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P.A.W.S. - what are they, cure, duration

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Fenix Rising, May 12, 2019.

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  1. humbleone

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    Im currently on somewhere like day 50 monk mode.

    Im nearly 22 months since starting my first proper streak. I just want to mention that in my now vast experience, monk mode is by far the only real method for recovery, and that includes fantasizing. In past 22 months I've had long streaks of monk mode, Ive also had streaks of texting opposite sex, and streaks of fantasizing, and streaks of actual sex itself.

    I only make good psychological progress during monk mode. I havent had a sex thought in like 50+ days now, and I feel my brain deep healing.

    Any form of lust should be seen as negative quality. We really have to understand healthy sexuality and psychology is devoid of lust and fantasizing - which is essentially getting micro hits of dopamine.

    Anyone who is in PAWS, especially longer people, I know the feeling of the type of apathy that can arise, and you get stuck in some eternal rut, subtle despair lingers, and hope fades, and things like fantasizing become more allowable as they aren't a full relapse and perhaps it seems like it helps deal with everything. Be sure not to fall into this trap, its all a delusion, and it will only set us back

    God speed
     
  2. It was also part of my experience during PAWS. I was feeling like in a bubble, separated from world.
     
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  3. Just like I said man...

    Used to pmo heavily firt 3 years. I'm on nofap for 6 years struggling on and off.
    It takes 6 years on No pmo including the 3 years of paws to regain control of the addiction.
     
  4. Where did you get that picture? Are you trolling me? I'm going to ignore you regardless. Internet is full of some creepy people.
     
  5. DerJogge

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    LOOOOL I actually started to question my cognitive abilities to the point where I asked myself if I lost my mind or if this is the biggest troll walking this planet. I just thought you uploaded a picture of yourself. Gave me a good laugh man :D
     
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  6. I don't even want to understand the thought process lol...

    Dude that is a picture of me. I uploaded it one day and then thought otherwise--the guy must have saved it. I'm a little shook by the oddness of the whole thing.

    Btw--I'm at 15 months today. Can't troll that!
     
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  7. Different Built

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    Have you relapsed in 6 years? If so how much
     
  8. UWSDave

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    Congrats man, I’m at three months today! You’re exactly one year more healed than I am!
     
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  9. UWSDave

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    How long did it take for that to go away?
     
  10. Yeah a lot of relapses in the first 4 years of nofap. when I saw I wasn't getting healed, I took it more serious mid 2018 by completing 16mo hardmode. After that, a couple of relapses here and there. About a dozen....
     
  11. Different Built

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    Sounds like you're gaining mastery over this over time tho. I don't know your situation and I'm not expert on PAWS but at least know you're on the right track. Not many people can do 16 months hard mode holy shit
     
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  12. sikreodds97

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    Soon to hit 10 months with 1 MO in between. Have several 4-5 month streaks with no binges in between. Have been on Nofap for 4-5 years. Have never been so deeply depressed, anxious. Feeling so disconnected from everyone and everything. I hate living, the only thing that gives me hope is that its PAWS. I was very addicted to PMO and heavily damaged my brain with PMO and weed :( Dont know why i havent commited suicide yet, its just that hope that it can get better and that all of this is actually PAWS. Before i started Nofap it was not this bad. And the first streaks of Nofap before PAWS was magical
     
  13. 16mo of tortures and sufferings from hardcore withdrawals too. Couldn't even think about pmo even if I wanted too at that time...
     
  14. Yeah them paws are no joke if you were really severely damaged from pmo. It's like your body go on revenge on deep PAWS....
     
  15. sikreodds97

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    Please tell me you have gotten better man
     
  16. PMO addict1

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    what excatly u did to keep paws under control??
     
  17. sikreodds97

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    Threads like these give me hope that its PAWS im going through. Also i have had some relapses over the past 4 years who have probably slowed me down heavily. I get like one "okay" day every 1-2 months which is very hard. My spirituality makes my suicidal thoughts non existent but at times they have been there. Did it take you 18 months to feel better? Where are you now?
     
  18. Lil bit... still have brain fog but it's getting better. Still drained mentally n physically to function as a normal being. Forgot what normal is like since 2 years ago....
     
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  19. Different Built

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    30 days water fast? Bro wtf
     
  20. sikreodds97

    sikreodds97 Fapstronaut

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    Water fasting is extremely healthy. 30-60 days is doable, its our brain and body litterally having no food to work with so it takes fat as storage and heal itself. I get very stressed during paws when fasting so i had to leave it behind unfortunally.
     

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