Nofap - helpful or pseudoscience?

Emervila · 2019-05-01T07:33:40+00:00

there's a myth over valuing the no-fap. Reality is too much masturbation causes erectile dysfunction so no Fap helps you to manage your libido and actually helps to your health and emotional status, too much masturbation causes resistance in the brain to serotonin like you need more and more to feel pleasure and happiness.

Personally I'm not in a full monk mode, once a while a clean the pipes or if I have the chance to smash I do it but try my best to avoid masturbation for several days or weeks, depends on your discipline but it does help in that aspect. Cures Dysfunction caused by porn addiction which is the main reason young men fail or last not enough when smashing a real girl.

GoldCoastWanderer · 2019-04-30T21:50:22+00:00

Along with nofap, I'm abstaining from excreting for 90 days. It's called the nocrap challenge. During this time I also won't be wearing any silly hats. I call that the nocap challenge. After completing these challenges, I expect to be able to levitate, move objects with only my mind, and single handedly hold off a charging army of 5,000 men with only a slingshot. Long live the Empire!

Seriously though, the problem isn't masturbation, the problem is porn, which leads to excessive masturbation. If you go and "clean the pipes" a couple of times a week, I don't think it causes any problems. In fact, medical science says you might even reduce the risk of diseases like prostate cancer. The problems come when we edge for five hours to porn first, or when we masturbate several times a day watching porn.

In the weight loss industry, they have what's called The Apple Test. Basically it says if you're hungry enough to eat an apple, you should go and eat one. If you're not hungry enough for an apple, it's just your craving for junk food taking over. I think it's the same thing with nofap. Basically, if you haven't cum in a while and you're horny enough to jerk it without porn or artificial stimulation (I used to like Eugenia Cooney videos, but that's my dirty little secret), then go and jerk it. If you're not horny enough to jerk it without porn, that's just your brain craving a hit of dopamine from the freak show that is modern porn, and you should probably go and do something more productive.

laere · 2019-05-05T18:27:50+00:00

Honestly see for yourself. Do a 1 month, 2 month or however many month challenge and see if you notice anything. If you notice positive benefits great, if not, then maybe it isn't for you. I like to keep open minded and a subject I like to explore a lot is semen retention and voluntary celibacy. I find both topics very interesting.

Mespatche · 2019-05-04T10:31:51+00:00

I've (M45) recently discovered this and experimented with it and heres what I've found:

Pros:

Overall I liked it. This might just be me but going without made me feel stronger, more motivated, more determined, and more energatic, better workouts, faster weight loss, and it's strange but I felt more desireable/more like a man. I was previously a once a dayer give or take.

The cons: Trouble sleeping at night, more susceptible to women's games ("sure I'll help you paint your new apartment and move for no reason whatsoever, I only barely know you"), Catching myself being turned on by any female around. More frequent and uncontrollable erections (think back to high school). If you do get a chance to smash you need to rub one out beforehand or you'll cum in like 30 seconds.

My verdict: Everything in moderation. I've reduced the fapping to once a week or every other. Or when needed for some purpose. Going without makes me feel younger, stronger, and more courageous? Masculine? I'm not sure how to put it. Completely forsaking it is dangerous IMO, not for any health reasons but for keeping yourself out of trouble. Like before you interact with a female your attracted to, but but you know is bad news, before you interact with a female who you are not attracted to, but who is DTF, Before a planned or expected sexual encounter, when you cant concentrate because your to preoccupied with thoughts of sex, or when it's 1AM and you can't sleep and you need to be rested in the morning.

sir_shitfuck · 2019-05-03T08:49:51+00:00

When you do something called strict bramacharya, the sexual urge can be channeled into whatever avenue you wish.

Lust evaporates.

Stormquake · 2019-05-03T07:33:47+00:00

The whole NoFap and NoNut craze is actually idiotic and unhealthy for you.

Humans aren't the only animals that exhibit masturbatory behaviors, and there's a reason for that. Invoking sexual pleasure and masturbating, even if it's not to the point of orgasm, effectively "works out" the sexual functions of your body. Also, seminal fluid, which your body releases prior to orgasm, is a strong as fuck disinfectant/cleanser given that it exists to prepare and protect sperm/semen from damage during emissions.

Essentially. Jerk off, it's good for your health and can also prevent penile infections.

HotJewishGirl · 2019-04-30T22:47:36+00:00

It's stupid IMHO. Why should you deprive yourself of something that makes you feel good. And it cleans your body out and prevents cancer.

Why don't women have "no dildo/vibrator month"? Why is it always men doing "no fap". It's complete stupidity.

ChensKitchen · 2019-04-30T17:30:55+00:00

Everything in moderation.

GlobalAsshat · 2019-04-30T17:18:09+00:00

The science: https://www.menprovement.com/stop-fapping-jerking-off-and-jacking-off/

Basically it comes down to dopamine desensitization and down-regulation. Fapping, smoking, drug use, etc done too much (more than once a week) causes downregulation of the receptors which causes a feeling of brain fog, lack of motivation, and apathy.

Building the willpower muscle to practice deprivation of hedonistic craving results in a "dopamine reset" which causes one's "zest for life" to increase.

DangZagnut · 2019-04-30T16:21:55+00:00

Seems like it was just some religious nonsense to me. I tried for one month as an experiment. Nothing changed. I wasn't able to levitate, gain magic powers, commune with a God, or any of that nonsense.

They talk about there's a sexual fog by masturbating, I've always noticed the opposite. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

My problem with the nofappers is they usually come across like Vegans, a little too religious about it for my tastes.

Jerk it too much you'll have known problems. I don't see what the problem is with jerking it in a reasonable fashion. But then, I don't have magic powers.

If not wanting your noodle does it for you, I certainly don't care. Sounds like a way to gain an extra 5 minutes a day to do...something...

Groggster11 · 2019-04-30T15:42:30+00:00

If you have Dysfunction in the bedroom, chances are it's caused by the woman being fat and/or unattractive, not playing with yourself too much.

With 60% of women being overweight, and a large percentage being masculine feminists, it's difficult to find attractive women in Western Society.

It's not you, it's them.

Title	Nofap - helpful or pseudoscience?
Author	truespirit89
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Date	April 30, 2019 2:46 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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