Hey man. Been a while since I posted this but i thought I would respond so you know where I am at now. I am slowly coming out of this depressive state. I know it was correlated with the sexual encounter and # of days. But also I think it was a part of a flatline also. About a week after this post is when the dead dick came. And it was just a complete flatline. It's been the longest one, which makes me optimistic because I feel when I come out of it I'm going to be better than ever. Keep strong bro!
So I had a flatline around 30 days in. And then another one around 65 days or something like that. Been almost 2 weeks of flatline. But my energy is coming back and so is my libido. Each day I feel a little better. Soon I'll be completely out.
That sounds like you are really making progress. Congratulations! I am plodding on and have managed to keep the streak going but the lack of regular sleep is killing me. I used to fantasize to put me to sleep but since I stopped that, sleep has become elusive. Which in turn means even if I want to have sex I just don't have the energy for it. Bummer!
Interesting. I have been on top of the world since about Day 7, but around Day 85, my 'superpowers' dissipated for a few days. I wonder if the novelty of every day being so good wears off after a while and I just take the new and more energized and happier me for granted?
I think what I realized is that my superpowers are still there but when I first expierenced them it was a night and day transformation. Something I haven't felt in so long that it was amazing. I think I've adjusted to it- and it's just part of who I am now
@working to it. I think there is a lot in what you say. My 'superpowers' have returned, but even when they left me temporarily, I was still on a lot higher level then before (while I was PMO-ing). I think you are right though that after a while the novelty wears off, and you just forget how things were before.
This. I see many people on this forum accounting everything to NoFap. I'm not saying that that applies to this thread, but I see it so many times. Maybe you haven't talked to your friends for a few days. Maybe nobody made you smile or laugh that day. It can be so many things why you are not feeling very happy at that moment. The goal of NoFap is to get rid of porn influence in your life, if you haven't watched that shit for months and still think everyday about how you feel is directly influenced by how long you've been abstaining, it's still not really getting you anywhere.
I agree with you. the only difference was I was in a flatline- and when you've dealt with anxiety and mild depression everyday for years, and then when you quit PMO it goes away, you don't think theres a correlation between the two? Don't be so quick to jump to things. Anxiety and depression doesn't come if "nobody made you smile or laugh that day"... theres a distinct difference. Appreciate your insight though.