What has been helping me.

[infinityzer00000]

Hey guys,

It's been awhile since I have posted anything so I thought I should give an update. Things have been going better I'd say with little spurts of libido and an easier time getting erections. I even had a sex dream on the weekend and woke up with a raging hard on and I was super horny. This is a huge change from what I have been experiencing for many years after coming off of the luvox. I'll just tell you what I have been doing.

I finished CBT for depression at CAMH in Toronto which was a great program. I obviously had pretty serious depression. Typical symptoms such as insomnia, lack of enjoyment, no libido or desire for sex, erectile difficulty and so on. My thoughts were plagued with negativity all the time. Now I challenge every thought I have. My anxiety was also pretty high since coming off the medication and I never even realized it. The thing about CBT is that it teaches you to recognize thought patterns that are destructive, so I'm always turning bad thoughts into neutral or good ones.

I have been focusing on reducing stress as much as possible and improving my sleep, although this has been difficult it has improved. Any nutritional deficiencies I have have been addressed which for me personally have been iron, b12 and vitamin D. I started doing yoga a couple times a week which helps create a sense of calmness in the mind. You start to become more aware of the stresses and thoughts that you experience and this has helped. It also helps with the depression by forcing mt to get out of the house so I don't constantly ruminate about this crap.

The last thing I have started to give up is porn and masterbation. I figured why the hell not. I was using porn and masterbation to help me cope with anxiety and to help me sleep. This alone can blunt or affect the joy you have in things. After cutting or limiting this I have noticed my erections started improving.

If I think of anything more I'll update this post. I'm nowhere near back to 'normal' but the improvements are there.

Infinityzer00000

[Tenyears27]

Hey Man. I'm with you. I've been practicing meditation, Yoga, And pretty much anything to help reduce my stress and negative thinking ruminations. One thing i've noticed a month ago is that i cant cope with stress anymore. It follows me into bed and thats why i cant sleep. The negative thinking was killing me. i've somewhat got a hold on it with mindful meditation, and have brief moments where i feel normal. They dont come on there own, it takes alot of work. I feel like i almost forgot how to breath and relax and know for sure that i'll be alright and things will be normal again. That's the mindset many of us need to develop. Everyone's pssd is different. There's no test we can take to know for sure if this is what we truly have. Many of our symptoms could be from major depression associated with stress. Many people maybe, and some probably not. But in my case, and what sounds like yours is that we need to eliminate stress and develop a positive attitude and challenge our thoughts. It's not easy

[Theon]

Hey guys,
The last thing I have started to give up is porn and masterbation. I figured why the hell not. I was using porn and masterbation to help me cope with anxiety and to help me sleep. This alone can blunt or affect the joy you have in things. After cutting or limiting this I have noticed my erections started improving.

Infinityzer00000

Did you know that testosterone has a peak in which it's about 45% higher than baseline around the 7th day of abstinence?, After the seventh day, it comes back to normal. I am going to start to abstain at least 7 days, and just fap once every week at most, to give my body that increase of testosterone every week, maybe it does something.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1265 ... t=Abstract