Hi, my (33, male) story in a few points is: watched porn since my late teens til my late 20's pretty much daily and ended up with rather severe PIED then quit porn for 3.5 years, which gave me great erections again relapsed for 7 months rebooted for 1 month relapsed for 2 months rebooted for 3 months relapsed for 12 months up until today the plan is obviously to quit again For those who have any questions regarding my 3.5 years of porn-abstinence, please feel free to do so! Other than that I feel a bit discouraged at the moment, as my first reboot took quite long. I had a flatline for many months and, although I can't recall it specifically anymore, I guess it took about 2 years or so until everything was fine again. With that being said, does anyone know if this is most likely what I will have to go through again? I was hoping that the there's still some benefit left of the initial 3.5 years of abstaining from porn. However, I assume that the prolonged relapses have opend up the old paths quite severly again. I don't know. Maybe someone has some input or experience with a comparable situation.
I can't answer your question - but was just wondering, during your first reboot did your prolonged flatline period end suddenly and libido came back all at once with a vengeance, or was it more gradual?
Im kind of in a similar boat. How did you stop relapsing? Like what thing changed for you in your life? Ive been relapsing HARD (like 3-5 times per week, if not more) since NOV 3rd, 2019. Please help me if you possibly can, I would really appreciate it.
@grffn it came more gradually, but it depends on your circumstances. Let's say at some later point during your reboot you engage with a partner, then this might actually serve as a boost and make it appear as if your libido came back abruptly. If you just wait for it to set in, it will appear more gradually. @Ravefist 3-5 times a week is hard? I did that per day. Nevertheless, what do you mean by stop realapsing - I relapsed.
