I changed on so many levels during this NoFap journey! Changes were physical and emotional. To put it simply: I grew a pair of balls. I express my ideas at work, with friends and family. I play around with kids, kids are awesome! I learn so much from them. I actually gave my crush flowers […]
Learn Mem. 2009 Apr 20;16(5):279-88. doi: 10.1101/lm.1041309. Peters J1, Kalivas PW, Quirk GJ. Abstract Extinction is a form of inhibitory learning that suppresses a previously conditioned response. Both fear and drug seeking are conditioned responses that can lead to maladaptive behavior when expressed inappropriately, manifesting as anxiety disorders and addiction, respectively. Recent evidence indicates that […]
Read More… from Extinction circuits for fear and addiction overlap in prefrontal cortex (2009)
Thought I would share with you a brief summary of my journey. I am not posting this in the success forum because the road is long and hard. What brought me here: Porn addict for a good 15 yearrs PIED Social anxiety Caught red handed by my wife – no option to deny it and […]
Read More… from Age 34 – Married: PIED cured. I am fitter, healthier, more positive
Me Pre-Reboot: Here is a snapshot of me on October 29, 2014, before rebooting: – Porn, masturbation, sex addict – Depressed – Suicidal – Severe erectile dysfunction and drippy ejaculations – Insomnia – Broken marriage – Unhappy children – Pathological liar – Completely unable to work (my attention span was 3 minutes) – Addicted to […]
Read More… from Age 43 – How a gay man with a 20-year porn habit changed his life (ED)
If you can’t focus at the office, your browser history may be to blame. Tonight on the season premiere of “Guy Code,” the cast is talking about porn. If you’re reading this post at work right now, then you obviously have other stuff on your mind besides the, um, job at hand. Is it possible […]
Read More… from Is Watching Porn At Home Making You Perform Worse At Work? (MTV)
I have seen numerous benefits from NoFap, and the community. I gained discipline, self-respect, overcame some serious PIED, and have a healthy relationship with an amazing woman. Life couldn’t be better, but somehow I needed more. Here are some insights into the mental states I was in before relapse, and some realistic counters if these […]
100 days ago I owned up to a long term porn addiction and took a 30 day challenge. It was hard in the early days and I leaned on many folks here for advice and support. So what have I learned that I can pass on to others? First of all, the most important thing […]
Finished my 90 days today! By no means in this the end though, I will continue Nofap into the distant future. I started Nofap about 4 months ago because I wanted change in my life, and not fapping was one of the ways I could do that. My mother died a few months previously and […]
Compulsive sexual behavior among male military veterans: Prevalence and associated clinical factors (to website) PDF (FULL STUDY) Category Full-Length Report DOI 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.4.2 Authors Philip H. Smith, Marc N. Potenza, Carolyn M. Mazure, Sherry A. McKee, Crystal L. Park and Rani A. Hoff References Bancroft, J. & Vukadinovic, Z. (2004). Sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, […]
If you need a TLDR, skip to my concluding thoughts at the end, where I reflect on my current situation. But you’d get a whole lot more out of this post if you take ten minutes to read it. Alright, now that I’ve reached this colossal milestone, I’m gonna get real with you guys. First […]