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

I agree that it would be helpful for many, if people provided more details when they've been struggling for years with symptoms, but they are not you. You are not them, you need to focus more on yourself and not on others.
 
hi guys something i noticed something very strange in me. i can see my pulse pumping on my right hand (wrist). what is this ? someone experienced something like this ?

can you check your wrists and tell me if you have this also ?
 
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Experiment1996 said:
hi guys something i noticed something very strange in me. i can ser my pulse pumping on my right hand (wrist). what is this ? someone experienced something like this ?

can you check your wrists and tell me if you have this also ?
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You can 'see' or 'sense' your puls? I can't SEE my pulse pumping, no.

I really wonder if you have PAWS, what do you think? You believe your problems are caused by PMO?
 
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Anyone else made good progress lately? Return of the libido type shit. Are the symptoms fading?
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My fatigue has now improved after about 1.5 years. I can now finally stand up without my pulse beating like crazy. Going for walks works better again, sleep has improved but is still problematic, I feel calmer. When I'm under stress, everything still turns upside down very quickly and it takes another day or two to recover. On the whole, I still have most of the symptoms you all have, but they have become milder.
 
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My fatigue has now improved after about 1.5 years. I can now finally stand up without my pulse beating like crazy. Going for walks works better again, sleep has improved but is still problematic, I feel calmer. When I'm under stress, everything still turns upside down very quickly and it takes another day or two to recover. On the whole, I still have most of the symptoms you all have, but they have become milder.
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Yes exactly, I am in year 8, and I think this year will be the best year in terms of symptom diminishment.
 
I quit porn 16 months ago, started delaying releases 10 months ago and I am just about done with stage 2 PAWS, very close, sleep is improving, overstimulation is gone.

I still have issues with compulsive peeking when my nervous system gets over stressed among some other symptoms but I'm close.

I feel for you guys, PAWS has been brutal and the years you have endured, really speaks to your commitment, don't give up!
 
Why would I go back to porn? That shit rots your entire body, mind, and soul. All these paws symptoms should be enough to never go back to that shit. It no longer aligns with my brain, body, or life. Now when I look at porn, sure there is a nostalgia, a curiosity, a certain level of arousal, but the arousal has reduced 10 fold and my body responds to it with discomfort now. The last time I had a bad, long, compulsive peek, my body was shaking like crazy. That was the most obvious symptom, not arousal, not excitement. That shaking is my nervous system trying to process the adrenaline from the porn in real time. It's very uncomfortable, but is a sign that my body, mind, and nervous system is rejecting the behavior now and has reached a calm baseline. If you do recovery right, you won't want porn anymore eventually.

I don't think anything is ireversible. I cannot know what you or other people on this forum are doing for your recovery but what I can tell you is it requires effort in all areas of your life.
 
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I asked the user OhWhenThe, who claims there’s no improvement,
people say they’re not recovering
but they don’t mention whether they went back to porn or masturbation.
 
Stop worrying about other people, worry about yourself. Do what you know is right for you.

The body, mind, spirit, behaviors, childhoods, trauma, life experiences, thoughts, response to various activities, behaviors, etc. varies greatly from person to person, stop worrying about others recovery, work on your own.

Or you won't recover.

Anyone who goes back to porn after recovering ... Didn't recover. You still don't seem to get it, the point of recovery isn't to go back to your old ways like masturbating and porn. It's to rework what your sexuality looks like, molding it into a healthy activity that supports your well being, not destroys it.

Anyone who goes back to porn and excessive masturbating, didn't recover.
 
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