PAWS, or post-acute withdrawal symptoms, refers to withdrawal-like misery that recurs periodically. It can be months or even years after the initial withdrawal process is complete. The term evolved in connection with recovery from substance addictions, but some people who quit porn describe a similar phenomenon. This is not surprising, as all addictions cause some […]
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PMO made me asexual. No morning wood, no spontaneous erections, no libido, no interest in real women for 6+ months. Mild depression (numbed emotions.) For me, no libido and low emotional dynamic range have been equally as devastating. My life has always centered around PASSION. Now, 90 days later: Morning wood and spontaneous erections fairly […]
Read More… from Long way from being healed, but definitely improved
My PIED is CURED!! Just had successful sex for the first time in my life! 26 year old virgin (until tonight) who was addicted to PMO-ing for 12 years. I was hard from the second we started kissing. I was literally hard the entire time we had sex which was a solid 20 minutes at […]
Read More… from Age 26 – Porn-induced ED cured at 279 days. Social anxiety is near zero
Over and over again men who quit porn report physical changes that would not normally be associated with addiction-related changes. YBOP collects these seemingly unlikely reports to chronicle their existence, not frighten anyone away from masturbation. Note that the preponderance of human and animal research points to neither abstinence nor ejaculation having any significant long-term […]
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The nofap journey was one of the hardest one in my life next to my opiate/GHB addiction. When I quit opiates and GHB I still always had social anxiety, depression, insomnia and erectile dysfunction. Then one day I found this website about porn and the brain and everything made sense…. Then I quit porn and […]
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I am healed after 13 months. About me and my story you can learn from my blog :http://www.rebootnation.org/forum/index.php?topic=188.0 Just couple advices I can give from my mistakes that could help guys here: 1) It is not about porn and or masturbation it is about improving your life and changing it. I think that most here […]
Read More… from Age 28 – ED: I am healed after 13 months. Viagra was useful.
It was a year ago that I first joined this site. Little did I know how much my life would change in one year. Here’s what happened in bullet points: -Joined a year ago to quit porn. -Got dumped by my ex two weeks later after being together for 3 and a half years -Smoked […]
Read More… from Age 20 – I can honestly say that I was a COMPLETELY different person a year ago
Background I am 20 years old. I am male. I discovered masturbating at age 10, watching porn semi-frequently around this age too, and around 12 (when I got my own computer), began to watch heavier porn. I always had a fetish even before the pornography (I blame certain childhood experiences), and that fetish has evolved […]
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Today is a great day. The grandparents took our kids for the weekend and we just had successful PIV sex! I am very excited to report this because like many of you, I feared that this would be a painstakingly long process. I know that I am definitely not 100% cured, but tonight is evidence […]
Read More… from Age 40 – Married: PIED – Day 33 Successful PIV.
Thought I would share with you a brief summary of my journey. I am not posting this in the success forum because the road is long and hard. What brought me here: Porn addict for a good 15 yearrs PIED Social anxiety Caught red handed by my wife – no option to deny it and […]
Read More… from Age 34 – Married: PIED cured. I am fitter, healthier, more positive
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