Feeling one with the force since around day 65, decided to ask out the hot girl at the gym. Her exact words: “what took you so long, I have had a crush on you for like a year.” Little does she know I was completely absorbed in a toxic porn filled life until just recently […]
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In my 90 days without PMO I haven’t come yet to grasp all the positive effects of this, but maybe it’s because I haven’t yet completely recovered from a break up three months ago, or maybe there is something else. I’m still somewhat depressed about this relationship, I loved this girl very much and I […]
Read More… from Age 25 – The Hero’s Journey
In this post ill try to summarise not only my experience of my current 1 month streak, but also my experience of being connected and committed to NoFap for around 5 months, since I started in August, so this post will be long. Buckle up your seats since it’s a long post. My title summarises […]
Read More… from Age 31 – Muslim: My mind went from depressive, negative and pessimistic about life to positive and optimistic about life
J Behav Addict. 2018 Mar 13:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.20. Lee D1,2, Park J3, Namkoong K1,2, Kim IY3, Jung YC1,2. ABSTRACT Background and aims Altered risk/reward decision-making is suggested to predispose individuals with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) to pursue short-term pleasure, despite long-term negative consequences. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) play important […]
Read More… from Gray matter differences in the anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex of young adults with Internet gaming disorder: Surface-based morphometry (2018)
I was addicted for 9 years fapping over porn and by fantasizing every hot girl or women I saw on street. The important thing nofap taught me is that women are not sexual objects, what we see in porn has nothing to do with the reality. Porn changes the perception of the world and everything […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Hard as rock penis, Less anxious, Depression gone, Increased energy, Greater confidence, Better sleep
Hi so here’s my story, about a year back I decided I was going to give up porn for good after failed attempts with multiple women. At first I had no idea what was goin on with me I was confused/ angry at myself that I couldn’t perform I had serious anxiety issues. I finally […]
Read More… from Age 23 – PIED cured & sex was great. Went back to porn: less sex with GF & flatlines. We broke up.
So I’ve decided to post for the first time at this milestone, it’s been quite a ride and I just feel like sharing to hopefully help those currently abstaining, those needing encouragement and give a little back to the community that has spurred me on. Me –> a 27 year old guy in the UK, […]
Read More… from Age 27 – PIED, to my surprise, the benefits have been awesome
Environ Res. 2018 Feb 27;164:149-157. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.015. Lissak G1. Abstract A growing body of literature is associating excessive and addictive use of digital media with physical, psychological, social and neurological adverse consequences. Research is focusing more on mobile devices use, and studies suggest that duration, content, after-dark-use, media type and the number of devices are […]
Read More… from (CAUSATION) Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study (2018)
Since May 2017 I’ve been wishing to write this. Now I am, and it feels good. I’m hoping that like myself, others will see this to embolden themselves with the fact that things WILL get better. You WILL get through this. You WILL recover your sexual potency. You need to believe in your body. I […]
Read More… from Age 29 – Medical Doctor: ED appears to be cured. Moral of the story is nofap works.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Hello, welcome to my “success story” that I decided to publish on my 128th day of nofap. Why 128 days you might ask? Well, in the early days of my nofap journey, counting the number of days became very helpful and using significant numbers […]
Read More… from Age 32 – Life has not become suddenly wonderful. However, yes, I do feel noticeable improvements and benefits.