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Can porn causes this ??

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by kriss93, Mar 14, 2022.

  1. kriss93

    kriss93 Fapstronaut

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    Can porn (or actually nofap withdrawals) causes panic attacks and depression (aka low serotonin levels)?

    I know it can, but my "fear" or "panic" is not about sex or sexuality, but i sometimes fearing of stroke or heart attack...i keep watching every sign of my body and afraidnif its a starting heart attack or stroke...
    Im currently on day 40 or so with hard mode (doing semen retention as well), and in the past 10 days these fears are getting stronger and starts to bothering my everyday well being and joy , because in worrying about this every day ..... will this worry and fear of these kind of things , living in constant fear and panic ends some day ? Have u got any experiences about this ? Im really serious, last saturday i have had such a panic attack that really gave me the feeling of dying.... it was really horrying and scary..
     
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  2. if panic attack happened more time in future it might better to visit doctor and take drug.
     
  3. Upright Orientation

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    I have heard that the withdrawals can cause anxiety, but anxiety can be caused for a variety of reasons.

    Are things going well in other areas of your life? Do you have a plan for your life? Anxiety can also come from not having a plan of action.

    I’m well passed day 40 now (I don’t know my exact day number) but I have noticed that my emotions are more pronounced. My positive emotions are far more intense, but so are my negative emotions including anxiety.
     
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  4. kriss93

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    Yes I am committed to my nofap journey, considering this as the 0.th step of my future life. Im expecting to be more social and decreased (or even eliminated) panic attacks and anxiety. Im also on my 40 something day and its really a roller caster but i feel like with time im getting better a bit. If a bad day is coming it cannot pull me back to that deep where i started. Between day 18-28 it was the worst, with severe panic attacks and anxiety. Its a bit better now.
     
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  5. Panic attacks suck.
    I had them really bad about ten years ago.
    What you need is more stability, things in life that "anchor" you.
    If porn was your "anchor", then you need to replace it with something else, like a career or maybe a church community etc.
     
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  6. kriss93

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    I think you are saying something...

    I'm planning to have a gf on summer (if i will be better and can live a full life i'll go out for nights and get to know new people, and maybe my future gf)..., starting a diet, and doing workout regularly. Are these things enough as an "anchor"?
     
  7. 100% yes. I've actually had tests done that showed my Cortisol flipped (high when it should be low, low when it should be high) and my Dopamine and Serotonin both off among other issues. What were your PMO habits before you started to abstain? Did you used to edge?
     
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  8. they have been for me, I fast 20-22 hours every day, so I only eat between 5pm and 7-9pm depending on if I have a late desert of fruit, and I run daily and do yoga every morning, most days I do weight training also, yes these are my daily "anchors", but I am a loner, and most people need community or a partner, for many others work life can be the anchor, specific career goals.....it's different for everyone, a Spiritual life can be very "grounding" obviously, but when your life revolves around sexual acts, that's a serious problem....that's why we are on this forum, to help each other recover from this terrible dependency
     
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    Actually i have been a masturbation addict since 15 years, and been a porn addict since 10 years. Last 7 years , the porn genres which i have watched has escalated to transgender porn, so the last 7 years i 99% watched trans porn. Iwas able to do "short" streaks (1-2 weeks) before, but when i came to the conclusion that i really want to get rid of this was last year end of august. So i have started nofap , even no masturbation to any fantasies, and did semen retention. First 30-40 days was clear (they.were tought days as i remember back), but after that, even though i managed to continue semen retention, but somehow i started to watch pictures , "edging with fantasies", etc. A few tines i watched porn as well but did not get off to it.

    However, i have felt the "joy" of life and generally happy between last year october and this year February.

    Then i have had a training (im a teacher) in which i had to perform for 3 days in a row for 8 hours, so i started to go with cold turkey again around 5th of february. ( the training was between 16 and 18 of february), because i wanted to be better and better performance.

    I did the training , but since then im actually not feeling very well. I have realized that what i have done last year winter (except september which was really clear) was actually slowly pulled back into porn and sex addiction, masturbation, even though i was not getting off, but i have edged almost every day (1-2 bours, usually in morning and before sleep). So i decided that i am going forward with the cold turkey version i started around 5th of february. Days passed by , and i have had a severe panic attack on 5th of march, and the following few days were terrible (u know if u have dealt with panic then once it happens, u are worrying for a while that it might happen again..). But i kept going forward and still doing it. Generally i am feeling a bit better every day but sometimes i feel real "weakness" and "neurological vulnerability" ( i mean i feel weakness and anger or something like that, when it came to a situation when stress occurs...). Panic has decreased but its stillpopping in some way , but i managed to handle it in the past days. I am ot doing edging now like i did last year streak, because i dont want to be pulled back. But maybe necause im foing cold turkey , the healing process is slower now, because my mind have to get use to it, and thats why i have anxiety and panic still..

    Sp this is the story of my recent time. What u think, should i continue with cold turkey and things will be better and i will come.out from this panic and depression, anxiety, or should i somehow give my.mind some "relief" and doing something sexual on my own, or with partner? I dont know what would be the best decision right now...
     
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  10. Apparently, there are cases in which a sudden discontinuation of sexual activity can cause an onset of severe anxiety and/or panic attacks. I read that somewhere. But I'm also proof of it because I've lived it over and over again myself. So if it's particularly bad – like intolerably bad – maybe it wouldn't hurt to have sex with a partner or masturbate (quickly and without porn) 1 or 2 times per week until you feel like you can handle a clean period of abstinence. Obviously I'm not a doctor and this isn't medical advice; I'm just giving you something to think about and consider.

    If you really want to get to the root of some of your issues, maybe you can see a physician like a ND (Natural Doctor). You can have your neurotransmitters and minerals checked. Neurotransmitter results will probably be telling. You can start to address some of these and expedite the healing process under the care of a professional who understands that you need help in a way that respects your mind and body as opposed to a way that will have you worsening your health even more with drugs. Again, not medical advice. I'm just giving you my personal thoughts and opinions.

    Honestly, though, if you can handle the withdrawal symptoms and control them, you're best off trying to keep up with abstaining and helping your brain heal.

    I know what it's like to go through panic attacks and even live with panic disorder. It's horrible. I know all the feelings and sensations because I've been dealing with them on and off for about 10 years. I truly do understand. But you need to assure yourself that while there is something going on, you'll be fine ultimately and you will only get better if you continue to do the right things for yourself.

    Stop watching porn for good, especially disgusting and fucked up shit. It won't help you achieve anything you want in life.
     
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    Have you had these types of panic attacks before? If you have prior history then maybe you should consult a doctor as it could be a separate disorder.

    Or it could be a form of porn withdrawal, like others have mentioned emotions are more intense when you finally stop numbing them with porn...so it might just be your brain trying to find its balance once again.

    When these thoughts happen though try and focus on your breath, breathe deeply and slowly and let the anxiety pass. Don't fight it, it makes it worse.
     
  12. kriss93

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    That's a really good question, if I had them before my sex addiction. I first had panic attack around age 14-5, but I was a heavy masturbation addict that time as well (at least 1/day)...So maybe these panic symptoms were because of my sex/masturbation addiction, and hanging on to porn just made it even worse.... Who knows that... I don't live much without doing sexual activity on a daily basis, so I don't know how I feel without it. But now I want to experience it for a while that how life is without any sexual activity (no masturbation, no edging, and no porn). I just want to find the joy of life again, like joy when meet friends, joy when seeing a beautiful girl smile, etc...
     
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    Let me guess , the entire day you can feel your heart going BOOM BOOM BOOM , you can feel it beating all the time , youre anxious , youre afraid and on top of that the heart is also racing , and now youre thinking if you have heart issues ...well , i experienced this quite a lot , upto the point of getting an electrocardiogram to confirm if somethings wrong with my heart but it wasnt the case ..yes , its PMO that causes this , chemical and hormonal imbalances in the body which make the brain and heart go berserk ..
    Well , the heart palpitations and pounding went away after some time of nofap , also if youre facing anxiety and rampant panic attacks , id advice you to take some herbs , like ashwagandha , tulsi , shatavar , which calm the mind and body , there are many more potent herbs which you can take , do ur research and order as per ur wish..
     
  14. kriss93

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    Im on 45 da, or so, and i feel like its getting better, but sometimes i just start to drowning from nothing ,then some heat wave coming and my heart runs fast....i managed to calm myself down, but i hope these feelings wont come with time , from nothing. I really hope that i im going strict and cold turkey with nofap, these kind of "sudden panic attacks" will disappear ..
     
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    Yes, I actually documented all of mine in my thread. But I had extreme anxiety and fear of dying. This is you coming to terms with things you used porn to comfort yourself about, the possibility of some day dying. Its scary. Just know that you are fine. I myself got so afraid I went to the ER 3 different times. Im now 150 days in and no longer have that anxiety. What helped me was exercising and eating a healthy diet so that I know im healthy, and also being okay with someday dying. Its hard to come to terms with

    I am not a doctor but I wouldn't recommend taking any drugs. Let your brain heal on its own
     
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    Yes i actually dint really want to take drugs because they are addictive, they have lots of side effects and they can maie u fat as well...

    Im really hoping that with time, i will feel "the joy of life" again , and these depressive intrusive thoughts wont control my everyday life, instead of that, i will enjoy ordinary days and being happy just to meet with a friends, eat a good meal, watch a movie, etc....i want those days back. How lon gcan thus depressive state last, what u think ?
     
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  17. I experienced this the last time I had a minor PMO binge after a long time abstaining. My heart was going wild. It was uncanny to read this description… Thanks for this post!
     
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    Anytime brother...
    At first i used to think that my symptoms and issues were the worst and the strangest..all reports and tests came back normal and no doctor would tell me why i felt the way i felt...like who else could possibly be having fatigue , dizziness , heart palpitations and all prevalent feeling of malaise...

    Its only when i read countless descriptions on the issues people were facing and i could see that the effects and symptoms of extreme PMO addiction were not only varied but also differed in severity as per individual...one person could be suffering from hear palpitations ( 10 /10 ) and fatigue (2/10 ) but the same could be completely opposite for another..
    I hope it helps..stay strong...
     

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