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Thoughts On the "Benefits" of NoFap

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Deleted Account, Mar 13, 2019.

  1. I've read some recent threads from people unhappy that they're not seeing the promised "benefits" of doing NoFap and cutting out PMO. You know, the idea that doing NoFap will bring you happiness, cure your depression, make you successful with women, get you laid, make you more productive, etc.

    I think that if we're honest, doing NoFap and cutting out PMO is going to be hard. Because think about it, we're using PMO as an escape from all the bad things/feelings that we're trying to avoid. So when we cut out PMO, we have to experience those bad things/feelings head on. And that's not going to be fun.

    Certainly, we have to motivate ourselves by telling ourselves that there will be "benefits". And some of them might be real, some of them might be placebo effect. But you also have to keep in mind the difficulties you will face too, don't act surprised in other words when things aren't going all great. But, despite these difficulties, you have to keep going!
     
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  2. New344

    New344 Fapstronaut

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    Thats true buddy im on 21 day now no porn no masturbation pretty good result less erotic thougts now now i never pmo i promise to my self and to god also....
    I suffer from the depression bcz of this shit i losed all my motivation and intrest on all the things feels suicidal for me but now im ok start to live my life again but this time a new hope is with me NoFap community give me more power to stay strong when i feel urges i came here to see how bad it is for 5 min pleasure we spoile our mind and thoughts..
     
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  3. zeekland

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    Only benefit I needed was to feel better about myself, achieved. I find the whole superpower thing about as stupid as fearing trigger words, it's something those with weak willpower create to justify their relapses and motivation to do it. If you don't enter this with a clear 100% brutal honest viewpoint of the situation and the resolve to change it then you never will finish. The self loathing and self hate alone makes me want to slap the person who coined superpowers and trigger words....people get discouraged because they don't become superman and then get depressed because they relapsed become someone said a sexual word or saw an image of a chick. People need to check reality, own it, and take the power away from those words.

    I will admit I did initially decide to do nofap for religious reasons and also because of a video where they claimed it made you "fatigued"....last 4 months I've been super fatigued and I had no clue as to why (everything came back clean, my T was a tad low), so I figured I would try to abstain for a while and see what it brought me. Turns out it had nothing to do with fapping, it's more about getting back into cardio and weight training. That said I went into this with 100% dedication and I'm on day 23-24 atm on my first attempt and I believe it's because I dedicated myself 100% to this, no half-ass measures. That said I continue to do nofap for religious reasons and for myself, I decided to clean my life up and porn was the biggest sin in my closet. The only true benefits I've seen so far is I feel different, I can't explain how, but I like it.
     
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  4. And on top of having to face all the fear and pain you've been avoiding, you're also giving up something that feels really good! So, I'm just saying that if people go in to this expecting nothing but "benefits", they will be disappointed. But it should still be worth it
     
  5. Schia

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    Having been through the process before, I’d say “superpowers” is very much an overstatement. It makes it sound as though you change into some kind of hulk. I feel as though it overstates the change somewhat.

    Personally, I would say the difference is significant, and it did make a huge difference to my life. It feels more like going from empty to normal, rather than normal to superhuman. I had the energy to do everyday things, rather than to do powerlifting or whatever else it is people do. I subconsciously respect women more, which isn’t a superpower, it’s just how I wanted to be and should be in the first place. I stopped having bruising from death grip and PMO-caused ED, but that’s a correction, not a bonus. You won’t be superhuman, but you can definitely get your life back. However, it takes time and effort. And, unless you’ve hit a real need for change, it can be difficult to convince yourself that it’s worth the effort. But it is. Keep going!
     
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