ANSWERED - How long will my reboot take?

First off you need to read comments clearly dude. Your words are all over the place. Is english your second language? Or u just have social anxiety?

Whose David? If ur referring to me im Mateo. And I havent gone 14 days ive gone 10 months. Ive been contributing the entire way since then on this site and still notice.improvements

Heres a post i made at 8 months
https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.p...s-in-of-no-pmo-reboot-ask-me-anything.112334/

I also host a 50 member kik. Support group on recovery from this addiction.

I believe true contribution to this forum is to educate. Just like how we were educated not to use drugs we gotta educate for porn. Its the modern day cigarrette. Its a phemomenon thats drastically shifting our culture.

The information being shared is not the gospel or anything thats preaching nothing. Ur obviously being incredibly defensive which u shouldnt be. Its just one word; awareness.
These were observations that were studied over large groups of addicts and that is what they saw on average in terms of recovery stages. Are there gnna be deviations from that? Sure! There always is in medicine. U hear about those miraculous cures from this or that w.e. good for them but to hope blindly like that in regards to this would naive and dangerous. Ppl need to seek help. Get support. Take it serioisly.

Fact of the matter is, the information and studies observed on this addiction is needed to raise awareness on the level of addictiveness and damage porn has on the brain. The studies show ppl now that porn can ruin your life and alter the brain the same way injesting chemicals can. Behavioral like porn is no different than substances like cocaine regarding the brain, they both superstimulate dopamine and alter brain function. Therefore recovery times are similar, which goes upwards to a year depending on severity.

Thr naivety and liberal attitude of *oh its just sex its natural, its healthy* we had towards pmo is what is causing the pandemic of guys having sex issues today.

and we as millennials gotta own up to that if were gnna spark change.

Best
Mateo

 

Its been the hardest year of my life. I spent a lot of time doing my research and contributing here because I was in so much turmoil from the reboot. Never gave up, never expected anything sugarcoated. Accepted it for what it was and just took it day by day.

As of today, its a success story. I probably need a solid 3-4 months to get my libido back optimally, but all the negative symptoms like mood swings, deprssion, despair, urges what have you are all behind me. It was like I woke up from a coma. I speak more clear and concise, I am more focused, more masculine, less swayed by emotions, more ambitious, etc. The longer you do it, you will see transformations in your life longterm, not pertaining only to your reboot, but your career, family life, relationship life, overall demeanor and character. These things continue to go on years after. All your repressed development is now coming out into the surface.

Overall i continue to keep the same attitude I took in the beginning. Never expect anything to be given. I prepare for anything and go in all or nothing. Once I'm out? its not enuf, now I build my life I have always envisioned. Now I repair my body of all the stress of going thru this reboot. Now I become the man I envisioned.

I'm merely starting the race I never ran. I know where I'm going.

And I believe a big part of recovery is to contribute back to the community. Give your dues for all that you've taken.

Everything I share is information and research that can used to help someone who needs it. To enlighten, and while it may not always be easy to accept, thats the way we grow.

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Mateo

 

I think there is a contrast of intent here. Try to see where I'm coming from here. My whole intent was to share knowledge and information currently available on this issue of addiction based on researchers smarter than me who've studied it. I'm simply spreading the information that's available on this topic so that people can start to be responsible and mature about this issue.

Your intent seems to be focused more on your own recovery, which is fine but keep your opinions to yourself if you don't have any basis to contribute to the information being shared.

Lastly if you actually watched the video, you will see that Doctor Patrick clearly mentions recovery as being not only mental, but physical, relationship, other social damage as well. So recovery was defined pretty clearly actually. Addiction affects every aspect of your life, so recovery, essentially would include recovering the damage to every part of your life that was done; hence the 2 year timeline.

A simple return of sexual function, doesn't negate the continual healing of the brain/body undergoes followed by this event.

For example, Gabe Deem mentions in his story it took him 9 months to get sexual function back, but continued to notice improvements sexually for up to 2 years. This included things like, better erections, better sensitivity/enjoyment, lower refractory period, mood etc. Another year or so later he made reboot nation from having no job. The goal of recovery is to reach the full capacity of healing including mentally, biologically and socially; not just a return of sexual function.

 

The removal of any addiction, in ur case pornography, is a stressful event for your body. So therefore your body will begin to secrete higher levels of stress hormones being cortisol and adrenaline to adapt to the stress of reboot. During this time, particularly you may subjectively feel in a state of anxiety, stress which can lead to panic attacks or flu like symptoms. Normally guys who have more severe addictions or have weaker physical bodys will feel this more intensely. So it's important during this time u give ur body as much nurture and support as possible. Don't further stress ur body, eat as much nutrition based food as u can. Get as much sleep as u can . Supplement with vitamin c, zinc, and a multivitamin etc. Any other concerns go bring them up with a doctor for peace of mind

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Mateo

 

The best way to assess your recovery is to log it in a journal. Most withdrawals symptoms tend to reside anywhere between 3-6 months. And takes another bout of 3-6 monthsmont your sexual function to return. Followed by that there should be smaller increments of improvements you may notice over the course of another 3-6months. Changes aren't always going to be linear, you'll have dips and highs, which will lesson over time.

You'll know your coming out of addiction when your symptoms improve , you don't feel dependant on it and aren't stressing just to avoid it. Your attraction to girls feels natural. You get strong morning wood etc. For me alot of my reboot time i felt like my brain was being constantly squeezed by a wrench or something. I felt stressed all the time. Once that went away i knew it was on the right track

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Mateo