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Is this a flatline? Tired/No Motivation, but Frequent Urges

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, Mar 6, 2020.

  1. I've been stuck in the same "stage" for several months now and I'm unsure how to deal with it. I had my flatline over a year ago and I almost feel like I may be experiencing one now. It's doesn't feel like the first time, though.

    I find myself tired in the afternoons. I need to nap almost everyday and I have no energy or motivation to use. I'm really excited to get back to the gym regularly, but i just can't do it. I've tired to force myself to go, but I failed to stay consistent so I eventually kinda gave up.

    The difference from this and my flatline, is that my libido is fairly high. Urges are usually pretty high.

    What exactly is happening to me here? I don't really feel that bad just extremely.....lazy. Is this a normal stage? Is this some kind of flatline?

    I hope this is only temporary and if it is, I would also appreciate advice on how to get through this stage quicker.

    Thanks.
     
  2. clapas

    clapas Fapstronaut

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    That could be PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms). But it's hard to say.
     
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  3. I've never even heard of PAWS before.
     
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  4. rgm

    rgm Fapstronaut

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    the question you must ask yourself is are these real urges? Are you horny and is it high libido or does something in you just "feel the need"?
    There's a thing called "arousal" its not just sexual arousal, its a thing in general. It has to do with how "stimulated" you are.
    A low arousal is also associated with feelings of fatigue/sleepiness/laziness etc.
    Your urges probably aren't of the I want sex kind but more of the looking for stimulation kind and that's what P does, stimulate.
    Try to see it as more of a "feeling a bit uneasy and under stimulated".
    Because your brain is used to high stimulation it has to desensitize so normal things get your arousal back to normal.
    Because you're in the process of that you're currently at a low arousal. Because your body wants to hit the optimal arousal it will try to make you do activities that bring it there.
    And what's a great source readily available to stimulate you according to your brain? That's right: Pornography.

    Here's a picture to help you understand:
    This is shown in relation to performance but it has a strong correlation with motivation. "not really bothered" to do something is low arousal, which means you probably have low motivation. This means you'll perform worse because you simply don't care as much. UNLESS it brings ups your arousal/stress. Example; people who have chronic low arousal usually become thrillseekers -> they seek stress/arousal.
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    Last edited: Mar 6, 2020
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