I am very very new to nofap - I realised I should retain and use that to enhance focus, my energies and my efforts to achieve a very specific goal - have a very very important upcoming exam (very very important for my career), I stopped fapping altogether and it has been just 6 days but Trust me it's been hell of a week.

I am getting extra ordinarily cranky, My long term friend had a fight with me, I have been unable to focus on my office work, I'm literally unable to workout (just today I almost dropped a dumbell on my head as soon as I tried lifting it in Dumbell press while doing shoulders - And This was lightweight - I used to do 2 weights up than what I dropped), all my joints (specially elbow and knees) are barely working , I am unable to sleep regardless of how many hours I try - And most importantly I'm unable to study my entire week schedule of studying just keep piling up. Appeared for a mock and scored my personal lowest.

Though I am motivated well and able to control my urges but I'm reconsidering this before my exam cause if this persists for 2 3 more weeks - I'm screwed, I have less than 3 months before the exam (once in a year) and I need to study and cover up all my missed schedul or an year would be dusted.

What shall I do? I think maybe my dopamine circuits are fried too much from previous sexual activities and should i restrain now or drop this for the time being and continue after exam? Please please suggest something - I was scared today in the gym when I was almost about to die (my friend barely saved me, and he got injured in the process too)