Help! I masturbated but did not cum! Do I start over?

So you edged? I would not reset the counter but let it serve as a warning.

 

I understand...Yes it is called edging. But if I were you I will not reset the counter, BUT the next time I will reset, especially if you are doing it on a purpose!

 

Cast away your right hand...

Not a relapse. But don't do it again!

 

I get you man. It is hard to avoid it but we gotta fight.

 

For these next number of months your dick does not exist!

 

Classic.
https://www.nofap.com/forum/index.php?threads/in-case-you-didnt-know.84619/

I would restart. You could have easily O and it's great that you didn't, but the whole point of NoFap is to not PMO ...and that requires not touching your penis Restarting is not fun but that's part of the discipline. But I guess you could wait until you're farther along.

Having to start over at day 15 is going to hurt a lot more than day 7, but maybe that's just me.

Yeah it will. And that's okay! Part of the process

 

Some men attempting the rebooting process believe that as long as they avoid ejaculation, they are successfully rebooting. This twisted logic leads them to endorse an unhelpful practice common to Internet porn users, called edging. This is masturbating up to the edge of orgasm, then stopping to cool things down. One way of doing this would be masturbating while viewing porn or porn substitutes (p/subs: e.g. looking at hot girls on Facebook), but not ejaculating. By the way, many who end up with porn-induced sexual dysfunctions have a history of edging to porn. As one guy said,

This information^ would support the argument that you should reset your counter and avoid repeating this in future.

 

(EDIT: Posted right after IGY beat me to the punch, lol)

Edging can be even more harmful than simply MO. All you're doing is maintaining the high dopamine rush when you don't orgasm.

http://yourbrainonporn.com/book/export/html/75

Reset or not, damage was probably done. Furthermore, it's good to have this information now lest you get into the habit of edging because you think it is safer.