P.A.W.S. - what are they, cure, duration

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Fenix Rising, May 12, 2019.

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  1. You're right, I agree with you on that one.
    I'm dealing with Anhedonia right now, everything feels boring, but it's okay - It will be alright.
     
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    How you break your fast is also important, it is a bomb to your body if you eat to much after a long fast. Also, eating at night is a bad ideia.
     
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    I've had this thought as well, when things get tough I think about this. Then remember all the success stories of guys here and how they don't recognize the person that wrote the messages because they feel so well now and can't relate anymore, they are a new person. Then I feel better.
     
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    You are right on the money. There is no turning back. This sh*t is too painful to stay here more than necessary.
     
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    i think that pmo numbs your feelings. and when you quit pmo all the feelings that you numbed will come up and will be very intense. it can get very intense that some people will get severe depression. i think the orgasm that you experience releases endorphins which is like an antidepressant. can you remember your pmo days? after orgasm? didn‘t you feel calm and numb?

    i dont think that you can come out of freeze by regulating your nervous system. otherwise everyone will do so.

    i think its just a natural process that you should allow to happen. dont numb your feelings and expeirence them. the feelings will go away one day and youll be happy.

    i can speak for myself. after a pmo session i would feel guilt, shame and anxiety but it was subconscious because i was numbed after orgasm…

    what if other people know what i did. what if they find out.

    when you quit, you will experience very intense emotions what people call paws/flatline which is basically when a drug addict or alcoholic stops with drugs.

    i had a wet dream yesterday and i can feel the numbness of my feelings. however after some hours the effects of the orgasm will go away and i will experience severe depression where i cant find any motivation to write anything on this sub.
     
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    the longer i go without wet dream the worse my depression gets. i feel severe pain in my chest.
     
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    when i have a wet dream i also dont do anything but i dont feel so much pain because the emotions are numb
     
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    the longer you go without numbing yourself, more emotions will come up and you will start seeing the big picture
     
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    wet dreams increased a lot
     
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    i lived in my own bubble with pmo videos games movies. ejaculation numbed me a lot and this numbness lasted maybe 24 hours so i could still function at school or work. then i came home and did pmo again. so i was almost every day numb. was depressed and anxious my whole life
     
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    the people that say they were happy all their life while doing pmo and then they quit with pmo and then suddenly experience depression and anxiety. its hard for me to believe honestly. i think you had already symptoms of sadness, stress, anxiety and so on while doing pmo, but pmo numbed you…

    can anyone here say that they were all normal and happy during their pmo days without sadness and anxiety? hard to believe for me but let me know if yes
     
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    all the drug addicts and alcoholics - why did they start with taking their drugs? because they experienced something in their lifes. traumas or so. death of a loved one and they start drinking or loss of job or divorce, so sadness and they start drinking. when they quit all these emotions will come up much more intense then before consuming these drugs.

    can you find someone who said i was happy all my life and i started taking drugs and was still happy and then i quit and then suddenly out of nowhere got depression and anxiety? hard to imagine for me to be honest
     
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    therefore is the chemical imbalance theory hard to believe
     
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    chemical imbalance was never proven by any doctor

    its a theory not more
     
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    during my pmo time i also thought all the time that i am fine everything is good i have a job a have a house i have money…
     
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    i dont think so to be honest. if i dont scroll tiktok i will stare at a wall
     
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    yeah man and i still am. just dont numb yourself and experience the feelings that will come. sadness, anxiety, anger and so on.
     
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    the problem is that some people suffer from severe depression that they cant get out of bed.
     
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    go in a bus or train and look at all this people. do they look happy? they all look fking tired, depressed and not motivated. all on the screen. you can see it in the face. however all of them will say that they are happy and everything is fine. because they are still numb of daily things they do to numb themselves like drugs alcohol, medication, porn and so. they dont experience their positive emotions fully, like 100%, because they are numb.
     
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    why no one wants to make small talk when youre in a bus? why no one looks out of the window while driving in a bus or train?