But then I discovered Your Brain on Porn and Your Brain Re-balanced and after getting a […]
Read More… from Age 24 – 100 Days No PMO!
7 months ago I had hit rock bottom. Loneliness, anxiety and lack of confidence had driven me away from friends, family and my true self. At the time I usually masturbated to porn 3 times a day, a for me all time high consumption that had gradually increased since naive little me discovered the “wonders” […]
Read More… from Age 19 – 7 months: ED gone, performance/social anxiety crushed, feeling stronger & more energetic
Comments: First notice that neither the man asking the question, nor the expert answering it mention Internet porn. Second, notice that several comments (also included below) believe porn use is the cause. One woman’s boyfriend had porn-induced ED and still has residual delayed ejaculation. I can’t orgasm during sex, only masturbation I am a healthy […]
Read More… from “I can’t orgasm during sex, only masturbation”
Know what? I feel like a snake after it sheds its skin. Though it is far from over…the urges for porn are on a very low controllable level, but rewiring to the real thing just started. Right now, I just sense the seeds growing that I planted last year in july when I read an […]
Read More… from Age 24 – (ED) 90 days: Escape From the “Comfort-Zone Prison”
Link: An Interview with Gary Wilson “This is Your Brain on Porn” […]
Read More… from Gnostic Media Interviews Gary Wilson
I finally made it! I started about a year ago being ruled by my desires, prefering MO more than my wife, and feeling horny most of the time. It was like an itch that never went away. Then my wife and I watched the Your Brain On Porn video and saw that it may be […]
Read More… from I love it that I desire my wife, and she does too
This is my 90th day, I was thinking about not writing anything, but I need this for closure and because so many of your 90-day reports are what kept me away from P most nights. My daily routine 2 years ago: Come home after work, smoke a joint, pmo and watch tv/play video games…. repeat […]
Read More… from Age 34 – 2 years to 90 days – ED cured, many other positive changes
Today is 365 days from the last time I searched for explicit images on the internet, 368 days from the last time I PMO’d or MO’s, and I’m so glad I did this. I want to thank this reddit, my IRL addiction support group, but most importantly my loving and long suffering wife. When you […]
Read More… from Age 37 – 365 days: First year of the rest of my life
(Day 90) Here’s some insights I’ve gained; please feel free to take what you like and leave the rest. I feel more sharp mentally, more “present”, more energetic. The first few weeks I felt like I was walking on tip-toe, like a jungle cat. The mental fog – which I didn’t know was there – […]
Read More… from 90 Days – PMO doesn’t have to be frequent to make it an addictive behavior