For those who are struggling or still not sure if they want to go porn free, JUST DO IT. Your future self will thank you for making one of the best fucking decisions of your life. I can honestly say this is the happiest I’ve been in a long time. Let me start by saying […]
Hi guys! After making up to 26 days in May, and relapsing like shit for almost a month, I am now in my second best streak which is 21 days. A lot of things have changed during this time; I was really low and hopeless, was forcing smiles but was deep sad inside. I suffered […]
Read More… from Age 26 – So this is how my face changed over 3 months on NoFap
Straight to the point: Positives Increased confidence Easy to maintain eye contact My want to self improve is at an all-time high Talking to girls is not scary anymore, I don’t stutter or have to think about what I’m going to say My standards for women have dropped significantly, 4’s look like 8’s now I’m […]
Am J Psychiatry. 2000 Nov;157(11):1789-98. Garavan H1, Pankiewicz J, Bloom A, Cho JK, Sperry L, Ross TJ, Salmeron BJ, Risinger R, Kelley D, Stein EA. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Cocaine-related cues have been hypothesized to perpetuate drug abuse by inducing a craving response that prompts drug-seeking behavior. However, the mechanisms, underlying neuroanatomy, and specificity of this neuroanatomy […]
Front Psychol. 2015; 6: 1471. Published online 2015 Sep 28. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01471 PMCID: PMC4585012 Xiao Lin,1,2 Xize Jia,3,4 Yu-Feng Zang,3,4 and Guangheng Dong1,5,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Neuroimaging studies have revealed that the task-related functional brain activities are impaired in internet gaming disorder (IGD) […]
Front Behav Neurosci. 2015; 9: 296. Published online 2015 Nov 3. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00296 PMCID: PMC4630310 Xin Qi,1,† Xin Du,1,† Yongxin Yang,2,† Guijin Du,3 Peihong Gao,3 Yang Zhang,1 Wen Qin,1 Xiaodong Li,3,* and Quan Zhang1,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Greater impulse and risk-taking and reduced […]
I am a 24 year old male. I’ve been mastrubating since I was 12 or 13. First I used my imagination, then came high speed internet and of course porn. Now I don’t know if I was ever a porn addict, I can’t recall watching any really messed up shit, at least not for pleasure […]
So here finally comes my success story. Things aren’t perfect now, even at day 127 – but all areas of my life have improved so much; and I feel like I’m now on tracks that are good enough that things will keep improving for a long time. So I write this as an opportunity to […]
Read More… from Age 25 – My ongoing story (OCD, ADHD, depression, brain fog, low energy)
Just decided my life needed some serious change and thought this would be a great way to start. Today marks day 63! One quick story about how far I’ve come. I’m very aware of the people around me, and I used to care a lot about what people were potentially thinking about me. I’ve been […]
Report: As I mentioned in the past, I used ‘Learned Optimism’ ‘s technique of Disputation to kill my urges. Based on my findings from other NoFappers, I found more visual flashbacks and vivid ones as well creeping into my mind of late. I believe this has to do with me feeling alone from time to […]