Weed and porn addiction

Beating two addictions on the same time can be quite a challenge. Be aware of the flatlines, and watch out for that night time, like you said, it can be quite dangerous...

 

If you are in a region where marijuana has been legalized, you could wean yourself off by switching to CBD oil. There is no high but some of the medicinal effects on your muscles and mind are the same.

Going cold turkey is going to be tough, but it could be the quicker and better way of getting where you're going. Beware the night. Find chants and affirmations and prayers and whatever mantra-like methods you need to center yourself in the moment when you find yourself in a situation where getting up and doing something is not feasible.

But most importantly: believe in yourself. This journey grows harder the more difficulty you expect around every corner. Cautious optimism is the way, king.

 

I feel you big time. Going clean has showed me that I am not in control of my own brain just yet. The intrusive thoughts are a real bastard. But there is only one way forward and we must take progress as we can.

 

Flatline is literally a period of time when withdrawal symptoms kicks in. Mood swings, depression, anxiety, lack of energy and motivation, it's all related to rebooting of the brain.

 

If you're true addict it will happen sooner or later. You can't avoid it. What you can do, is preparing yourself mentally for it. All that years that you spent on damaging your brain will strike back. It takes some time to reboot fully, for me it was something about one month, after that time I started to feel normal again...

 

How many years had you been on the PMO hell-coaster before you had that reboot?

 

I was fapping to porn on a regular basis since I was 14 years old. Now I'm 20, but I started learning about NoFap since 2018. I never manage to pass 90 days mark, my longest streak was 77 days. I'm still thinking that I've made a lot of progress... Of course flatline is not about having a bad month and be just okay after that. Bad days might still happen, our brains can be capricious. Patience and will power is a key.

 

My record last from 1st January to 17th March - 77 days. I slipped badly after that and went back to old habits for 23 days... But now I'm ready for another big streak. I can tell you that's extremely easy to get down the sink to square one... I blown away most of my progress mostly because of that COVID quarantine...
Anyway, I developed powerful social anxiety because of porn using, and flatline was extremely difficult in my case... There was a time when I was afraid to get out of my bed! I felt so fucking anxious and depressed man, porn is a real poison and I see it clearly now. Length and intensity of withdrawal symptoms can be different in your case, so don't be afraid, flatline it's just ultimate test before going back to normal.

 

i did this in november and i dont recommend quitting both at the same time. id first quit weed then porn. why? because weed withdrawal makes u anxious and stressed which u will feel like beating off more to get rid of it. if you can do both than do it, i made it 30 days and relapsed on porn because of curiosity. honestly both are terrible demons and should be avoided.

 

One of my favorite ways of PMOing has always been while high. Now that I am trying NF, it looks like I am going to have to kick weed because it turns out that being high is now a major trigger to make me want PMO. So I am also going to stop smoking weed - at least when I am at home and alone - but strictly because it seems necessary to support the NF effort.

 

All the best man I was addict for weed hach marijuana.. For a long period man I was literraly smoking all the day 2 grams per day.. I quite cold turkey 2 months before starting nofap again and Im feeling damn good man. No more lazy days Im productif. My brain works much faster and Im taking back my intellectual potentiel my social skills.
You Can quite both of them but I advise you to find new habits to affirm yourself. For exemple I read à lot I can finish a book of 300 pages or more in 2/3 days I exercice I listen to podcast that r related to my domaine of studies.
All the best man you r in the good road.

 

I relapsed after 12 days cause of smoking . Went straight back to pm. I am anxious I guess I need to tell myself that one day I might be able to smoke again but now is not the time . My friend just sent me some for my birthday too

 

I would suggest not giving into powerlessness if you do relapse on weed and porn, as I did on sat . Remember that there are still things you can do to boost your dopamine the day after - go for a run , that had the double whammy of a health kick and being out and about . For me this is a real challenge as the brain is trained for the highs then the lowsand cravings . Run and a healthy tea