[sfem]

I like this thread. It rings bells for me. I am one who finds that the mental influences are both subtle and slow. Except when coming off PM. That one happens within 24 hours and lasts a week or so. On it, I sometimes feel like I am a lot less interested in my usual activities. At one point, I realized I hadn't written any code in weeks and hadn't noticed that it had happened. A little scary to be honest. But I found that if I focused on it, I didn't have to let that happen. I just have to put in an actual effort to do those things. As for long term, presumably irreversible effects, I don't know if any of us have been on PM long enough to say. For me, I actually am pleased with the reduction in porn, masturbation, cross-dressing, etc. Life is just better with less of those things in it for me.