Hi guys! Bman here, day 63 has arrived yet not alone. I have been feeling odd the whole day, had a couple of moments when I was confident and happy... then I felt like shit basically, felt like I wanted to cry for no obvious reason and now I am feeling ok again... nothing important happening today or has happened recently so we rule out a possible trigger. ( also nothing bothering me). My question: Has anybody else got these? Apart from this, the rest of the days have been amazing.
This could be a lot of things. Here is one possibility: What did you eat? What did you drink? If you ate junk food or food high in sugar or fat, that could be enough to cause a moodswing because you are not eating healthy. Additionally, sugary drinks like Coke, Pespi, Fanta etc. Could have caused it - you feel great a little while after drinking it, then after the sugar spike has worn off you feel shit. I am striving for a healthier diet everyday - I am even going gluten free (and will commit to dairy free soon) and this is making me feel lighter and better about myself. Of course, everyone needs a different diet and your dietary needs are specific to you.
Maybe you are right, I have never thought of that. I had eaten some greek yoghurt, bananas for breakfast. For lunch I had some rice and chicken yet I did drink pepsi. I don't know exactly if that could be the cause but I did drink it.
Hey @Bman101, I have a theory on this one. Flatlines happen for sure, I've had them - sexual nothingness. And this can lead you to feeling powerless and feeling depressed etc etc. BUT, I also think we (as men) have normal hormonal changes like women do that comes in waves. Most of the time our happy hormones (endorphins, serotonin, dopamine) are high and we feel good (and horny), but there are times of the month or the year that these slump and we'll feel a bit shitty and disengaged. It will be party linked to our diet and exercise, but I think there's a natural rhythm to these things that we just have to accept. I've recognised this happening for me for a couple of days every couple of months. I can feel it coming on the day before and then for two days I'm in a slump, but I know it'll pass. And I tell my colleagues, friends, family, partner that I'm in my meriod (male period) and that I'm moody af and going to be over-sensitive but it will pass - that is usually received with humour but generally people accept it.
I agree with all mentioned. It could be withdrawal symptoms and also could be from your diet as well.
Yes Man!!!Mood is definitly possible even on higher streak.Coz mood swings depend on level of addiction.Well it will take some time to fully gone from our life...Just hang in there
Thank you for your answer. Maybe I still have some things deep in my subconscious which are still troubling me. My diet is ok. not extremely clean but ok. I go to the gym 5-6 times a week and I have seen a tremendous boost both in strenght and energy levels. I was just curious about that particular mood swing, the intensity of my emotions have been increased a lot.( I used to not flinch during horror movies but now I get tensed and well a bit scared even it is a bit embarrassing)
As in the the higher the level of addiction... the greater and more often episodes of mood swings? Don't get me wrong, I am in a flatline with ups and downs of horniness yet I don't feel the need to watch porn anymore, it's like a distant bad memory.
Me too With a big streak of 238 days on hardmode.Feeling really strongYes Man!!!very possible.In my jounrey of 8 month. i faced so many mood swings haha..Really this jounrey is like roller coaster ride
I have cried nearly every day of sobriety. My mood swings are through the roof. People in my SAA groups said that it takes about 6 months to start evening out and a year to feel stable. I think PMO addiction causes a lot of emotional distresss and without PMO as a coping mechanism it feels really strong while sober. It’s starting to balance out for me. Everyone’s timeline is slightly different due to unique life experience and amount of years doing PMO.
