Does nofap / semen retention actually work ?

DangZagnut · 2020-06-04T17:26:16+00:00

It work in making religious people happy, and some psychological thing if you're into that.

It works as long as it doesn't cause you to do or think something stupid, like unicorns exist or beer goggles aren't a thing when you're horny.

There are no magic powers that you'll gain. It's not science. It's religious belief.

30203forever · 2020-06-04T17:28:47+00:00

It'll make you extra horny if that's what you want...

Small-Spread · 2020-06-05T04:40:14+00:00

I never did it because internet or a forum or even MGTOW, I did it because I actually wanted to depend on ejaculation and wanted to control my sexual needs. In a psychological way, it frees you of thinking about that and you can focus better in more productive stuff.

dontrelapsem8 · 2020-06-07T19:14:06+00:00

Yes it does. The biggest benefit is that you regain dopamine sensitivity and you become less of a slave to sexual stimuli since you build the discipline to control it. I'm not sure about the other benefits but I feel less lethargic and sometimes have better quality of sleep

re_all · 2020-06-04T17:58:05+00:00

If the adherants of "no fap" are to be believed the benefits of no fap are as follows....

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Your eye color will change

Your facial structure will change

You will lose weight

You will gain muscle

Your testosterone will increase

Your effective age/health will revert to more optimal levels

Women will desire you like never before

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And the more hyperbolic claims include...

Walking on water, flying, able to cast energy beams from your eyes, hypnosis, eternal youth, superhuman strength and senses, photographic memory.

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Now.... If you go with the sensible more believeable, testable claims.... they include....

A return to normalcy of dopamine levels with normalized dopamine sensitivity.

The psychological return to normalcy from not feeding a psychological addiction and additive behavior, which in turn can "fix" a whole slew of problems that can manifest from a mental/hormonal imbalance.

A temporary and modest increase of testosterone.

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Trust nothing, verify everything. In this age of information, only the willfully ignorant can be fooled. (Even MY statements. Seriously, search for the truth, and not just testamonies)

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Personal testamonies of adherents to "no rap" has its place, and worth.

Stories, pictures, self collected data of improvement is all good and well, but the more fanatic adherents would do well to realize that if their claims are as they say: the science would echo back their miraculous way of life.

It doesn't, but perception accounts for something, as does their growth and progress.

Keep that in mind

Ipitywomen · 2020-06-04T17:31:22+00:00

Ejaculation helps prevent prostate cancer. I'd say two/three times a week can only be beneficial.

LicksMackenzie · 2020-06-05T04:14:27+00:00

yes. It works much better if you don't look at porn.

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Unhappy_Kale · 2020-06-07T20:04:57+00:00

yes, you will turn into this man https://imgur.com/a/LHe4ehH the next day and girls will be screaming for you and asking for your autograph.

Unhappy_Kale · 2020-06-07T19:33:04+00:00

no just don't guzzle porno (it harms your brain) but i ain't gonna lie if i see a woman with a nice ass sometimes I have to bust a nut that night but afterwards i FORGET about it and i can think clear.

ThePenitentMan38 · 2020-06-05T02:30:37+00:00

Check out this old post on NoFlap:

The Case Against NoFlap

Bless me, Father, for I have simp'd--ThePenitentMan38

basicslovakguy · 2020-06-05T09:36:28+00:00

I am actively drastically reducing a frequency of fapping.

This is what I noticed after more than 30 days of serious no fap commitment:

increased mental resolve - basically I was able to carry much better conversation with anybody, and it really helped especially in work during discussions with higher-ups; it was subtle, but noticeable;
massive morning wood and boners - again a noticable difference;
increased sexual arousal - mere thought about some hot girl from work or shop would bring some sensation into my prostate and penis;

On day 42 I gave into the urge, and I must say, I never felt more shitty than after the orgasm that evening. As it stands, I never came close again to that no fap streak, but I am slowly getting there again.

Whether there are some real life benefits ? I cannot answer for sure, but for me personally, it was nice to not waste the evening by looking at porn, and fapping my soul out. And in later stages of my streak, I felt just a bit more manly than usual.

NoFap is best combined with some physical exercise, and with general mindset of "I want to achieve something.". If you want to use it as a tool to get laid, you will get burned. You might get there, but you will get burned.

Fapping may be okay in very modest frequency - like once per week or less. But fapping every day is just not healthy - and I am talking from my own personal experience in the past. And those who try it for week and say "this shit is not working", haven't tried long or hard enough.

Peace !

Phelgen · 2020-06-14T23:22:50+00:00

I'm of the mindset like in the Wolf of Wall Street. You need to release often to get mental clarity!

choosey-lover · 2020-06-05T05:37:35+00:00

Getting off pornography is very beneficial. Stopping jerking off is too. You get really horny for awhile but you learn to focus all of your newfound energy, zest, enthusiasm & motivation. I have twice been 90days no porn or masturbation and im trying to do it again right now

Patmiass · 2020-11-30T02:37:00+00:00

Not everyone is disciplined enough to escape the addiction, or cognitive enough to analyze the obvious effects of hormonal activity due to constant orgasms. Every animal on the planet spends the majority of its time retaining the natural energy force that life is driven by until it becomes too much and they instinctually mate(yes, some animals masturbate, but not in the same constant fashion as humans). We wouldnt neuter dogs if it didnt make them more docile or mark their territory less. Humans are made of the same matter as everything else, and its out of a false belief of superiority that makes people think they arent affected by simple, core elements.

anon_likes_tendies · 2020-06-04T22:31:35+00:00

No. I still feel terrible.

EconomistMagazine · 2020-06-05T00:35:12+00:00

Nope. The super powers are bullshit.

After you jizz you get sleepy. You lose time watching porn and lose productivity for a small bit after.

But without jizz the horniness will keep attacking infinitely and forever. All you'll think about it boobs and sex. That's WAY more time you spent thinking about something else and not being productive.

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EvenNewerNewAccount · 2020-06-04T18:03:34+00:00

I think with anything habitual taking the reigns of said habit and freeing yourself can be beneficial.

So, if you're one to drain the snake every single day as a habitual practice (and especially if you use porn) there may be benefits to abstinence for awhile. There was for me and many others.

If you don't do it often already, don't watch porn, and don't feel it is an issue, keep on keeping on.

I personally see benefits from doing it less often. 1) it's better when I do finally cum. 2) I notice more energy and less lethargy. 3) I tend to feel more aggressive, which I've learned to harness toward positives like lifting. 4) eventually I learn to control sexual desires and that's extremely empowering to do VS. Just giving in and being a coomer. I usually stick to releasing myself once or twice a week as a max.

LonelyBobcat · 2020-06-04T18:11:42+00:00

A lot of people do nofap, and a week later act surprised that they weren't magically transported to a club full of girls that are horny for them. Men are not meant to hold their seed in indefinitely. Unlike a LOT of animal species we are meant to breed all year, but women are not designed to get pregnant every single time they have sex, with there being fewer days than not in the month where its considered likely or even possible.

Thus, men are meant to get that release pretty often, its the reason we get the urge so often. Like dieting, nofap teaches you self control and gets you away from toxic outlets like porn, but that doesn't mean that you should just not eat for a few days to prove you have the willpower, at least not regularly.

Realistically a man should really do it once or twice a week depending on their natural libido. A lot of people who start out will purposely whack themselves off twice a week (as they are feeling arousal often but not getting a boner since there is no porn involved and their body wants porn) to keep them in check.

Then once their body adjusts to noporn, they can decide whether or not to switch to 'only jerk it if you get a boner', which is a healthy mindset to have, not forcing masturbation for fun but taking care of your need once a week or so.

As for the benefits, no one is really 'lying' about their experience but that doesn't make it a universal truth. I did nofap for a month and didn't see many changes. Others do it for a week and a LOT changes. Those really intense cases, those men who go from masturbating to running a business, those tend to be very specific people.

Porn and masturbation can hold you back, but you have to be the kind of person with rich possibilities in life to do so. The reasonably attractive man, the man with a wife, the man who has drive and an obsessive attitude can fall victim to porn, but when he stops jerking it he will suddenly put his urges into pursuing women, or making love to his wife, or starting a business.

But a lot of men aren't fat virgins with social anxiety because of porn, porn is just a tool they use to cope with it, and removing porn and masturbation just makes them a fat virgin with social anxiety and no outlet.

All you can do is try. I did nofap november last year just to see what would happen. was fun.

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The_other_account22 · 2020-06-04T18:57:41+00:00

Any physical health benefits of nofap can easily be explained away by the placebo effect. Maturation is an artificial dopamine rush, and as with any other artificial dopamine rush, there's always the potential for overindulgence and psychological addiction. But as opposed to nearly every other artificial dopamine rush known to man (smoking, drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc) the act of masturbation itself is not directly detrimental to your life. Overindulgence can detrimental, but that can be said of just about everything any human has ever done, regardless of what it does to your dopamine production. Hell, water can kill you if you drink too much of it. If you think your mental state can improve from eliminating an artificial dopamine rush from your life, go for it. Just don't think abstaining from masturbation will give you superpowers or add years to your life.

tykusstarcraft · 2020-06-05T00:00:42+00:00

If it actually worked it would be talked about from health proffesionals and not from porn addicted guys on reddit.

saikaushal · 2020-06-04T19:15:23+00:00

Yes it definitely works. Idk why guys dismiss it as pseudo science.

Aokana · 2020-06-04T20:06:16+00:00

It Can be but usually it isn't and in some cases it can be harmful.

It can be benificial if a man is addicted to it. If your spending umpteen hours a day watching porn chasing that next dopamine release and then you stop and say spend that time going to a gym or otherwise working out. You can see a lot of the benefits no fap claims. (weight loss, muscle gain). But this isn't some magic caused by not fapping its because instead of fapping your working out. Working out is an excellent substitution since it occupies your body.

It usually isn't beneficial since most people that do no fap either fall off the wagon or don't do anything beneficial with that time and instead just play games/watch TV and/or stuff themselves with food to occupy themselves.

It can be harmful if your like me. I have a small blockage in the pipes, not enough for surgery (in fact the scar tissue from surgery would probably be larger). Not regularly moving things along can (and has) lead to bacterial infections (basically a UTI but more painful) that require antibiotics and lay you up in bed. In my case relieving myself once a week minimum seems to keep everything in check.

ta_red_light · 2020-06-04T20:24:10+00:00

Nope.

It's good if you wank to wank preferably at night in order for you to be more proactive during the day.

MrAlpha93 · 2020-06-04T21:51:20+00:00

Yes it works try it yourself and don’t trust anything here

Zealomon · 2020-06-04T22:56:13+00:00

Tried it for more than a week, it didn’t work for me. It gave me that “I am an animal that needs to release” feeling not long after the “this is nice” feeling”. Moderation is nice, but doing it once a day really doesn’t hurt. I can still exercise consistently.

Title	Does nofap / semen retention actually work ?
Author	faketunes
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Date	June 4, 2020 5:25 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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