Introduction This section of the site provides critiques of studies and commentaries about which YBOP and others have serious reservations. In some, the methodology raises concerns. In others, the conclusions appear inadequately supported. And, in others, the title or terminology used is misleading given the actual study results. Some grossly misrepresent the real findings. Others […]
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It’s been 2 around 2 years since I started this account and my NoFap/Self-improvement journey. The past years have been very rough. Currently I am on an 200 day streak I think. I haven’t kept count anymore, because how you spend your days matter more than a number. 2 years ago I was depressed, had […]
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My older brother got married last night and I was best man. HOLY CRAP! I was talking to everyone and it just seemed to natural to go from person to person in a crowd, conversing with everyone clearly! My best man speech was elitist at best, everyone loved it and was even talking about it […]
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A lot of people say that urges don’t become less and that it won’t ever be easier. That’s not true. It will take time and commitment, but you will be rewarded with not having to deal with urges anymore! I want to talk about a bunch of stuff in this thread. My habits before doing […]
I am a pretty shy person and to tell a girl I like her is almost impossible to me Since 18 years I’ve never really told a girl I like her and wasting opportunities and when you fap everyday you loose interest in girls as you know I’ve done my biggest streak so far ( […]
Let me share some benefits. Less anxiety, more confidence, more motivated to do school work. Easier to wake up in the morning, less brain fog. Engaging more in conversation. If you dont see benefits it usually means you never had a problem to begin with. [Weekends are rough] Try go taking a walk in public […]
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Introduction In various comments, articles and tweets Nicole Prause has claimed that not only did Prause et al., 2015 falsify “a core tenet of the addiction model, the cue reactivity biomarker,” but that “a series of behavioral studies replicated by independent laboratories [falsify] other predictions of the addiction model.” Prause cites her 2016 “Letter to […]
The fetishes and perversions do disappear…but only if you stop approaching NoFap the wrong way. I have a whiteboard on my bedroom wall. It USED to have numbers from 150 (my nofap goal) decreasing every day to zero. It’s the wrong approach. When you have your first day of NoFap…it’s not day 1 of 90 […]
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So I guess today is the day I’ve finally reached 6 months. This is the longest streak I’ve reached so far with my second best being ~130 days. (Nofap) Some observations I’ve had: I’ve gone on more dates in the past 6 months than I have in the entire rest of my life combined. (The […]
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I managed to hit 220 days which I am extremely proud of as I hit 240 on my last streak, but I gave in and relapsed again unfortunately. Therefore, I will now be leaving Reddit, as I want to leave the internet behind completely and use it for strictly work and nothing else. I have […]
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