I have finally reached six months after trying nofap for about 2 years! Today is also me and my girlfriend’s five months. I’d like to thank nofap for giving me my personality back along with a little extra charisma that allowed all of the things that have happened in the past year to be possible. […]
Read More… from Age 20 – I’d like to thank nofap for giving me my emotions & personality back
This post is basically to summarize my whole experience so that it may help others. The amount of information in this forum and in yourbrainonporn.com helped me solve a lot of my issues so I’d like to give back. The post is huge, so jump to “Observations” for the most important things. So here’s the […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Sexual/relationship development rebounded after quitting porn
A lot of the time I see people saying they want to go for 90 days. Well, I hate to break it to you, but it’s not an end all be all number. The journey goes on. Is making it to 90 days a big accomplishment? Absolutely. Pat yourself on the back, however; you may […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Increased confidence & social skills; hunger to do productive things; clearer, more focused mind
Background I have been PMOing since I was 13, and I turned 25 recently, so I’ve wasted almost 12 years of my life almost every single day depriving myself of my energy and motives. What’s funny is I always believed in superstitions, since when I was in high school I would think that masturbating the […]
Read More… from Age 25 – New job, new girlfriend, new life, happiest I’ve ever been.
When I grew up, I had really overprotective, conservative parents where sex was not an acceptable topic of conversation. In my youth, the youth pastor at our conservative church hammered into us that sex = bad and if you masturbate you cannot help but be addicted. Obviously, if you trust someone who says something like […]
Read More… from Age 23 – Learning to think for myself
This is a pretty huge deal for me, possibly my greatest accomplishment. 3 whole months without pmo is an epic achievement considering where I started. It’s taken me years of failures, pain, and persistence, but what do you know? It’s starting to pay off. First of all, I want to give hope to any of […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Greater energy, focus, confidence, compassion, balls; Less anxiety, depression
Biological Psychiatry Volume 76, Issue 1, Pages 15–22, July 1, 2014 Jennifer E. Murray Ruth Dilleen Yann Pelloux Daina Economidou Jeffrey W. Dalley David Belin Barry J. Everitt Received: May 21, 2013; Received in revised form: September 18, 2013; Accepted: September 18, 2013; Published Online: October 23, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.09.011 […]
Read More… from Increased Impulsivity Retards the Transition to Dorsolateral Striatal Dopamine Control of Cocaine Seeking (2014)
God damn. A year. It’s crazy how time just slinks away like that, isn’t it? It seems like such a long time but before you know it a full calendar has zipped right by you and you’re back where you started. NoFap has been present in my life ever since I stumbled upon this subreddit […]
Read More… from Age 22 – A year of NoFap. Success. Failures. Highs. Lows. I’m still here – going for broke this time.
Me: 36 year old, no wife, No kids, never married. My story: I’ve always been a nice guy, not shy, but never real popular with the ladies. I looked at porn from time to time in jr high and high school. I remember as a kid I’d stay up late and watch softcore porn on […]
Read More… from Age 36 – Had a very srong addiction. I know because I quit over 199,000+ times.
Success!!!I want to let everyone know that I am a really bad PIED case that is healed after 2 years and 3 months. I was always wondering why guys chased women and why I never felt the need to. I always wondered why I never pursued an attractive woman that was clearly into me.I didn’t […]
Read More… from Age 25 – 2+ Years later: My porn-induced ED is Gone!