What are the advantages of abstinence from porn?

Vanhyrac- · 2020-05-25T15:57:15+00:00

pornfree is a whole sub dedicated to abstaining from porn, and nofap is anti-porn as well as essentially anti-masturbation. Many people there claim to experience numerous benefits:

Halting the trend towards ever more deviant types of porn
Increased confidence in social situations
Increased mental clarity, no mental-fog
A big one for many: significant improvements in erectile dysfunction (termed porn-induced erectile dysfunction, PIED)
Alleviation of guilt and shame (especially for religious men) increases overall well-being, which lead to improvements in almost all other aspects of their life mission

These benefits, and more, are colloquially termed “super-powers”. Not all of them happen for every man, but rarely does quitting porn ever cause problems. That being said, you may feel surges of energy, emotional drive, even anger after quitting. When your sexual whims aren’t satiated the instant you feel an urge, the increased drive you feel is what should be harnessed and used to work towards being a HVM.

Edit: removed links

Second Edit: I’ll add that porn gives you a reward without earning it. Do you think you deserve sex? If so, go get some from a woman. Don’t take a shortcut and treat yourself to something your lazy fat ass hasn’t earned.

throwaway4643366577 · 2020-05-25T16:16:05+00:00

I did a 5 month NoFap,a few girls tried to fuck me.I binged,no girls wanted to fuck me.I started NoFap a week ago,I learnt how to play Stairway To Heaven in 2 hours.

You find motivation and time to do things.

Guarnerre1995 · 2020-05-25T19:38:54+00:00

Once someone told me why I would watch some Chad fuck the brains out of little Stacey, I was completly done with porn and fapping. In an instant.

What I noticed, not much. I do have insane hard erections though, and when I do have sex the cum almost drowns the girl. So thats a plus.

Watching porn makes you a cuck

aktheprodigy · 2020-05-25T15:59:10+00:00

Superficial shit man, why do you want to watch others getting it on. Even worse watching that stuff and getting desensitized to it, and wanting the same things to happen when you’re with a girl. I’d say semen Retention is better. Check out NoFap and SemenRetention subreddits.

drcube2000 · 2020-05-25T16:46:18+00:00

Masturbation gives you the same mental stimulus as fucking. Your brain tells you that you achieved something and can take a break for a bit. Stop masturbating for a while and this artificial feeling of achievement gets removed. You want to feel fulfilled, you'll need to actually do something to earn that feeling.

redhawkes · 2020-05-25T17:27:23+00:00

Better question, what are the pros? You do the math.

JohnNoomer · 2020-05-25T17:26:40+00:00

I had more energy, I felt much more assertive as well. Plus, in nature animals don't have sex their own hands, its not healthy

FrankTM26 · 2020-05-25T15:52:37+00:00

Check out the NoFap subreddit sidebar. It will help you learn what you want to know.

Noodlesoupe2 · 2020-05-25T20:17:54+00:00

Keeps you from getting complacent

l1prophet · 2020-05-25T21:54:39+00:00

Read Your Brain on Porn. You'll see

ShineOnHomie · 2020-05-25T23:01:15+00:00

well, sexual energy is insanely powerful, and if it’s used correctly and not wasted, you can have profound consequences.

thrwy75479 · 2020-05-25T18:22:48+00:00

In and of itself, there's no problem with porn. It feels good to look at nudity, and sex.

We're all pain and pleasure machines, constantly seeking to avoid pain, and increase pleasure. Porn feeds into these impulses, and intensifies our desire for that pleasure. What's more, the availability of porn makes it easier to overdose.

It's the inevitable addiction to it that creates a downward spiral. The addiction is also transparent in that you don't feel that you're addicted until after your life slowly unravels, and falls apart.

The advantages of abstinence may be broadly categorized into 2 categories: time, and energy. You gain time that you can use to pursue your goals, which you can do given the increase in energy, since it hasn't been lost wanking in front of a screen.

Over time, these incremental gains will put you ahead of people in your age group, and you'll have a better life because of it.

Nighthawk_Black_ · 2020-05-25T16:14:12+00:00

It supposedly increases your testosterone by 70000 and makes you a social god.

Title	What are the advantages of abstinence from porn?
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Date	May 25, 2020 3:43 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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