Experiment1996
Member
Age 26
PMO (porn, masturbation, orgasm) from age 13 - 22.
Month 37 currently and I still have PAWS (post acute withdrawal symptoms).
Other name for PAWS is "protracted withdrawal".
PAWS lasts between 1 - 4 years.
I had PAWS reductions at month 4, 6, 18 and 32.
Current symptoms: Social anxiety, brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue, low energy, low motivation, low libido, no morning wood, weak bladder and urine stream.
No relapse, no sex, no masturbation, no porn, no conscious ejaculation, no alcohol, no drugs, no medication, nothing.
I was mostly unemployed and I'm not working right now. I have mostly received unemployment benefits and currently live off my savings. I don't do anything. I am mostly at home. I lie in my bed more than I sit or stand.
I spend my day mostly watching movies and series. I try to distract myself as much as I can. I have no drive to work or study. I don't even have the motivation to shower or shave. I do it sometimes though, because I feel a little better afterwards.
I don't feel sad but I don't feel happy either. My emotions are turned off. Everything bores me. Everything is the same. I don't feel any excitement or anticipation. If someone gave me 1 million swiss francs, I would feel nothing. There would be no excitement and motivation to do something with this money.
If you don't feel emotions and nothing brings you joy, then you also have no motivation to do anything.
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These success stories keep me alive. They write:
39 months PAWS - Benzodiazepine
42 months PAWS 1 - Benzodiazepine
42 months PAWS 2 - Benzodiazepine
43 months PAWS - Benzodiazepine
When I reach month 42, I will publish a new post with success stories that lasted up to 48 months.
I have found many success stories between 1 - 3 years and only a few between 3 - 4 years on "benzobuddies".
So I have to get out of PAWS this year. It can't be that PAWS from PMO takes longer than PAWS from benzos. This makes no sense to me as PAWS from benzos is much worse than from PMO.
It seems that I am one of the worst cases.
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The NoFap sub has 1 million members but only 1-2% know about PAWS.
Symptoms of the flatline: Low libido, feeling asexual, no morning wood, fatigue, low motivation, low mood.
Flatline - NoFap
PAWS, however, includes more symptoms than those of flatline, such as social anxiety or insomnia.
PAWS - Wikipedia
The symptoms that are included in the flatline are included in PAWS. Therefore, it can be said that the flatline is a symptom of PAWS.
Check my 30 months PAWS post and my Reddit profile for more information.
PMO (porn, masturbation, orgasm) from age 13 - 22.
Month 37 currently and I still have PAWS (post acute withdrawal symptoms).
Other name for PAWS is "protracted withdrawal".
PAWS lasts between 1 - 4 years.
I had PAWS reductions at month 4, 6, 18 and 32.
Current symptoms: Social anxiety, brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue, low energy, low motivation, low libido, no morning wood, weak bladder and urine stream.
No relapse, no sex, no masturbation, no porn, no conscious ejaculation, no alcohol, no drugs, no medication, nothing.
I was mostly unemployed and I'm not working right now. I have mostly received unemployment benefits and currently live off my savings. I don't do anything. I am mostly at home. I lie in my bed more than I sit or stand.
I spend my day mostly watching movies and series. I try to distract myself as much as I can. I have no drive to work or study. I don't even have the motivation to shower or shave. I do it sometimes though, because I feel a little better afterwards.
I don't feel sad but I don't feel happy either. My emotions are turned off. Everything bores me. Everything is the same. I don't feel any excitement or anticipation. If someone gave me 1 million swiss francs, I would feel nothing. There would be no excitement and motivation to do something with this money.
If you don't feel emotions and nothing brings you joy, then you also have no motivation to do anything.
->
These success stories keep me alive. They write:
39 months PAWS - Benzodiazepine
42 months PAWS 1 - Benzodiazepine
42 months PAWS 2 - Benzodiazepine
43 months PAWS - Benzodiazepine
When I reach month 42, I will publish a new post with success stories that lasted up to 48 months.
I have found many success stories between 1 - 3 years and only a few between 3 - 4 years on "benzobuddies".
So I have to get out of PAWS this year. It can't be that PAWS from PMO takes longer than PAWS from benzos. This makes no sense to me as PAWS from benzos is much worse than from PMO.
It seems that I am one of the worst cases.
->
The NoFap sub has 1 million members but only 1-2% know about PAWS.
Symptoms of the flatline: Low libido, feeling asexual, no morning wood, fatigue, low motivation, low mood.
Flatline - NoFap
PAWS, however, includes more symptoms than those of flatline, such as social anxiety or insomnia.
PAWS - Wikipedia
The symptoms that are included in the flatline are included in PAWS. Therefore, it can be said that the flatline is a symptom of PAWS.
Check my 30 months PAWS post and my Reddit profile for more information.