Feeling the effects of dopamine withdrawal

Sounds like you’re going through a very tough time right now.

What you’re describing sounds severe and serious. I didn’t experience anything like that.

I suffer from depression. I’m in therapy and on meds. It helps tremendously. I recommend that you seek professional help immediately.

What you’re going through isn’t normal. You shouldn’t be feeling this bad.

Maybe now that you’re not medicating your feelings with P and dopamine it’s exposing a serious condition like depression or something like that.

You don’t have to go through this alone and you don’t have to continue feeling this way. Please seek professional help right away.

I wish you luck and a nice nofap life.

 

I'm in the same boat right now man w/ almost 15(mo) hardmode, except I don't really have OCD. However I'm confused as hell. I have no priorities in life right now. Base on my research, I'm experiencing something called "PAWS" where the brain and the body are returning to normal(recalibrate).

 

Try to stay rational. Everything you're doing, all the progress you're making, is helping you out so much. You have a lot of things to be proud of, too.

 

Hey Freedom! I am about a year without MO and a couple of day with P-Subs or watching porn. I have that same feeling like I have no priorities for the last few months and the "I don't give a fuck about anything attitude". It has been getting better and I am starting to actually get my thinking back to normal like looking for jobs out of state, traveling somewhere else. I have started talking with someone and though not intimate yet I am not sure if I want this right now or not. I don't feel anything yet in that way to want to be with somebody all the time. I do still have HOCD but it gets way better after 30 days of PMO altogether. When I get around close to three weeks of PMO then the urges and thoughts fire up.

 

I started young as well. It will take time but you can do it. Try to get out as much as possible like you are and try to get with people that like to have a good time, laugh, talk, etc. Find some funny YouTube videos of movies you like. It's getting that dopamine up and keeping it there with other things now.

 

Know that this is caused by PMO and it'll be a temporary thing. It will get better after a few weeks, you just have to suffer through this and the next time you're about to relapse, remember how bad you felt, in fact reading through your old posts might be a good idea then. I've started to laugh again after six weeks without porn and everything in life seems more interesting now than at the start of the journey. I'm confident that you're going to tackle this, as you simply can't go back to the PMO days, it's not an option anymore.

I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

 

Yes your not alone. Same here. I’m discovering my “normal” because I started young at age 9 or 10 as well. I can tell you it will get better. I have went through some very dark and lonlly depressions. It’s a roller ride with ups and downs for sure. Especially if your like me, or most of us, and relapse. Try to stay strong and positive.

 

Dude I feel like that all the time. Be patient I bet something might happen to you. Or you might need to stay away from internet and social media for a while.