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stress and suppression during reboot?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by awakenow, Dec 18, 2015.

  1. awakenow

    awakenow Fapstronaut

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    I've been doing nofap for a little while now. I relapsed a few weeks back after 5 days but its now been almost two weeks since I masturbated. I no longer use the internet on my laptop and I deleted all saved electronic sexual stimulation and it has helped out a lot. Urges have been fairly under control so far. My issue is that I have become very stressed out and angry in the past few weeks of nofap. Not only that but I don't sleep well either. I recently started a kind of high-stress job which is only making me more stressed out. I do get exercise almost daily...and yes, it is pretty intensive. Meditation helps sometimes but its hard to get a routine going. I have also been playing videogames in my free time to distract myself. I realize that the reason why I am even more stressed than I was before nofap is because I am no longer getting the dopamine rush that I was when I was fapping. I am also coming to realize that me being pissed off can be attributed to not having what I want in my life right now. So in a way, it is a good thing that I am experiencing this so that I can get a clearer sense of my feelings. But realizing these things doesn't change that I am stressed, tired, and pissed off all the time. I know I am supposed to find something enjoyable to replace fapping but I don't know what that is yet! Right now I am doing things that I really don't want to be doing but I know I should be for my own self-growth. I just have a really hard time enjoying anything in general!

    I also feel that I don't have healthy interactions with females and that has come up during this journey. I am a virgin and I do want to have sex at some point. For right now, I am not focused on that. Sometimes I just feel I should at least by talking to girls more frequently and getting to know them. Some of my experiences with women have been very hard and overbearing and I have something of a distrust of women. I do want to connect with women more and I can talk to them but I am always unsure of what to do next. I know I sound super emo and weak and its only been a few weeks since I've started my nofap journey but this is how I feel.

    Any suggestions?
     
    Last edited: Dec 18, 2015
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  2. JipJap

    JipJap Fapstronaut

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    Great job on your 2 week streak so far! I was gonna recommend exercise, but you're already doing that! Sweet! I'm afraid if this is really dopamine related, that you're just gonna have to stick to it, and wait until a better time comes. But that time will come for sure, when you stick with it! You may already be very close to feeling much better!
    One more thing I can recommend is taking a cold shower. Yes, that sucks, but that's exactly the point. It teaches you to be alright with shitty situations. I take them too, and I can say you feel great after! So that's something to consider!
    Keep strong, you can do it!
     
  3. awakenow

    awakenow Fapstronaut

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    Hey man I appreciate the reply! I will stick with it for sure. I am determined to get through this rough patch!
    And I do agree, this does seem very dopamine related.

    I will try to take a cold shower...although it is winter and it will be chilly!
     
  4. bomonti

    bomonti Fapstronaut

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    You are definitly not sound super emo or weak fellow fapstronaut. These are some withdrawal symptoms any of us can go through. In other words of what jipjap said: '' superpowers must be close ''. Stay Strong!
     
  5. Lugoni

    Lugoni Fapstronaut

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    I'm going through very similar issues my friend. The stress and the anger is at an all time high and I can't manage to control it. Just know that it will pass.
     

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