Dopamine

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by fapsz, Dec 11, 2017.

  1. tiredofbeingtired

    tiredofbeingtired Fapstronaut

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    Where are you getting 2-3 weeks from? Many feel a lot better in the first month but the general consensus is that 90 days is the general range of time it takes to fully heal, with the acknowledgement that for many it can take longer.
     
  2. arturo111

    arturo111 Fapstronaut

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    We need a lot of time to recover... and my advice is: omega 3 and jumping on the rope at house. Im also fucked, a lot of years with pmo. Hard case. But life goes on...
     
  3. arturo111

    arturo111 Fapstronaut

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    I use l-tyrosine and 5-htp. But same shit. Nothing can help you. Just sport. A lot of sport...
     
  4. jorg78

    jorg78 Fapstronaut

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    What symptoms do you have?
     
  5. Dr_prof

    Dr_prof Fapstronaut

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    hi all,

    addiction is a complex task to explain...

    Our trigger is delta phos B which is realised every time we act out. this streamlines the pathways / neurons sensitised to porn. Makes it much harder to stop acting out. This is slow to be removed - takes 12 weeks of abstaining. However, the general consensus is recovery takes 2 years of abstinence. Be patient. look to other things like exercise to release dopamine.
     
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  6. Csatornapatkany

    Csatornapatkany Fapstronaut

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    2 years of abstinence? hmm, abstinence of porn or sex either?
     
  7. Dr_prof

    Dr_prof Fapstronaut

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  8. Thomas1987

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    Guys if you're not meditating or chanting then this is gonna be twice as difficult.

    I meditate an hour daily and also chant an hour daily. Of course there's the other stuff I do, weightlifting 5days/wk, yoga, writing &performing poetry, busking.

    Or you can go the religious route. The born-again Christian thing works really well if you dive head first into it. Tomorrow I'm going to visit a mosque at 1pm (I'm told Friday 1pm is busiest).

    Most basic advice: Either chant or meditate.
     
  9. arturo111

    arturo111 Fapstronaut

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    Hmmm... i don't have motivation. I dond go out with my friends. I dont give a fuck about future, i just want to survive... i don't have hard morning wood... prety bad...
    How are you my brother?
     
  10. Devil's Details

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    Didn't you just explain your own flatline, then? Normal people with healthy sexualities don't avoid things that might give them sexual thoughts. This is just me, but I was under the impression that the goal is not to eliminate all sexual thoughts, it's to be able to co-exist with them. (seeing as orgasm basically hits the "off" switch on them for a short while.)