I was addicted to PMO about 3 years ago, fortunately I was able to quit P about 3 years ago (yes I had some relapses after that, but it was nothing constant as it was before), but I was never able to quit masturbation, so I decided I wanted to stop this addiction as well. […]
Read More… from Age 22 – Been trying for 3 years, life is a lot better, happier, more confident
My friend (let’s call him Alex) and I discovered NoFap together in early 2015, totally by accident as we simultaneously discovered Game (getting good with women). Both of us were 18 at the time and used porn semi-regularly. I’d like to share a comparison between the two of us, because the fact is that he […]
Scientific papers, others’ experiences and people’s opinions might tell you about porn-induced ED and stories of depression caused by excess of porn, but if you are suffering something like that you already know that. Most likely, if it weren’t for [this site] I would have continued much longer in watching porn, although I already had […]
Read More… from Age 33 – My experience as an ex-addict and scientist
COMMENTS: This is Mark Griffiths commentary on “Should Compulsive Sexual Behavior be Considered an Addiction? (2016)” by Kraus, Voon & Potenza. Key points by Griffiths include: More emphasis needs to be placed on the role of the Internet in CSB. (YBOP strongly believes that Internet porn addiction must be separated from “sex addiction.“) The internet […]
My usual relapse is around day 20-30. I think this period is where your brain is really kicking and screaming its last resistance before it starts adapting to a porn-free life. I’m 22 and it’s difficult to tell [which benefits are related to my 81 days of NoFap] because everything changed after I started to […]
Read More… from Age 22 – I don’t hesitate when talking to new people, especially girls
In my early-mid 20s, I knew something was wrong. I would have trouble in bed, and that would astound me. “How can someone so young have this kind of trouble?” I would think to myself. There were times when I intentionally avoid trying to bring home a girl, fearing for my performance. I suspected porn […]
Read More… from Age 20s – Confidence is at an all time high, PIED cured
As far as I can remember, I have always tried to impress people. That why I was good at school, why I was afraid of mistakes/ errors. Somewhere along the way, the curiosity bug stuck me and I became interested in science and decided to go to grad school. Then things went south. I became […]
My 18th birthday was just a few days ago, so I guess I’m technically an “adult” now (I use that term very loosely). Guess what I wished for when blowing out my candles. That’s right… an 18th year completely free of PMO! The other day, while in the shower of course, I had a striking […]
Read More… from Age 18 – Increased confidence, high libido, and finally caring about my appearance
COMMENTS: In this study, as in others, the designation “Compulsive Sexual Behaviors” (CSB) probably means the men were porn addicts. I say this because the CSB subjects averaged nearly 20 hours of porn use per week. The controls averaged 29 minutes per week. Interestingly, 3 of the 20 CSB subjects suffered from “orgasmic-erection disorder,” while […]
When I started my nofap journey back in 2011 I had one thing to prove, that I could get my wife into bed twice a week. I told her that was my goal and she scoffed, “That’s never going to happen”. After eleven years together our sex life was crap, averaging once every 4-6 weeks […]
Read More… from Age 36 – Got a raise and got my wife into bed more often