P.A.W.S. - what are they, cure, duration

Update: I jogged today again. Booyah!

I think I'm entering the next phase of the flatline, maybe the one mentorr is in. I was surprised when he said he can exercise several times a week even with PAWS, because at the time I couldn't do it. I still have PAWS symptoms but they are not as severe as my first year.

At the beginning it was pure hell 24/7, constant pain and suffering. Now i have some windows of normality which i appreciate greatly, let's see how the flatline keeps developing.

 

At just under 4 months, and experiencing extreme intense intrusive thoughts to act out that are lasting all day. Do you guys ever get intrusive sexual thoughts and intense urges that seem to last days or upto a week, and then barely any sleep?

Also my forehead chakra/centre of forehead has such pressure and pain in relation to all this, had it to differnt degrees for 5 years now

 

I have intrusive thoughts. Past insults and distressing images keep popping up in my head. Awfully nasty. I didn't see this hitting me so hard. I'm 5 months and 3 weeks porn free. Sex a few times and a few MOs in the 6 months but PAWS have been really hard.

• October to january was PAWS free.
• Febuary two weeks in total of light paws.
• March one week light PAWS one week HEAVY paws.
• April has been heavy paws every single day!

• Extreme anxiety
• Intrusive thoughts
• Just don't feel human. Like a shitty robot pretending to be human.
• Have windows of feeling like my sexual dysfunctions are healed. Literally my willy shrivels up for a few hours and comes back down. So odd.

Man, I'm so sick of this. Can't wait for it to pass. So hard seeing friends and family noticing you're not 100% but can't put their finger on why you're acting so off.

 

Those in hard mode in PAWS: Are there any superpowers? Attraction? Good athletic ability? Being strong? Are there any benefits? In my streaks I kept MOing and it was constant misery. Help please.

 

https://www.caffeinewithdrawal.net/other-withdrawal-stories-and-commen
do read these PAWS stories -- just stick to it guys. There is light at the end of tunnel. Caffeine , porn , ssri or any other addictions -- all have a way out

 

Yeah man those are all true. They're not superpowers though; that's just us being our normal badass selves. Porn make us worse. Abstaining from porn makes you normal ;-)

I have had many spells of feeling incredible. We just need to ride this out!

 

@thetruth19) @Mr.Tony, so you guys do have some superpowers that stay with you in paws? That'd be awesome.

 

Usually ill get them a few days a month, they are pretty difficult to deal with but thats part of recovery. You have to understand that you will be ok after this period ends.

from what ive seen the head pressure is a good indicator of how deep of a hole you have landed yourself in. I developed head pressure a few years into nofap kind of out of nowhere due to relapse and it has only got worse as i continued to relapse. It will improve in time without relapse.

 

Hello folks,
216 days of no PMO for this former PMO junkie.
Recovery is worth it! I will take PAWS any day over active addiction. Bring it on. Acting out is not worth it.
My male function is slowly returning. I can feel blood flow and arousal down there. Nocturnal and morning erections have returned.
The more I learn about the PAWS it seems that the issue is mostly in the mind. And the mind is plastic and malleable and therefore we can recover.
I am reading a great book on EMDR called Getting Past Your Past.
Other things that help me... Internal Family Systems therapy, psilocybin mushroom.
I am a believer in therapy, meditation, prayer, exercise. Moderate exercise, yoga, stretching. Mindfullness, breathing techniques. All that helps mitigate the PAWS symptoms.
Don't give up. We can recover.

 

PMO is so bad for the brain, no surprise we are experiencing all these symptoms right now as consequence of abuse.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...MAPsychiatry:OnlineFirst05/28/2014#Discussion

 

Yeah, I don't like calling them superpowers as I think it gives people an unrealistic expectation. And also, I think it's selling yourself short saying that you have superpowers because you don't watch porn and MO all the time. You simply become free off addiction and naturally become confident and healthier. And when you're confident and healthy, lots of cool things happen.

But yeah, I've fucking dying on my ass with PAWS but had lots of female attention. It's awkward as heck as I've turned down sex many times in recent years because it became too stressful. You can still get a load of benefits even if you feel like a zombie.

And I forgot to say, I've had almost constant pressure about my left eye for weeks on and off. It's like 0.50 out of 10 on the pain scale. The same area was throbbing with pain the last time I watched porn 6 months. Ago. I watched porn late at night and found a video that really excited me. I literally came instantly and my head was hurting like hell. That same area flares up from time to time. Very scary. But this is why alcohol addicts can die when they relapse – it really does the body in when you binge after years away from it.

 

Thanks for sharing Jay, f*cking coffee bro unbelievable. Look at the success story from this guy. He wrote a very detailed report and when I read it I feel I'm reading one here on NoFap. This experience has taught me so much about the brain.

Not only how bad the PAWS was but also 1.5 years to heal...From coffee!.

https://www.reddit.com/r/decaf/comm...k_me_15_years_to_get_over_caffeine/?rdt=47045

 

I'm 2.7 years in. I could jog yesterday as well but today I feel really bad and weak, it's not the same doing exercise normally than with PAWS.

 

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Is this 2.7 years with no PMO at all?

 

Is that 2.7 years with zero relapse?

 

I have not relapsed in this reboot. But it has not been a perfect reboot either. Sometimes I see a hot girl on social media and I will watch for a while. Also I was sexting a lot the first 6 months of my reboot.