does 90 day really work

I don't know. I've never had a 90- day streak. I'm at 51 days now. I've made it to 60 days last summer. I've been trying half-heartedly for 30 years.

I do know that if I used porn twice a day on average, I wouldn't have "pied." I'd just be spent. At any age. I wonder if a 7 days goal achievement would show improvement.

 

Guys, maybe, the question you ask isn't the right one.
The thing is, everyone's journey is unique, some get 'fixed' in 90 days, some in a couple years. But either way, do you honestly want to continue down the path of PMO? Because I doubt you do, otherwise you won't be here. You also think PMO is bad, and rigtfully so after all it does to us, so I'd say nofap is a sufficient goal in itself. Benefits will come at their own pace, maybe soon, maybe not so soon, but they will, including curing PIED. We just need to focus on the now, and on what needs to be done. Rewards will come, if you only think of what you wish to have, you'll just feel disappointed, and needlessly make things more difficult.
Yes, PIED is cured through nofap, so is porn-induced social anxiety, and lots of other crap. When? Well, stay strong and find out for yourself!

 

The best information you get on PIED is from Noah BE Church, check his youtube channel, he as made many videos about it.
Its a different journey for everybody, how long you will need depends on many factors.

 

I don't believe this is the right question to ask yourself. There is nothing magical about 90 days except maybe that it probably takes around 90 days for deep learned behavior (neurological pathway) to weaken when behavior hasn't been practiced that long. But these numbers are not exact science. Empirical studies have shown that some behaviors can weaken in as little as 40 days and some take up to two years of non use.

But let's say you manage to abstain from sex, porn, masturbation and orgasm for 70 days then you slip. Is your progress (on PIED) lost? Of course not. As long as you immediately continue on your path like nothing has happened, you'll continue to see improvements. Deep learned (compulsive) behaviors are all about repetitions. The worst thing you can do after a single slip is to say, what a hell, I'll binge PMO just one more time, I failed to reach 90 days anyway. That's sure way to reopen your old neuropathway and return to autopilot PMO behavior in no time.