First off, I’d like to say that my previous best before I discovered NoFap was 18 days. I’ve blazed that number and I’m extremely proud of it, no less thanks to you guys. This place is awesome. Coming to what I’ve learned so far: Porn isn’t as much the enemy as boredom or loneliness is. […]
Read More… from Day 60 – The view from up here
I know my counter says higher than 60 and it still holds true. I decided to do the challege for 60 days instead of 90 because I figured I had a leg up on other people in this place. I’ll explain. First of all I have to say that this challenge was not difficult for […]
Read More… from Age 39 – ED cured. Around 50 days, I started getting turned on by just looking at women,
Nutrients. 2014 Oct 21;6(10):4552-4590. Kirrilly M. Pursey 1, Peter Stanwell 2, Ashley N. Gearhardt 3, Clare E. Collins 1 and Tracy L. Burrows 1,* 1 School of Health Sciences, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; E-Mails: [email protected] (K.M.P.); [email protected] (C.E.C.) 2 School of Health Sciences, Priority […]
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J Neurosci. 2014 Oct 22;34(43):14349-64. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3492-14.2014. du Hoffmann J1, Nicola SM2. Abstract Approach to reward is a fundamental adaptive behavior, disruption of which is a core symptom of addiction and depression. Nucleus accumbens (NAc) dopamine is required for reward-predictive cues to activate vigorous reward seeking, but the underlying neural mechanism is unknown. Reward-predictive cues […]
Read More… from Dopamine invigorates reward seeking by promoting cue-evoked excitation in the nucleus accumbens (2014)
I’m a 22 y/o male virgin and I’ve been nofap for four months. I’ve noticed this bizarre attraction of women towards me now. Short backstory on me – been pmo’ing since 12, hardcore since 16,lost drive to live and have sex. Never asked a girl out, afraid of rejection. Saw an article on NoFap and […]
Read More… from Age 22 – (HOCD) 4 Months of NoFap- social anxiety gone + Strange arousal from women?
Hello, I’m Fap free since 10 days now, and its just absolutely unbelievable how am changed as a person. I look people in the eyes when talking, I crave for social contacts, I am talking to girls, I get horny all day long, I FEEL ALIVE. I started fapping when I was 10 years old, […]
Read More… from Age 25 – NoFap cured my Asperger’s syndrome. Possible misdiagnosis?
Done and done. For me it boiled down to a couple realizations. First, the mind is like a garden. By extension, the mind must be treated like a garden. I’d always rejected positive thinking because I thought it was unnatural. But unnatural isn’t always bad–gardens don’t grow naturally, but they are more useful than jungle […]
Read More… from Female – Age 29 and a sex addict.
There have been many great success stories on here and I thought I would create a throw away account to share my story with you all. I understand that not everyone has DE, delayed ejaculation, instead of ED. I thought I would bring some hope to people who have DE as there are not many […]
Read More… from How I beat 17 years of DE after 63 days of NoFap
Paul J. Cocker1, Katherine Dinelle2, Rick Kornelson2, Vesna Sossi2,3, and Catharine A. Winstanley1 Author contributions: V.S. and C.A.W. designed research; P.J.C., K.D., and R.K. performed research; P.J.C., K.D., and C.A.W. analyzed data; P.J.C. and C.A.W. wrote the paper. The Journal of Neuroscience, 31 October 2012, 32(44): 15450-15457; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0626-12.2012 Next Section Abstract Individual differences […]
Read More… from Irrational Choice under Uncertainty Correlates with Lower Striatal D2/3 Receptor Binding in Rats (2012)
Today is my 60th day without pmo and i’m freaking happy about it. After countless relapses it was hard for me to believe that I could make it this far, so if you are feeling like that right now, don’t give up. Anyone can do this. What did I experience during these 60 days? The […]
Read More… from Age 21 – Social anxiety greatly improved, more energy, less negative, easier to talk to girls