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Am I just not going to flatline or am I in it without knowing it?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Randomlygeneratedname42341, Mar 27, 2021.

  1. So basically I started entirely cutting off PMO... a few weeks ago? More than 2 weeks at least, no doubt about that. Somewhere during my streak my former girlfriend (we will be back together once she figures her mental health out) broke off for however long she will need to. I have obviously been getting a lot of negative thoughts and sad moods from it, but my question is about me not being sure why I haven't hit a flatline yet.

    My sex drive has gone down a few days during the process, but nowhere near as bad as many people make it out to be. I also felt satisfied (dopamine wise) during my lower drive days (by drive I mean MO, I still fantasize about her sometimes but I stop myself because 1: She isn't my gf at the moment, and 2: Just a few days ago I discovered that fantasies for porn/sex can have damaging effects on my road to recovery), and even then I still had the urge a few times. I also have to balance doing this as a means of helping my premature ejaculation, so for now, I am just sticking with it not worrying about my flatline.

    I guess I just don't know if I am going to go through one or not, and if not is that a sign I am not progressing? I was a heavy user but my life has improved significantly all things considered through my current streak, I went on an interval sprint/walk earlier today when I wanted to get off my phone/laptop and felt really happy. However, I also have had many fantasies I had to curb in my brain. It has been more active since I began exercising, stopping myself from thinking about it, and eating better diet-wise. I just really am concerned that I am not doing this right.

    P.S. I am a virgin, so I wasn't having sex with her before we had to put things on hold. Does this play a role here? Once we are back I plan on making a move in that department, I already told her about my premature ejaculation problem and she is really understanding but I don't know if it's gone now or not.
     
  2. ElSabio

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    I had a short flatline but nothing as severe as some of the other people describe. I was also a heavy long-term user. I'm coming up on a 70 day streak and I think I feel pretty normal. As for if it's a sign of progress I think not using PMO is the only sign of progress we need.
     
  3. Sounds about right to me. Thanks for clarifying. :)
     

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