When I first started NoFap on Hard Mode I had really bad ED and DE to the point where I had almost given up on it I just did not understand it at all. But since doing this reboot I have learned a lot and my ED is much better now. I started my 90 […]
Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 18;7(1):5744. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06057-7. Yoon EJ1,2, Choi JS3,4, Kim H1,2, Sohn BK3,4, Jung HY3,4, Lee JY3,4, Kim DJ5, Park SW6,7, Kim YK8,9,10. Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been conceptualized as a behavioral addiction and shares clinical, neuropsychological, and personality characteristics with alcohol use disorder (AUD), but IGD dose not entail brain […]
First of all, I would like to talk about how my journey with NoFap started. Back in September-October 2016, I stumbled upon NoFap. At first, I was skeptical, but with more research and what porn actually does to our brain I thought to myself that I wasn’t addicted to porn at all, but I would […]
Read More… from Age 19 – Much more confident, getting more compliments, more outgoing
I am a 17 years old boy from the Netherlands. Now let’s start from the beginning. Since I was a little kid I remember enjoying every part of life, I was very social, I played with my friends every day if I could and I was barely at home. I was also very energetic and […]
Read More… from Age 17 – No longer shy and awkward, girls more beautiful
PLoS One. 2017 Jul 14;12(7):e0180907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180907. Marshall AT1, Liu AT1, Murphy NP2, Maidment NT2, Ostlund SB1. Abstract It has been hypothesized that brain development during adolescence perturbs reward processing in a way that may ultimately contribute to the risky decision making associated with this stage of life, particularly in young males. To investigate potential […]
Read More… from Sex-specific enhancement of palatability-driven feeding in adolescent rats (2017)
I felt like putting together a summary of all the things that I noticed change throughout my streaks (and change back when I relapsed). Sleep- My sleep seems to dramatically increase in quality when I am on a streak, needing 8 hours to feel well slept and usually going on less without a problem. Without […]
Found out masturbating at a very young age in prone position, later I started using my hand. Porn usage escalated over the years, first time sex at 23. So much trouble getting erect. ED had plagued me so much, except in long term relationships. I’ve always had bad anxiety when having sex with a new […]
Read More… from Age 36 – PIED and performance anxiety improving
I am 25 years. Been PMOing since 11. Got first gf at age 18 and second at age 21. Broke up with last gf in january. I never really felt depressed in my life, but regarding getting a partner or seeing my future I always had many doubts. I always felt I was single by […]
Read More… from Age 25 – I am feeling good, clarity and energy
So I’ve nearly reached the two year without pornography mark, and my life has changed drastically. My sex drive still isn’t what I feel like it should be, and given that I PMO’d for so long, I’m not sure whether it ever will be – but I don’t want to kill myself anymore so I […]
Piguo Han1,2, Peng Wang1, Qingnan Lin2, Yu Tian1, Fengqiang Gao1* and Yingmin Chen1* 1School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China 2Department of Preschool Education, Heze University, Heze, China This study explored the reciprocal relationship between Internet addiction (IA) and network-related maladaptive cognition (NMC) in Chinese college freshmen. A short-term longitudinal survey with a sample […]