Trick for getting mental clarity that PMO provided?

I didn't know exactly which sub-forum this belonged in so feel free to move as appropriate.

When I was regularly PMOing one of the reasons I did it was because if I didn't my mind would just be clouded with sexual desire and it was difficult to concentrate on work.

Then I would PMO and after the release though I didn't feel "good" (kinda felt like shit in a way) but it's like almost a tranquilizer after for me, my mind would be clear and then I could concentrate on the task at hand.

I know people that do NoFap say they gain mental clarity after a while but I've never gotten to that point.

If I didn't have a job to do I think it would make my journey a lot easier because I wouldn't be at my computer trying to think about complex topics and stressed out. I could just go for a walk or something instead.

Any help or advice about this? Does it get better over time? Those little moments when my sexual desire feels like hot as a furnace I don't know how to deal with like someone coming in my home office with a jackhammer and I just want to scream "STOP!" so I can concentrate. I don't know what to do. Just push through? Get up and go for a walk or cold shower? etc what has helped you if you struggled with this?