Took 40months almost , but inches away now from recovery

HOLY CHRIST ..........After almost 4 years

Last night i had a drink or 2 ( I gave up 3 years ago ) and almost forgot about my ED

AND BINGO !!!!!!!!!!! Have not have a boner like that in 40 months.....So signs are good that i am almost healed.
My libido is poor ( but as soon as my wife kissed me last night.........boom !! )

I was a SERIOUS CASE that took almost 4 years to heal , but it looks like the last battle will be with myself and my confidence.

Once im past that , i think i stand an excellent chance of full recovery!!
Believe me if i can recover ANYBODY CAN !!!!!!!!

It's disgusting to see that you have 61 views but no replies.

First of all, con-fucking-gratulations. Almost 4 years, that's a lot of time and dedication and I immensely respect you for it.

I am also a sufferer of PIED, though not extreme. I also suffer from DE. I'm currently 14 days in and posts like yours show me how important perserverance is. People would give up after the "90" days if they don't see progress but they don't understand things are different for different people. I'm amazed and impressed my friend. God bless you. You deserve that happiness

Way to go SmithsDisco!

That's a fantastic achievement and a great example to the rest of us. Goes to show that good thinks DO come to those who wait!

I'm a mere 2 months in, but I'm not in any rush. I currently don't have a partner but that works for me in the context of my reboot, even if life is a bit lonely without a SO at times.

Still, when I do find one, I'll be in a far better state than previously.

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your good news.

Congratulations!!

Im 2 years and 3 months in, still not recovered so posts like this give me hope!

Well done bro

That's awesome!  That's a long time and I commend you for riding it out and not giving up hope.  Posts like these can really give hope to long rebooters, congrats.

Thanks for the post. Am 2 years in but haven't recovered.  I've seen changes though. This post gives me hope. I'll keep at it.

Congratu-fucking-lations SmithsDisco. That is some serious persistence and you need to share more of your journey, even if it is in brief. did you MO during the journey, how often, etc. how did you get over the withdrawals?
Would love to hear more from you man.

Pce and congratulations.

Very well done Disco - that's an incredible journey and goal achieved. My deepest congratulations, you really are an inspiration for ppl like me who are starting over again from the beginning.

Would you be willing to share with us a little more?
Like your age range, how you managed to stay away from porn, what worked for you and any type of wise suggestions?

Thanks!

First off congratulations, I'm happy for you. I have to say though posts like this scare the shit outta me, I'm over seven months in and just rejected a girl 2 nights ago because I'm still dealing with pied. I've turned down 3 sexual encounters with 3 different women one of them being the girl I've liked for years and never thought I'd have a shot with when she got out of a long term relationship. This shit has put so much distance between me and those I care about that I just want it to end. Do you have any idea why it took so long? Did you have relapses or anything? I don't know wether to start pursuing a partner or wait 3 years. I've already pretty much lost the girl of my dreams after 7 months of abstinence.

Damn Hisself, sorry to hear about you and the girl of your dreams.  I am struggling with the girl of my dreams right now too and can relate to the feeling that you just want this to end.  I have been to the promised land of recovery through, took me a good six months, and it is completely worth it.  Progress was incremental but there did seem to be a switch that went off one day and things were completely working.  Good luck man!

This is a really inspirational story. Thank you for sharing. I can't imagine waiting 4 years, but my god it must be so worth it now. I bet you'll enjoy things far more from now on rather than taking it for granted.