Day three my symptoms are even worse

I think it just depends. I usually feel bad for the first few days out of shame and remorse. I'm in that place right now. I then reach a place after a week of bliss and happiness. I have only made it to like 28 days or something before I started searching for P subs and triggers. I can say it is not an easy journey. I'm really, really comitted to it right now. My goal for now is 3 days but I want to quit forever. I can however only focus on today.

 

It will probably get worse before it gets better. At least that has been my experience. It's going to take some extended effort to overcome the patterns established in your brain. But when things do get better, they feel better than they have in ages. It really is worth it.

Something to remember is that people who aren't PMO addicted have ups and downs too. And although the downs may be amplified in an addicted mind, those feelings are a natural part of being alive. They tell us about ourselves, what we are feeling, and how we react to our environment. Pay attention to those feelings and learn from them. Then choose how to deal with them. You can consciously decide to listen to the positive instead of the negative in your life. One thing that helps me is to practice gratitude, and I mean actually saying or writing "thank you for..." Look for goodness around you, especially when it seems invisible. Those are the really profound discoveries.

I hope you find peace soon. Trust in the process until then.

 

I personally found the first few days of PMO freedom quite difficult. I'm only on 8 days but they have defiantly gone down a little! My only symptoms would be mood swings. One day I am buzzing and extremely happy about life and the next I am depressed, sad, and all i want to do is cry... It's a little up and down but, it is all worth it so just keep going!

 

It does get worse before it gets better.

The way I think about it now, the times I have relapsed, I have thrown away all the suffering that I went through previously for a temporary pleasure.

The last couple of streaks I've gone through I have had some terrible withdrawals. Loco.

 

RyanTaylor I can relate to you about the mood swings. For the past few days my hormones have been out of whack, this must be what it is like for women to have that time of the month. I'm getting bouts of tiredness, the urge to cry for no apparent reason, then feeling very clingy like I just need to hug someone, then feeling the need to weep without cause, just to vent that kind of energy. I've found myself craving caffeine and chocolate as temporary mood elevators.

 

Well we're both at 8 days so hopefully it'll get better! Keep strong mate