I just reached the flatline period. I woke up yesterday and my penis felt swollen and without any feeling. The skin of it shriveled, because it got totally small. There also doesn't seem to get it hard in any way... I am currently at day 7 of total porn and masturbation abstinence. So if I am informed right this period will last some time and then gulliver will grow up again? It just feels so terribly strange...
Having gone through the flatline myself I can say that is the least of your worries. Looking back as it was a worrying moment that time period was immensely peaceful. Yeah everything below the waist took a vacation along with your libido but it is liberating in its own way. What you should be concerned about is when the flatline ends. If you have that someone special in your life control your wandering eyes as your senses are heightened and you are more aware of your surroundings. The only woman you are to focus on is her and not some other short squirt that flows by in that very moment. This is also a time you have to be careful and not let yourself relapse because the urges will come back with a vengeance. Especially those midnight and morning wood!
A woman has offered to visit me for sex recently. I got to know her on a dating platform. I haven't visited that platform for over a week now, but we had some phone calls about a week ago. She wants to visit me after her vacation. If she recalls me, should I tell her that it is not the right moment now? Should I invite her and show her the city instead and do something else with her?
Depending on how well you know here.....I would tell her the truth of what you are doing(NoFap), I would advise to do something else with her than sexual contact.
Flatline at Day 7?! Damn, good for you. If my readings are correct, it means that your recovery is progressing nicely. The farthest I ever got was Day 14, and I never got to that point. Some tips from my readings: 1) People tend to get worried because of flatline and screw themselves in order to "test" that their dongs are still working. Don't do that. - Flatline is a normal part of the recovery process. It feels weird and bad and even worrisome, but it's really part of your recovery from something that IS weird. Weird is now the norm, so the path back to the "real" norm will feel weird. 2) Watch out for when flatline wears off. - When your cravings come back, they're going to be intense. Don't slip up and fall into sexual temptation. Do what you need to to stay strong. 3) Keep yourself busy, both during and after the flatline. - Keeping yourself occupied during the flatline will keep the unpleasantness at bay. Keeping yourself occupied after it will keep your desperate dong's desires at bay. Life has a lot to offer; occupy yourself. Essentially, it's the stage in the recovery process where, after having been denied access to pr0n and self-abuse for long enough, your libido basically disappears for a while. It tends to feel weird and worries people; see my list above for some pointers on what to do when this happens to you. Despite the unpleasantness, flatline is actually good and is a positive indicator of your recovery.
I reached day nine now. The worst thing of this flatline at the moment is: The recovery process is connected to extreme itching expecially in the genital area. Even at night... It feels like as if something is healing. It is swollen. The most weird thing is: I have exactly the same feeling in my throat and the lower part of my head. It is aching, itching and parallely feels dazed and swollen. I also have problems with talking. When I talk I often mix up similar words. Like "example" and "excenter". "Fish" and "fresh". Is there a connection between your throat nerves and the genital area? Another really crazy thing: Now that I am recovering they are all coming by themselves. I took myself a vacation and do not leave my house a lot... However I recieved a message yesterday from another women that wants to date me this evening. I accepted, but I will not drink any alcohol and not have any kisses or sex with her. I think she wants to meet me because her father died. The problem is that her father was in exactly same business like me. So she might want a guy similar to him to talk with...
Thansk for sharing that advice. I've had just two or so days now with no urges, so not sure if this is 'the' flatline, or just a low point. I'm going to follow those tips just in case.
At day 10 I still don't sense any need at all. I dated the woman yesterday and didn't think about anything at all. She invited me for a tea... We discussed a lot about movies and other things. I now have added 15 movies to my watchlist.
i can relate to this, i think it's because we might have some hard time focusing, so we skim though text instead. sometimes a read a paragraph and a split second later i can't remember anything i just read. not even what it was about . the internet plays a part in this i think, there is too much information, and the brain can't focus on all that shit.
