Different Stages of Flatline - What is flatline

it's when the receptor is stimulated/used so much that it eventually gets de-sensitized/overwhelmed thus not working properly
like in the brain, when you consume porn so much the dopamine does'nt have any effect in the receptor, at this point even if you take all dopamine supplements (L-dopa, mucuna pruriens, tirosine etc..) it won't work, you gotta wait the timeframe (flatline) so that the receptors get to their normal calibrated state

 

how long have you been flatlining?

 

guys, the flatline is literally like a punishment, it's a self-regulating system, it's as if you become a quarter of a human like someone mentioned in this forum, and that's true, your libido/dopamine is what drives you to do and get done pretty much everything/anything in this life. Guys who were cocaine addicts describe porn withdrawal symptoms as no different than porn withdrawal, we rewarded ourselves for doing nothing for too long and the consequences for that is going through this period where you feel lifeless and without no energy at all, that's the price you pay for abusing your reward system for so many years

 

I'm still rebooting, I was a severe case

 

I forgot to mention that I exercise regularly, lift weights, do cardio, eat healthily etc. These things are often advised to increase libido/testosterone. But I'm already doing these which is making me even more confused about my non-existant libido. I wonder if I will ever get it back.

 

yeah i mean i’ll occasionally get really strong urges, watery mouth etc. but aside from that it’s just dead. if i ever relapse the p loses it’s stimulating value after like the second time and the whole thing just sucks. i will say, incase anyone cares, that i had a 90 day no PMO streak this last summer. once i started MOing again, it was great, but i abused it and it quickly turned unpleasurable after i was doing it like 5 times a day and into this sort of mini super unsatisfying addiction cycle. i would go a week and then MO for like two months. i was in a relationship and actually was able to start wiring to real sex! the bad part was my MO abuse seemed to desensitize me and it wasn’t the most exciting sex ever. the good part was i was able to maintain an erection! unfortunately, about six months no P in, i just got slapped across the face with what i think was some sort of rebound effect. i wound up drooling over p one night for literally six hours straight . went to bed, had a weird dream, woke up and MOd maybe 10 times straight trying to keep myself away from it and i caved. the point is, that for us younger guys, (im 19) the progress seems to be very slow, but the addiction is always waiting around the corner.

 

Dude.. 10 times straight, wow.. that's kinda way too much, it seems as some kind of uncontrollable disorder, you should address this

 

yeah i’m almost at 2 weeks no PMO which is great. i also have ocd which contributed to my compulsive MOing. but yeah i’ll be ok i just need to recover : )

 

I started my NoFap journey in January 2019. The scariest term I came across was NoFap Flatline. At that time, I didn’t know about NoFap Flatline so I googled it and found some confusing information. That’s why I decided to do some more research. After doing research for about 2 days, I finally got this term. And to be honest, A flatline is not something you should be worried about. But first of all, you need to understand What Is NoFap Flatline?

NoFap Flatline is the stage of NoFap when you will experience Zero libido(Sexual Desire) and will start to see all the negative sides of NoFap. This simply means No Sexual Desire OR Urges for a specific amount of time that’s because your brain is going through A Rewiring Process.

 

I Think you should read this detailed post About NoFap Flatline - https://manvsfap.com/nofap-flatline/

 

thanks for give us a advice

 

Hello guys,I want to tell you my story about my journey and my flatline experience.

When I heard about NoFap my journey started immediately,first month I couldn't make a big streak but from December 10th 2018 till February I made 90 days without ejaculation,but I was edging all the time ...watching porn ,touching my D*ck ,but no ejaculation..than on 91 day I relapsed and than I realised that I'm addicted to porn not so much on masturbation and orgasm...after my relapse my second streak started but this time NoFap HARD MODE ...no porn ,no masturbation,no ejaculation,no sex.

My first 30 days was crazy,on 7th day I was in heaven ..I was energetic,felt much much stronger in the gym,more interaction with people..socializing,days were brighter more 3D ,my mind was sharp,I led conversation with confidence ,my words came out of my mouth like nothing...One day I was going from my job to my home with the Bus and most of the women was stearing at me...like I was alien I even felt uncomfortable,the benefits were real.But that was the fun part ....the firts 30 days....and then the hell came.

When I woke up after these 30 days I was totally exhausted,fatigue,depressed,demotivated,my mind always thinking about all sh*t,I was worried but there's no reason for that ,my life was alright ,everything was fine but the hell came...I started loosing muscle mass,became weaker in the gym ,my strenght was horrible,I couldnt focus',couldn't pump my muscles,I had mood swinging,anxiety,I even couldn't express my self normally,insomnia and NO LIBIDO I was like 80 year old grandpa,nothing personal to these old and mostly wise people but...there's no erections in the morning or evening
This period continue about 53-55 days almost two months I was in hell but I know that this pain that I felt was to cure my mind,my soul ,to have better connection with God ..He was testing me ...Am I strong enough?! But I was determined,no matter what I'm gonna beat this addction.
Day by day my flatline symptoms disappiared one by one ... and I became normal and the benefits started to appeared again.But through this flatline period I took some actions to beat the flatline and I think they helped me alot.I will tell you about them.

I continued to go to the gym,started reading books almost everynight for about an hour ,hour and a half before bed,I took(till this day) vitamins like B-Complex,Vitamin D,Vitamin C,Zinc because I think that this helped me to cure my dophamine receptors also this Youtube video made changes to my mind ,sun gathering ,and one more thing but is really ,really important I almost cutted all processed SUGARS,this changed alot of things...

At the end I want to THANK YOU , THIS CHANGED MY LIFE,NEVER EVER LOSE HOPE,JUST BE PATIENT,NEVER EVER GIVE UP YOU WILL FIND THE LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL and sorry for my TRASH ENGLISH

 

Thanks, mate. This really helped.

 

Hi guys,

Dutchy fapstronaut here!

I currently think im on that coasting flatline, but not sure. I am interested in your opinion about my progression so far!

This is my journey to nofap:
- started PMO at age 17, now 25 years old
- have been struggling with selfmanagement for years, because of me being severely bullied at highschool(just found this out a few weeks ago! so happy with knowing that now!)
- have been in a relationship for almost 2 years, I did PMO then
- broke up 6 month ago, due quartermidlife crisis i think
- increased PMO heavily since
- became depressed & experienced PIED with other girls
- found out about nofap, no PMO and got curious about my mental health

Since nofap:
- more then 2 months off porn now
- 47 days into hardmode reboot, no PMO
- during the 4/5th week experienced extreme craving, intensifying everyday
- then suddenly finally had my first wet dream in years, it felt like a real victory beceause it was natural release
- Urges are completely gone ever since, still interested in girls but just less sexually driven.

Right now i still dont feel urges and wonder if I am truly in flatline. I still do get morning wood sometimes, but never really voluntary erections. So i experience very low libido now for 1,5 weeks, but there is no depression, low energy, brain fog or lack of motivation. I actually feel like my mind is sharper since i dont feel the urges all day long like before. And i am pretty fine with that in fact.

But i do am a bit worried tho, i like the improvement of my focus on reaching life goals. But still want to connect with a girl someday and have a fruitfull relationship...

So what do you guys think, am i currently in flatline?

Awesome thread by the way!

Looking forward to your reply

 

Is there a mental aspect to exiting Flatline.

Reading many of the examples here, ppl are suffering Flatline, and several associated symptoms that come from discovering your sexually dead, and there seems to be a mind set that the recover will let YOU know it’s over, not the other way around..

If urge to watch porn has disappeared, and you on a decent noFap streak, i thought a positive mental state and regular confidence boosts would allow your physical body to come back into action??

I guess this is where I’m confused - is flatline a physical condition or a mental condition??????

 

energy and mood swings are awful

 

I started nofap just to quit sexual addiction and mastrubation which I got due to watching porn heavily,I'm 25 and never had sex, I had no problem getting arousal by looking a hot chick,I continously used to get hard boners throughout the day without porn, just by glimps of some chick which I thought was not right, I'm on my 42th day of NoFap and im kinda getting a arousal type feel after looking at girl but I'm getting a semi erection while earlier it used to be hard, I'm worried and happy too because I got rid of awkward boners throughout the day, I don't even know if if I have pied because I never had actual sex nor ever been in a relationship,but I feel great that my energies are always high, I have quit my lazy life, gooing out for exercise, doing meditation infact I'm on a point where my body craves for exercise and meditation daily, to be honest I have experienced that phase 1 before I started nofap and it was hell, after starting nofap, I didn't see much change for first 30days then directly phase 2 kicked in but I do get attracted to chick but with a semi erection, earlier I use to go and fap thinking about that girl like a looser and always found my self to be ugly, things changed when got into nofap, now I can't believe how I called my self ugly once, haha.... I hope everything is fine

 

Do you get morning wood?

 

Over masturbation causes diabetes too.

 

Anyone experiencing frequent urination too?