Anxiety and depression sufferers, PLEASE read my story - NoFap can save you!

I support you totally. When I am not doing it then by god do I feel a million times better. If I have PMOd then I feel dreadful and dont want to talk to people or feel ok around them. I cant focus and my anxiety flares up.

Plus I love feeling clean

 

Totally agree...same thing happens to me

 

Same here. Every time I relapsed the anxiety was horrible. It became obvious too because I work in customer service and days after I relapsed I would just about do anything to avoid talking to people and now that I have been clean for 60 days(!) I feel like I can talk to anyone without anxiety holding me back.

 

Do you find that you use caffeine as a crutch for your lack of energy and concentration when you binge on masturbation? I have recently realised that my caffeine addiction was directly proportional to my chat room addiction.

 

Apart from the fact that I think I will have a long road to go, very same right here. Insane withdrawals-like including depression, anxiety etc. not being able to enjoy life no matter what! And all thos started even before rebooting! Inspiring post man!

 

Yeah man good for you
BTW i did the same thing..i don’t think there is a strong relationship between anxiety and porn. if you diagnosed with anxiety or any kind of stress burnout thing i think porn and masturbation will give you a relief from it just like smoking or any kind of harmful self-meditate habits.. the point is the over-stimulation is the main problem here you need to learn how to relax without this shit!
good luck )
-sorry for my bad english

 

I can definitely relate mate. For me it was a chemically induced unbearable depression and after 35 days away on pmo it lifted significantly.

 

Yoga For Anxiety And Depression:- Sometimes, you fear to get up in the morning and confronting the world. Misery assumes control, and you feel purge. On the off chance that this repeats frequently, you are in a lousy position, old buddy, as gloom is thumping on your entryway. The sooner you discover an answer, the better. Does yoga help with discouragement?

Yoga For Anxiety And Depression – 6 Effective Poses

Marjaryasana(Cat Pose Asanas)
Dhanurasana(Bow Pose Asanas)
Bhujangasana(Cobra Pose Asanas)
Virabhadrasana I(Warrior I Pose)
Adho mukhasvanasana( Downward Facing Dog Pose Asanas)
Setu bandhasana(Bridge Pose Asanas)

 

100% exactly what i am going through. But I realized at 30 not 25, had the same symptoms for 6-7 years now. Unexplained depression and anxiety. Fear of death, existential crisis etc. Seeked answers, couldn't find any. But I realized it was my heavy porn addiction.

 

For me I have it all, anxiety, depression and feeling worthless. It all seem to go whenever I stay away from PMO. I have not been able to cross 30 days in like 3 and a half years.

I didn't know why I was always fighting with my girlfriend but I now know it because porn has given me low self esteem and I feel like she could dump me for a better person anytime.

I have realized I don't love anything anymore. And I have become selfish in everything.
I have low self esteem even at work and I am constantly under anxiety.

I now know all these life problems are coming from PMO

 

I feel the same way. Problem is it’s been over 100 days and im still feeling similar. I have had very brief moments of clearness and no anxiety, depression or negative thoughts. And it was GREAT! But they always return. Especially the gloom and doom, low self esteem, feeling worthless, and lots of fatigue and lack of motivation. Not every morning, but a lot of the time I wake up in a panic and think of everything that needs to be done and worry about having to face the world and people. And I just want to hide.

In the last year I have cut down PMO so significantly. Especially in the last 5 months. I hope it gets better and lifts soon. I was doing it sometimes multiple times a day for about 18 years probably. I was into some hard things towards the end. So it will probably just take me a a lot longer than most people. My relief is coming. I just have to be patient and work for it harder.

Hardest part is trying to hide everything and act like I’m always ok. Always trying to put on faces and be strong for my family. I feel weak, I am a husband and father of three small children. I need to be strong and a rock and leader for them. No more PMO. Inside all I want to do is lay around, sleep, and avoid people. Instead I force myself out of bed and the house. Go to work, make money, come home and play with my kids and talk to my wife, love on her and act like everything’s okay, and then go to bed exhausted from trying so hard to hide it all.

It’s been over 130 days or so of not viewing P and 105 without touching myself at all, and probably 120 without MO’ing. I always felt better when I was PMO’ing. Main symptoms then was just lack of motivation and confidence, fatigue and depression. Since trying to quit about a year ago, there has been so many withdrawals symptoms to try to count and list!!

Also my libido has been on such rollercoaters up and down. Had days where I would feel like I couldnt get a erection and nothing turned me on. And had days that I would get erected just texting my wife or thinking about her and having massive wood in the morning.

 

I am so happy you know this, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Everything is gonna be fine

 

Thank you brother!! Your encouraging words means a lot!

 

You inspire me too. It very possible to win, we just have to be motivated and find the reason to win. Do it for your lovely children, do it for your wife, vow to keep clean because of them. Will you want your children to be like that? Naa, so please use them as the reason to keep yourself clean. They deserve it because eventually, they will suffer because of your addiction.

 

Witchcraft. No thanks.

 

You are so right!