I have been visiting and reading this site and YBOP since around mid 2012. As my username indicates, I have 903 days of not engaging in P or M, and rarely allowing myself to O – with a real woman only. While I am thankful and pleased that I have accumulated 903 days of mental […]
Holy crap. I just noticed the birthday cake. It’s been one year since I created this account. Wow! Hey everyone. It’s been a long journey. So, I am going to break it into 4 parts: My journey, how nofap has helped me, my tips on beating this addiction and a final note. Sorry for the […]
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PAWS, or post-acute withdrawal symptoms, refers to withdrawal-like misery that recurs periodically. It can be months or even years after the initial withdrawal process is complete. The term evolved in connection with recovery from substance addictions, but some people who quit porn describe a similar phenomenon. This is not surprising, as all addictions cause some […]
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I believe I’m one of the bad cases. I’m 27. I started prone masturbating insanely early, probably around 6 or 7. My body wasn’t producing semen yet but I was orgasming while soft. Started whacking to porn as soon as I could (11? 12?) and using Limewire to download videos soon after. Obviously, I started […]
Over and over again men who quit porn report physical changes that would not normally be associated with addiction-related changes. YBOP collects these seemingly unlikely reports to chronicle their existence, not frighten anyone away from masturbation. Note that the preponderance of human and animal research points to neither abstinence nor ejaculation having any significant long-term […]
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Pheew… this has been a hell of a journey, but I think that I’m finally cured from my ED. I am 22 years old, started watching porn when I was 13-14, and have been doing so consistently since then. Had my first girlfriend at 14 and have been having sex with girls pretty much consistently, […]
Read More… from Age 22 – ED cured: but I had to wake up my libido with sex and ejaculations
-Everyone starts these things off with their background and I’m no different, yet I feel it’s important to provide you with my life style to hone in on how noFap plays into the quotidian/mundane parts of my life. -I’m 25 and I started fapping when I was 12 did so daily ever since, introducing porn […]
Read More… from Age 25 – Not unicorn and rainbows, but the grass is definitely greener
Background I am 20 years old. I am male. I discovered masturbating at age 10, watching porn semi-frequently around this age too, and around 12 (when I got my own computer), began to watch heavier porn. I always had a fetish even before the pornography (I blame certain childhood experiences), and that fetish has evolved […]
Nofap has saved my life. I finally know what it is like to live. I am now happy to get out of bed every morning. (most of the time ;-).) Who am I? I am a 17 year old male who has previously suffered from insecurity, social anxiety, low confidence and self esteem, depression, and […]
Read More… from Age 17 – I am free. NoFap has saved my life.
I just want to leave a short testimony after reaching the 90 days star. The first month was pretty hard (not to mention the first 2 weeks: flu feelings, strong urges, what I’d really define as withdrawal symptoms). Then things started getting better slowly. I’ve been through difficult days (lots of travelling, plans of relocating, […]
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