Has anyone else had this problem?

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  1. Abel_201

    Abel_201 Fapstronaut

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    I've had a lot of anxiety and depression since about two weeks into cold turkey no porn of any kind. I'm at 6 weeks now and just starting to feel a little better but I was wondering if it could be caused by this? Maybe my workday is the cause, but it does feel like I've been oversensitive, lonely and anxious during this time frame.

    I'd like to hear from you if you had, I have no one to talk to about this and I don't think many would understand. I've been looking at this crap almost 20 years and I think I've been addicted for at least the past 10. To have it gone I feel like a lame man with no crutch.
     
  2. Of course anxiety and depression will come in, it happens to me when im abstaining from pmo. If the enemy can't get access to you with pmo, then he will surely attack your other weak areas. It's usually his scheme to make you break and resort back to pmo - any form of isolation away from the Lord and to make you feel helpless - this is where you need to cry out to God for Him to rescue you. We are in a spiritual battle mate, I have no doubt there are demons watching my every move just waiting for a chance to trip me - thankfully they are at a great distance away at the moment because I am in Christ and prayerful, reading his Word daily. Hope this helps.
     
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  3. Wolf2019

    Wolf2019 Fapstronaut

    I believe that for many of us, we use PMO as a way to medicate anxiety and depression. So I imagine you already had those feelings, but were using PMO to dull them. It is like seeing a warning light on your dashboard but putting duct tape over it. The duct tape is off now and you can see the warning light. Something is causing these feelings. So now you need to explore why you have these feelings and how to bring real healing to that, and you need to find healthier ways to relieve those kinds of feelings. So my 2 cents is that giving up porn doesn't cause anxiety. It reveals that you have had anxiety all along that you've been ignoring and masking.
     

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