Restlessness / cannot sleep

Its just about finding a method that works for you. Meditation, cold showers, exercise all help to stave off urges. Anything really that can take your mind of it

 

If you had never masturbated before, then you would not have known about the stress relieving feeling you get from it, so you would have used something else or not have gotten that much stressed/ restless in the first place. Why do you get restless?

 

Avoid looking at a screen for about 30 minutes to an hour before you go to sleep. If you like to read, I would recommend reading in bed before going to sleep. That always makes me sleepy.

 

with our condition it is mental but we feel it physically i know if i masturbate i will sleep easily and feel relaxed without it i struggle to even go to bed and don't have a good sleep. But don't want to use masturbation for that, after 15 days of abstaining from PMO i started feeling a physical sharp pain around my balls and when i masturbated it was gone as if there was nothing causing it, i think it is withdrawal symptom!

 

I also have been masturbating all my life i wonder what if i hadn't done it or now that i have always masturbated i don't know anything else and what would i do without it. I have hope in reboot i'll try my best at it! You need to find out why you have this problem and what can help you otherwise you would be masturbating to sleep forever. Share your experience when you fix your problem, i think you can do it, good luck

 

This is a common addiction, and there is no easy answer.
As has already been mentioned practice good sleep hygiene.
Wake up at the same time everyday no matter how tired you are.
Exercise everyday.
Only lay down or use the bed when you are ready to go to sleep.
Exhaust yourself before you lay down in bed.
Try long showers.
Try making your room colder.
You may need something engrossing to take your mind off of it, in which case TV before bed might work.
You are in for some rough times. You are going to have to be tough, motivated, and smart.
Take it one day/night at a time.
You can try Zquill or something similar to get started.

 

Sometimes it helps me to read until my eyes get heavy. I’m having the same issue at the moment, so decided to come on nofap and read through some of the posts. I’ll even read someone’s journal from the beginning until I’m exhausted. As for relaxing the body, try tensing your muscles for about 10-15 seconds starting with your legs and working your way up the body. That should help release the tension. Massage your jaws if they are feeling tense. Hope you get some rest.