P.A.W.S. - what are they, cure, duration

I don't think videogames can qualify as an addiction like porn does.

I started playing videogames much earlier than watching porn and spent much more time with them that with porn, yet when I stopped for months or even more than 1 year I don't remember feeling any different and having withdrawals.

With porn .... the withdrawals always come when I stop and they are very strong and last for long. They totally disrupt my life.

But maybe that's just me and other people have withdrawals from videogames

 

I played video games a lot as well, I also gambled heavily for a few years. Neither of them brought on withdrawals when quitting and I never really gave either of them a second's thought once I stopped. I don't discount that they can be addictive for others though, just like how some can PMO without it really affecting them too much or without it taking over their lives.

 

Do some of you guys in PAWS feel good sometimes after a wet dream? I have experienced this many times on my journey. After relapse or sex i dont ever get that feeling. But sometimes after a wet dream i feel pretty good the day after, like my testosterone is higher and that my sexual energy is flowing more naturally in my body. I just had this happen last night and today i have been feeling pretty okay after a very tough week with paws. I have always wondered in PAWS if wet dream are a stepping stone of our progress if it makes sense. I remember right when i entered flatline the first time i would get a wet dream the night after. Sometimes on my streaks i havent had wet dreams for 2-3 months, and sometimes i have had 2 wet dreams in one night.

 

No problem man, happy to help.

Honestly i wish i knew about the effects on caffeine while rebooting sooner.

 

Yep same for me. Sometimes i feel better after a wet dream and other times i feel worse, its very confusing. I also note that some days my dreams are extremely vivid and other days i feel as if i have not dreamed. Usually i feel better if i have vivid dreams and worse when i have no dreams.

 

This is it, recovery is not linear. Don’t feel as though you have done something wrong because you stop having vivid dreams or you stop having wet dreams.

 

I had PAWS for 5 years. It was not until I went to see pastor Kenneth Copeland. He healed me with the blood of Jesus. Faith healing really does work. Praise Jesus.

God bless you all. May the Holy Spirit guide you.

 

Welp, hope I don’t get this. But probably will, as I’ve been watching for 20 years. Things got really bad. Encounters that don’t match my orientation, scrolling through Fetlife seeing girls being super kinky, only watching group stuff for the majority of the years…. Oh well. Journey of a thousand miles

14 days down hard mode so far

 

Do you think Pastor Copeland might be up for joining the forum?

 

Coming up to 4 and a half months. Ive been having 1 year streak and plenty of 6 month streaks in the past. This past year however i lost hope and did a lot of relapsing. 4.5 months now and more motivated than ever. I feel like im doing this right for once, i dont text with any females and i have cut out all triggers. Ive been having small "windows" of feeling better between day 40-55 and recently 2 weeks ago i had 2-3 days where i felt better. I just need to keep going and these days will get better for me. I have spent 5 years of paws with a lot of relapses and a lot of long streaks and im not recovered at all yet, i was a HUGE addict, like 5-6 times a day addict from a very early age. I have had superpowers in the past streaks before PAWS and i have had very good days in paws so i know recovery is going on i just need more time. Im in a very bad spell at the minute, last two weeks have been horrible. No emotions, no motivation, insane depression and anxiety. I hope i turn a corner soon.

 

Im in the exact same situation as you. Ive had multiple long streaks with the longest at 16 months. Have lost hope multiple times after relapses. Now im back at 2 months. 6 years of paws for me. Right now im more motivated than probably ive ever been to remain P free.

 

You can do it!! How were you feeling at the 16 month streak?

 

8 years of Acute & PAWS here. Any relapse whether small or big and I'm back to ground zero.

 

I experienced about 1 week per month where symptoms were almost completely gone before paws would return and those stretches were getting longer month by month

 

that’s good, gives you evidence you were healing slowly over time!

 

Happy that someone is in the same position as me so its less lonely(and sad at the same time) Have you felt the benefits before paws hit and do you sometimes have days where you feel better? I have quesioned recovery so much many times, but i know its PAWS deep down

 

I was in a decline before i started nofap unfortunately. Its the whole reason i found out about this. As soon as i quit everything became much worse.

Ive known for sure this was pmo for a while now since my symptoms have always been most effected by a relapse.

Yes i have had some good days but there isnt many. Those days will become more frequent with more time relapse free. For now there is nothing to be done unfortunately but wait it out

 

Ive been struggling so much lately, currently on day 140. I feel like these past 5 years i have just been a passanger in life, not in control at all, i dont really feel love at all, i have ZERO confidence in myself, dont feel like a man. My libido is okay, i get morning woods pretty often. PAWS have messed with my depression and anxiety, its so fucked. Anyone else feel like this? Been having so many streaks man im getting so frustrated, dont know what to do, my life is just vanishing before my eyes. My goal is to make it 365 days and then see where i stand with PAWS, and maybe if im not better at all then i would have to pull the trigger on microdosing or antidepressants as much as i hate to say it. But i still believe, it doesnt make sense that i have had so many benefits on nofap before paws every single time. Surely it must be paws, im just tired. 5 years of work and im not better, some days are better than others but still. Im far from the guy i was. It hurts man.
I guess i just need to focus on the 365 days, that is my goal and i will get to it, and fingers crossed i feel a LOT better by then. Please send me good energy man im really struggling mentally, i strongly dislike living and i have done for a looong time, actually since i became a heavy pmo addict. Life wasnt perfect before but at least i could feel happiness, fall in love, etc. I had light in my eyes.

 

The hard truth is that for many people this addiction is gonna take a very long time to heal, even if you don't relapse. My addiction was very bad (15 years daily which escalated to trans and gay porn) and now after 11 Months with no relapses and only a few small peeks i'm still having strong withdrawals most of the time.

 

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