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The Rage!

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Jschronophage90, May 14, 2015.

  1. Jschronophage90

    Jschronophage90 Fapstronaut

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    Problems I'm having. I'm on day one again after relapsing many times. I don't know how to deal with the anger that washes over me. I get so angry, sometimes at other people, mostly at my own mistakes. I can't seem to forgive myself for anything, small mistakes at work, my grades, anything. I am so god damn angry because I just wanna bust a god damn nut. I am in physical pain because of the dopamine issues. Mostly in my legs and that contributes to the rage. Any ideas?
     
  2. HeisenbergBlue

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    I think a lot of people are mistaken when it comes to raging and masturbation. I think being aggressive is more of a personality trait. Of course you may be more on edge when not PMO'ng, and that is caused by a build up of sexual energy, but what happens when you O? You crash down and feel tired and this is the effect on every other man, even to those who are not aggressive. Your rage will be back after a while later. You need to transmutate your energy and channel your rage elsewhere
     
  3. Jschronophage90

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    I should have been more specific HeisenbergBlue. This is definitely NOT an all the time personality trait. I experienced something similar when I quit smoking. I'm shy, low key, and usually pretty easy going. I smoked for five years and experienced anger I had never felt before I quit. But I've been masturbating and looking at porn since I was 8 years old. I was raped and got addicted to porn very young and very quickly. I was shown how to access all this too young, and now I'm 25. If I orgasm regularly I feel depressed and anxious after my dopamine release wears off, but not angry. I really have never gotten to know myself not on porn, and the withdraw from this is worse than cigarettes or alcohol, both of which I have recovered from. I don't know how to handle it.
     
  4. HeisenbergBlue

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    Ah I see, sorry to hear of your story. I cannot relate as I have not experienced a similar background. But what I can say is, you have recovered from alcohol and cigarettes which are both powerfully addicting, so you will overcome this. Notice how I said "will" because it's inevitable that you will succeed here. We l fail in order to ultimately succeed

    The rage may indeed be one of the withdrawal symptoms from avoiding addiction, as this relates to your past behaviour when quitting smoking. You've been watching poem since 8, that's a long time being exposed to such material and the affects are clearly detrimental and make it all the more harder to stop. It's going to take some time to reset your dopamine issues.

    What's the longest streak you have gone on with no PMO??

    I can relate to some of the anger issues when starting out not to PMO, and I believe this was withdrawal. But as time goes on, I can tell you it becomes easier. As for the pain in your legs, are you sure that's not down to anything else ? Are you getting enough Vitamin D?
     
  5. Jschronophage90

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    I have never been able to go more than a few days. I'm on day 2, but its really very exhausting and hard to abstain. Honestly its hard to even talk to people I trust about it or even complete strangers.
     
  6. Buzzltyr

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    Have you tried setting up a counter to help you track this?
     
  7. Jschronophage90

    Jschronophage90 Fapstronaut

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    I'm new to all this. I should try that. This will be two nights in a row severe leg pain. Very much worse than similar pain I got when I quit cigs. I have a fairly healthy diet, a healthy weight, I do yoga. I've constantly had social anxiety for so long and never related it to porn.
     
  8. Buzzltyr

    Buzzltyr Fapstronaut

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    Just click on anybody's counter and it will take you to the site where you can create the counter. Once you have done that you can copy the tag into your Signature so it shows on every post you create.
     
  9. heyitshannes

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    I struggled with anger issues when I first started and it's awful. I would just snap at anyone. I think it's because we don't really know how to deal with life other than PMO. I found that after a while it does go away. You learn how to deal.
     
  10. CrH35

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    This may not work for everyone but it's been helping me. Whenever I am resentful and angry w/ someone or something I pray to a higher power and ask that it please give whoever it is I'm angry at health, happiness, and prosperity. Then I ask that it please save me from my anger. Or my desire to MO. Or whatever it may be Thats making me feel bad. It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong w/ us.
     

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