Withdrawal Symptoms Wreaking Havoc!!!

Hi everyone!

I hope I'm in the right area to post this. Now I know that not every ache and pain you experience during the withdrawal phase is a withdrawal symptom, but I'd like to share what I've experienced so far in my journey since starting in October. I have relapsed at least a dozen times, so I will just combine all of my aches and pains here that I've experienced along the way. Can anyone relate or have any tips to take care of these? In particular, my stomach and testicular pain have been very prevalent during my NoFap journey.

• Body/joint aches
• Increased body temperature
• Chronic testicular pain and sensitivity - In both sides, happens when I stop porn for a while after a few binge days.
• Stomach troubles/pain - has been very prevalent since starting my NoFap journey
• Extreme tiredness and fatigue
• Headaches, tension and migraine
• Irritability
• Acid reflux/GERD
• Insomnia
• Anxiety with associated symptoms

I should also mention that my last PMO was about 4 or 5 days ago, but I have gotten back up since then. Failure is not an option and I can't stop this now, not after the results my previous 26-day streak gave me! I'd also like to hear about your symptoms and how you've dealt with them.

Thank you and have a great day!

 

Okay guys I have a bit of an update.

My pain has not subsided so I'm thinking it's something a bit more serious. My testicular pain has not gone away completely and has been accompanied by lower back pain and upper groin tightness/pain.

If you are at all experiencing pain like this, don't wait like me. It's NEVER a good idea especially if it's something that can be saved. It's best for your well-being and getting better down there can ultimately help you battle your PMO addiction.

Have a great day and keep fighting your battles. I know you can do this!

 

Hi everyone! I wanted to give an update of where I'm currently at with my symptoms.

I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I relapsed (again...:'( for the how many-nth time???) but that leads me to the good news: I've probably solved my groin pain problem.

About a week or two ago, I noticed that my groin pain was starting to subside because I cut back on my PMO. I was in fact successful in almost eradicating it completely. Because it's nearing the end of the year, though, I've been PMOing every day once a day like there's no tomorrow and my pain is back, but it's not as intense as it was before. As a result, I had to go to extreme measures.

I am still going to go to a urologist sometime at the beginning of the year just to see if anything has happened or changed. As a result of my HEAVY PMO stint, I've installed blockers with a wait time to unlock them. I've set the time frame to 12 hours since I figured that 5 mins and yes, 1 hour, wouldn't do it. By the time it would unlock, I'd be in bed. I put my phone out of my bedroom so I'm not tempted, but here lately, I've been getting such good sleep that the temptation barely phases me.

TL,DR: If you're a heavy PMOer, STOP IMMEDIATELY! These things I've experienced are mostly withdrawal symptoms due to heavy PMO over a few years and could further cause damage. Don't listen to people who say that PMO won't damage you - that's the biggest lie I've been told. I'm a healthy male and the pain that PMO has caused me has caused problems in every aspect of my life.

I hope to start 2023 off as PMO-free. Hope you all are going strong and are looking forward to 2023! Have a happy New Year and may blessings rain down upon all of you!

 

Hey everyone!

As of right now, I am planning on seeing a urologist sometime in February. Most of my symptoms have gone away but last night something quite scary happened.

Unfortunately, I relapsed majorly :'( and now have to reset my counter. But this morning, I woke up feeling like CRAP. I only got 4 hours of sleep and I have a very busy day today. On top of that, I had a major panic/anxiety attack before I went to sleep, which only worsened my symptoms. Today my groin area does indeed hurt but with a break from PMO (hopefully my last attempt!), I think it should resolve.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned it, but I've also had a bad bout of IBS-M-like symptoms ever since a few years ago when I really got into PMOing. If there's one thing that I've learned throughout this journey back to the light side, it's that there will be pain, but no pain, no gain. Of course, pain only goes so far before you have to do something about it.

I hope that this clears up soon. I don't think I can go on like this much longer. I don't know how you all get back up after a horrible relapse like this. I'll continue to push onwards, and hopefully you all stay strong too!