What are signs you're resensitizing?

I was 100% PMO free for four or five years, and then I saw some signature picture in some forum by accident that triggered me like nothing else. Like, the addiction was lit - after all those years - it wasn't a healthy reaction. For that reasons I don't see pixels as a good measure for progress. Look at other areas in your life, like your internal emotional economy.

 

I certainly think that quick arousal is a sign that you are moving into the right direction - your brain isn't getting what it normally gets, and will have to start looking somewhere else for the stimulation that it seeks. The longer you keep it in that state, the faster it will adapt.

Having said that, taking into account that you don't get the reaction in real life, it could currently also be seen as a combination of being sexually deprived + conditioned to artificial media (while being desensitized to the real thing). So while I think it's a good sign that your brain currently doesn't get what it normally gets and its being forced to look somewhere else, my personal take would be to measure "sensitivity" by other means than pixels.

That's just how I look at it.

 

Yes or no, depending on situation.

Yes if you were having issues with abnormal attractions (hocd, transgendered person or "straight porn" - yes i consider straight porn abnormal attraction too). So if you were less attracted to real solo women and more attracted to those, yes this would be better.

No because this is not ideal and your arousal still misfires when in reality there is 0 chance of sex, you still have poor control over arousal and because it's going 0-100 too fast.

 

From the last 3 weeks with no pmo (well, a couple of o with the Mrs but they don't count for me with this) I've noticed a few things that give me positive vibes it's working.

First n foremost, my penis I'd way for sensitive and healthy. I'd had issues achieving o during sex which either meant extended sessions (behind what was enjoyable) or just giving up on me finishing. No issues at all both times since doing pmo.

Secondly, I've noticed that I'm noticing her much more. Not that I was ignoring previously, but I just can't keep my hands off and not always in a sexual seeing either. Just wanting to be in contact more.

Third, I get incredibly turned on by just an attractive lady in the office or shops. It's crazy.

Lastly, thinking about the things I was watching are starting to have no appeal to me. The draw to do it feels less, and I'm able to direct myself easier from it when I do get that urge.

 

Getting hard to girls in public is a great sign.

 

I did NoFap for about 3-4 days and was in a supermarket , this tall gorgeous women was trying to view food items in front of me , so I moved back and let her room before me. She did that sexy
flicking her hair behind her ear that women do and for a moment I nearly grew right there . At that point I moved down the isle

It was very random
The women was a few years older , slightly taller and probably married ,

it's funny as I get older and have watched probably far too much porn , that it's more and more rare.

Again it can be a while before I find someone that triggers a response in that way , but I think it has been mainly down to way to much porn use over the years , 4 days and getting random growth in real world stimulus , even when not looking for it . Is refreshing lol

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