I've noticed the concept of "no fap", a guy refraining from masturbation for a prolonged period of time (some guys recommend up to 90 days) even when he really wants to, is encountered with a lot of hostility from people. I've even noticed this hostility on TRP though it's been a while since I've seen the topic discussed. For those who may not be familiar, the idea behind "no fap" is that for a guy who has a high sex drive, is horny like all of the time, and masturbates a lot...refraining from those urges can help him focus his attention on other productive things, because for a guy having an orgasm and relieving sexual tension is a lot like scratching an itch..he feels so much better afterwards. So the idea is, especially for guys who are frustrated with their lack of dating/sexual success with women, instead of just scratching the itch yet again and staving off that thirst, instead of just settling for complacency, not fapping it forces the guy to focus his attention on other things like lifting, reading, doing yard work, fixing the car, going for a hike, etc...anything other than jacking off. That sexual energy remains pent up inside him and serves as the driving force and motivation for him to get out there and actually pursue women in person instead of just jacking it and calling it a night.

This makes sense to me. If guys are just getting off with their hand, it doesn't create that incentive for them to actually up their game and social skills, it forces them into a mode where the only way they'll be getting off is when they're actually having sex with someone but in order to get to that point he must first make himself into a better and more attractive person - and it's easier to find the motivation to accomplish that when full of pent up sexual energy.

In addition to that, some guys claim that no fap also "resets" the penis - many guys jack off with a death grip and it can actually desensitize the penis to the feeling of a real vagina because vaginas are a lot softer than the death grip of a hand, so if a guy doesn't touch his penis at all with the exception of taking a piss for a prolonged period of time, it (in theory) "resets" his penis and is more susceptible to stimulation from a real vagina. Plus it builds up a surplus of jizz so when he does finally have sex he'll have a lot to show for it lol.

As a personal side note, no nap is hard to pull off...seriously, I've tried it multiple times in the pat and have never gotten past a week or more...the sex drive of a young man is a force to be reckoned with and almost impossible to ignore. No joke

Thoughts?