Guy, is it real? im 14 and have been doing this for 15 days now. Starting to lose hope cuz i see a lot of people saying its fake and its simply placebo. Please tell me the truth with proof. I'm not saying Nofap is FAKE i just need proof cuz as of right now im losing hope.
Do you know what the good thing about placebos is? They work anyway. You want to be healed, right? Isn't that your main goal? It's mainly about the effect. Whether the cause is physiological or psychological comes second. Regardless of that, NoFap is not a placebo at it's core. You are 14, though, very young to do this. Do not watch porn, yes, but other than that, please decide for yourself what is best.
It is very real. Everyone is different so don't expect your experiences to match others. About 3 years ago I managed a 3 month streak and gained the 'superpowers'. I had extreme confidence, I felt like I wanted to fight everything, haha, and I had more female attraction. The best thing about it was the increased vitality. I just felt more alive.
Also called the "chaser effect". Try and learn what makes you fall back. One day you'll be sick and tired enough to just go for it. As a rule of thumb, the first two weeks are the worst, and after one month you can basically go anywhere if you pay mindfulness and attention to your wellbeing.
I cannot answer without knowing what you expect to achieve. If you are hoping to give up porn, then yes it's real. What are you hoping NoFap will fix in your life? (BTW I would not be too down on placebos, they work!)
@Dhalia, depending on the trauma I doubt NoFap will prove enough, though journalling here may prove useful. Councelling should prove valuable too. But let's not hijack @Steve321's thread, I do want to hear what he expects to achieve.
I can tell you from my own experience with nofap that it's 100% real. My previous streak was 45 days and I felt like a completely different person. I felt more 'alive' during the day and 'aware' of what's happening around me, my sleeping habits were improved, I had a better eyesight, tiredness was gone, I had more energies to do things and I actually enjoyed living life. Eventually I relapsed because I didn't have enough power will to continue (once you go on a porn site it's a game over for you) but yea.. good luck
For me. 4 days in. It's real. Its all very well making the conscience decision within yourself to quit. But without that support. You are always going to fighting yourself. Like a dog chasing his tail. This network is so important. I actually started to come more and more, to fill the time I would be looking at filth. I can achieve a lot more, because it's weird but I feel I won't just be letting myself down. Does that make sense? Anyway. Good luck and continued success for all y'all (myself included).
NoFap is definitely real, but your results may vary, as how much you get out if it depends on what you are willing to put into it. Half ass it and you wont feel any change, but truly commit to and believe in it and you will. Call it a placebo if you want, but if it works, then who cares? I think the people who say it is placebo as though thats always a bad thing dont understand how addiction works, I mean look at it this way, if an ex drug addict told you that eating grapefruits helped him overcome the addiction and stay sober, you would obviously know it was a placebo effect, but you wouldn't mock him because after all, it worked! Maybe a bit of a flawed analogy, its getting late where I am and I'm just typing up whatever comes to mind, but hopefully you get what I mean.
