Trigger factor
Attractive people & dating apps
People say seeing an attractive person, talking or flirting with someone they like, or browsing dating apps and social media can bring on symptoms much like after ejaculating.
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- “Porn triggers it. Even if I don't fap. Also I get it from seeing an attractive woman in public. It's like a brain fog and pressure in the head.”
- “Does any one get anxiety while scrolling through social media and sees a female. That happens to me, then I also feel weak.”
- “while having a long no fap streak I have notice if I go on a dating site and talk to people I’ll wake up with the same feeling as if I’ve fapped.”
- “I get POIS from seeing attractive women in real life, getting a dopamine rush. I don't watch porn or masturbate and I still get it.”
- “I also feel that being around attractive women or even just thinking about sex (but not to the point of 'craving sex') can trigger it. I think it's the anticipatory dopamine rush.”
- “Holy shit I have the same exact experience with both porn and dating sites.”
- “Not just with porn but also when I browse tinder and sometimes just when I see an attractive woman in public.”
- “I also get that same reaction to a certain extent with dating sites. Especially if serious matches happen.”
- “I do find that I get nervous when on dating sites and that increases mucus in my head.”
- “I stopped looking at social media like Facebook and Instagram, can trigger relapse”
- “scrolling through social media or being on my phone in general causes triggers to relapse”
- “I've had the same experience with dating sites also.”
- “I think going to the club, seeing a girl on Instagram etc. triggers a chain reaction that can lead to wet dreams.”