19 Year Old Guy Trying To Recover From PIED

Awesome! Keep it up!

Someone just shared this link with me: https://www.addictionsandrecovery.org/post-acute-withdrawal.htm

May be useful to you to. Check out the links inside the document.

 

Thank you Gilgamesh! That's very useful!

After reading through the article you've shared with me I think I can say with confidence that Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) definitely applies to me as I had pretty bad mood swings yesterday.

 

Day 15

Yesterday was terrible. I did not experience any urges and cravings so I think I may be starting to flatline. But that's not the bad part. The bad part was the roller-coast of emotions that I experienced. First, I was anxious. Then I had a panic attack. After that I felt extremely depressed. And finally, after many hours of being depressed I have become absolutely calm. Well, I guess that all I can do now is just grit my teeth and carry on.

 

Those are the signs of recovery man. You're brain is healing. It is tough, but knowing what the reason behind is will help you to just 'sit it out' without paying to much attention to the details. Stay strong!

 

Day 16

Monday wasn't very good either. Don't really have any libido right now. My cravings have drastically lessened but it seems they have been replaced by severe anxiety. I felt so bad that I could have relapsed. But I remembered that if I don't stay strong I'll have to start all over again and have to suffer through more of this BS. So, I'm staying strong.

 

Anxiety sucks. At this point meditation, breathing exercises and sport may help..... saying this to myself as well

 

Day 17

Anxiety seems to have disappeared and I'm feeling much better. Not experiencing any urges.

 

Day 18

I'm feeling ok. Today is the day I shall surpass my record streak.

 

Day 19

I have finally managed to surpass my previous longest streak (18 days) after 5 months of trying. However, I think that I'm flatlining as my penis is limp and my libido is pretty much non-existent. I also experienced yet another nightmare about watching porn last night.

 

Day 20

I'm doing alright. Urges to watch porn and masturbate have evaporated. I'm also feeling less anxious than before.

 

Day 21 - Third week complete!

Yesterday was pretty interesting. After several days of having no libido it came back with a vengeance. I actually got an erection several times throughout the day that were pretty hard. However, I am not sure if that is good because I first got an erection while reading one of the success stories (completely unexpectedly) and because I had some pre-cum leak out of my penis each time I got an erection (just a couple of drops). It was a pretty close call because even without touching I could tell that my penis is quite sensitive. But it seems that right now libido is coming in waves and after being horny yesterday I am not feeling horny at all. Hopefully, it's just a sign that I have some ways to go and not a relapse or something.

 

Day 22

Yesterday was pretty decent as my condition seems to be slightly improving. My libido seems to be getting better. I was browsing the news on Reddit and I noticed a headline about prostitution in Amsterdam which caused me to get a rock-hard erection that was pointed 45 degrees upwards and would not go down for about 8 minutes. And this is without any sort of manual stimulation (or any other kind of sexual stimulation). While I probably should cut down on Reddit just in case and stay vigilant in order to avoid a relapse I can't help but feel that I'm on the right path.

 

Congrats on the 3 weeks! Awesome you got your erections back so fast. Porn is poison.....

 

Day 23

Yesterday was alright. I had an erection a few times throughout the day but everything calmed down by the evening and now I am not really feeling any activity below the belt right now. I also had a dream about having sex and then had another dream about relapsing.

 

Day 24

Not experiencing any urges and I have not been getting any erections. Guess I'm entering another flatline right now.

 

Day 25

Yesterday was alright. I no longer have depressive thoughts but I'm a bit anxious and paranoid. I also suffered from insomnia last night but I'm not sure if it is related to my problem.

 

Insomnia can definitely one of the withdrawal symptoms. Same with depressive and paranoid thoughts. Try to stay busy. You're doing great!

 

Day 26

Things are relatively normal and I'm still flatlining. However, this morning I woke up with morning wood. It was not very hard (I'd say about 40 % hard) but I guess that's still progress because I don't really remember EVER having morning wood. So that's nice.

 

Day 27

Yesterday was okay. I woke up with a semi hard-on but it went away quickly. I got a few more semis later during the day. I still have a bit of a problem with sexual thoughts and fantasies but this will get better.

 

Day 28

Yesterday was pretty good. My libido must have been high because because I got a rock-hard boner that stayed for about 10 minutes and a couple more semis later in the day. Right now it seems that my libido has returned to its usual state.