So I just started recently my nofap journey, so I'm kinda newbie to this, I'm gonna get straight to the point. 1. From what I understood so far, we are addicted to dopamine, hence what we are trying to do with this NoFap journey is reset our dopamine level to normal, so I was wondering if somehow gaining dopamine from other sources, like abusing some sort of food or not getting any sleep for a while( which I heard increases dopamine level through the roof) might affect the rewiring process. Couldn't fiind an answer to this so I'd be really thankfull if someone answer since I also suffer from Insomnia and sometimes I can't sleep and I can't help but to Wonder if this will affect my rewiring process somehow. 2. From what I know being on errection is very good for the penis's health because the blood flowing thro it. Now, during this nofap challenge, I'm trying to keep my E as low as possible, whenever I get one I jump imediatly and do push ups untill I get rid of it, I know that normally, during sleep, the penis is E like 60-70% of the time which helps. I heard there is some flatline time during the nofap which makes you get no E and I was wondering if this applies during the night aswell and if by keeping the E as low as possible with push up and stuffs and going thro the flatline will affect your future E. Would be awesome if someone could answer this, so I'd know what I have to do. That's all I need to know for now, I'd really appreciate if someone took their time to answer.
1. My brain got use to not having that intense pleasure hit. You just start to feel well all day long instead like vibrant, alive and happy. 2. I had no problem getting erections when ever I was stimulated by fantasy or in moments of bliss and I still get them. The strength comes from holding onto the sperm instead of ejaculating it. That is my experience.
Playing with the dopamine feeling by edging in previous attempts to this has lead me straight to relapse.
There's a difference when you get dopamine rush from porn or something similar to it than some sort of food or feeling ... The first one is bad, the second one is ok ..
