I recently started a reboot a little over a week ago and something is different about me this time as opposed to so many times before: I no longer have sexual urges to even begin to want to look at porn, even really in the past 7 days. This is almost alarming for me, good in this case for the reboot, but there were times that I had to PMO sometimes 3 times in a day, no more than just 6 weeks ago-ish. A few things come to mind what is happening to me: My brain is either trying to truly recover from porn and mentally my brain has prepared itself (perhaps even subconsciously), my body no longer has the raging urges to look at porn, or BOTH. Has anyone else experienced this? Have your urges decreased/increased after a week? 2 weeks? What about 30 days all the way up to the 90 day hard reset. I want to hear experiences.
stay on guard, when i was on day 24 i made a thread similar to this, i had no desire for porn or really any urges, i got to comfy and ended up relapsing because i stopped caring, sounds stupid i know but you must always be ready to fight, dont let yourself get to comfy or you might also stop caring, and end up relapsing.
It looks like you are flatlining. Look up the keyword "flatline" on these forums, I think you will find your answers. It's perfectly normal. Many people relapse during a flatline because they get scared of their libido loss and dead noodle so they PMO to see if it still works down there. BIG MISTAKE. It's just your brain and dick healing, so leave them in peace.
Same. I have no urges at all. And im on day 7. Had morning wood during the first 3 days when stopped using P. Before I started my reboot did not have morning wood for like a year. But now day 7. And i dint have any needs or urges for P ir any sexual activity. Am I flatlining as well?
Nothing to be worry about. Some people experience a drop in libido but it will eventually come back. Some even lose the ability to get a proper erectiob for some time, this is also known as the flatline. Other side effects include mood swings, mild depression, lack of energy, etc. It is tempting to go back to PMO just to check if your sword is still working, but I would strongly against it because flatline is completely normal during reboot and going back to p-sub is basically going back to stage 1. In your case, that’s 7 days out the window.
yeah exactly. Honestly I dont care if I dont feel sexual anymore for awhile, ready to truly toss out this shit from my brain, turning over a new leaf, and begin something of a real lasting relationship with someone special, not to mention mental and emotional healing on my part.
Thanks, I'll keep most vigilant, I will. Also love your sig -- your routine to keep you happy, busy, and productive
Update: I think im semi-flatlining cause I still get morning wood every day or other day. But still resisted the desire. I'm "embracing" the flatline!
Hey. So yesterday was my birthday. And i got a little drunk so my girlfriend. And we had the best sex in over a year. And im on day 8. I can really sense the benefits of NoFap. And no P. And this will even make me stop even Harder!
As above advice has said, be glad you're not dealing with urges and prepare yourself for your brain to slowly ambush you and convince you it's okay to fap. Keep going until Day 90 at the very least pal!
My urges for Porn disappeared instantly when, the day following a PMO relapse, I discovered that my penis had shrunk noticeably and so this was the first time that I saw PIED 'at work'. It put me off porn (and also sex, confusingly!) for good. It actually shocked me to the core and made me quite sick and even more depressed. Now, over a year on from that incident, I've recovered mentally (ie, I want sex and I don't feel the 'horror' of that discovery quite as much) but thankfully my urges for PMO are still at nearly 0%. (I get the odd feeling of the 'good old days' when I used to have fun with PMO - but it's no where near as tempting.) I'm well in control of it now. I don't know what this means in terms of brain development, because to me it seems more like a psychological thing than biological.
Yeah I feel porn/sexual addiction is more a mental battle than physical, though both are very much inter related.