This is by far the longest streak I have been on. I don’t normally post but I figured this was a special occasion. Some things I have noticed are: Little to no brain fog Much increased confidence Make more connections with females No longer do things just to get people to like me, I act […]
I am 51 years old. I started having fantasies with boys from school when I was 11, I understand now that this was because I was bullied at school and was not “popular”: I was shorter, fatter, used glasses, and did not know how to play soccer (very important to be popular if you are […]
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Molecular Psychiatry , (13 October 2015) | doi:10.1038/mp.2015.153 H K Karlsson, J J Tuulari, L Tuominen, J Hirvonen, H Honka, R Parkkola, S Helin, P Salminen, P Nuutila and L Nummenmaa Abstract Positron emission tomography (PET) studies suggest opioidergic system dysfunction in morbid obesity, while evidence for the role of the dopaminergic system is less consistent. Whether […]
I never thought I’d be writing a success story on the forums. After over a year of reading the forums, relapsing over and over and over again, I decided to get serious and actually join the forum, find an accountability partner, and start a daily journal (which you can read here). I’m now on day […]
I am 27 year old guy who graduated 2 years ago and have been employed on and off since then. I was doing an online network marketing business for over a year and the great culture there was that everyone would read and listen to motivation material. So i picked up a booked called “think […]
You hear it all the time from several sources that masturbation is healthy and they’re right, but the word “moderation” doesn’t usually follow. I grew up in the world of free porn at my fingertips and let me tell you life was good. Have a bad day at work or school? Porn is there when […]
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Brain Imaging Behav. 2015 Sep 23. Altbäcker A1,2, Plózer E3, Darnai G3, Perlaki G3,4,5, Horváth R3, Orsi G3,4,5, Nagy SA5,6, Bogner P5, Schwarcz A4,7, Kovács N3, Komoly S3, Clemens Z3,8, Janszky J3,4. Abstract Neuroimaging findings suggest that excessive Internet use shows functional and structural brain changes similar to substance addiction. Even though it is still […]
LINK TO STUDY Delia Fuhrmann Lisa J. Knoll Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, WCIN 3AR, London, UK Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.008 ARTICLE – Adolescent brain may be especially sensitive to new memories, social stress, and drug use September 23, 2015 Adolescence, like infancy, has been […]
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17-year old. Used to be insecure. Spend a lot of time playing video games with friends. Haven’t had much luck with girls in the last few years and was really shy while speaking to them. Decided to change. Started working out and wanted to be more confident. Found nofap by accident. Set 2 milestones: reach […]
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I’ve been absent from the community for the biggest part of my streak. For me, it is better to focus on life and let the recovery process happen naturally, but I also feel I should give more to the community that did so much for me. I don’t check my counter regularly, specially after the […]