I did it. I fucking did it. [Background] Started PMO when I was in 7th grade, I still remember the first time when I discovered this “amazing” thing. Going through middle school to college, I have faced obscure issues such as brain fog, social anxiety, mediocracy with the ladies and gentlemen, low self-esteem, and a […]
Read More… from Age 22 – Overcame a decade of addiction, now achieving goals that seemed impossible
For the beginning I just want to apologize for some grammatical mistakes because I don’t use English very often and I want to tell you that it is going to be a very long story, maybe one of the longest I have read so if you don’t want to read it, nobody forces you. This […]
Read More… from Age 24 – 5-year recovery, severe HOCD, transgender porn
September 18, 2017 Emotional learning can create strong memories and powerful emotional responses, but flexible behavior demands that these responses be inhibited when they are no longer appropriate. Scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered that emotional and flexible learning rely on an important division of labor in the brain. Published […]
Read More… from Learning and unlearning to fear: The two faces of noradrenaline (2017)
I read this quote today on a your brain on porn forum and it really spoke to me, having that instant gratification is not worth it in the long run. Stick to your streaks and you will reap the full benifits of your patients, I am almost to 30 days and i am already feeling […]
Read More… from Age 20 – Erections improving, more positive and outgoing, feeling happy with life
90 days ago, I was literally suicidal. Everything was falling apart. I Hated everything. I almost gave up to despair until I realized that in this world, I’m the only source of my own happiness. I can’t rely on anyone for happiness. I don’t need pornstars to keep me happy. I don’t need the internet […]
Read More… from Age 18 – From suicidal to enjoying life – giving up private internet the key
After months of ups and downs, relapses and urges, flatlines and “superpowers”, I’ve earned a great source of experience and it has definitely changed my life forever. If someone had told me, not at the beginning but even six months ago, that I would reach 90 days without Porn and Masturbation, then I wouldn’t have […]
Read More… from Age 19 – Lost my virginity, back to my “natural me,” after a 2-year struggle
I will start off by saying im very pleased to write this. I now have one year porn-free, one year without masturbating to orgasm and I’m finally capable of having sex. At 30 years old. I used to be a hardcore porn junkie. I loved porn. It became my #1 passion in life. We´re talking […]
Read More… from Age 30 – ED, DE, HOCD: One year report. (Plus an update – 4 years after this 1-year report!)
I always knew PMO was detrimental in my health and wellbeing but I didn’t know how to stop. 30 days ago I discovered a video on the benefits on quitting PMO and that led me to this community: Nofap. What PMO did to me. Depression and the constant feeling that I was worthless was what […]
Read More… from Age 15 – Depression is gone, I see Girls as human beings and not sex objects, Self-esteem is growing
In case you missed this TIME cover story about porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, it is no longer behind a paywall. Read it here. The text: Noah Church is a 26-year-old part-time wildland firefighter in Portland, Ore. When he was 9, he found naked pictures on the Internet. He learned how to download explicit videos. When he […]
Read More… from “Porn and the Threat to Virility” (TIME)
19 male PMO daily+ for 4 years ish. Day 50 urges subsided barely on my mind except for one big attempt by my brain every few days to get me to relapse. Productivity steadily increased. Now keep a time journal which I write in every few hours detail in what I’ve done want to do […]
Read More… from Age 19 – I started Nofap as a sceptic, 10 days in no longer doubted I had a problem and now at 50 am so thankful I found nofap.