Feeling lazier, yet better while rebooting (more positive than negative!) O.o

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by oldduster104, Mar 2, 2015.

  1. oldduster104

    oldduster104 Fapstronaut

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    The reboot is having an effect on my libido and well being.

    I appear to be in some kind of flatline right now, barely get erections (they mainly happen in the morning) and my urges rarely come...but I am getting so bored to the point I nearly look up fetish stuff. That is kinda worrying me but I am trying to make sure it won't go out of control again. The part of me that wants me not to go back to this stuff (since I want that part of me to become more dominant) is getting stronger.

    It doesn't help that I am ill with something (it's a life long health issue that was recently discovered, it's under control but I fucked up recently...so yeah) at the moment, which makes me more stressed and a bit more likely to relapse.

    A few other things I have noticed recently. My brain fog is easing quite a bit, like, today it doesn't feel so dominant or noticeable. I am actually feeling more like how I used to feel! Which is great...yet.

    I feel more lazy and less motivated as of late. It is most likely the flatline, but it's really annoying and I hate it.

    But on the plus side, my partial anhedonia is fading. I actually feel a sense of reward when playing video games again, only at times at the moment, but it's better than constantly feeling nothing in my PMO days.

    There are other improvements and things I need to do, like I need to go and talk to females around my age in the coming months (will have to be somewhere out of my area, my area is not really the best place for that kind of stuff) and go outside more in general. I know my internet use is having an effect on my mental state, I noticed better concentration and a further reduction in anhedonia (along with less stress and anxiety, people tend to exaggerate shit online too often) during a period where I stopped using the more stimulating sites for half a month. Increased motivation was one before I think I started having flatline symptoms. Sadly I relapsed after this, but I am nearly back to where I was before (that was 12 days ago).
     
  2. Boredom is one of my triggers too. So when i find myself thinking straying thoughts, I'll go make something to do, (even if it's dishes or laundry) just to get out of that mindset. Find a book, a friend, a TV show, a hobby, shovel the neighbor's snow... ANYTHING to get your mind from "hands in your pants."

    I like napping, so I did that a lot during my first few weeks, because of a general mood flatline (not just libido) and to keep me from wandering over to the PC. I was not just lazy, but so devoid of energy that I could barely get out of bed to go to work.

    Withdrawal symptoms come in many sizes and colors, no two people are the same. So don't worry about feeling strange in the first few weeks, they will pass. Just go along with it, and keep on course. You will overcome this stage, and it will get better.

    Good luck, my friend.