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100 days in hardmode - I'm very tired

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Fenix Rising, Mar 5, 2018.

  1. Hufflekid

    Hufflekid Fapstronaut

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    I haven't done 100 days, but I've done 90 and I can say I didn't notice massive, life-altering changes.

    While we tend to talk about 90-day reboots, there's been a lot of talk about 120+ day being more realistic for those who have been addicted for a longer period of time. Especially if it was when you were young.

    Watch your diet too. Less processed foods, more whole foods and less sugar will also help boost your energy.
     
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  2. Fenix Rising

    Fenix Rising Fapstronaut

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    Thanks guys for all your advices. I don't know how to regulate my emotions all of the sudden. It's like waking up from a numb state, being thrown in these exaggerated states of euphoric and depressing emotions. It's overwhelming, I don't know how to cope with this... Did you experience anything similar?
     
  3. Gooding

    Gooding Fapstronaut

    I do experience similar emotions. I resort to a workout, counselling, working outdoor, etc. I am planning on lot of gardening in weekends - huge mood booster.
     
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  4. Wiktor.sta

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    I am 16 years old i never have problems with erection lol and i cant say if i have flatline or not i am bipolar.
     
  5. Fenix Rising

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    So true. I've been stuck in a moment for a long, long time. I've been numbing my psychological problems rooting in childhood with PMO for almost two decades and now, being in hard reboot, I live in emotional hell. I just realized, I don't know how to cope with my life nor emotions. Friends have grown up, got married, have kids, good jobs and what can I show? Mental wreckage without job, gf, who made a "career" in compulsive masturbation? I have to change so many things in life, I don't even know where to begin.
     
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  6. I think no one can be on a perpetual high. Even if you are healthy without any addictions, you will experience lows. That's just life. Keep on struggling and embrace the low moments too!
     
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  7. Fenix Rising

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    Wow, thanks Roady, one of the best advices I was given, I mean it. It's true, I'm scared, very scared of living and terrified of all missed opportunities in life, rather then confronting my problems, I've always escaped into false sanctuary (PMO). But I got physically exhausted to the point, I couldn't function normally anymore. I've had to stop running and confront my fears or it would be the end of me. Funny thing is, I have no need to go back to PMO anymore, living and dealing with all accumulated fear, anger and pain is still better than being totally numb and lifeless.

    I look at it as compulsive/ bingle PMO was my drug of choice, it could as easily be alcohol, cocaine, heroine or something else. Abstaining from PMO hasn't solved any of my problems, it just allowed them to resurface. Stopping PMO is not a cure, just prerequisite to start confronting and curing ourselves. I didn't realize that, so I failed twice before, when reaching 90 days "goal". I chose numbness over pain of confronting my problems, so I returned to my drug. I'm done with running, even if it kills me, I want to feel alive.

     
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  8. gunslinger215

    gunslinger215 Fapstronaut

    Even if you don’t feel well after nofap, keep going. IMO there is no benefit of returning to PMO. It won’t solve your problems. It’s not a magical solution to anything. It’s a dark abyss
     
  9. Gota

    Gota Fapstronaut

    I'm in a very similar situation like you are. I'm afraid to take a look to my life from the side and I'm afraid to accept the reality. For many years PMO was escape from all my problems, virtual drug I was on. After I abstained from PMO I started to feel strong anxiety. It was new for me and it freaked me out even more. Now I start to realize that this anxiety is suppressed emotions, my fear of loneliness, abandonment. I often compare my life to others peoples lifes and always come with conclussion that I ruined my life somehow. And I feel lots of anger inside me because of this, I feel like I deserved much better life than I have now. However comparing our lifes to others peoples lifes is worthless, because we can't get inside other people souls, we just see the surface and usually don't know they real problems, feelings and tend to see their lifes being perfect and that's not true in most cases. I also feel that I need major changes in my life, but don't know where to start, I'm afraid of changes.

    Group psychotherapy helped me a lot, without it I even wouldn't be able to realize my porn addiction I think. It was a big step forward to socializing with other people, learning to talk about my problems, learning to ask for help. Maybe group psychotherapy (or individual psychotherapy) could help you too.
     
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  10. Wiktor.sta

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    Woman motivate me to live.
     

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