Stuck in a whirlwind of despair

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by upwardspiral, Jul 13, 2020.

  1. upwardspiral

    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    Hello everyone.

    I've tried to give up porn multiple times now, but so far, have only managed to stay clean for 5 days until I relapse.

    Today I relapsed really bad, spend a lot of money on online camgirls, and I feel like shit.

    Any advice for the first 2 to 3 weeks? I would be happy if I could even get through the first week.

    I've been doing PMO since I was 24, as weird as it sounds, I hadn't MO even before, not even my teen years, I am now 37.

    It happened after I broke up with my gf, and has been going on since then, even when I was in a relationship, hell, it's the reason I'm currently single again, because my focus and energy was all put into PMO, I've read so much about the negative effects of it, and still I cannot quit.

    Any advice will be greatly appreciated, and also, day 1 should be tomorrow for my reboot right? Not today since I already caved.
     
  2. upwardspiral

    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    Thank you TheOA, you are absolutely right and I am indeed tired of the same shit over and over again.

    Fucking vicious cycle, but I really want it to end now. I'm enjoying the positive attitude of this community and that is quite refreshing!

    Thank you for your support man.
     
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    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    My dopamine levels are so low. It's really hard to get out of bed, boy, have I fucked this up... I used to get up and the first thing on my mind was watching and just getting that carefree feeling of not thinking about anything else.

    Now I struggle only to get out of bed. And I've only started last Tuesday. How long until my dopamine levels start to go back to normal? Because this really feels like shit.
     
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    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    That Super Saiyan challenge looks very interesting. I used to love Dragon Ball while I was a kid, hell, I still do, but it just got forgotten into old memories! I might try that! It seems to help with getting some focus. Did you also feel very cranky in the first days? I feel like I'm really mad with every little thing, not sure if I'm just channeling what I'm feeling into other shit, probably I am.
     
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    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    Well, definitely something else, leaving projects and stuff aside, to spend hours and money on porn and shit... it's all a huge fucking snowball at this point.

    I hope this gets better soon, it has to! :D Go brain! Do your thing! Thank you again for the support man!
     
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    upwardspiral Fapstronaut

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    I'm going to try it, quick question, because I'm a big noob, how to do I add the day counter so it updates automatically?