What part of withdrawal do you find hardest to cope with?

BrighterFuture

BrighterFuture

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I found that boredom + lack of movement always gets me to relapse,

what do you struggle the most when it comes to withdrawal from PMO or anything you've tried quitting recently?

I believe awareness is the first step to recovery, even if it seems like it's too much
 
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For me its feeling low all and anxious thoughts. Sometimes it's loneliness and tiredness not being able to connect with others and in social situations.
I feel very less focused.
 
TheSunPraiser45 said:
I had a relapse recently and I think that the worst thing is when I have to much time in my hands. The problem is:

1 - I can't just do a bunch of random stuff until I can't stand still anymore

2 - But I'm afraid that if I stay quiet for a long time, I might relapse again
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Yeah a free time has probably caused most of my relapses, I had a reset today even because of it.

I have so much free time that I actually cancelled my Internet because all I would do is scroll through YouTube and eventually relapse

staying quiet? I think that's a good thing, no?.. what do you mean
 
Exhuberant said:
For me its feeling low all and anxious thoughts. Sometimes it's loneliness and tiredness not being able to connect with others and in social situations.
I feel very less focused.
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Yeah feeling low gets me although walking seems to help, even at odd times. I Also struggle with connection and reaching out during PAWS. i read somewhere that to fully recover, one must connect with others and be part of a support group, and it does make a difference if you find the right group for sure
 
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To me personally the though part was the years I had to wait - I think the first two years are the thoughest, especially the first one. If you're case is severe, you'll have to get through physical and emotional symptoms all at once, the good news is they'll get better over time.

Hope this helps! :)
 
for me it was the panic attacks / shaking. Every day. Many times a day. Man, that was rough.
They didn't get much worse in the drying out period though, they were just slightly more common. The addiction made that stuff so bad.

Glad to say after months of sobriety they are uncommon now.
 
BrighterFuture said:
I found that boredom + lack of movement always gets me to relapse,

what do you struggle the most when it comes to withdrawal from PMO or anything you've tried quitting recently?

I believe awareness is the first step to recovery, even if it seems like it's too much
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When I’m overtired, from being up all night for whatever reason, flights etc. I get crazy urges. It causes me to relapse.
 
Even after 2 years I still have withdrawal headaches and yes I've had a CT and an MRI. Considering they began after I quit porn I'm pretty sure that's it considering I had a near 20 year porn addiction and a Mastuation addiction longe than that usually MOing at least once a day eery day of the year. It's like my brain is numb and throbs primarily in the front of my head and sometimes I have an occasional sharp pain. The headaches are accompanied by shortness of breath, but inhalers nor anything else help that.
 
TheRaven8386 said:
Even after 2 years I still have withdrawal headaches and yes I've had a CT and an MRI. Considering they began after I quit porn I'm pretty sure that's it considering I had a near 20 year porn addiction and a Mastuation addiction longe than that usually MOing at least once a day eery day of the year. It's like my brain is numb and throbs primarily in the front of my head and sometimes I have an occasional sharp pain. The headaches are accompanied by shortness of breath, but inhalers nor anything else help that.
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Did the CT or MRI flag anything up?
 
TheRaven8386 said:
Even after 2 years I still have withdrawal headaches and yes I've had a CT and an MRI. Considering they began after I quit porn I'm pretty sure that's it considering I had a near 20 year porn addiction and a Mastuation addiction longe than that usually MOing at least once a day eery day of the year. It's like my brain is numb and throbs primarily in the front of my head and sometimes I have an occasional sharp pain. The headaches are accompanied by shortness of breath, but inhalers nor anything else help that.
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Have you experienced some anxiety or other mental/emotional disorders?
 
bsdfj said:
Have you experienced some anxiety or other mental/emotional disorders?
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Oh Dear Lord yes. In the first year I was in the deepest depression of my life. Fear, paranoia. Every night was like being in a Horror movie. I still have to take a pill for anxiety. I have a lot of OCD and intrusive thoughts still as well.
 
Hros said:
In recent years, boredom and insomnia seem to have been my two biggest problems. But on occasion also deep anxiety.
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Yeah I can relate with u, especially on the anxiety part. My sleep was so bad that a doctor pressured me to get drowsy pills, only slept four hours then.

Wish you a well recovery my friend
 
My struggles are the fantasies that consume my thinking and I cannot concentrate on anything else. Second, is the overwhelming emotional desire to be with a women. It flows through out my whole body. Third is not having a productive day- failing.
 
refreshed323 said:
My struggles are the fantasies that consume my thinking and I cannot concentrate on anything else. Second, is the overwhelming emotional desire to be with a women. It flows through out my whole body. Third is not having a productive day- failing
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Man I relate with you, my head is jumping from fantasy to fantasy. Also yeah i get the desire, i’m always being asked when I’ll be with someone, this doesn’t help

Unlike you, I think none productive days are alright with my perfectionist nature, but they can be a cause for relapse.
 
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