Reboot, day 10

Hi everybody, this is the first time I write something here.
I'm 34 years old, I love my job, I have many friends and never had big problems in finding girls. I started using porn when I was 20-21, and had always a "healty" use of it: just sometimes, and just for few mintues.
The nightmare started about 2-3 years ago and I don't even know why I began watching porn everyday and masturbating for hours, on week-ends even for 5-7 hours remaining on the edge all the time and ejaculating just once in the end. In the past I never had erection problems with my partners, both girlfriends and one night stand, but in the past couple of years it's difficult for me to have an erection, either when I masturbate or when I'm with a girl. I can only reach it with hand stimulation and I can't even remember last time I had a morning erection.
Furthermore, in the past I always had strong erection and was able to last more then an hour with my partners. Now, when I have sex, my penis is flaccid and I have to put a lot of efforts not to ejaculate after 5 minutes and my urethra has become very sensitive. I stopped watching porn and masturbating 10 days ago after finding this great website. I find very easy not to watch porn or masturbating because I'm really scared by what I've become and I miss very much the person I used to be: a guy having great erections and amazing sex.

It's good you are here friend! You are definitely in the right place. All the of the symptoms you are experiencing, including the premature ejaculation, are likely very related to your PMO use. The good news is that since you started using pornography at the age of 20 it's probably going to take you a little less time to reboot (never a bad thing). The best advice I can give is to take up a new hobby (weightlifting and long-distance running were my faves) and just make rebooting a lifestyle change. The days pass easier this way, and all of sudden you'll be cured in no time. Keep going strong friend!

Welcome to the Nation Alexandros,

Good to have you here - this is a place that certainly can help.

I am 45, and I am 188 days with no P and no M, and struggling with PIED.  I am all over the place with my responses to my wife - good to go one day, start off great and fizzle, get a half way no farther, to nothing at all.  I am learning that the first step is to rid your life of P, find alternatives - other activities.  Know your triggers and learn how to deal with them. 

Abstinance seems to be a great way to rewire - I am coming to the realization that it is necessary to refrain from orgasming for a period of time to help the re-wiring take solid root.

There is hope - and we all can get through this

Thanks soooooo much for your words, savingmysoul, they mean a lot for me!
Tomorrow will be two weeks without porn and masturbation, and I have to say, for me is very easy to stay away from it, I feel no urge at all. The "only" problem is that my good old friend down there seems to be dead. In the past two years it was dead also when I was watching porn and it came to life (not 100%) just with hand stimulation. I hope I can have erections again when I look at girls I like, when I fantasize or when I start kissing and touching the girls I have sex with. In the past two years even when I was in bed with girls, I couldn't have a pre sex erection but just when I started the act in itself, and it was/is so frustrating. Especially because my penis is not so hard and I last much less then before.
Anyway, thanks again!

I completely understand what you are going through.

It is a long process, depending on each person's history.  Try not to set dates, take it one day at a time.  Do the right things, stay strong.

It will get better.