7 days in, feeling depressed

Keep pushing man. Everyday every hour every minute without pmo is a win. It's easier said than done to overcome this. But strive to get over that hump. Nofap will help you over come social anxiety.

 

Too horny to control your urges? There is no "too horny". I like to continue my NO-PMO-journey and to resist those urges. And when the urges become really strong, I pray. I am not praying to God because I am not religious. I am crying for help not to the God whom people created in their imagination (high up above the clouds, is it a "He" or a "She"?) but to the God who resides deep inside my heart. And help comes immediately. This is my "trick" and it works very well.

 

It's completely normal to feel depressed in this, happens to me after every reset, it's just the chemicals in your brain starving for that rush one more time, ignore it, read this for starters :

http://sites.tufts.edu/emotiononthe...oital-neurochemistry-the-blues-and-the-highs/

Also it's important to understand that it's okay to be depressed. It's unpleasant, yes. But it is completely human and normal. Tbh, I have Flu when it's nearly 40 °C in the day here, had a super long and tiring, and unfulfilling day at work, aaaaand I am missing my dear friend too. Someone whom I can no longer talk to...so suffice it to say, me feeling depressed right now is pretty normal.
Having the flu actually reminds me of her, because she'd always message me every couple of hours to kinda check in on me. ^_^
*Sigh* It's hard when memories of happiness start to make one sad....lol, but that is beautiful isn't it? It's emotions, and feelings that for so long all of us just wasted or buried through the numbness of our PMO addiction, quitting this shit, is just making us human again.
And yeah, I'm depressed right now too, and sad. But at the same time I'm grateful that I am capable of feeling this way, when not even 2 years ago, because of my addiction, I'd feel nothing; completely and selfishly dead inside.
So if you are depressed right now, 1) Realise that it's because you are human 2) It will pass, it has to.
The deeper one has drowned into Darkness, the more piercing and blinding is even the faintest ray of Light, but we must persevere, because the only way to gain clarity is stare dead centre into that blinding and painful beam, till our vision finally adjusts and we see clearly once more.
And lastly, you'll make it not only to 2 weeks but ALL the way to 90 days, and even after that it'll be your choice to stay clean further or not. Believe it brother, because we're all in this together.

 

With any withdrawal comes a period of depression as our body adapts to a lack of the drug. Dopamine is a strong drug, and you are not getting your regular dosage of it. Your body wants it. Social contact helps, but with anxiety that is difficult. As you move through breaking your habit, you social anxiety should naturally decrease.
You can also work on decreasing it and getting more socially involved. You might get involved in groups here, some are very active. A trained service dog can be a great help. I had a student with a dog in an algebra class. The previous year she had to drop out and home school because of her panic attacks. With her dog, she still wasn't a math genius, but she participated, did her homework, and passed her tests. Her classmates couldn't believe the change.

 

Get a hobby. I'm horny most of the dam time because there's lots of cute babes here in the bay area. But I don't turn to porn at all and beating off is not an option for me. Talking to real women is.

 

Attaining 7 days is also an achievement. I have anxiety issues too but now I seem to find me in better position relating to this anxiety issue. First of all clear your head. Sometimes that number 7 gets heavy I think for you, get rid of that number. Don't fuss over that 7 days period, OK. Now for depression I think you failing to attain more than 7 days is playing a huge part in this. Through your rebooting you will feel that your anxiety issues is also getting resolved to certain point. Me still not doing any job, anxiety and depression is still there but still now I have managed to be PMO free for quite sometime, engrave in your mind that PMO is not an option for all our troubles. This engraving is very much important. I have jotted down some points in a post regarding reboot, you can check this https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/these-might-help.100761/. Check these posts by @D . J . https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/in-case-you-didnt-know.84619/ and https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/more-you-may-not-know.95737/. These videos are also helpful


Hope that I am able to help you a bit. You can do this.

 

Hey man, congrats on the 7 days! Don't scoff at a 10 day streak... that's 10 days of no PMO to be proud of!
I'm in a similar place as you today. I love working out and am in the process of recovering from surgery. Was at the gym and the same workout I did last week was giving my injured chest hell today. I started getting really pissed off and feeling sorry for myself. The whole drive home I was having a pity party, poor poor me lol
but it helps for me to get on these forums and talk about my struggles and try and encourage others. these feelings are not the end of the world, they just want us to think that way. the storm will pass I just have to remember to be patient!

 

Welcome to NoFap where you are amongst friends who are here to encourage you and sometimes challenge you but not judge you.

The enemy is here to steal, kill and destroy. What are your current strategies for combating the enemy called PMO?

 

That is awesome. Lots of people relapse before day 7. You have the hard part covered; just keep going through the days that get easier. Enjoy the flatline lack of urges when it comes and cruise through the next few weeks.