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Confused with my reboot, don’t know who to turn to

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, May 20, 2020.

  1. This sucks, I’ve been flatlining for 8 months and I don’t know who to turn to. I tried to get a therapist but my therapist doesn’t know much about the whole reboot thing but is familiar with dopamine and how addictions can affect dopamine levels. I can’t really find many therapists that understand pied and I’m feeling like I’ve screwed myself so bad. I’ve tried hardmode for extended periods but whenever I go on hardmode and have one orgasm it sends me back into the flatline. I’m getting very depressed and scared that I’ll never cure pied.
     
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  2. RestlessEngineer

    RestlessEngineer Fapstronaut

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    I'm no expert on this but i'll try my best to give some advice from what i've read on here and other places.

    So first, don't get yourself down too much man, i don't know how long you've been doing it but maybe try doing hardmode for a little longer and see what happends.
    Curing pied can take a long time from what i've read and you could one day wake up and find it's gone.

    If you are afraid something is really wrong maybe try seeing a doctor about it and get some tests too see if everything is fine just to be sure.

    I think the most important thing is to not be to stressed about it because stress will only make it worse, just wait some time and i'm sure it will be fine again.
     
  3. ejfitz88

    ejfitz88 Fapstronaut

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    Hi

    I can relate. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. I think porn addiction is a lot like alcoholism in Many ways in the sense that 'the substance is only the painkiller, the pain is the problem'.

    They say depression is anger you haven't dealt with- it needs to be live out in a non-destructive way. I don't know you but my guess is that you, like me, have been living out that anger destructively through your addiction to porn.

    So how do you live It out?. Well, firstly depression has to be something you want to get over, a lot of people don't because it means having to deal with reality.

    People need help to work through depression. It can be something like going fro a walk w/ someone or being attentive to your surroundings. Engaging w/ nature can be a great friend to people who are trapped in depression.

    In order to come out of your depression, you have to move beyond what you're thinking to being attentive to something you can do : rediscover the gifts you are so capable of using. There is no hurry and no pressure.

    Give it time, which involves working through the pain when you feel you can. Just because you work hard at something doesn't mean you'll be successful, though there are plenty of people who work hard and never succeed, you have to see yourself being successful.

    Above all, and I say this as an a Christian/Catholic- I believe if its something you're just not getting- ask God for it.
     
  4. Thank you for your help
     
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