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
A few techniques exist that lessen cravings when exposed to a trigger or cue. This thread on YBR – Ultimate method of urge control – discusses the pros and cons of a couple of approaches. This man explained how he used this approach to rewire his brain: The ERP technique that has been helpful for […]
Read More… from Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (extinction)
• Introduction. This going to be long, a beast of a wall of text, but I’m not apologising, so settle in or move along. About me, 34 M, been checking out porn since I was about ten, grew up in the hard copy magazine era, then moved into Internet porn as it gradually became the […]
Read More… from Age 34 – 90 days, PE, depression, anxiety GONE
It’s hard to believe that is has been 90 days. I didn’t start this journey so I could get a girl friend or so I could be more confident. I started it because I had hated myself. I remember two years ago (when I didn’t fap) I used to have fun and I also used […]
Read More… from Age 15 – returned to my friendly, motivated self