Quit pornography

[Brandenburg]

I'm 26

Started masterbating at age 11, porn at age 12, I'd only watch porn in an internet Cafe initially then , got a phone at age 18 and started masterbating to high speed internet porn on a daily. Completed university while masterbating and watching pornography on a daily . I new it was bad but still continued, while at university started to have sex but I had weak erections and actually through out my university I had delayed ejaculation and thought I was actually good in bed cause I would continue to fuck until she tells me to stop but frankly I wasn't feeling nice during sex. It was not enjoyable and sometimes I'd fail to get an orgasm


Untill when one day I tried to have sex and the erection couldn't penetrate, I made extensive research about porn and realized I actually had porn induced erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation. Decided to quit porn and was successful for two months I started getting hard erections ND good sex but relapsed back.


I'm now on a 30 day streak with no PMO, had withdrawal symptoms and I'm still having a flatline but it's recovering, more determined that ever to quit for good. The book power over pornography has really helped me alot as well as your brain on porn

 

[cheeseck]

Hey, I wanna know more about the Porn induced ED. How long did it take you to notice that you no longer have that? 2 months of no PMO?

I am having the same issue now. and I have decided to start my journey by not watching porn or even touching my dick. My max streak was I think 1 month but I cant remember bc I never tracked it. (I started tracking now tho).
Congratulations on the 30 day streak tho!

 

[Brandenburg]

Hey, I wanna know more about the Porn induced ED. How long did it take you to notice that you no longer have that? 2 months of no PMO?

I am having the same issue now. and I have decided to start my journey by not watching porn or even touching my dick. My max streak was I think 1 month but I cant remember bc I never tracked it. (I started tracking now tho).
Congratulations on the 30 day streak tho!

Thank you. I have a girlfriend now and do alot of exercise and gym, now I have long lasting erections can't say I'm fully recovered but I don't struggle to reach an orgasm, and they keep getting harder what surprises me is the fact that I don't even get urges now possibly because I have read extensively about the effects of porn on the brain. Porn is in the same category as cocaine even worse, it shrinks the brain and predisposes you to mental illness


Now even when alone in my room however horny I get can't even think of porn or musturbation the extensive reading about porn side effects has probably entered my memory and a connection has formed that associates porn to bad things. I'd really recommend you read and internalize power over pornography



I happen to actually be a medical worker and I've read in depth articles about what it does to the brain and the benefits of no porn.



My main causes of relapse was Instagram and also also before knowing about flatline I'd fear so much that my dick is dead then watch again to see if I can erect, I now embrace flatline because it means the brain is healing, unistalled Instagram because I realized I don't need it, only social media I have is whatsap and Twitter which I mostly follow motivational and no fap pages.




Power of over by Brian Brandenburg has really helped me alot as well as your brain on porn by Gary Wilson. I'd really recommend these books to everyone

 

[cheeseck]

Thank you. I have a girlfriend now and do alot of exercise and gym, now I have long lasting erections can't say I'm fully recovered but I don't struggle to reach an orgasm, and they keep getting harder what surprises me is the fact that I don't even get urges now possibly because I have read extensively about the effects of porn on the brain. Porn is in the same category as cocaine even worse, it shrinks the brain and predisposes you to mental illness


Now even when alone in my room however horny I get can't even think of porn or musturbation the extensive reading about porn side effects has probably entered my memory and a connection has formed that associates porn to bad things. I'd really recommend you read and internalize power over pornography



I happen to actually be a medical worker and I've read in depth articles about what it does to the brain and the benefits of no porn.



My main causes of relapse was Instagram and also also before knowing about flatline I'd fear so much that my dick is dead then watch again to see if I can erect, I now embrace flatline because it means the brain is healing, unistalled Instagram because I realized I don't need it, only social media I have is whatsap and Twitter which I mostly follow motivational and no fap pages.




Power of over by Brian Brandenburg has really helped me alot as well as your brain on porn by Gary Wilson. I'd really recommend these books to everyone

Thank for explaining me all this. I have started reading the book "power over pornography" Pretty good start. I will also do extensive reserach to wire my brain into thinking porn = bad. I am on Day 3 and I think I can make it!

 

[Brandenburg]

Thank for explaining me all this. I have started reading the book "power over pornography" Pretty good start. I will also do extensive reserach to wire my brain into thinking porn = bad. I am on Day 3 and I think I can make it!

Yes you can make it

 

[Brandenburg]

Thank for explaining me all this. I have started reading the book "power over pornography" Pretty good start. I will also do extensive reserach to wire my brain into thinking porn = bad. I am on Day 3 and I think I can make it!

Day 33 no PMO

had sex with girl with the most powerful erection, what surprises me is that fact that I'm still in flat line but when she arouses me I become erect, the first round was okay and felt so nice though the second round kinda hard to ejaculate but still reached orgasm.


The benefits of the 33 days are really massive, my confidence has improved, my sexual life is improving can't say I'm 100 but I'm more than sure it's far much better than when I was masterbating, I nolonger look at my girl like a sex object, I'm more determined, stopped taking sugar too.

I thank everyone here and promise to continue working on my self, every time I get an urge I look at what PMO did to me for 15 years and realize how much I have invested in recovery and look at the benefits at hand and those in the future and then easily decided not to. I can now stay alone, awake at night with my phone and still not do porn because it's a choice like Brian Brandenburg says in "power over pornography" he also talks about creating artificial urges inside your Brain to improve your decision making, I do make artificial urges when alone at night and naked in bed and still not fall into PMO,


With these few benefits and all the evils porn did for me, I choose to fight everyday.

 

[Brandenburg]

Day 73 no PMO

PIED, DE AND REDUCED SENSITIVITY is almost history , had lot's of sex and enjoyed each Time.

No urges at all to watch pornography.

Brian Brandenburg said , there is a always a time lapse between the stimulus and response ( urge to watch P then watch PMO ) but in addicts the brain is wired in such a way that there is no time lapse, (urge = P = low mood). The Brain further becomes wired in that everything sexually stimulating= Porn.

But when rebooting, to utilize that time lapse between stimulus and response,relies in acceptance, accept that you actually want to watch P or M , accept that girl is hot and you actually want to fuck her now , it's okay , it's okay to have urges to watch P , it happens to everyone , yes that girl has a beautiful ass definitely everyone wants to sex her

When you accept , this increases the time lapse it's nolonger an automatic stimulus=response. Then choose.. look at all p has done for you, look at all the benefits there are when not watching Porn, think about how a few mins of temporary gratification are goin to make you feel guilty and messed up in the wrong run. Then choose not to watch




I have been using this ,I think it's the reason I have no urges , and the more you train the more you become Good at it, remember you are training your Brain everytime you choose not too eventually the choice not to watch becomes easier.


Everyday I wake up I'm not worried whether today I'll relapse I know I can watch P even Right now as I post this ,I know p is a choice and I have trained my self to always choose not . I don't remember the last time I struggled with urges.

 

[Brandenburg]

Day 79. NO PMO

longest streak I've ever had since I started PMO 13 years ago . Not looking back . This is among the best decisions I have made in my life so far

Positives ever since quitting are enormous

 

[Blondie]

Congrats @Brandenburg, that is quite the achievement!

I agree, quitting porn is the best decision I've ever made as well.

Let us stay strong together.

 

[Brandenburg]

DAY 88 NO PMO



never made it this far since I started PMO . In these 88 days I've not watched P nor M . only been having orgasm through sex


Had sex yesterday , had four rounds , very hard erections, no more delayed ejaculation, sensitivity us back , no more PIED



m now more confident than ever. I want to thank everyone in this group read alot of success stories and addictions. Guys giving up is never an option I'll continue to write here and read stories and I choose to continue choosing not to PMO



P is a choice ,you just have to train your mind to always choose not to watch it. Everytime you choose not to watch, the decision becomes progressively easier. Untill when it's the easiest decision in life . Not to Watch.



I really thank each and everyone here and encourage everyone to write their journals as you never know who you are motivating


I can now freely talk to my friends about how P was affecting my erections and how I was actually addicted without knowing and don't care if they judge me or what they think



I'm actually a Doctor in Africa, and yes there is little information about the effects on porn on the Brain and some if not most doctors think porn is okay but it's out of ignorance , personally as a Dr that experienced the addiction and effects I know how it feels and will always understand my patients pain being caused by addiction to P.

Guy's let's continue fighting this new drug. P is worthless