Life without PMO still sucks

It’s fucking miserable right? But miles better than PMO! Slowly things get better in time mate I promise. Patience really is a virtue when it comes to this process.

 

Dude, life is hard. You have to get on with it, because you can't change it.
If you feel f.. up at the moment (or you feel that life sucks) consider taking up a new (and challenging, gotta imply on that) hobby.
For example, when I took on an online-course on Coursera, it completely changed my life. I placed first in the regional competition and I'm presenting my so-called "state" in the capital of my country in two month. I feel great about my life (although porn is still a problem for me), and it all started as something that I would "have fun with".
and yeah, if you are feeling down, I'd also suggest seting yourself a long-term goal. IF you do it right, it will motivate you to get up in the morning A LOT.
anyways, I hope this helps. Also, what sports exactly do you do? I'd like to start exercising and I need some advice on that.

 

Meditation as much as you can but I understand after your binge and starting a steak the dopamine is low now. Try reading something or getting out even though the leg hurts. Can you drove at least with it right now..?? Get to a bookstore or with a friend that wants to talk ..

 

7 months in and it's ups and downs with me. More downs that I can't seem to function properly. Withdrawals become so unbearable that I recently quit a part time job.

 

Honestly no pmo is not enough, i try telling people this all the time, nofap is about self improvement and constantly trying to better yourself, thing i do are cold showers, meditation, no pmo, and honestly i did not become happy until i changed my diet, i cut out all junk food, processed food, processed sugar, and honestly my life has meaning again, the foundations of nofap are no pmo, and healthy eating, unless you have both life will never get better.

 

https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-foundation-of-nofap.219864/ check out this post i just made.

 

That's what happens when you expect too much. The one thing I like about Narcotics Anonymous recovery program (12 steps), is that there's only one promise: you'll quit drugs. I take the same approach to NoFap, expecting that the only thing I will get from it is quitting porn (and closely related habits). The rest is up to me.

People are often attracted to NoFap by those promises of "superpowers," which have no evidence to be true. For some reason, there are those guys in the community who believe some bullshit like "women will start to chase you just because you're not using porn" (fat chance!). They post that shit all around the web and then other guys come here just to end up being disappointed in NoFap.

 

How about you throw a vitamin D supplement and vitamin B complexes into the mix and see if it helps alleviate depression symptoms? I know you get sunbaths almost everyday because I am following your journal but just give it a go. Congrats on a successful 70 day streak btw, man. I wish you a speedy recovery, mate.

 

As with any anecdotal evidence, it might be just an example of confirmation bias. Humans don't have pheromones, testosterone levels are not affected by porn, and maybe only your self-esteem could be a real factor, mixed with many others which you don't even consider. So, there's always some bias, and I still think that the only direct consequence of NoFap is quitting porn, which in turn may have some benefits in dopamine-related brain functions such as motivation.

 

You've got 99 problems but PMO ain't one

Don't add a hundredth problem

 

I found that fish oil supplements really helped me keep an even balance with my moods. Less peaks and troughs, more middle ground.
For me, as a 20 year depression sufferer, feeling more in control of my moods was a big boost to have confidence that I'd get through it.
Then I started to build positive mental pathways. Think happy thoughts. It sounds stupid to do but it actually worked.
Keep strong.

 

I am starting to fantasize more now than the first few months.

I wonder if this is the stage in 5-6 months you were telling me where relapse was greatest. I am catching myself getting more bold starting to casually gloss over pictures and then close the images quickly.

I am doing my best to keep strong but is getting a bit tougher day by day.

Did you start to feel better after five months you were saying before...?? I starting feeling some PAWS symptoms last Friday when everything was going good. I guess it’s gonna take more than six months to shake the PAWS then.

 

Are you saying fish oil alleviate the withdrawals symptoms or paws?

 

Yeah I hear you. I had to quit cause my thoughts we're spinning out of control. Somehow, like you I miss that care free attitude I used to have eating junk food, drinking, and fapping all the time