Have a bit more energy generally and am more up for approaching women

I'm gonna say that I've been without PMO for almost 10 days now and I'm starting to feel a few of the benefits. Everytime I was on PM, I never really had the will nor energy to do whatever it is I needed to do at the time (ie show up to work) or go for that hour and a half jog or even approach women properly. I still did those things but not with much enthusiasm.

As for the energy part, due to my schedule, I don't really have time to exercise as much but even without the exercise sometimes, I still feel like I have a bit more energy than when I masturbated and watched porn or scrolled through Instagram.

Another thing I'm starting to see is that I have a little more drive and focus when it comes to other aspects of my life including when it comes to approaching women.

I'm starting to walk down the street with a little bit more confidence and with my head up.

Before, if I saw a woman I liked then I would think about all of the scenarios and the rejection in my head about "oh maybe she's not interested", etc. Don't get me wrong, I still have those thoughts in my head but it seems like especially during the last few days, I will maybe wait a few seconds before approaching the woman I'm interested in. I feel a bit more better about this aspect for sure (for now at least). However, it's mostly been a lot of older curvy women (30s to 40s) which I've hit on as I started becoming more interested in them and I'm starting to lose a bit of interest when it comes to approaching women in my age range (early 20s to mid 20s) over the last week.

Long post but this has always been a part of my life I've struggled with. I always knew how to improve the other aspects of my life (fitness, finances, etc) but approaching women had always been a part of the problem. I feel like now, I don't really care much if I get rejected anymore. It's moreso about getting it out of the way and seeing where it goes.

I also am starting to notice that I don't really want to live with regrets. When I was younger, there were a lot of things which I didn't get to do because I always doubted myself. Now it seems like within these last few days of my PM abstinence, I realize that there are things in my life (ie major networking moves, etc) which I need to make or else I will feel like I didn't take full advantage of my life when I get older. And this also applies with the approaching women part with me. I'd rather approach a woman I fancy at this point and get rejected than see a woman I fancy and not do anything and overthink it. I'd rather go to that networking event overseas for my future career and see what happens rather than playing it safe by staying in my home region.

Anyhow, long post but I just wanted to get this out of the way. Thanks all!