Day 44, major 'Flatlining' and crippling anxiety

That is definitely a good sign that you're rebooting the right way! See it as a positive! Keep it going!

 

I'm in exactly the same situation as you my man. Keep trucking!

 

I'm glad to hear you are progressing well with your reboot. Flat line can be annoying for some guys on here. It may feel scary not to have 'normal' sexual functionality down there for a while, but don't worry- it's a phase that will pass. If you were exposed to porn after your adolescence, chances are you stand in good stead for rebooting at 90 days or before. Most older guys report that they feel completely rebooted after the flat line passes. It may take up to 90 days since your last PMO for the flat line to go away though.

In the mean time, this is a good opportunity for you to embrace other healthy aspects of your life, such as focusing solely on intimacy with your wife (without sex). If you were to tell her (if you haven't already), I'm sure she would be understanding of your decreased libido, and may make the whole situation less tense.

Good luck, stay strong, don't relapse and the flat line will pass with time.

Regards
NoBrainer

 

I'm kind of in the same situation. I'm recovering from binge masturbation. My problem is masturbation, I've only used porn lightly. I actually gave myself prostatis, which I am trying to cure with home remedies. After 9 days I am starting to feel SOME life downstairs, like waking up today with partial morning wood.

There is that temptation to check if the equipment works. It's amazing what your manhood not working properly does to your psychology. Going through flatline should in itself be a motivation to not relapse again when I'm over with it.

It's like when I was in high school I smoked weed and had a SUPER BAD reaction to it, so bad that it caused chronic panic attacks for some years. After that experience I was turned off from drugs and swore I'd never try again. In the end, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

In my religion, looking for arousal outside of marriage is a sin, so it's kind of a strange situation. Main thing is I just want everything to work properly when I get married and to be free of any addictions long before the marriage.

 

Where can I read more about this "dopamine returning to normal levels" thing (why would that cause pain), and flatlining in general. I don't quite understand all of this and have yet to experience it. Not looking forward to it...