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Withdrawals are amazing!

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Daxos, Apr 22, 2019.

  1. Daxos

    Daxos Fapstronaut

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    Yes, you read the title correctly. Let me further explain how I now feel about withdrawals.

    My name is (not actually) Daxos, and I have struggled really hard with NoFap for 2 years already. In these 2 years, I experienced the best and the worst. There are many stories and experiences I want to share, but I will keep it to withdrawals tonight.

    So, if you have a porn addiction and perhaps ED-related problems as well, you are guaranteed to experience withdrawals. They do differ for each individual, but you will feel them to some extent.

    In the first year I did NoFap, the withdrawals scared me. I experienced at least half of the immense list of withdrawals that were listed on a list I saw once (it had like 50 or something). I was worried about the withdrawals and often wondered whether I was scarred for life in some weird way and whether my problems would go away. After relapsing to my longest streak of 83 days, I got reminded real hard what it was like to be at day 0 (being in your active addictive state) and I got an enormous reality check, for one, NoFap f**king works, and secondly, that your brain and body change so much during the reboot.

    Now back to the experience of withdrawals. The ones that scared me the absolute most were the following:
    1. Elevated blood pressure
    2. Being socially incompetent due to depression, insecurity and isolation
    3. Headaches
    4. Sleeplessness
    5. Tiredness
    6. Flatlines
    7. The worst:
    Not feeling a darn thing when being with a woman. As I am writing this now I think back to the date I had yesterday and I didn't feel any excitement or pleasure from her. This was the worst for me.

    BUT!

    Why did I state that withdrawals are amazing? BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SIGN THAT YOU ARE PROGRESSING! When I was an addict, all was 'good'. I lived comfortably (not where I wanted to be, but all was good), and life was okay. But when I went on my NoFap journey, things first started to change, I felt much worse before I started to feel better. But here is the thing. I had streaks where I felt like I was not progressing at all. And that was because I was NOT having withdrawals, because I was substituting fantasy, facebook and other things for porn. So I was, in that particular streak, not really rebooting. But other streaks I Had, the one of 83 days, and a more recent one of 44 days, were really solid, and I felt that I was progressing. And that was because I was having withdrawals!

    The withdrawals are the sign that your brain has got the memo. It now acknowledges that you are in for change. It will resist at first, resist real hard, but your brain will accommodate to your lifestyle and will restore itself to how it was meant to be and function.

    So, to conclude this post:
    Be happy when you are going through hard times in NoFap. Embrace the pain, embrace the discomfort and embrace the feelings that you feel. THAT IS THE CHANGE YOU NEED. It is necessary and it is for the best. Right now, I actually am thankful and happy about the fact that I am getting withdrawals in my current streak. It means I am doing the right things. These withdrawals are the signs that I am moving forward, in the direction of success. Every moment I endure the discomfort of the withdrawals, I know I am growing towards the end of the line. That line being free and ridded from this horrific addiction.

    My brothers, a few months into your reboot you will look back to the discomfort you faced and overcame, and you will be so f**king proud of yourself. You will know that you overcame perhaps the greatest demon that lived inside of you.

    I will leave you with a small quote from a great song from Rise of the Northstar:
    "Challenge your fears, never look back, keep walking, fight for your dreams."

    Sincerely,

    Your brother Daxos
     
  2. Thanks for this Daxos. I have been have a number of weird withdrawal symptoms. This was an encouragement to keep pressing through. PM if you have any questions.
     
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  3. Makes sense. I am alcohol free for 9 months, feels great, but i've had the worst 6 months of my life after i quit, but that was what i wanted, i wanted to face my problems, not to run away from them. Hard, but felt good at the same time, strange thing
    Great post, gives hope and strength
     
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  4. QuietKarma

    QuietKarma Fapstronaut

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    Totally agree, I relapsed yesterday because of urges. I had made progress to the point were I was having urges to 'resist'. As it's the 'resistance' which makes progress! Obviously I failed this round but will keep trying.
     
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  5. In my opinion/experience to avoid long flatlines is to not think about anything sexual related so there's no pressure. After three weeks into my former streak I was getting massive morning woods and spontaneous erections and I've watched some pretty hardcore stuff. However, a really hardcore addict with decades of porn use may flatline for longer. This is just an opinion so I want to know what you guys think.
     

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