withdrawal

I have started NoFap and on a 4 day streak but I’ve noticed that my brain seems to be going 100mph often. Idk if restless is the right word to use but like I just seem to have a million thoughts going on in my head at the same time and it’s like I have the attention span of 10 seconds. Like my...

I'm not fapping for a little while now thus, noticing some withdrawal symptoms, one of which is sexual frustration which is turning into a REAL frustration and making me bitter, agitated and angry all the time. I was attending a wedding (of my close family member), there I was helping others...

Hi I’m 59 days into no porn consumption. In the 2nd week I hit a flatline of, no libido and low mood/ mental numbness a sort of fog and anxiety which lasted around 12 days I feel I am starting to hit another one now. Mood feels low and thinking and talking to people feels quite difficult at...

Hey all. I'm writing this post to let you all know that I'm far from PMO yet my life is still hell. I don't remember the last time I had feelings or emotions. I don't remember the last time I had an actual good day. I've been years in withdrawal and I haven't seen a good day. NoFap ruined my...

I found that boredom + lack of movement always gets me to relapse, what do you struggle the most when it comes to withdrawal from PMO or anything you've tried quitting recently? I believe awareness is the first step to recovery, even if it seems like it's too much

Have any of you noticed this issue with your reboot? Like you're so strict on yourself that even the slightest mistake or look even accidental ones get you so down. I keep thinking about my mistake and it doesn't go away from my head. And being in PAWS makes things worse because I can't fix...

I would start off by saying I am (or was) a normal, healthy 21 year old guy, with no past health or mental issues of any related sort. During the withdrawal, I have faced what is mostly faced anyways so I won't write much about it, but in addition I have faced weird things. One is a rather...

Hey all. I've recently done well on nofap and would like to ask about the benefits of solely abstaining from masturbation (not that I'm going that path). What are the benefits from just abstaining from masturbation? Have you guys got any?

hi, i was wondering if some specialists about addiction could help us. if you have made some research, or learned based on significant amount of different experiences please answer. addiction specialists, or "enlightened addicts" (you have some scientific or even spiritual sources, but please...

What are things you've done that have helped you finally get that long streak? How did you get out of the rut of continual relapse? What changes did you make? What inspired you? Just asking because I feel as if I've been back in the cycle of relapse. Let's gather things that have helped us to...

So you wanna complain that everything is hard? You brought yourself to this forum for a reason. You're sick and tired of watching life happen to everyone around you but yourself. Everyone your age and younger is getting married, starting families, and starting careers. And it's eating you...

I want to zoom in and focus on edging. Let's single this activity/habit out. In this thread, forget about masturbation with or without porn if and when there's no edging involved. First, let's define EDGING: It is an orgasm control technique which involves the maintenance of high levels of...

Please, i need help : Before you start reading, you have to know that it's not my first time on nofap, i had multiple try and so multiple relapse in my life. Im on nofap COLDTURKEY since 2 week, i emphasise on the coldturkey because before that i was still looking at porn in some way, i was...

Hey guys, I haven't masturbated in 5 days and I think it's the first time in at least 5 years. However, for about 3 days I've been having a really hard time getting out of bed, I'm tired and since today I've been getting headaches. It feels almost the same as when I did a coffee withdrawal once...

Below, I am quoting text from an article on GoodRx (GoodRx Health): What Is Porn Addiction Withdrawal? Symptoms and Guide to Recovery Feel free to share your opinions and discuss.

Hi everyone! I hope I'm in the right area to post this. Now I know that not every ache and pain you experience during the withdrawal phase is a withdrawal symptom, but I'd like to share what I've experienced so far in my journey since starting in October. I have relapsed at least a dozen times...

I have read that anxiety, depression, and insomnia are side effects of porn withdrawal, but these last couple years I feel like I haven't accomplished anything. And over 15 years of regular porn use I have wasted a lot more time and probably missed out on many experiences. I know it's pointless...

It's been 242 days since I've been masturbation, and pornography has been banned for 5 days. I've never discharged a semen in my sleep. However, after I stopped pornography, I became more depressed, anxious, and my head is blank (suspicious of brain fog), and I don't feel happy in my daily life...

I’ve been trying not to relapse so much lately. Starting streaks.. and relapsing because of giving in, thinking I had already messed it up. every time I start a new streak, my mind plays games with me. Either through thinking about arousing material or something similar. I cannot keep...

I have been on Nofap for more than a couple years now and after many challenges and relapses, many sprawling withdrawals and difficulties because of fighting such addiction, I have tried everything. From simply fighting and meditating to food, disconnecting from socials, careful sleep, exercise...

Hi Guys, I thought it might be beneficial to provide a list of PMO withdrawal symptoms, and the chemical imbalance that relates to that specific symptom. Hope this helps! -------------------------------------------------------- Dopamine Deficiency Deficient dopamine early warning signs are...

For the past three days, I have felt like shit. I feel out of energy, I find it impossible to concentrate, I have a weird feeling in my chest that I can't cure, lost appetite, sadness, and I can't get this girl out of my mind no matter how hard I try. The last time I felt like this was around...

The following is a transcript from a video on a long gone channel that was called AlphaConceptsTV. Edging is an Orgasm control technique which involves the maintenance of high levels of sexual arousal for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm. It has consistently been described as...

I'm in my 30s now and I have been edging for something like a decade and a half. In my opinion, based on my overall health and how I feel, it's the single most destructive activity I could've ever engaged in. And I've really let myself down by not being able to conquer it. The worst part is...

Hi everyone I'm new here I'm looking for advice, I am currently on day 49 Nofap, Bit off a background, I have been addicted to pornography as far back as I can remember maybe 13 years old, I am currently 28 years old, soo 15 maybe plus years off an addiction, over the last few years it really...

(First of all, English isn't my native language) I am new here and I finally want to stop. I watched porn my entire youth and fapped at least once a day. During the Corona Lockdowns this behavior has become even stronger. That was also the first time when I tried to quit porn. It worked at...

not my original content,but needs to be posted on this site,can be used as a relapse prevention tool,i'd be happy if this helps even a single person 1.) I'll just P without the MO! No, you won't. You'll just P for 4 hours straight until you finally can't resist touching the bulge in your...

is waking up cold a sign of withdrawal and recovery? ive been waking up cold the last two days and feeling more tired than normal. im getting through this just curious.

I was looking through my Snapchat, I couldn’t tell if it was a girls face faintly or a guys face and still can’t now bc it was blurry and dark but I kept looking, (I try not to look at girls faces bc they arouse me) and I stopped before it was too long but if it was a girls face (because of the...

I just experienced one of the strongest urges I’ve ever experienced. I was just sitting here, I’ve been having alot of urges lately, but just now, my heart was pounding out of my chest. My finger was just hovering one click away from looking at arousing content, and I was just holding on with...

Anxiety, brain fog literally to the point where I have trouble reading sentences, head pressure, slight malaise. I have a trip coming up, I’m going to be gone for a week. I just don’t want to feel anxious while I’m down there on my trip. What do you guys think about this?

The other night, I ended a 3 day fapping binge. During the binge, I got extreme brain fog so bad I couldn’t think straight. now, day 2 I feel anxiety and brain fog come in waves still. I’m not sure why but could this be my brain adjusting? I can barely think straight and I don’t feel much...

A lot of people on this forum talk about how you should be getting a gf and someone real to spend time with and have a healthy sexual life with. ive been thinking of asking for numbers my question is, how do you do so without getting aroused? like, I will likely get a boner if I ask a girl...

I am 27 years old male. I have been addicted to P for many years. However the problem got severe recently. I started suffering from PIED for the last 1 year or so. Seen doctors, didnt find any physical problem, only when I found this site and read through “your brain on P” site contents and...

Last night, I was looking at pictures of something (not trying to get aroused) and I stumbled across images that got me aroused, I tried to ignore them multiple times, but I got so aroused I almost fapped right then and there. Now I have urges still and also I feel a little bit of pressure in my...

I’m going to keep this as short as possible. And get straight to the point. I started doing nofap 2 years ago, I’ve had long streaks and short streaks, I gave in and I tapped after quitting for about 4-5 days in March 11th, unlike a usual relapse for me , (just p and mo) I ran in to something...

rn Im almost at day 90 yet i have been in flatline with 0 libido for roughly 40 days now and I'm starting to think something really wrong is going on with me, so I made this poll to see how long others experienced the flatline

So lets start with specification: PMO for 6-7 years, age: 20, PMO about 2-5 times a day before I started with serious attempts to quit, watched hardcore but not gay porn. Well, Im on day 9 (separated by 3 days of PMO with 14 day attempt that went pretty much the same way. I had one attempt 2,5...

As I am typing this I feel like I am going to have a panic attack. Nothing is happening, literally nothing. I am just sitting here, typing this post yet my anxiety is through the roof. It's constant, day in, day out. Some days it's worse than others but it is always there, this intense...

I recently got back on track after a devastatingly long binge. 5 months and 25 days. It’s insane. I hate fapping. but I noticed that once I started my streak to recover again, I immediately went into flatline maybe day 5 ish. when I went into flatline mode/withdrawal, I really took mental...

I have started a serious committed reboot in a long time, and I am noticing that I am starting to get bad images in my head. Previously, whenever I had urges I'd turn it into good thoughts and tell myself the truth about committing the act and how it'd mess me up in the long haul. But the...

I'm really trying to hold on with all my might right now. A week or so ago I told my mother about my addiction and everything seemed to go well but 2 days later I got a call from her that she doesn't want me there anymore and how her and my sisters are scared of me and that just sent me...

Hey there; I really need help, i'm going through the worst withdrawal of pmo atm and i feel like i'm loosing my mind ... I started nofap about 2 years ago and i've been on and off, the longest streak that i had was 17 days, and during those streaks i've never had realy bad anxious problems...

Hello beautiful people, I've been on nofap for almost a month, 28 days next monday, no relapse just hard mode, no sex, nada, to be honest, ever i've start i've had some pretty amazing days, days where my mind is so clear and peaceful that i wished the day would never end, however i've also had...

Gary Wilson might be wrong about the whole D2 receptor downregulation/desensitization hypothesis. So he could also be wrong about the "permanent" damage. In 2017 I participated in a porn addiction study at University Medical Center Groningen in The Netherlands to investigate if porn addiction...

so i will soon be 18 and i have been masturbating daily for years. I never tried to stop myself earlier as i had read about all the withdrawal effects and uncontrollable urges and feared relapsing. But for a week now i have stopped fapping and TBH i dont feel any withdrawal effects or the bad...

Currently on day 143, having flatline from day 20. I also have elergy from air (Flu) which give me a lot of fatigue.! And also from day 40 i haven't sleep well cuz of...some personal reasons, most of time i am sleeping at day time.! From 6am to 3am. I think i also have problems from flu and...

Hello, updating you and asking you about what to do next after my recent 16 days streak. I am not doing very well. You can read my PMO habit in my previous threads, I will keep it very short. Read below. I am a PMO addict since the last 6 yrs, it started with hot pics in magazines < YT...

I suffer/suffered from PIED. Right before I attempted to quit, i had no libido, couldnt get it up and felt little sensation wihen i would M, yet I would still PMO because i was addicted. Now 10 days into my reboot im experiencing severe cravings, i feel a fire in my stomach, and i salivate- i...

I wanted to share an article about the possible side effects from meditation, so anyone who is recovering from PMO addiction can decide , if it is good idea to start meditation, or not! I think this is the fair play, just as people should be warned before they take medication with possible...

Reached day 50 no pmo. This journey has been like a sine wave in terms of difficulty, a week or more of feeling good and the other weeks feeling depressed. At the start I was viciously depressed and then from day 20-30 I felt amazing and now I feel depressed but strong enough to handle it if...

I made this topic as I see many people who suffer from prolonged withdrawals, paws, and kindling often looking for help in the from of antidepressants. Please do your own search first about SSRIs's (antidepressants) long lasting side effects! "What is post-SSRI sexual dysfunction? Post-SSRI...

So here we are guys, i don't know from where i should start, i wish i was writing a success story instead of this but that's not the reality. Basically i've been (as the title suggests) into flatline for almost 3 years (31 months actually). I've been suffering with all the symptoms others...

Hey everyone, I've placed a lot of pressure on myself to come out of this quarantine a better man - in better shape, having more energy, growing in my faith, eating more nutritious food, being more productive, and staying in a consistent routine - but any efforts to do this have been...

Hi Everyone Is there others here only recovering from MO. No P ever. I would like to share my experience so far and hear from you If it corolates to to yours and what I can expect futher in regards to withdraw. I starter to MP on and off as from about 20. Had a 7 year break when Married and...

Hi everyone, i'm new on this website. I'm currently on my 6th day of NoFap (also my first time). On the past days i've been feeling kinda weird and i don't know exactly if is it because of the withdrawal or because of generalized anxiety (i have pretty bad anxiety and i hope i can help cure it...

I am at the end of day 12. I felt my symptoms slowly getting more and more intense within the past 5 days. Basically, as I write this, I cannot even think straight almost one bit. I feel very dull and fogged out. I know it’s a symptom of flatline and/or withdrawal, but this is really intense. I...

I've tried NoFap for 1.5 years now with my biggest streak being only 9 days. I was heavily addicted to sex and pmo. I spend ages 13 - 20 masturbating easily 7-10 times a day. I remember waiting for my sexual partners to fall asleep or leave so I could pmo. I'm never satisfied even when I'm...

to keep it short You can check my whole nofap journey by visiting my journal or info tab on my profile page. I was quite a addict for past 5-6 yrs who did PMOed frequently in the initial yrs to gradually 3-6 timed daily the previous 2 yrs. Started nofap in Nov 3, 2019. I lasted 28 days for...

I was never really addicted to porn (at least that's what I thought). I fapped on average one time per day, and my "sessions" rarely lasted longer than 10 minutes. I was never into super weird stuff, and it never interfered with my "normal" life. That's what I thought. In reality, I often...

My dear friends and brothers here. I always wondered if there will ever come a day where I will be posting under the "success stories" forum. The day has come and I can't believe it. This is my first post under "success stories" forum. 2019 was by far the most difficult year of my life and one...

So, all of you who are dealing with PAWS after leaving for more than 6 months and longer, this question is for you. How to get through PAWS? What can be done to make the recovery from PAWS faster? My PAWS include social anxiety and just anxiety/panic in general for no reason. Going through it...

Take this with a pinch of salt since i am not a doctor and i am not 100% sure BUT... I'm one of those desperate cases with a more than 2 years (still lasting) flatline, in the last period i've seen some huge improvements (that i've never seen in 2 years) but the strange thing is that the period...

So right now, my biggest challenge is PAWS. They are killing me and from my research, they remain for 6 to 24 months depending upon how long and how much you were addicted. The improvements that I have seen until now: 1- PIED semi cured, penis sensitivity is back. I can get hard without mental...

it is very long but it is worth to read to help me and better understand my situation. I would request everyone to please read this. I first fapped on March 31, 2014 (I remember this special date due to many reasons). I soon started to fap 2-3 times a week for 1 year, then I started to fap...

I will list activities that I found work best for me against withdrawal symptoms, and help my nervous system to recalibrate, so i do not have to rewrite these in seperated posts for people. My goal to offer valuable activities, and tecniques to anyone who whish to help their recovery...

What´s up fellows? This post should be a warning sign for all of you out there. Maybe it gives you this last bit of energy you need. At least I hope it can help you in any way. In the last weeks I found myself in this circle of going for a week (6-9 days) and then I relapse. That is just the...

Guys this will be a very brief post....but... after two years of very intense paws i'm starting to feel again. My mind is becoming clearer & clearer, depression and anxiety levels dropped down dramatically and i'm starting to feel emotions and life again. This started to happen 2 weeks ago and...

Hello guys! Im on day 9 nofap streak, and im experiencing something weird today so i wanted to know if any of you have experienced something similar. Well it feels like im not willing to stand for my values and myself. So be specific kind of emotional numbness for example if i got a shitty porn...

What’s up guys I haven't written here for a long time. because I felt no need. my life began to look much better. I stopped counting the days, focusing so much on all the symptoms, because it all became part of life. sometimes it's better, sometimes it's worse. I began to focus on my life, on...

I'm just a few days in. Assuming I abstain from PMO, today will be four days clean. It's a challenge. I try and find distractions but they aren't coming easy. I work as a tv news reporter and this week has been weird, absolutely nothing is going on in my town and twice I have been sent home...

hi guys, i cant seem to do more than a couple of days of nofap then i binge weird fetish porn for hours. It is shameful. I really feel the effects of excessive PMO in that it makes me feel weak and energyless but i cant stop. Any advice or tips on how to just get a few more days under my belt...

This is really getting the better of me. I cant keep going like this. I am 18 viewed porn for a long time, maybe 8 years in total and it has resulted in me not being able to feel anything during sex and given me PIED which is really affecting my relationship with my girlfriend. I have really bad...

Hello everyone, Currently I have urges and feel some withdrawal so I thought I won´t relapse and open this thread. I wanna collect your ways of overcoming urges and your tools to cope with withdrawal. So I guess I will start here and then we will build a long list. Hopefully you will post some...

Hey, all. I've known about NF since early 2018, but my most serious (and longest) streak began on the 1st of February this year. I haven't had many hiccups since February, but I have a problem where sexual fantasies always come to me after just waking up, and they have a tendency to lead to...

Just wanted to share this article that I relate to. Yesterday I had a low day at the gym. Usually I feel good, but yesterday felt weak and sore... Even though I have not fapped for 20 + days. This article made me realize that I am going in the correct path...

Bros, It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything, but I’ve been feeling really bad lately. I’m about 300+ days without watching porn, masturbating to it, and then orgasming from it. Still getting getting O naturally through sex or HJ from sig other only. My current situation is this, as of...

I thought these are withdrawal symptoms. Shortness of breath Fatigue Weakness Red rims on nail Chest pain Etc. But in blood test, results showing some issues with liver.These are not withdrawal symptoms always,consult with your doctor ASAP early signs may prevent further issues.My weakness...

Before I began to learn how to deal with my inner tension, I was always very VERY tensed when in withdrawal. Every little difficulty within my couple led me to explode way out of proportion. I immediately jumped to "fight" then to "flight", and was exhausted 5 to 10 minutes after it all began...

Hi there, I've been an excessive masturbator for 14 years (now im 26), and maybe 6-7 years ive been living with physical weakness, anxiety/panic attacks, and heart palpitations. I've been reading alot whats the side effects of masturbation, and the nervous system is affected also. When you get...

Hello all, I haven't posted until now but I'm pretty shook about this. I'm about 7 days in and had multiple nightmares last night, all deeply terrifying. When I'm not on nofap I don't dream at all. But now that I am dreaming it feels like a curse with these nightmares. I had one where I...

Hi. I am 25 years old. I am currently on a 21 day streak. I am doing it to try and help my HOCD. At least I hope it is HOCD. I guess i'll start from the beginning. For the longest time I have believed i am straight. As a kid i would steal my mom's lingerie catalogs and my dad's sport illustrated...

Halo guys, this is my perspective on the rebooting process. On why sometimes we feel worse (flatline and withdrawal symptoms such as brain fog, tired, depression, etc) before we feel really good and get the super power benefits from NoFap. Think of your brain like a road and your mind like a...

I had 100 days of no PMO and recently relapsed where I looked at porn one time and quickly masterbated and had and orgasum. The whole relpase lasted for about 15 minutes so there was no long period of edging. Just a quick look and had an orgasum. Does this mean that all the rewiring and brain...

what’s up! I’m on 325 day of my reboot and since sunday I feel different than before. Libido returned fully and I haven’t had a flatline for a long time. I was also more emotional of course. Now I feel more apathetic, I have less motivation than usual, I am less involved in talking to people...

Preface Here I am laying down in a couch, wandering between the realms of consciousness shattered around in hyperspace by some crazy substance. It’s clear to me now, I can feel it in my entire body and soul, as if I needed this blast out of the canon again to tell me it’s over. It’s been a long...

I've experience sleep problems before, i noticed that i've insomnia problems about 7-14 days after a serious PMO relapse. I relapse so bad in the last days of 2018 so now that i'm triying to do NoFap again i am getting terrible withdrawal symptons, the most notorious is insomnia and anxiety...

I was wondering if any of you guys have found emotion/meaning after dealing with PMO or anxiety/depression. I have been on an antidepressant since 14 (I started PMO when I was 11), and as life has progressed, I have lost emotions or passion for anything. I am just complacent, I have come to...

Going strong (20 days) but emotions are still numb. Can’t decide if that isn’t because of extremely high stress due to school, the withdrawal/flatline, or the SSRI I am taking. I am guessing SSRI, but I am wondering if anyone has noticed that their medication (antidepressant, etc.) has affected...

Hello everyone, After dealing with PMO for 10 years (since I was 11), I stumbled across this website and YBOP and decided that things needed to change. I have struggled with depression and anxiety since I was around 13 or 14, and have been on numerous medications with little effect. If...

I’m on day 105 of no PMO. I’m doing my best to hang in there, but this roller coaster of withdrawal is too much to handle sometimes. Someone please HELP I’m hurting and turning to my fellow Fapstronauts for strength and inspiration. Here’s how I’m feeling: - My anxiety seems like it’s worse...

I'm 94 days in and still have withdrawals. Is this normal and is anyone else experiencing this? Flatline is gone but withdrawals still there.

Hi all. I’m new to NewFap and don’t have a lot of experience participating in forums in general. I’m a 35 year old mail who is trying to improve myself in all ways that I can. One of those is to kick this addiction to porn that started since I was about 12 years old. I will say that due to...

My first exposure to online porn was at the age of 9 while staying after school for tutoring, needless to say at this age I found it by accident. It was a naked woman in a sexy pose, thankfully nothing more extreme. I find it ironic that just after 10 years after that day, I would loose my...

Hello everyone! I'm an SO - I've been reading NoFap for a year. Whilst on my journey of discovery I've gathered some 'considerations' for PAs. I'm hoping I can help other PAs by gathering information for their consideration - starting with the basics, more threads to follow. Please feel...

Hi guys, Everytime i think of the girl i like sexually or non sexual & get hard on her i get some of the withdrawal symptoms back , why is that? Isn't suppose to be a healthy thing to get hard & wet on real girls!

Does anyone else experience withdrawals especially during hard mode streaks?... I get intense depression, insomina, anxiety, social anxiety, emptiness, no motivation, feeling like a brain dead zombie. It sucks as hell, which is the reason why I have relapsed in the past. I still haven't made...

Hello, could you help please? I would like to ago about this in the right way. My SO, who's started a reboot almost 4 weeks ago is ogling! It's very painful for me, he does not stare for a very long time but it's almost like he is drawn to 'bodies', most parts....but not faces. It's obsessive...

Hi guys, After stopping porn every time i masturbate it triggers withdrawal symptoms, why is that? I'm currently stopping both porn & masturbation, i decided to stop masturbation after i got hit by withdrawal. Did it few times only since i stopped porn in 2015.

From the moment when my libido has returned, my thoughts often focus on impressing women, thoughts about women appear. It all happens spontaneously. It blocks me because instead of focusing on what I'm doing at the moment, or thinking about anything sensible, I focus on this nonsense. It was...