You can see from my counter how long I've been NoFap. These last few days, it feels like I'm not really getting anywhere. Nothing has changed. What did I expect? Maybe increased desire, erections at night, spontaneous erections during the day when I am with a woman who I find attractive. (Not in a relationship. Just casual encounter.). But nothing is happening and I'm leaning toward going back to PMO. It would help with my stress, and a least I'd have something. What am I missing? Feel free to comment. Thanks
Hey @Mack Truck, that's a bummer that you don't feel like anything's improving. Sounds frustrating. I would be curious why you wanted to give up PMO in the first place. I would imagine you probably had a good reason to come here, create an account, and start putting days together. What was it?
So if your counter is correct you are at 25 days pmo free? If so that isnt nearly long enough to change anything. You need 3 + months at minimum if you suspect pmo induced brain changes
90 Days seems to be the common wisdom here on NoFap. Did you perceive any changes when you hit 90 days?
90 days used to be the accepted norm, but with access to instant porn, and computer screens everywhere, it's seen as a minimum time to spend on NoFap, before you start to see changes. Maybe you're in the flatline stage like me. Not feeling joy in anything, nothing's changed, and I do catch myself wondering if this is a waste of time. In which case, that's even better for curing PIED, because your brain is recovering. It's absolutely horrible though, feeling like this, and there's no definitive timeline for when a flatline ends. To help with recovery, look at your diet, exercise, and if you can afford it, look at supplementation like DHA, Zinc, Magnesium, Vit D. All good for long term recovery.
I'm horny. Just not seeing much change in my PIED. Is that a "flatline"? I've got those supplements covered (but I'll doublecheck my Zinc).
Usually, a flatline involves less horniness, but there's plenty of stories where horniness remains, but nothing else has happened. It still sounds like you're in recovery mode, and it's a long-term process. Someone once posted on here that to recover properly, for every year you've been addicted, you should take one month to do NoFap. If you want to see some action in your penis, if you haven't got it yet, look into L'Arginine, or anything that helps increase nitric oxide production in the body. I take it, and it's increased my size, strength at the base of my penis, and prevented wet dreams.
Well, in that case going back to PMO wouldn't get you any closer to a solution, am I correct? It would just perpetuate the problem and probably make it worse.
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but where do we see people's counters? I'm on mobile and can't see anything. Where should I be looking?
