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

I am giving you information that I have received from a trustworthy doctor. These are some of the effects of ejaculation.

It's pretty disrespectful the way you're answering here. Don't you want to believe it? Go to your family doctor and let them tell you that you have to masturbate to not get prostate cancer.

Wake up.

 

So you haven't masturbated or watched porn for 4.5 years anyway. You're not doing it anyway. What does a doctor's recommendation have to do with it?
One doctor will say that masturbation is harmful, another that it is useful.

 

Yes? And? Which doctor is telling the truth?

 

have a nice life guys. wish you all the best and i hope you will come out of the flatline soon. you‘re still deep in the matrix. i thought i can bring you out of it but it seems that you like living in your comfort zone. if thats what you want then ok.

i understand the guys who leave the forums when they achieve a high number. the people on this sub are purely ignorant and don‘t use their minds.

chemical imbalance was never proven by any doctor but you still believe it. i was the same in the first 4 years. you will understand my words when your streak is high enough.

 

unfortunately i cant delete my account but i will never come back even if i come out of the flatline. you deserve to suffer not all but the most of you. xD

 

I am actually 36 as of today.

I definitely did not expect to still be here at this age

 

Hey, leave science fiction alone, i am watching Halo season 2

 

Chemical imbalance is true. Psych patients can be treated from their psychosis or other symptoms from their illness. Why do you think we finally have a treatment for schizophrenia, it's because the theory is true, and science is right. We don't have to contradict science all the time.

 

Guys whatever you do, please don't do nofap in soft mode in PAWS. You'll be in constant misery. I had a paws reduction when I went around 20 days. Was relapsing before and felt really bad the entire time.

 

The brain and body are a complex ecosystem. It's not all about chemical imbalance or doing NoFap.
Take a guy doing semen retention for years, healthy and give him a bunch a heavy drugs while he still being celibate and watch his brain become a mess.
Take a healthy guy and take him to a war for years where he sees so much chaos and destruction he develops heavy Post Traumatic Strees Disorder. This one is even worse because is not caused by physical problems. At least all we have to do is abstain and we will heal. Emotional problems require therapy, sometimes for years.

 

Hello folks,

I am day 190 in a row of no PMO and with total abstinence.

My male function has started to return over the past couple of weeks which I did not expect.

The PAWS symptoms were very strong for a while with anhedonia, brain fog, depression, apathy, low energy.

I still struggle with low energy but seems like a significant PAWS symptoms reduction occurred over the last month or so. I know that the symptoms can come back at any time. It seems like the PAWS symptoms come in waves..

In my experience, PAWS symptoms can be relieved in the short-term. What works for me: hot baths, cold showers, moderate exercise and other methods.

 

So it really seems that when we're close to 6 months we get a very tangible big step forward... nice.

 

I've been tracking my progress for the past 4.5 years. In that time until now, I have 84% days of abstinence. On paper, this looks like a good effort. But I'm still not recovered from PIED, I'm currently in a flatline (now on day 38).

I know the only way to recover is a total reboot. But do the 84% days of abstinence count for anything? Is there a difference between someone with 0% days of abstinence and 84% days of abstinence in the past 4.5 years??

I'm trying to do a one year reboot and to stay away from PMO forever. But want to know if my past efforts count for anything...

 

I had approximately 10 months in soft reboot in 2022-2023 with occasional slips into M to O. The soft reboot didn't help me restore my male function and it did not help with the PIED. I am seeing first tangible signs of PIED improvement after 6+ months of continuous abstinence from PMO.

 

I think the best perspective has just been trying to understand my own recovery. Understanding why I PMO’d for so long, why I developed social anxiety out of nowhere, or why my libido seemed to peak and dip all the time.

But I would say returning to PAWS should not even be an option. It should be impossible for friends to convince you to return to P. If they can, in my opinion you haven’t healed.

I dont think recovery has to be complex, it just takes realising what got you here so you don’t ever return.