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Anyone else get that feeling from their brain that they don't want to do...anything?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Anonymous86, Jun 20, 2019.

  1. Anonymous86

    Anonymous86 Fapstronaut

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    I want to make friends, but I just have this feeling from dopamine desensitization that "I can't" and don't have the energy to. It's really bad...I hate it! I feel like conversations with potential friends takes a lot of energy from me. What the hell is this? Why is this? It's made me lazy...in every area!

    Anyone else able to relate? I feel alone.
     
  2. JPDrive

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    Yep. It sucks.

    It is really hard to dig out of a hole when you find yourself in the bottom if it.

    Option 1: GOYA. Get off your ass!

    Option 2: When GOYA doesn’t work— Now that you know what a pit of hell you can end up in, come up with a game plan of what you are going to do the next time you find yourself in that hole.

    When I find myself in a funk like that, my brain isn’t working right. Once my energy goes positive again, I can work on the playbook for the next time.
     
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  3. Anonymous86

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    I keep making excuses. It's like these anxious thoughts get into my head if I try socialization. If I do these coping skills and getting out of my house more, I keep getting these intrusional thoughts like "what if I feel this way (flatlined mentally and physically) forever?" and then I don't bother because the anxiety is too much, it's a fucking habit loop I'm seriously literally mentally stuck in.

    and I don't wanna die an addict. I hate living like this.
     
  4. JPDrive

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    What does your calendar look like?

    Any meetings or events in the calendar?

    If you signed up to attend a meeting via meetup or eventbrite (any topic works) and put it on your calendar,
    would you make the appointment or would you skip it?
     
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  5. randomname3

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    Yep I've felt like that for days at a time the several weeks. Part of it might merely be withdrawal from the addiction, part might be due to the unnaturally low stimulation from noPMO. Hard mode is a cleanse rather than a lifestyle, I say. But I suspect there's a third part that bubbles up to the top from understimulation: your own underlying issues.
    Figuring out precisely what those are and forming a strategy to replace them is the next step.
     
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  6. Social anhedonia/anxiety mate. It's a consequence of PMO'ing. I still have a bit of anhedonia most days and have done for a long time now.
     
  7. Anonymous86

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    Working 3 days a week. I don't want to bump it up as to not overwhelm myself. I also attend a rehab and recovery program 3 days a week (for mental health).

    I do prioritize friends though and make small changes in my schedule to do that. I should also probably prioritize yoga class.
     

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