Severe withdrawls

This absolutely can be caused by excessive porn use but can you be a bit clearer on your timeline of events? You haven't watched porn(in any amount or form) at all for 2.5 years now? You stopped masturbating for two weeks but what about after that? Have you been having sex in that time?

 

Both porn and frequent masturbation can provoke the same withdrawal responses when you quit and those symptoms vary from person to person. It sounds like you're experiencing panic attacks and adrenaline spikes ( which can cause all your tension related issues) followed by exhaustion and depression when your body finally manages to relax for a second. If it's nothing medical such as an adrenal gland or thyroid disorder then it is addiction related.

I assume you've been trying relaxation techniques such as hot baths, meditation and the grounding technique, yes? If not then try some out to help you through the worst symptoms. If it keeps up, check with a mental health professional, they may be able to prescribe you a temporary chill pill.

 

You likely do have a clean bill of health, at least a majority of us. We are mostly young, so those heart palpitation disorders and etc are still decades away.
What you don’t have is a clean bill of psychological health. You have an addiction (a “brain problem”). As your brain is the mastermind of the body, when the brain suffers, the body will likely suffer.

Your brain’s current “stable state” is that of addiction. But a state that will give you true happiness and freedom, the state we all want, is a state of no addiction.
So depriving your brain of its stable state is bound to have some effects.

keep fighting through, and don’t give up.
In our fight, your brain is your enemy and also your friend. Make friends with the part that is your friend, and fight the part that is your foe.

 

Yep, that's the effects of excessive PMO. Quit while you're young!

 

I have all this as well.. Im 38. NoFap almost 5 years. I think the symptoms culminate recently..last year or 2

 

Deleted Account I see, but replying anyway....

A lot of people - certainly including me - have got into the habit of using pmo as a way to relieve tension, to relax to aid sleep, to ease anxiety. Without the crutch of pmo, and without having replaced it with healthier relaxation techniques and habits, you have given yourself crippling anxiety (which is manifesting itself physically).

Crucially, this isn't caused by nofap, but masturbation was masking the problem.

It's worth seeing a doctor and getting some professional advice. But in the meantime - yoga and meditation are beneficial, eat well and sleep as well as possible. And if, like me, you like to plan your days in advance, remember to plan in 'downtime' - you are not a machine, you need to take time to do what you enjoy or even nothing, rest and have fun. Be kind to yourself and love yourself if you want to improve in a healthy way.

 

ignore the coments above, you are definitely going through post accute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)

Check the paws thread for more info

 

I disagree. Masturbation can create these problems. It becomes a viscous circle, where it generates anxiety, and many other problems, while also offering short term relief.

Although it may mask problems for many people, for others it is actually the cause in the first place. For me, it was both - PMO was a shelter from a very unhappy childhood and all the psychological problems that come from that, but in the process of using it, it made the problems I had so much worse that I developed real physical problems (as well as a worsening of psychological problems) - such as exhaustion, joint pain, brain fog etc, which do respond positively to abstinence.

 

I'm really not. I'm simply trying to warn people of what could lie ahead for them if they don't quit PMO. If statements like the one I have made above really upset you then I suggest you taking a break from this forum?

 

No offense to those who are suggesting a hospital/doctor visit. But when symptoms such as the ones suggested appear, after you have a) seen a doctor and b) hit 12/24 months abstinence, you begin to realise that your symptoms are very likely caused by your PMO addiction.

There are a large number of rebooters on this forum who are writing off abnormal symptoms being related to PMO addiction simply because they themselves have not experienced them or because they cannot fathom that such a thing is possible. I was once the same, telling people with creaky joints and vicious nausea that they were probably unhealthy and need to live a healthier lifestyle. Now after 28 months of recovering, I can attest to the exact same symptoms as the ones mentioned above.

If you are fighting an addiction of 7 years or more, do not think for a second that the outlandish symptoms that are often mentioned in this forum are due to 'poor health' or physical neglect. If your addiction lands beneath the 7 year mark, consider yourself very lucky.

 

By people are you referring to specific people or just yourself?

@Ricardo56 i'm sorry to hear that you suffer from anxiety and have autism, but can I be clear in saying that I am not responsible for your reaction to what is being said here.

2.5 years ago, I felt exactly the same way as you do now, anxious at the thought that my recovery could take longer than 90, 180, 365 or 730 days. Anxious that my many symptoms might not be related to my addiction.

If reading my statement puts you into a state of anxiety maybe its time to do something about it? Totally get that you're anxious about recovering, most of us are. But don't use it as an excuse to blame others for how you think and feel. I certainly did, and definitely regret it.

Ask yourself why you feel anxious and at least make the effort to do the inner work. If you're anxious about your health and symptoms, go and get checked out. If you're anxious about going to get checked out get some support. If you can't do it alone, ask a friend, a family member or a professional to help you. There is even some great advice on this forum from others who have suffered. But please don't blame me for how you feel. Like I said, I am sorry to hear that you suffer from anxiety and autism, but take some accountably for how and why you feel the way you do. While you might think I have a magic wand that I wave to make you feel anxious about my statements, I don't.