05-27-2017, 05:53 PM
(05-27-2017, 02:33 PM)Shannon Wrote: Has DMSI had any effect on it?
This is something I have been thinking about Shannon. It's difficult to quantize because I have no record of the past in the form of a journal or otherwise and although I remember the depressed periods in the past I have very little if any emational attachment to them. I itwould say if anything the depressed periods are more mild and shorter in duration since using dmsi. In the past I used alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and edging to weather the depressed periods. I only recently consciously became aware I was using these things as coping mechanisms. Alcohol (weekend binge drinking) I dropped during am6 and sm3. Edging decreased in SM3. I completely dropped caffeine during MHS from a pot/day. So 45+ days caffeine free. DMSI has had the biggest effect on masturbation/edging. I am 25+ days masturbation/edging free. I used to chew about 12 mg of nicotine gum/day. I completely dropped nicotine for 12 days but started using 2-6 mg again the last few days since the last depressed period popped up. I have no idea if the depressed periods were longer in duration or more intense but I'm guessing they were. I must be getting better because the above are all things I did to boost dopamine during depressed periods and they are down drastically.
Grit
