The first two weeks of nofap were incredible, my emotions were more vibrant and on the surface, I was happy, I had more confidence, energy and focus, the world looked beautiful, even colours seemed brighter. Everything was literally awesome. Then the next week I felt really low for a day then started feeling better and although my state improved I wasn't as on top of the world as I was at first. And now I've gone down again. I feel... well I don't feel and I want to. No energy, no motivation, like I'm just going through the motions of life. And my libido has vanished completely. Went away around week 2.
Yep defo flatline, I was just in a similar position and it was weird cos two days ago I was ridiculously stressed and moody, altho maybe tht was just cos lack of sleep and circumstances, but yh ur libido defo comes bk hard (pun intended :3) and ur mood, energy levels and self worth will rise after this flatline.
Lol Nick, you're the poster boy for our millenial generation with all those text abbreviations! Yeah, sounds like that dreaded flatline I've heard so much about. Stick it out man, you've gotta treck through hell before you can experience paradise.
Thanks guys. And don't worry, I spk txt Is there anything I can do that will help, or do I have to just tough it out?
I've heard that you should get out and do something active regardless of how lethargic you feel. Also know that this is a temporary state. Apparently everyone goes through it and everyone comes out on top.
I know if you're offended by something on the internet there may be bigger things you need to worry about. Also I chose the censored version.
I'm not offended. The message wasn't directed at me in the first place. Its just that all I saw was a negative message directed at a guy who was offering support to a fellow fapstronaut. If it was a joke, then its all good bro Like I said before, we're all here to support one another. I don't want bad blood...
I've been to work, interacted with people in the most helpful, friendliest way I could, did what I needed to do and now I'm totally drained and I just want to curl up in a corner and hide.
You're causing bad blood man!! Omg!!! The rage is so over the top! It's like: You put it here ____ normal is here _____ Why would you do such a thing!?
No matter how you feel during your journey, you just have to keep on moving. You're body is just getting those dopamine receptors back in check which is good because it will wire your brain to work for rewards as opposed to easily getting them. It's just a necessary process that will bring you a good mood in the long run. This is pretty much the final test before you get them back from what I remember from my longest streak.
Boxer is on point. This is the process and it's all to be expected(or so I've read- I'm on day 14 so I'm expecting my own flatline to arrive in no time...) Do what you've got to do. If that means curling up, then that's what you gotta do. If it means cancelling plans with friends, then that's what you gotta do. If it means sleeping in, then that's what you gotta do. You'll get through it bro. We're all in it together.
I'm thinking your original message was just a joke. Sorry if I made it out to more than what it was meant to be. Truce bro.
Hey Man… this is to be expected, it is a flat line and your emotions will be up and down over the coming weeks. And sometimes in the same day or hour!! You have to remember that what you are doing is depriving your brain of dopamine and depending on how bad your issue was with P , your brain was getting this hit a lot in the past. You should read some of the information on the Your Brain on Porn web site, doing this hard mode NO PMO is a similar situation to the brain of a heroin addict going cold turkey… it fucking hurts !! I had some really bad days with my emotions and days when my vision was so blurred, like I was looking through steamed up glasses…. Every thing in the world was all blurred and with my emotions I had day where I was really down , with some seriously negative thinking. When you feel like this exercise is very good , running or lifting weights really clears the head and helps lift your mood. I relapsed recently so I’m start again but keep going man.. And well done getting to day 33 , very impressive … You should take a lot of strength from that… Keep going …..