Anxiety

During the attack: breathing technique, change your position, do push up, go for a walk
In nlrmal: your diet and exercise are the keys

 

Tbh it’s something you have to deal with, unfortunately. I’m going thru it right now and it is hell! Keeps me up at night. I twist n turn have terrible dreams and thoughts. But what I can say is that they do eventually pass
Cold showers help take your mind off of damn near anything
And so does a rage filled work
The whole thing I’ve noticed is that porn leads to self destruction in any facet it can. So the entire reboot process should be about constructive healthy coping methods
You got this brotha stay strong

 

I’m having troubles still dealing with it as well. If your a Christian like me, pray a lot! Do some mediations and get some exercise and eat better and try to cut out some sugar, that’s my weakness! Also before sleeping try taking some magnesium supplements. Magnesium is a relaxing mineral and can help your body and mind wind down.

 

Understandable, I think everyone goes through hard times and starts to doubt their faith. But In the end he is still there for you and hasn’t left. If you feel led to, try talking to him and asking for his help.

 

My therapist said the cure to my anxiety is socializing.

 

Prayer and reading Bible helped me a lot. For example meditating on Psalm 23:

The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David. 23

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters"
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

Remembering this:
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me." - is a key for me, I learnt this verse by heart and rememering in has helped me in many situations and reduce anxiety. Also after around 25-30 days of freedom from porn and masturbation anxiety level started to decrease step by step.

 

The stimulation from P just wears out the nervous system. It causes an imbalance in dopamine, noradrenalin and serotonin, which should balance each other but P overuse will tend to lower serotonin in favor of the stimulating neurochemicals dopamine and (nor)adrenalin. Addicted people are much, much more prone to developing mental health issues for this simple reason. Withdrawal from serious porn addiction can easily mimick major depression or severe anxiety disorder, in part because of serotonin and gaba depletion. The break is simply thrown off the nervous system as tolerance is no longer compensated through repeated behavior involving the same habit (what religions refers to as sin).

 

Porn and mastubation were provoking me anxiety, physical and mental weakness, negativity and a strange buzz in my left ear. Well, it is my fouth day without PMO and I am surprised because my anxiety has improved, the ear buzz disappeared.
It is a long hard journey and hard day's will come for a long time but this effort is worht it. Stay strong and cut PMO you are stronger

 

This is not true for us porn addicts. I socialist a lot and it has no effect on my anxiety.

 

I find that exercise helps the most, i try to run every day i can thats what helps most for me, although it is still only temporary

Hang in there man, keep pushing and things will get better

 

I had terrible, terrible generalised anxiety symptoms for years. Constant fight or flight mode, intrusive thoughts, racing thoughts, constant worrying, gradual social anxiety getting worse each year.

A lot of them have dissapeared or have got much much better. Very gradually though has it got better. I remember the anxiety coming on as my porn use went up.

 

Hi, one of my first posts. Well, I have anxiety problems as well. From I have experienced, there are two things that both influence each other. One, you may have an underlying condition and use porn as a sort of relief. Psychological trauma is a usual culprit. You don't even have to remember it now, the psyche has extraordinary defense and survival mechanisms and will put the trauma memory in the subconscious. usually only through therapy are these solved. I mean you can remember traumatic events, but without the feelings and think you are over it when in fact you are not. Many bodily symptoms are associated with it, from stomach to back pain. There are many tehniques for deblocking these stuff. I have used and plan to use CranioSacral Therapy, EMDR, Constellation of Intention method as developped by Franz Ruppert. Also I have recently got some CBD oil and it seems to help. Second, the addicton is the cause of you anxiety because of its effects on the nervous system. It's the classic who came fisrt, the chicken or the egg? Of course I find some things about these methods and theories off-putting, but I strive to get the best I can from them without "converting" to them and they really work.

 

I've had the ear buzz and ringing for 2 years. They disappeared each time I relapsed but came back on streak. I'm on 7 months right now and they lessen but still present.

 

I couldn’t swallow the pill for 8 years. Porn is really the issue. I would withdraw and feel like shit, depressed, hopeless, anxiety through the roof. Once I watched porn, that went away for the most part. I got my release and my brain rewarded my body. Once those chemicals clear out, the negative feelings come back. It’s really a drug and when you abuse drugs, harsh consequences happen. Take it from me, I’m 29, battling these past 3+ weeks and have never felt worse. Last night was crying in my gf’s arms. I am always good at holding composure. These last few days, I have been through the ringer. My Brain is beating me up for not giving it what it wants. Withdrawals are withdrawals, whether it’s porn, heroin and everything between

 

What helps me is additionally:

- talking to somebody about my worries (most of my fears were/are irrational, confronting in with someone else change a lot),
- long baths,
- writing a feelings journal,
- as somebody said: exercises

Remembering also what Desiderata (in the past was reading it daily) says:
"Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness."

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Full text:

Desiderata

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.


Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."

(Max Ehrmann).