A lot of people who do nofap claim that they had social anxiety when they were PMO’ing excessively and their social anxiety disappeared when they started following the nofap lifestyle.
In this article, we’re going to discuss whether PMO(Porn, masturbation orgasm) causes social anxiety or not and whether doing nofap can cure social anxiety or not.
Does PMO Cause Social Anxiety?
Yes excessive PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm) can cause social anxiety. Thousands of people all across the globe have experienced it.
You’ll not want to talk to anyone, not even your family members. You’ll start avoiding any social gatherings, and even the thought of talking to someone will make you nervous. Your heartbeat will also start racing fast when you’re in public. These are all clearly the symptoms of social anxiety.
Your self-esteem and confidence will drop. Excessive PMO will turn you into a lifeless zombie.
Excessive PMO won’t just make you socially anxious, it’ll also make you depressed and it’ll give you brain fog too. It’ll make your mental health deteriorate.
A lot of people who were PMO’ing excessively said that PMO took away all their motivation. They didn’t want to do anything, they just wanted to lay in their bed and watch porn and jerk off. They didn’t want to go outside, didn’t want to talk to anyone, and were extremely nervous when they were around other people.
I asked this question to people on my NoFap Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut). Let’s look at what they say.
91% of people said that porn and masturbation made them socially anxious, while 9% said it didn’t.
Why Does PMO Cause Social Anxiety?
Excessive PMO causes social anxiety by desensitizing your dopamine receptors, just the way it causes depression. Anxiety and depression are connected and people often suffer from both at the same time.
To know about depression due to excessive PMO, check out my detailed article on the topic by clicking here.
Whenever you indulge in PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm), your brain releases a chemical known as dopamine. Dopamine is a feel-good chemical that gives you the sensation of pleasure, that’s why indulging in PMO feels so good.
Due to the huge amount of dopamine released by PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm), your dopamine receptors get desensitized, meaning they’ll now need more amount of dopamine to give you the same pleasure as before. As a result, activities that can’t provide you with the same level of dopamine as porn and masturbation stops giving you pleasure and you start losing interest in them.
Since socializing and talking to people doesn’t release as much dopamine as porn and masturbation, you start losing interest in it and start preferring porn and masturbation over socializing and talking to people.
Not just that, you also start losing interest in other activities like working, exercising, studying, etc. because these activities also can’t produce the same level of dopamine as porn and masturbation.
You’ll also notice that you’re not able to talk confidently with people. You won’t be able to maintain eye contact with people while talking to them. Your self-esteem and confidence take a hit when you indulge in PMO excessively.
Also, you’ll start seeing women as sex objects. Whenever you see a woman, the first thing that’ll come to your mind is having sex with her. As a result, you won’t be able to hold a conversation with a woman because all you’ll be thinking about is having sex with her.
Will NoFap Cure Your Social Anxiety?
NoFap will cure your social anxiety if it was due to excessive PMO.
Keep in mind that excessive PMO is not the only cause behind social anxiety. Social anxiety can also be caused due to genetics, family conflict, trauma, abuse, etc. If excessive PMO isn’t the reason behind your social anxiety, then nofap can’t help you much in that case.
If you indulge in PMO excessively and are experiencing social anxiety, the first thing you need to do is give up porn and masturbation and notice the difference. If PMO was the reason behind your social anxiety, you should feel an improvement within 30 days of nofap. If you don’t feel any improvement in your social anxiety within 30 days of nofap, then you should consult a mental health professional.
NoFap cures your social anxiety by making your dopamine receptors sensitive again. When you give up porn and masturbation, your dopamine receptors come back to their normal level and become sensitive again. As a result, activities that couldn’t excite you before start to excite you, and you start to enjoy little things in life.
When your dopamine receptors become sensitive again, the dopamine released by activities such as exercising, working, studying, socializing, etc. becomes enough to excite you, and you start enjoying these activities again.
Excessive PMO takes away your ability to enjoy these activities by desensitizing your dopamine receptors, and nofap reverses the damage done by PMO by making your dopamine receptors sensitive again.
To know more about how nofap can help you with your social anxiety, check out my this article:- Does NoFap Kill Social Anxiety? Explained
You can read many stories of people stating how PMO made them socially anxious, and how after giving up PMO(doing nofap), their social anxiety went away on the online nofap forum on Reddit, r/nofap. Here is one such story:- The WORST thing you can do to your anxiety is fapping!
PMO Negatively Affect Your Mental Health
Excessive PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm) not only makes you socially anxious, but it also makes you depressed and gives you brain fog. Excessive PMO is not good for your mental health.
To know about all the harmful side effects of excessive PMO, check out my detailed article on the topic by clicking here.
Many people have said that their mental health deteriorated when they were PMO’ing excessively. To know in detail how porn and masturbation can negatively affect your mental health, check out my detailed article on the topic by clicking here.
I asked people whether excessive PMO gave them brain fog or not on my NoFap Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut). Let’s look at what they said.
95% of people said that the excessive use of porn and masturbation gave them brain fog, while 5% said it didn’t.
I also asked people whether the use of porn and masturbation negatively affected their mental health or not. Let’s look at what they said.
97% of people said that porn and masturbation negatively affected their mental health, while only 3% said it didn’t.
Almost everyone who indulged in excessive PMO experienced that their mental health deteriorated due to it.
Conclusion
Excessive use of porn and masturbation makes you socially anxious by desensitizing your dopamine receptors. Giving up porn and masturbation(doing nofap) can reverse the damage by making your dopamine receptors sensitive again.
Excessive PMO not only makes you socially anxious, but it also makes you depressed and gives you brain fog. It’s not good for your mental health.
If you’re indulging in excessive PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm) and are experiencing social anxiety, give up PMO for a month and notice the difference. If your social anxiety was due to excessive PMO, you should notice an improvement within a month. If you don’t notice any improvements within a month, then your social anxiety is probably not due to excessive PMO, and you should consult a mental health professional in that case.
