hanging up the laptop

I am 32 and wish I had found this site sooner. I  have been dealing with  PIED for years now but until a few hours ago (when I discovered this site) I had no idea such a thing was real. In my younger days I think my youth allowed me to push through any potential issues but now I have run into problems with actual intercourse. For awhile i thought I had early onset ED or simply high anxiety. This lead down a disastrous road of performance anxiety incidents. I kept thinking 'why can't it be like in the porn videos'. At this point I thought I might have low T. I still havent ruled that out (I need to get a GP to get it checked) On my own I came to the conclusion that porn had ruined my brain but I had no idea if it could be reset. I started reading and doing research for how to reset my brain possibly with meditation or hypnotherapy... That's when I found this site. I have to say after reading several posts I am certain that this has been and still is my problem. I have already cut out  any kind of electronic stimulus (the last one last week) I feel very fortunate to have found this online community for support. It makes me realize that I'm not the only one like this, and that there is hope for a remedy without pharmaceuticals. thanks for letting me join.

Welcome that1beachguy,

Yes we all are going through similar pain. PMO has affected everyone's life here. But like many success stories here, it's possible to change ourselves and lead a better life.
I also found out about this site in my desperate attempts to get rid of PMO. This site has provided me the much needed knowledge and support to overcome PMO addiction.
Remember we are actually Dopamine addicts and our problem is between our ears not in our pants. .

Best of Luck for your Journey.  Keep coming back.

Thank you Phoenix0015. Good luck reaching 90 days

Things seem to be going pretty well so far, haven't slipped at least... Just trying not to get bored... Can't tell if I've flatlined... Really have no mojo goin on, that kinda sucks... No idea about the time table of this little adventure

It's interesting you mention low T. I thought the same thing because I was having similar problems. I had it tested and it was normal. I wish I'd known about PIED sooner. In my experience the reboot has worked and everything started to function with her as if I were way younger.

Hi cinefile77,
How long did it take you to reboot? I know it's different for everyone but I'm just trying to grasp a timeline... What are the stages along the way? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated guys, I'm remaining positive and optimistic about this important change in my life, I think it will make a big difference and I'm excited about it

For the PIED it took a few weeks, however my timing was helped by a vacation. Last October, my addiction finally came out into the open and my relationship was nearly destroyed. She realized I had a lot of emotional issues and helped me find a therapist. We had a trip to Europe already booked for later that month. Going on that trip helped more than anything. I was able to do therapy over Skype. My focus was on my g/f and not on porn. So within the first day, I found out all parts were working and continued to do so. That helped my reboot the most. Once we got back, I had ups and downs and those continue. The addiction doesn't go away for me. It would be easy to go right back down that road so I try and stay occupied. I recommend finding a good therapist. This issue is now common. There are books on it as well. I read The Porn Trap and liked it. There seem to be people much worse off than me. I was never doing it at work like many, but I was doing it at home because of work.  But seriously, if you're in a position to take a trip, do it. I've found that travel is more rewarding in so many ways. Not like some beach resort, but somewhere you can see new things and meet different people.

Thanks cine, all good advice.

I know we are all pretty serious about our struggles but I just thought of a name for my journey, "reclaimed wood". So I think I'm going to go with that... Operation Reclaimed Wood - still going strong no PMO and no MO...yikes

Had a chance to sleep with a girl last night but I sidestepped the opportunity... I don't think I am ready for another disappointment and I got really anxious. This whole experience sucks, I wish I had never started watching p.  I didn't confide in her my issue, just told her we should wait. I hope she doesn't lose interest and leave.

You'll be able to perform again, man, don't worry. I think we all wish we never started. It's not something we were taught had such consequences. Stick with it. There's no way you're the only one going through it.

I appreciate the support cine.

Morning wood this morning, so I guess that's good.

Another day with mw, I hope this is a trend

Not Gunna lie... Things are tough right now, but I'm not going to break... It's gotta be like working out right? It's the tough parts where you see results...

MW ... Third day in a row, it's not a rager and doesn't last super long but it's there. Check Mark in the win column says I.

Almost 2 weeks, crazy it seems longer... Wish it was so I can be fixed already

MW, 4th day... That's good right? Do guys in flatline get mw? I since this is my first reboot I can't tell if I am in flatline or if it's coming down the pipe.

2 weeks... Think I'll celebrate by staring at this blank wall  :-\

Figured since its 2 weeks I should do a test. A couple strokes (no p, no thoughts of p) and boom rock hard... Lifted my sprits. Then I stopped because I didn't want to ruin my hard mode with my new hard on. It stuck around longer than it normally would have 2 weeks ago for sure even with p. Then without any touch at all it withered away. Felt good to be hard again even for a little bit. I thought it necessary to test briefly because yesterday I was looking pretty small... Also I wanted to see if I could get hard in case a lady touched me, I don't think I could take the hit to my confidence right now so I wanted to make sure she wouldn't be holding a limp noodle.