Flatlining Q/A

Here are some questions about flatlining. Thought we could try to put them in one place, because thoughts on flatlining are quite scattered on the forum at the moment.

If anyone has any other questions, please add them to this thread.

And if anyone has any answers, please add them too!


1: What am I meant to do with the flatline? Fight it, try to get out of it or completely accept it and wait for it to pass?

2: If I work against my flatline by trying to motivate myself, will I waste all my willpower and then not be able to stop myself fapping?

3: How can I tell if I am flatlining, or just being lazy?

4: Is there a way to get out of the flatline, or do you have to just wait for it to pass?

 

Just found this on Reddit as a useful answer to some of these questions:

Flatlines: My theory on Flatlines is your brains 'waiting game'. It knows that it's used to getting a MO, and this can be sometimes multiple times a day, or once a week. It's being as patient as it can because it thinks "Ah, well, sooner or later we will get our usual fix."

When the Flatline ends, your urges come back. Your brain thinks "Ah ok, shit. We need to really stoke the fire here, and get the hormones going. We need to make this guy get his ass into gear!". Which then spurs you into action.

Just like in nature, when a mammal wants to mate, it makes itself desirable to a female. If they could MO.. would they bother? Probably not. This applies to us as well. We may notice we improve in subtle ways, i.e stance, confidence, eye contact and smiling etc.

The point I'm trying to make is that if you start this challenge, and don't see benefits straight away, then a Flatline is your brain waiting for a release. Eventually your libido will kick in again and your hormones will work WITH YOU to make yourself more desirable (which is probably what these superpowers are claimed to be). You have to wait it out and you have to give it time. Coupled with giving up Porn, when this flatline ends, your brain is also more cleansed of Porn and twisted imagery. Your libido is improved, and hormones are coursing through you, and you will notice subtle improvements which are the foundation for you to grow as a person.

I must also emphasize, you must use these benefits to grow, start doing little things during the NoFap process, these will only compound and make you more confident and happy.