Flatline ? What's going on ?

Do NOT worry about it. While there are many stories of flatlining when quitting, there are no stories of it going on forever or even for more than a couple weeks. I think it's really just a phase in you getting rebalanced. After years of hypersexualized thoughts our brains need to sleep it off, so to speak, in the quitting phase. It's just your way of healing. Enjoy it, don't panic about it.

Peace.

 

I've been experiencing the same kind of thing. My ex wanted to get back together with me, multiple girls in my class have been striking conversation with me when they wouldn't before.. I think it is your aura.. Also my acne on my face has begun to clear up. (It wasn't bad just noticable.).

 

Yeah, I have the same thing happening to me. However, I don't feel all that much more energetic or confident. You are farther along as me though. Only urges I have are when I see a suggestive scene in a tv show or movie trailer or something. It sucks how softcore stuff is everywhere. Really excited to hear about your confidence and energy level. I hope I can get that. Keep it up bro!!!

 

Really quality work on that forty-three days brother. Enjoy the perks I don't think that not having urges for a while is a bad thing. Without a doubt, if you were with a girl you could get it up. Might just be your mind detoxing it's over-sexualization of everything. That's almost a super-power in itself, not having to glance at every ass on the entire street. I'm still working on it, sometimes it's mighty difficult.

Anyway, good job to everyone - Sonic, you're halfway there

Stay strong.

 

the flatline thing irked me too, i thought i'd broke my body at first. i think i've recently been rising out of it, but for a while nothing could get me going at all. i trust that it'll pass properly in time.

as far as i'm concerned, flatlining is one tiny setback in a sea of benefits. since taking up nofap, i've made a ton of new friends, started working out, found somebody who i could plausibly be having sex with pretty soon, made the decision to move out of my parents' place, and visited a foreign country. i don't know, something about this process just changes your energy, it's really cool.

 

Its just a thought but I wonder if its the addicted part of us kind of 'sulking' because it's not getting it's own way? If anyones ever had the misfortune of dealing with a total control freak 'withholding' things and 'silent treatment' etc can be a common tactic to get you to succumb to their desires etc. I've often said the addictive part of us is kind of like a psychopath that 'takes over' (control freak) and will try any trick in the book to maintain its position of prominence? Just a thought and even if that's not the entire picture it may be at least partly true???

 

Dungeon. I really like what you just said about nofap changing your energy. That's a beautiful way to put it. Thanks man, love looking at things in new ways

 

me too dungeon, fantastic to hear about the changes you've made to your life in such a short period of time, very inspiring.

 

R.C - flatlining is usual and it'll pass - in the meantime treat it as your friend, it's much easier to conquer porn addiction when you're not in a horny haze

and as you well know now, you're 'invincible' - so you'll come back stronger than ever once the flatline passes

 

HAHA loving the vigor R.C, a flatline is but a phase which will pass, also everyone is different so if you feel extra concerned that your flatline is lasting a little longer than what others guess is the usual length, then that's just what OTHERS guess about THEIR usual length.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but is there a general timeline for which you reach the flatline? as in from what i think (please correct me if i am wrong):

Day 1 to day 14: Starting out, withdrawal symptoms are somewhat significant
Day 15 to day 30: Withdrawal symptoms are so much more pressing and difficult
Day 31 to Day 90: Withdrawal symptoms start fading, you reach flatline sometime here?
Day 91 and above: Recovery

can someone share their process?