With all the time that has passed, I’m still continuing to see improvements. When I look at all the smaller, subtler improvements taken together, what I see is the brain’s dopamine regulation totally rebalanced. What struck me is that just after the reboot, where there was no more urge to look at porn, some abnormal stress reaction was still present. After stressful situations, I would feel the urgent need for either video games, or junk food. It was strong, very much the ‘gotta have it’ feeling you’ve described in your videos. Once I’d get it, I’d typically lose myself in it, and overindulge. This happened less and less as time went on after the reboot.
Now it’s ceased completely, it feels like executive control has been fully restored. I’m passionate about many things in life, but I don’t feel overwhelmed by urges anymore. I feel, but the ‘think about it’ response always kicks in. Amazing…thanks again!
I like listening to your radio shows and dropping in your site from time to time. Recently I heard talk in one about ‘normies’ – who after a reboot use porn normally. My personal feeling on that is that, while it may be theoretically possible, in practice it’s a really bad idea.
I find that Internet porn is too engineered to override satiety and cause excess, and cause addiction. The comparison with enjoying an occasional drink doesn’t stand up for me. I personally recommend that those who reboot stay away from the stuff. I don’t think any good can come of it. To quote one of your articles , ‘As the late Douglas Adams wrote: “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”‘
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