Are Excess Feels a Side Effect during Reboot?

I’m only on day 4 after resetting my counter but I had gone for two weeks without PMO before that. In total, that’s the least I’ve used porn since I started. In any case, I’m already a sensitive guy but lately my emotions have been getting more intense to the point they almost get out of hand. Has anybody else experienced this? Like I will start to tear up over stuff that didn’t affect me as much before.

 

I like that perspective. I’m beginning to realize porn was an emotional crutch for me as well. I think a lot of these feelings have always been there but I would numb them into the dirt with porn. Now that I’m actually making progress toward quitting, I guess it’s a kind of emotional backlash that will eventually level out. All the more reason to wait before I start dating again. In the meantime, I’ve come dangerously close to bursting into tears in front of people over stuff that probably doesn’t warrant that level of reaction. For an introvert like me, that’s a highly uncomfortable scenario...