“Chaser” is the term often used to describe intense cravings that follow orgasm, perhaps immediately or perhaps the following day. They likely arise from neurochemical changes naturally triggered by climax. Men often report that the chaser eases over time as the brain finds a new balance during rebooting. For more, read Do You Need a […]
2012-01-11 – Okay, where do I begin? I first came across yourbrainonporn.com last July. Reading through many of the posts, I realized that many of the things I feared personally seem to be related to the problem of excessive porn use. I often felt I had problems with women, and felt I was unable to […]
Read More… from Age 26 – Long reboot, Addiction + Anxiety Issues, ROCD
December 26, 2012 – I’ve been looking at porn as long as I can remember. I’ve been feeling guilty about it just as long. I felt shitty about it at first because of religious reasons, but as porn started to affect other parts of my life, I started to feel shitty about it all-around. I […]
Read More… from Age 21 – End of addiction, Beginning of romance
I am proud to say that I have completed the journey of the 90 day reboot. Through this journey, the success stories posted here have aided me in my battle against this cursed addiction. Therefore, I feel it is only right that I provide and contribute my experience as well. I hope my story can […]
I am 17 and I started NoFap somewhere around November and today I relapsed for the first time. I didn’t really feel any shame afterwards and after it I just realized that porn is just flat out not that great. I guess after not fapping or watching porn for an extended period of time just […]
Read More… from Age 17 – 5 months: more energy & focus, social anxiety evaporated
Why I’m here: I started off going to catholic school, with parents who didn’t talk to me about sex. This is not a good way to raise your kid. I was essentially left to figure it out myself (aside from whatever the school was feeding me), and I didn’t do too well! I first discovered […]
Read More… from Age 27 – ED cured: more productive and have more energy
The last 100 days have not been easy. But man have they been worth it. Not just with Nofap but I have made many other positive changes in my life in those 100 days. Nofap was the solid foundation though. I then went to stop smoking weed, drinking pop. I also began meditating and lifting […]
“Talk About Sex” host Lucien Bonnafoux and Gary discuss how today’s porn differs from porn of the past and the effects on users and their relationships. They also consider such questions as, “What can parents can do to help their kids navigate?” Listen to the show […]
Read More… from “Talk About Sex” (interview with Gary on Santa Fe’s KVSF)
Youth and intense sexual arousal are a surprisingly volatile combination Research on animals suggests that first sexual experiences may have more power to shape our individual sexual proclivities than we would guess, and that they do so via specific brain mechanisms. Consider the following research on young, virgin rats: “What is that scent you’re wearing, […]
Technically, I think I still have about 6 more days of this technique to go through… but I didn’t follow the method to the letter. As a disclaimer I will say that I tried this originally in the summer of last year and lasted for about 60 days, I count my 90 day mark beginning […]
Read More… from Age 25 – (ED) Contact with women during reboot helped