So im on day 21 of nofap and this is the longest streak ive been on this year, Ive had two wet dreams during this streak and have edged around the day 9 but since then i just successfully resisted pretty much any porn thoughts. Now since the day 16-17 i have been suffering extreme mood swings. It goes from 0 to 100 to 0 real quick and i dont know what the fuck is even going on. I started getting better and then yesterday in the morning i had a wet dream which really fucked me up. Ive been feeling severe depression, urges and sexual cravings, i get angry at pretty much everything and the amount of anxiety and insecurity has been enormous. Today the whole day ive had urges and it has been killing me. I feel headaches and pressure in my penis which just makes me very irritable. I went out and slept during the day in order to prevent myself from relapsing. This depression however is really killing me, its kind of like this feeling that everything is pointless and i feel like there nothing on the fucking planet that could satisfy me. I really dont know what to do about this its been going on since day 16 and has been absolutely horrible. I dont know if its maybe caused by the wet dream and i dont know when it will go away but its making this whole thing very hard. I know its not a flatline because the urges and sexual cravings are still here, but i dont know how to get myself to feel better. Its kind of like everything that i do is full of sadness and emptiness. I fucking hate PMO and i know this is my fucking brain trying to trick me into doing it again but i dont want to give up. I also dont want to live like this with this anxiety and depression because this is not me. Please help me
Sounds like you've hit the withdrawal stage, it's tough but you've just got to get through it. For me it lasted 2-3 weeks.
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No matter what, PMO is NOT the answer nor the remedy. The contrary. When I feel like that, the only thing that helps me is getting out, find some nature (even a park), and just relax. No phone, no talkings. Breathing deeply, trying to listen to natural sounds. That's what helps me through extreme changes of mood. I know that I'm fighting a behaviour that I had for 15 year, and it is just natural that I'm struggling. I learned to embrace this changes of mood. My mind just tells me that I'm getting better! And it is f***king hard to get better. You are great man. Love your struggles, find something that will help you getting through that. And don't forget- YOU CAN BE FREE.