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500+ days of PMO abstinence and its life-changing effects (4 parts in this thread).

Discussion in 'Success Stories' started by Angus McGyver, Jul 19, 2019.

Does this success story continue to help you in your struggle?

Poll closed Aug 18, 2019.
  1. Yes, it definitely does

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  2. No, it doesn't help much

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  1. Angus McGyver

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    Thanks for your feedback mate, I truly appreciate it!
    In my case, I started to feel a handful of benefits after already 10-12 days of no-PMO which is quite fast, but it might have some logical explanations. At the time, I was (just like now) fit, in really good shape and had a quite healthy diet overall. With a low body-fat percentage and a quite efficient metabolism already in place, you will of course be more sensitive and tuned overall so you will feel any sudden changes or adjustments in the systems (like semen-retention) quite fast.

    You can liken it to a very fit person trying to chug 3-4 beers within an hour or two to average Joe doing the same thing. The former will feel quite dopey and rocky while the latter will only feel a slight tipsiness.
    The remaining benefits came in rounds over the following two years but after prolonged NoFap (1,5-2 years), you will really start to feel changes in your vibrational frequency and consciousness that you have never felt before so my advice is keeping to progress forward, no matter what your current streak is at for the moment.
     
  2. Stp890

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    I understand,you should try to see your doctor,he may help you out,
     
  3. Asgardian36

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    no man.....not at all.

    ....getting some white stuff after peeing is normal. No need to consult any doc on tht
     
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  4. Stp890

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    Yeah that one is absolutely natural and normal,but we are talking about preejaculate(colourless fluid that flows through arousal before semen),abnormal secretion of it has to be reported to a doctor(as the case of some people on this thread),reread the whole thread man.
     
  5. Angus McGyver

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    I don't know because I don't want to ingest any expensive prescription drugs that have a dozen side-effects attached to them. Unfortunately, all licensed doctors (or at least 95% of them) in my country are only educated and shaped in the conventional and modern Western medicine. Hence, they just prescribe expensive prescription drugs and surgeries instead (which are only dampening the symptoms) instead of finding alternate treatments that would actually help the patient and make him/her recover and become healthy in the long-term.
    So far, I have been really healthy overall and haven't needed to take any medications throughout my lifetime but cough-syrups, penicillin and a few painkillers during very limited periods.
     
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  6. Stp890

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    You are right man,most drugs have bad side effects(especially when used for a long run),but following the doctor's prescription may help.
     
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  7. PeterBE

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    Hey Angus, for the last month 1 colleague always tells me to get a girl, live together, have kids, marry and stuff like that BUT he doesn't want to listen ( as you said) to some 1 who lives a different kind of life than him/ them.

    This retarded comment makes me want to quit that job really fast though because the only things my colleagues think about is having sex on their off days.

    But my business is slowly getting started, already have 2 people join me so I'm excited for the future!
     
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  8. Angus McGyver

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    Hey man! I don't know anything about your colleague(s) but my impression is that he seems to think that getting married and having a family is something you should do in a trice without thinking too much about it since that is expected.
    Although I am myself traditionally oriented and of course want a lovely wife and family in the future, I am not rushing into it since I am not at that point in life right now, plus doing so without careful consideration can have severe consequences decades ahead and let's be honest, most westernized women today are not worth building a family with anyway.
    I rather have a sane and healthy wife, marriage and family in the future rather than rushing into something now that can literally cost me almost everything, especially with regards to time, resources and mental distress. That's why I am currently focusing on my health, fitness, education and building up my business (which will take a lot of time, effort and dedication) and becoming as detached and independent from that women-chase as much as possible.

    With my great physique, strong health markers and the absence of neediness and acquisition of multiple skills over time, I am not worried that some good women out there will eventually find some interest in me for the time and years to come. Any man who strives for becoming his best version will not suffer long-term in the women-department for sure because such a man knows what he wants and why.
    It is sad to hear about your colleagues and their shallow interests which lie totally in the external/material world and hence the reason as to why they will eventually become miserable in the long run (if they aren't already).
    If all they can think about is pleasure and instant gratification rather than self-discipline, -control, and -mastery misery and unhappiness is about to follow just as sure as high tide follows low tide and vice versa.

    One of the reasons as to why I resigned from my former (and quite mediocre) position in BigPharma was because I disliked everything about it in the long run. The tasks, the pay, most of the people, the corporate-culture and all the politically correct non-sense and conformist attitudes amongst most of my coworkers. Very few of them had any deeper or more meaningful interests and perspectives as well since most of them were only able to talk about was just superficial and uninteresting nonsense in their mundane lives. These people lived on like they were going to live for a thousand years, ont realizing how much of their potential was wasted at that workplace.
    The very moment I stepped out of there just about a year ago was one of the best moments of my life in recent years so far (after possibly moving back closer to my home-city in October) and never ever do I want to go back there again, not even for a tenfold increase in pay.
    You only live once and if you sacrifice your health and wellbeing in the process at a job you don't like, what on earth do you have to live for other than the weekends and a (most likely) lousy retirement that isn't even guaranteed in today's world?

    Those are the questions you always have to ask yourself!
    Best of luck with your business ventures btw!
     
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  9. runksoneck

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    Nice journey @Angus McGyver.

    May i ask you some questions:

    1- how you deal with P and SUBP on internet/TV/magazines/Music and specially social media...? Just will power or do you use blockers?

    2- You made 2 years in hardmode, how you had deal with your desires to act sexually towards real woman? And if your perspective towards them changed, if so, how? Do you still objectify them when you see in real life?

    3- Do you still have urges? how much? strong or week

    Anyway, congrats and keep going!
     
  10. Angus McGyver

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    Hey mate and thanks for your questions, feedback and encouragement!
    I will try to ask your questions as good and thoroughly as possible.

    1. These days, I am not actively and forcibly avoiding SUBP, although I don't expose myself to it voluntarily if I have the choice. I do usually avoid pop-culture as much as possible overall since I consider it filled with junk and several demonic destructive subconscious messages. It is like sublime psychological warfare on a subconscious level. If I watch a movie and any form of nudity or triggering scenes come up, I just try to look away if I see what's happening and then continue on with life as normal. Usually, I do read and do something else (that requires focus and concentration) right afterwards so most of the scene(s) don't get attached to my memory.
    Besides that, I don't need any blockers (or similar) at all and I only use Social Media for networking and keeping in touch with family and friends which is what they were intended for in the every beginning.
    Social media is very toxic and will break havoc on your mental health if used incorrectly and too much.

    2. Although I don't go out and actively look for sex or sexual activities (that should never be a goal in itself with NoFap), I am acting way more confidently and relaxed around women than I used to back in my PMO-days. So much so that I have completely detached myself from any kind of outcome during conversations and in that way, they flow better and I radiate better energy for sure.
    Also, my former sense of neediness is completely (and long) gone and I never feel any acute urge or need to get laid at all so that's why I never give any approval to women (unless deserved) and dare calling out any poor behavior or attitudes they might display. You will notice right away that they respect and admire you much more for doing so rather than if comply and approve any bad behavior.

    So, today, I approach them with much more confidence than previously and always let them qualify themselves first (not the other way around) since my time, friends, family, hobbies and interests are all too valuable to be wasted on mediocre women. So, I can also say that I have become pickier and more selective since my NoFap-journey started and as the objectification goes, it is not very big at all these days. Although I might admire and like seeing a nice pair of legs or buttocks as I walk by on the street, it is not like I feel hooked on it and a sudden urge to get laid. I might for example just watch, admire, think and wonder if that woman is as nice and sweet in person as her legs, and nothing more than that.

    3. As explained above, I don't have much or many urges these days and whenever they do arise, they aren't super-strong and overwhelming and do usually arise after seeing some physically attractive women in real life (not as much from movies, TV, images, commercials, etc). They feel very natural and sane overall, nothing super-strong, overwhelming and out-of-control like they used to back in my PMO-days.
    Nowadays, they rarely take control or focus over my mind which is a sign that everything is healthy and fine.
     
  11. Jack@18

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    Men I read ur Post.
    Awesome post really motivate.
    I have one question if you can answer.
    I ask many people but no one is giving an specific answer.
    So my question is does semen retention cure erectile dysfunction/ED/strong erection.????
     
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  12. Angus McGyver

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    Thank you mate!
    I am sorry if I have to disappoint you but I can't really answer your question since my life prior to (and after) the NoFap-streak began have been quite sexless (most of the time, it has been quite optional) and even then, I never really experienced much of any PIED since PMO was all I could compare with.
    Hence, I don't have any experiences from erectile dysfunction at all, or at least nothing I can remember. So, I might not be the best person to answer your question.

    This is probably not the answer you expected but I have to be frank and wouldn't be able to make something up just for the sake of delivering a satisfying (or expected) reply.
     
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  13. thinking_differently

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    Great post & story. Would you be willing to discuss more in private? Thank you!
     
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  15. Angus McGyver

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    Thank you mate!
    Sure thing. Just throw me a private message whenever you feel like.
     
  16. Angus McGyver

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    Man tackar ödmjukast!
    Pratar du av en händelse svenska?
     
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  17. thinking_differently

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    Mycket ledsen, jag talar inte svenska. Jag sa detta på svenska som ett tecken på respekt.

    Sir, do you mean that I should share some experience of mine?
     
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  18. Angus McGyver

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    Okay, I see.
    Sure thing! Do so if you would like to but don't sweat it if you feel uncomfortable doing so (no stress).
     
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  19. thinking_differently

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    I have yet much to learn..

    But Here’s an incident That occurred today which could have been the cause of sorrow for the next week.

    I logged in to Instagram to find someone having tagged me.
    Turns out it was some Spam Page with a link to some P site. That profile had many exposing pics. And naturally, I started looking at them with curiosity.
    Like lightning strikes the land, I realised that I was being manipulated..yeah! That’s what the whole damn Business of P is about: MANIPULATION. How could I be so weak?? How could I be a slave to Hot women! In future, will I allow myself to be manipulated and compromised just by the presence of some random Pervert? No!!
    I know I am STRONGER than this and I know I shall rise. I think it doesn’t take much thought to either make PMO one’s all time obsession or treat it like a minor aspect of the Plethora of aspects life has and to tackle it with wisdom.
    Today has actually been monumental in my streak.
    Wait! Did I just say streak, what for?? I want to be in a state where I don’t have an urge to M, like I never used to, when I didn’t know about it, so that I forget about counting days and have self-confidence that I won’t M.

    ALL THE BEST FOLKS!!

    P.S. For those of you who read this till here, Thanks!
    Was I too Philosophical? I’m not used to being like that. I have a deep bond with logic.
     
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  20. Angus McGyver

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    No, you weren't too philosophical there.
    Pornography and the commercial Porn-industry (I am not talking about couples sending private instructional sex-videos to each other or similar) is all about lies, manipulation and presenting a glorious, fresh and pleasant picture. But for those of us who have come out on the other side (free from the enslavement of lust) realize it is all a well-painted façade or curtain that crumbles if you just shake it gently. Behind that curtain is mostly a world of abuse, STDs, broken and shattered lives, substance abuse, and filth that we can only imagine but that is never shown for the enslaved porn-consumer.
    What ultimately made me stop watching it (almost overnight) was the message in a conservative radio-podcast I was listening to, telling that: The women (and men) on the screen is actually someone's family member and/or relative that you are jacking off to. If you consider porn a great, noble and normal activity, you should also consider it being alright if your own brother or sister are performing and defiling themselves in any of those porn-clips.
    It was that double-standard, plus the sheer shame and guilt associated with that true statement, that ultimately made me take the step to stop watching porn. But, it would take another 13-14 months before I stopped M:ing as well.
     
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