I started this journey because I had some issues which are common among the PMO addicts but also because in my case the condition was much more severe. I think I have a highly addictive nature. It doesn’t take me long to get addicted to things. Before starting nofap this was my condition: 1) I […]
Read More… from Age 25 – PIED cured, Depression 85% healed, Increased confidence, Greater peace of mind, Women not objects
I`m here to tell you that it is worth it. I`m not going to bother you with my addiction story, it is very similar to yours I believe. The thing is, I didn`t know I had a way out for this, truth be told I didn`t know I was lost in the first place. Ever […]
Read More… from Age 38 – 120+ days and 10 cliff notes for you
I’m 16 years old and have been doing nofap on/off for about a year, I’ve recently achieved my second 100+ day streak. This is what has changed: Slightly more confidence, not superpower level but noticeable More motivation to work out, and better results Brain fog basically completely gone Perception of porn completely changed, I almost […]
Read More… from Age 16 – Got first girlfriend at around day 70, a real life person is 100x better than pixels
This is a long one boys. tl:dr’s are for losers I wanted to write this to give back, I thought it incredible that we a community like this to help guys who’ve lost their way in life due to a myriad of factors. While i’ve never actually used these forums other than for informing myself […]
Read More… from 5 months – Had to put restriction on my phone with forgotten password. Now, better connections with people, sex feels as it should, fucking feel like a man.
Fighting my porn and masturbation addiction might be the best decision I’ve ever made. Even though I can feel I can write a book on this subject now, I’m going to make it brief. By no means think this wasn’t a big deal. This changed my life. Before finding YBOP: I jacked off about 10 […]
Read More… from PIED cured – I feel like a new man. I feel confident in social situations. No more anxiety. I laugh a lot more now.
Jean M. Twenge https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419838244 Abstract Studies using large samples consistently find that more frequent users of digital media are lower in psychological well-being than less frequent users; even data sets used as evidence for weak effects show that twice as many heavy users (vs. light users) are low in well-being. Differences in perspective may stem […]
Read More… from More Time on Technology, Less Happiness? Associations Between Digital-Media Use and Psychological Well-Being
Introduction In various comments, articles and tweets Nicole Prause has claimed that not only did Prause et al., 2015 falsify “a core tenet of the addiction model, the cue reactivity biomarker,” but that “a series of behavioral studies replicated by independent laboratories [falsify] other predictions of the addiction model.” Prause cites her 2016 “Letter to […]
Read More… from Debunking the debunker: Critique of letter to the editor “Prause et al. (2015) the latest falsification of addiction predictions”
Background information: 25 year old average looking and physique. Been doing nofap for 40 days and relapsed heavily 2 weeks ago. Looking back to my last 40 days streak. I want to to share my experiences to you guys so that you can cement the nofap values and beliefs that you have(if you are doubting […]
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I’m 27 muscular built fapnaught. A story from last year: I met a hot girl last year. She was very interested in me ,we use to talk on phone every day for hour. She lived little far though like 2 hr drive. We planned to ‘hangout’ at her father’s cabin in woods. We went there […]
Read More… from Age 27 – PIED healed, sex way better and stronger
This chapter from a new medical textbook entitled Paternal Postnatal Psychiatric Illnesses addresses porn’s impact on the sexual function of a new father, citing a paper co-authored by this website’s host, “Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports.” Here are some excerpts from the chapter: […]
Read More… from Sexual Dysfunction in the New Father: Sexual Intimacy Issues (2018)