Has anyone had physical fatigue and mental fog for a long time and recovered?

Ezio18

Ezio18

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I had all the symptoms of withdrawal when I stopped pornography, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, anguish, lack of pleasure (anhedonia), lack of motivation, extreme fatigue, insomnia with awakenings with great anxiety. anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog. I've been free for 3 months now, I masturbated once but without porn and without fantasy. and I had sex without orgasm. The thing is that I don't know what's wrong with me that I can't train, if I train it's like I start to feel bad, very tired and very nervous, and then when I sleep at night I sleep badly if I trained, I think it's because I have to train. less intense. It's as if the little stress of a workout is stressing me out more than doing me any good, and what worries me is that I still haven't improved on the fatigue issue. Before, I would get dizzy even when I stood up after sitting or lying down, I had a hard time concentrating and making an effort even in a social situation. Now I feel more stable, but if I train I feel worse afterwards and I think I also do if I do intermittent fasting. Has it also happened to anyone that the fatigue lasted a long time and then they recovered?
 
I have the exact thing as you. I'm also a longer term rebooter and doing sports makes me worse and sometimes gets me angry. It feels like I'm getting nothing out of the workout.
 
Ammar2 said:
I have fatigue that no good diet or meditation or any good activity can fix.
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Ammar2 said:
I have the exact thing as you. I'm also a longer term rebooter and doing sports makes me worse and sometimes gets me angry. It feels like I'm getting nothing out of the workout.
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and do you feel that they are improving? How long have they been rebooting? Do they have other symptoms?
 
Ezio18 said:
I had all the symptoms of withdrawal
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there are always more. I didn't see PIED in there? careful with the "porn unicorn" mindset. That's another trap of this addiction. In 12 steps they call that "terminally unique"

you are working a great recovery man - don't sweat these details. What your addict-brain is trying to do is get you back in the lions mouth/
"see, this nofap thing didn't cure you-- why don't you step back into this addiction"

it's an offer from the devil man. stay the course, things will heal up. My mental fog is gone, but it's different for different people. lots of variables.

Vitamins, less fasting, better sleep - these will help. Heck, maybe playing some tetris / chess / puzzle games if you like those. but most importantly, some patience. PMO offered you despair and suffering and will give you a living hell if you go back to it. Recovery gives you your life back - just don't set expectations on it.

In 12 steps they say "an expectation is a guaranteed resentment"
as an addict, I cannot afford to have resentments. I have to live life from a place of gratitude - every day.
 
cleaningupmyact said:
there are always more. I didn't see PIED in there? careful with the "porn unicorn" mindset. That's another trap of this addiction. In 12 steps they call that "terminally unique"

you are working a great recovery man - don't sweat these details. What your addict-brain is trying to do is get you back in the lions mouth/
"see, this nofap thing didn't cure you-- why don't you step back into this addiction"

it's an offer from the devil man. stay the course, things will heal up. My mental fog is gone, but it's different for different people. lots of variables.

Vitamins, less fasting, better sleep - these will help. Heck, maybe playing some tetris / chess / puzzle games if you like those. but most importantly, some patience. PMO offered you despair and suffering and will give you a living hell if you go back to it. Recovery gives you your life back - just don't set expectations on it.

In 12 steps they say "an expectation is a guaranteed resentment"
as an addict, I cannot afford to have resentments. I have to live life from a place of gratitude - every day.
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I never had pied, but I reached a point where I had no sexual desire in real life or porn, it was difficult for me to get an erection but I could do it with effort. He had also lost his morning erections. Now I do have them and my sexual desire has improved, however I am quite fatigued, and if I do physical activity I feel worse. It's hard for me to find people who have been through the same thing and have been able to recover. sorry if there is an error in the translation, I actually speak Spanish
 
Ezio18 said:
I never had pied, but I reached a point where I had no sexual desire in real life or porn, it was difficult for me to get an erection but I could do it with effort. He had also lost his morning erections. Now I do have them and my sexual desire has improved, however I am quite fatigued, and if I do physical activity I feel worse. It's hard for me to find people who have been through the same thing and have been able to recover. sorry if there is an error in the translation, I actually speak Spanish
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sounds very similar to PIED to me.
when you say "never able to recover" - do you have years of sobriety from PMO?

I have yet to meet someone who worked a complete, dedicated recovery, has long-term sobriety from PMO, and hasn't vastly improved or completely fixed these issues.
 
Ezio18 said:
I had all the symptoms of withdrawal when I stopped pornography, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, anguish, lack of pleasure (anhedonia), lack of motivation, extreme fatigue, insomnia with awakenings with great anxiety. anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog. I've been free for 3 months now, I masturbated once but without porn and without fantasy. and I had sex without orgasm. The thing is that I don't know what's wrong with me that I can't train, if I train it's like I start to feel bad, very tired and very nervous, and then when I sleep at night I sleep badly if I trained, I think it's because I have to train. less intense. It's as if the little stress of a workout is stressing me out more than doing me any good, and what worries me is that I still haven't improved on the fatigue issue. Before, I would get dizzy even when I stood up after sitting or lying down, I had a hard time concentrating and making an effort even in a social situation. Now I feel more stable, but if I train I feel worse afterwards and I think I also do if I do intermittent fasting. Has it also happened to anyone that the fatigue lasted a long time and then they recovered?
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I experience similar withdrawals as yours. Time heals but do not interrumpt the streak with sex/masturbation, that dont help the healing process. After 3 month hard mode you should feel the difference. I also experienced EVERY THING you just mentioned and got better around day 70, 80.
 
Zwuckel said:
I had thise issues. I even developed those when I was not on NoFap. What turned it around was a high dosage mineral supplement.

This is what I take in Germany: https://amzn.eu/d/d23dyqv
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I am also having symptoms of fatigue and muscle pain. I am already taking vitamin d and b12 since months.. it has gotten somewhat better but still not expected level. Do you think these supplements will help?
 
bsdfj said:
I experience similar withdrawals as yours. Time heals but do not interrumpt the streak with sex/masturbation, that dont help the healing process. After 3 month hard mode you should feel the difference. I also experienced EVERY THING you just mentioned and got better around day 70, 80.
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I experience lot of fatigue. Will it go?
 
Ezio18 said:
I had all the symptoms of withdrawal when I stopped pornography, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, anguish, lack of pleasure (anhedonia), lack of motivation, extreme fatigue, insomnia with awakenings with great anxiety. anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog. I've been free for 3 months now, I masturbated once but without porn and without fantasy. and I had sex without orgasm. The thing is that I don't know what's wrong with me that I can't train, if I train it's like I start to feel bad, very tired and very nervous, and then when I sleep at night I sleep badly if I trained, I think it's because I have to train. less intense. It's as if the little stress of a workout is stressing me out more than doing me any good, and what worries me is that I still haven't improved on the fatigue issue. Before, I would get dizzy even when I stood up after sitting or lying down, I had a hard time concentrating and making an effort even in a social situation. Now I feel more stable, but if I train I feel worse afterwards and I think I also do if I do intermittent fasting. Has it also happened to anyone that the fatigue lasted a long time and then they recovered?
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Thats literally me man first week brutal , doesnt help that im travelling and actually got sick. Mad anxiety panick attacks , no energy no drive. I feel dead . My headaches and hypersensativity to light are emense . And dont overttain or over exert yourself. We are only human . This addiciton has physical effects on our bodies as well. Unfortunately its poisened /polluted our minds which effect everything else we do . Im 33 . Was a machine in my 20s early teens. Could pmo no sleep off the walls. Now my body feels broken, some days no energy to do much . A bad sign is isolation even if your not
Ezio18 said:
I had all the symptoms of withdrawal when I stopped pornography, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, anguish, lack of pleasure (anhedonia), lack of motivation, extreme fatigue, insomnia with awakenings with great anxiety. anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog. I've been free for 3 months now, I masturbated once but without porn and without fantasy. and I had sex without orgasm. The thing is that I don't know what's wrong with me that I can't train, if I train it's like I start to feel bad, very tired and very nervous, and then when I sleep at night I sleep badly if I trained, I think it's because I have to train. less intense. It's as if the little stress of a workout is stressing me out more than doing me any good, and what worries me is that I still haven't improved on the fatigue issue. Before, I would get dizzy even when I stood up after sitting or lying down, I had a hard time concentrating and making an effort even in a social situation. Now I feel more stable, but if I train I feel worse afterwards and I think I also do if I do intermittent fasting. Has it also happened to anyone that the fatigue lasted a long time and then they recovered?
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