How to Eliminate Flatlining (this may be controversial, take it or leave it)

I took tribulus and for me personally it was either hit or miss. Sometimes it did help, sometimes it didn't. I'll try it again though, what is your opinion on Horny Goat Weed?

 

I eliminate flatline with gym or run.
For that day my anxiety or pain is delete.

 

Taking Horny Goat Weed for me boosts libido, my nofap journey is all about learning to control my libido not avoiding it all together because let's face it most people do not want to live like this. When flatlining, Horny Goat Weed boosts libido which might take you out of the flatline, this gives you the opportunity to learn to control your libido. The mental strength required to have full control of your thoughts cannot be acquired when flatlining. This is why Horny Goat Weed MIGHT be beneficial for some people.

 

The point of all this is to go back to the natural state of your sexuality, cleared from artificial simulation like porn. If your body react to it by flatlining, it is normal, and a sign that it is readapting, recovering. Putting enhancing, artificial chemicals into your body would only slow down, if not worsen your recovery IMO - although, if things are too bad and this can prevent you from relapsing, it is better than nothing I guess !

 

@EleventhFinger makes a good point. It is incredibly dicey to try and define the term 'natural' (or equivalently, artificial). I took an entire course on the idea of nature in college and it was absolutely a challenge. Tribulus was big for a time back in my earlier bodybuilding days many years ago. I didn't notice any benefit from it, but could be because my training and diet were already doing quite a lot to keep libido up (and my baseline libido while dieting is typically very high).

 

Interesting post. Not sure why you would take that stimulant to boost libido. I am assuming that it replaces the buzz that watching porn and masturbating gives. If it does not lead to breaking your commitment to not masturbating for the period you have chosen then it has merit. If it does then its like going to Macdonalds to loose weight. I think there is a door through which one passes by leaning into all the emotions and phases of this brain reboot , flatlining being one.

 

@nfprogress : I agree, @EleventhFinger and yourself are making a good point. I indeed don't think that flatlining is "normal" or "natural" in the sense that our condition isn't to begin with; but I'd say that I would rather accept it for what it is - a sign of recovery - rather than fight it. Idk, it might just be for me, but I find that overanalyzing everything and antagonizing this or that particular symptom, to the point of trying to fix it with products ("natural" or not ) is not a good mindset for the overall reboot. I prefer to be patient, acknowledge and accept the symptoms, as they pass by, for what they are: a sign of healthy recovery, no need to focus on them.
I know, easier said than done and I'm clearly the first one to fall, for instance, for the classic "let's just edge a little bit to see if it still works". Anyway, stay strong fellows !

 

Flatline is physiological. You don't simply eliminate it, what your talking about I assume is eliminating dead dick that comes with flatline
The flatline is a period of rest when you go into recovery mode, don't fight it its a sign that you're healing up man...
Fighting it only defers you onto a different path, let it do its thing be awitness to it

 

In normal English flat-lining typically means someone has died and their heart is no longer pumping (hospital machine shows flat line and no heart beat).

In nofap, flat line means (by glossary):

Nofap uses a commonly understood idea of lacking heart beat and applies it to a period of time when you don't have sex drive in a reboot.

 

I took that herb and it made me relapse even more...

 

I think the safest rule during a reboot is: "Don't poke the bear !", flatlining or no flatlining...

 

Eh, I was doing it to test out the controversial "testosterone bump" so i would have more gains in the gym. Didn't see much difference although i'd say say my relapses are more due to my weak willpower than the herb.

 

Too brutal. I prefer solo stuff which don't damage you, beacuse if I fail I'll be the only one to blame