Help is it common ?

[Lucasbrtt]

I am on 16 days journey and I am feeling depressed lost and other kind of sadness is it normal when you quit porn ( I don't think I am on flatline)

 

[Not a Rabbi]

Yes, I think it's basically withdrawal symptoms. Your brain is used to the unnaturally high stimulation of porn--keep going and you will eventually make it through. This is a good resource, you can read others' experiences and you will find that many had lots of feelings of depression: https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/rebooting-accounts/

 

[WoundedSparrow]

You're experiencing withdrawal. Good. Pain means it's working.

 

[Fappy]

Yep, theyre common symtoms. they suck, i know, but they are necessary. its basically the addicted part of your brain acting out against you and trying to get you to give in. so dont listen to it. these symptoms will fade with time so try not to be too stressed!

 

[LionHeart]

Well Gabe Deem said that .. or was it Gabe.. ? Can't remmember. Well anyway. Someone told in a video that there are two kinds of flatlines. One being sexual flatline (loss of libido) and the other one is emotional flatline where all the joy and happines gets sucked away. You feel depressed and you lack of motivation and energy.

I don't have energy nor motivation problems but i do lack of libido. I get turned on at some level and get erection for sex but something just isn't there. This crazy strong arrousal i had during day 7 testosterone spike and few times afterwards seem to be missing at the moment. I'm confident that it will return before day 150. Perhaps even before day 90. I hope. They all say that libido loss is temporary. But i also read comments from users who say they are still in a flatline after year or two. That's scary as shit! What is the story behind these VERY LONG rebooters? Medications? ED? Mental issues? Overweight? Some hidden diseases? Are they virgins? Could it be so long flatline because they went monk mode and don't interract with the real world?