Hello fellow fapstronauts, Today I celebrate 150 days on monk mode. Life is so much better at this point I hardly think about porn now. Morning wood sometimes it is sometimes it is not, quite strange. Apart for that I feel that semen retention helped me enormously in actually making things happen. I am studying […]
And, finally, I am here today completing my first one month complete abstinence from PMO. At this time, I am feeling difference in my confidence, energy, mental peace and stability. The shame has gone away. That darkness is no longer existing inside me. I am defeating that monster which kept on killing me and my […]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Maree Crabbe, Michael Flood, Kelsey Adams https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100135 Abstract Objective This article aims to explore the extent and nature of Australian young people’s pornography exposure and access. Methods Cross-sectional online survey of 1,985 young Australians aged 15–20 years, nationally representative of a range of demographics. Results Exposure to […]
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Longest streak after 2+ years of tryingNo urges, no lustful thoughts anymoreFinally got a girlfriendNo longer tired all the timeI think I made it Next post at day 1000. Source: First Post, 30 days. By: L1333333 […]
SHORT VERSION: NoFap is 100% worth doing. There have been huge benefits for myself, including: transformed relationships, more happiness, more discipline, self-esteem, and a sense of freedom and ease from knowing I’m not addicted anymore. THE LONG VERSION: I grew up very isolated, in a family that was as religious as it was broken. My […]
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Just wanted to share that it’s been over a year now since I’ve watched porn! This is one of the more impressive accomplishments I’ve had and I just want to celebrate it! I’ll be honest in saying that there weren’t any real ups and downs to this, as soon as I got serious about kicking […]
McGraw, J. S., Grant Weinandy, J. T., Floyd, C. G., Hoagland, C., Kraus, S. W., & Grubbs, J. B. (2024). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000996 Excerpts: Up to 11% of men and 3% of women in the United States report feelings of addiction to pornography and … 10.3% of men and 7.0% […]
I would like to share, how I feel after 400 days honestly without any exaggeration like I woke up one day with 2 wings at my back and I have started to fly or anything like that. Some of the positive things that I have noticed/felt: – Enjoying little Things: I have noticed that I […]
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Excerpts: We hypothesize that the reduction in shyness and improvement in self-control [following 3 weeks of abstinence] are potentially due to both neurological and psychological factors. The energizing effects may have been generated mainly by improved functionality of reward structures through reduced stimulation. … A shameful attitude towards one’s masturbation practice can have a negative […]
I started M at 13, multiple times a day, sometimes P but mostly imagination. I lost my virginity at 18 to my gf at the time. At best, we had mediocre sex and it was because I could only become semi-hard, not enough for anything special. After a while I lost the ability to perform […]