I’m on a 68 day streak and have noticed many of the benefits others have talked about on here. But I think I may have just discovered a really exciting physiological benefit to not masturbating. My varicocele is pretty much entirely gone.
As u nie weet wat 'n varicocele is nie, is dit in wese 'n bondel uitgebreide are bo een van u testikels (linker testikel is die algemeenste). Die bloed dreineer nie behoorlik nie, wat veroorsaak dat die are uitsit en met bloed vul. Dit voel soos 'n sak wurms, dit veroorsaak dat u balle soms pyn en meestal nie aantreklik is nie. Die vreesaanjaendste ding om 'n varicocele te hê, is dat dit onvrugbaarheid by mans kan veroorsaak as dit groot genoeg is. Voordat ek hierdie streep begin het, was my varicocele groot genoeg om deur my vel sigbaar te wees (sommige is klein genoeg sodat u dit nie kan sien nie). Namate my streep gevorder het, het ek my varicocele tot vanaand nooit regtig baie aandag gegee nie. Ek het nou eers besef dat dit amper heeltemal weg is. Verdwyn.
I remember feeling so ashamed/embarrassed when I first learned that I had one. I would’ve tried anything for even the slightest chance of getting rid of it that didn’t involve surgery. I had no clue NoFap existed back then and it would have saved me from a lot of anxiety. Having the idea that you may be infertile sucks to have floating around in the back of your head.
Does anyone else on here have a varicocele and have you noticed it shrink in size as you progressed your streak? This is pretty exciting for me considering the fact that my varicocele was quite annoying and could have potentially caused infertility. I hope there are some others out there that can relate to my experience. The fact that there is possibly a natural cure, rather than depending on surgery, would be extremely encouraging for the percentage of men who are diagnosed with a varicocele.
20 years old, other benefits include: a much clearer mind, I’m able to think faster on my feet and react to situations that I otherwise would have not been able to. I’ve noticed that I’m able to hold conversations with other people a lot easier and maintain eye contact, while before I found eye contact awkward and avoided it while talking to people. But I have noticed some serious mood swings including 3-4 day spans of depression. Not good. Overall I’m a much happier person than I was before. I’m starting to feel like myself and I’m more conscious of walking with a better posture and avoiding slouching.
Girls in general are much more attractive now than they were before I started this streak and I genuinely cannot wait until I meet the right one. I was apathetic towards meeting girls before, but now I will seek opportunities to get to know them. In my current social circle I don’t interact with a lot of girls my age so it’s hard to tell if I really have improved at all in that aspect of confidence.
What I’m really wondering is when I’ll start feeling more confident in front of larger groups of people haha, 68 days in and I’m right where I started as far as that kind of confidence goes. I had to do a presentation for one of my classes in college recently and I felt sick to my stomach as I walked to the front of the room. Maybe there are some things that we just have to learn how to deal with on our own and not rely on NoFap to fix haha. However, I didn’t try to fap the stress away the night before so, I guess there is still some credit due. Thank you for the link, very interesting info.
Oh! And I draw a lot more, I’ve drawn ever since I was a kid but lost interest in drawing for years and years. Once I started NoFap I regained interest in drawing and I even started painting as well haha, I figured that’s worth a mention haha
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