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Does anyone else feel like their mental health improves for a few days after they have relapsed?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by skaterdrew, Feb 17, 2020.

  1. Feb 17, 2020 #1
    skaterdrew

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    This is something I have noticed a lot of times.

    I suffer from a lot of issues with my mental health, severe anxiety, severe ocd, depression ext.

    But I had a 15 day streak of no porn or artficual sexual stimulation, and it ended yesterday when I relapsed, having around an hour long PMO session. But today I have woke up and I feel full of energy, I have little to no anxiety, little to no ocd, little to no depression, and I just feel in a great mood and my mental health seems a lot better.

    But this is actually something I have noticed in the past. It seems to be when I relapse or binge, the next few days later my mental health seems to be better. I feel upset because I have relapsed, don't get me wrong, but my mental health seems to overall be better for a few days after I have relapsed.

    I am just wondering if anyone else experiences this? Or knows why this would be happening?

    Like the way I feel today I hardly feel like I have much wrong with me mentally, I feel quite happy, I feel like I have a lot of energy, I feel in a good mood, I feel really socialable. But then other times I have no energy, I have severe anxiety, ocd, depression, my mood is terrible and I feel extremely anti social.

    But the thing I find strange is I am becoming quite aware of this pattern. Relapsing on PMO, usually more binging, seems to result in me feeling better mentally for the next few days afterwards.

    I am just wondering why this happens?

    The way I feel the today I would want to feel like this all the time.
     
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  2. Feb 17, 2020 #2
    Fifth Horseman

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    Orgasms can serve a purpose and can be an outlet for pent up anxiety. The trick is not to obsess, to be childishly fixated on the pattern.
     
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  3. Feb 17, 2020 #3
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    For me , yes...mood gets better, dopamine cravings satisfied, but PIED gets worse...so it's a no go. You have to suffer to heal.
     
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  4. Feb 17, 2020 #4
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    People are bad at assessing their mental health with any degree of accuracy, they are usually miles off target compared to objective third party.
     
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  5. Feb 17, 2020 #5
    Themadfapper

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    You might have a temporary dopamine high, as well you just got a fix for your addiction so you are no longer jonesing, but it doesn't last. You will come down and feel even worse, or you can become a total fiend and wank constantly and feel like absolute hell. There are ups and downs but you got to go about 90 days to reboot.

    Why the fuck you even considering this kind of crap like you posted? You've said in previous threads that you are hooked on femdom? You're already wanking to seriously depraved stuff and I doubt that feels great, in fact, it will lead to you feeling really bad. Go for 90 days maybe a little more you will feel a lot better and the addiction will be a lot easier to manage.

    There is no masturbation or porn therapy that will make you feel better that is just your mind playing tricks on you.
     
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