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Am I experiencing a flatline?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by calistenicshype, Feb 16, 2017.

  1. Hey guys, back on posting again. Currently on Day 13 going Day 14, before that I didn't think I was going to make it to 2 weeks after all the failures. On path to reach the 30 day goal I set for myself, which is great and I will continue to work on it.

    So far I didn't experience any strong sexual urges or withdrawal symptoms after Day 8, which I found weird. As of today, I also don't feel any urge to watch porn like I used to do so as part of my routine. So the question is am I experiencing a flatline? I don't think it's that fast right? I thought I would need a few months before I experience a flatline as described by some of you here. But I think my brain is probably healing from the damage anyway and there is a positive effect of abstaining from PMO. Any clarifications are greatly appreciated.

    Cheers.
     
  2. Ol' What's-His-Face

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    Either way it's good, because you're staying away from the porn and your brain is adjusting. Flatline is usually a combination of no sex urge, tiredness, depression, anxiety, and a general lack of motivation to do much of anything. It's also possible you're starting to feel what it's like to not see porn all the time. When you're not seeing it so much, you don't think about it so much, and the urges kind of evaporate - gradually, and with occasional spikes of crazy urges.

    For me, the first week or two were the hardest by far. Before that, it was just about white-knuckling through the urges. After that, the urges were less, and the challenge was not getting overconfident, because then I'd get blindsided by a sudden urge later on and not be prepared, or I'd assume I was doing so well I could risk something iffy like an HBO show and gradually fall back into porn.
     

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