Another NoFap Benefit: Increased "Frisson"

I starting getting this after my flatline finished, music sounds a lot better in general now and I actually get pumped up to do a workout when I listen to Drum n bass or metal.
Does this frisson effect also apply to when you see an attractive woman because that's what happens to me now since rebooting, I see the women then I get this rush of excitement and then I approach I think most of them can pick up on it as well which makes it a more exciting experience for them as well.

 

well, im definetly sensing my emotions so much more right now, it makes everything better, it seems like while on PMO i was so desensitized its like i broke apart from the experience for the most part.

 

HanDuet thanks for bringing this to the discussion, it's an interesting physiological quirk that I've never thought to analyze. I have noticed more corporeal, physical sensitivity in my body. I'm using the word sensitivity in the root sense of the word having to do with the senses (touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell, vestibular, proprioception, etc). I've been working with changing my PMO habbits for the last 8-10 months and have noticed incredible changes in my body. For one, my muscles are bigger and have grown more mass quicker than ever with my training. My recovery time after intense workouts are much shorter and the soreness goes away much faster. I have more dreams that are vivid and that I can remember if I write them down. I am more easily moved, like you said, by the more subtle stimuli in life - music, storytelling, reading, the look on a person's face when they experience strong emotion. I guess this could be referred to as empathy. No PMO cultivates a greater ability to empathize with the world, whether the subject is another person, music, painting, etc. Life is much more poetic and beautiful this way, not all the time of course, but it at least has the potential to be so.

 

Interesting.

I relapsed this morning after 21 days of PMO sobriety.

Towards the latter leg of that 21 day stint - days 16-21, for example - I felt a deeper connection to and engagement with the music I make, the stories I read, the Scriptures I study, and the friends I love. I felt much more alive and level headed than I have in the past.

Today, even though I relapsed just last night, I feel bored and dulled once again by all these things. I can't even focus. I was trying to practice a simple 4-harmony part song on the piano - easy stuff for the professionals - and I could not focus. Yesterday? Two days ago? Not a problem. Now, not only can I not focus on the music, I can't even get any enjoyment out of the music.

So day 1 - maybe this would help me change my focus from negative to positive.

From "no PMO" to "better enjoyment of life"

From "NoFap" to "Deeper appreciation of everything."

Thanks for sharing.