I've been trying (and failing) to quit PMO for 3 years now. Currently I aim to quit porn first then to quit MO. I am doing fine, I am almost 3 months no P but since day 40 or so I've had a weird feeling inside my head. It's not brain fog, it feels like my brain is weak and when it happens I can't focus on anything. The sensation migrates from the forehead, to the temple and close to the back of the head. Can someone tell me why this happens(I suspect that it's hypofrontality or something similar) and if you had it when did it stop? P.S I've been searching for people who had something similar and found nothing. They all talk about brain fog but this is different, I had brain fog before.
I’ve had these feelings in my head, after prolonged stress, long streak for quitting pmo, etc. I am not medically or scientifically qualified and am not sure by any means, but I think it’s the brain physically rewiring itself and there is a physical sensation that is accompanied with that. I kinda feels like a lesser version of when your arm falls asleep but in your brain right? That’s how it personally felt for me and if so for you, the sensation can be worrying but it’s normal, I was fine after.
In my opinion stress could couse such weird sensations in the head. Usually such headache occurs after a binge or a long dopamine spike (for example pmo/listening to loud music for long time). If you can relate by the time of this sensation and any edge or MO then I recommend you to start stopping edging along with P. Including softcore porn. Then stop M.
Yea, that's how I would describe it, like a tired muscle, about to give in due to fatigue. I noticed that when the sensation occurs I lose all kind of self-control. I binge eat, binge youtube and binge MO. When did those sensations end in your case?
Well, I get them when I try to be as productive as possible: exercise, eating clean, study, meditation, cold showers, trying to get a no PMO streak going, self-improvement. When it happens I lose all self-control and I tend to watch Youtube, listen to loud music, relapse, binge eat etc. My focus and my willpower become trash.
About three years ago I used to get such weird sensations when i use my earphones and enjoy listening to music for a long time. At that time it would have gone after stopping music and resting for an hour or two. Later it started to progress repeatedly especially when I binge wrather to M or P.. but I would feel the effect worse with P. Until once I got a panic attack or a sort of kindling after a binge or PM (fapping multiple within 5 days) and it remained for about 18 days. Then these sensations remained for couple of months after a single P relapse. Nowadays i don't feel them after about a year of No PMO but i sometimes get some light sensations if i edge for a while. From my observation it's related to altered stress caused by PMO. And so stopping any super stimulant will help in such situation like sugar, music, alchohol, Pmo, or bad habits in general such as long exposure to blue screens. Also overexercises isn't good.
try practising anulom vilom pranayam for 45 min to 1 hour at a stretch. check google for videos. I am sure you will find some relief.
For me, they lasted about a month, they didn’t really cause any behavior changes, though. they just scared me, but yeah I would just keep pushing through. I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about, just don’t binge or fap. At all. You’ve been staying away from fapping for 40 days like you said. Right?
I am currently focusing on eliminating P then to eliminate MO (I am doing this because I kept failing for 3 years straight to quit PMO and I am trying this approach now) I am almost 90 days no P and those sensations began after about 40 days no P. During those 90 days I had several streaks of 1-3 weeks at a time and also moments of binge but without P. Currently I am almost 3 months no P but only 2 days no PMO...
So you are saying that overstimulation is the issue. I will quit overstimulation and give an update after a week or so.
This is largely dependent on the person, but from what I found personally and a lot of other places, the p is bad. but the masturbation aspect and orgasm especially is worse. I would stay away from any release at all costs. This is the thing that will get you closer to recovery. Don’t watch p, and don’t fap at all.