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NOFAP DOESN'T WORK-PLEASE ANSWER!

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Stanza, Jun 19, 2020.

  1. MountainGoats93

    MountainGoats93 Fapstronaut

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    I'd also like to suggest that the people on this thread who have tried NOFAP to address their libido or trouble with erections and have not found success could be dealing with a real health issue that should be looked at by a doctor. Which there is no shame in.

    Nofap addresses porn induced problems. So if you're someone who is addicted to porn and feels like they are missing out on their life, yeah it can do a lot. If you suffer from porn induced ED, yeah it can do a lot.

    But that doesn't mean it's a cure all.

    But just because it's not a cure all does not mean it doesn't have value.
     
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  2. RogerFM

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    Now. I WILL say this though, there is very little credibly evidence that STOPPING masturbation will yield any significant improvement, specially because most who seek this place are addicts and most of the success stories and benefits are related to stop any addiction.

    So if you are an occasional fapper, you might not have anything to gain from stopping it.
     
  3. fedmom

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    The success stories are purely anecdotal. No it is not a "proven fact" and please provide a citation if you are going to make such a claim.
    I don't see any citations in that link. You really don't think prostate cancer is something that might be a cause for concern?
     
  4. Watanabe

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    Anecdotal evidence is a funny one isn't it, it's easy for naysayers to undermine as being unscientific or lacking in some kind of integrity, you know like saying prove it? Where's the facts? Where's your citations? And there's absolutely nothing wrong with having a critical questioning mind. But equally my experience and that of countless others seems pretty one-sided to me, really all the evidence of what works and what ruins that I need.
     
  5. Josphat

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  6. Josphat

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    Well said, controlling your urges is the deal. Control, study and observe your thoughts. Try and focus only on the positive.
     
  7. RogerFM

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    Friend, you are the one claiming that masturbation doesn't work in a forum with countless people who stopped just that, I can safely sit here and not prove you anything and have a far better argument, anecdotal or not, it's FAR more evidence of it working than you provided so far. Whether YOU consider it relevant or not, its, I don't care really.

    What do you need? The information is there, it actually references the same research you provided. But even the scientists can correlate a direct cause and admit it could be related to a healthier life style. And even then, the study is only applicable to men over 50.
     
  8. fedmom

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    No offense but I'm struggling to understand what you're saying. The study I quoted is men under 50.
     
  9. RogerFM

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  10. palindromo

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    Hi @Stanza, italian?
    what changes did you expect from NoFap?
     
  11. fedmom

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  12. Stanza

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    Thanks a lot men
     
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  13. Watanabe

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    I'm not really one for indepth research of scientific studies but a thought occurred to me when I was perusing the links given in previous posts, has any research included monks? Be it Buddhist, Catholic or any other. Based on these guys potentially not having bashed the bishop (sorry couldn't resist) for considerable time..
     
  14. Fridonis69

    Fridonis69 New Fapstronaut

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    I don't think this makes a big difference - when you live in these extremes of NoFap my recent thread apparently was a threat for this community because they cannot accept another opinion than "NoFap is superb" . I don't see it that way I think you can also watch porn as a kind informative video on how to do stuff differently - learning positions - it depends on you - PH is just a platform like YT you have to click on what you like - those feelings of feeling down simply also can come from this forbidding abstaining and not appreciating what all of this forbidden can give you
     
  15. RogerFM

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    You CAN if you're not addicted, if you're addicted to heroin you don't take the occasional hit. It's about your relationship to the act. I decided to do the test our of curiosity, I don't need it, but I can see this place being valid for addicts. I mean, are you really surprised that people that need other like minded people to help them heal will take your "it doesn't work" as a threat? Where do you live? Wonderland?
     
  16. Fridonis69

    Fridonis69 New Fapstronaut

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    Your answer is very confusing not very on the topic and basically not right -
    you are filling blanks wich aren't there - you are saying I am saying it doesn't work
    No definitely not - I am saying I think it is a good thing to start to change something in your life
    But saying "it will change your life - you will be on another level " is just plainly wrong
    My opinion is: if he - and there we are on the topic again -
    is feeling no big difference from before and after, then maybe it wasn't the problem
     
  17. RogerFM

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    Completely my mistake then, I somehow mistook you for the OP.
     
  18. All I can say is do not stop. Keep going. You're still having urges because you still haven't beaten the beast that you've been accustomed to feeding for so long. The urges will die down eventually and soon you will have complete focus and drive. Read success stories of men with 200+ days of nofap. These are the ones you want to look at in your situation because it seems like you haven't done no PMO long enough. Do not give up on this you are so far in progress. I believe you will see the difference with a few more months.
     
  19. verbeek75

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    Keep up with it, everyone is different, the 90 days is the average there is no exact amount of days as everyone is different. People even if they succeed the 90 days, the period after they can experience symptoms of addiction withdrawal, no libido and flatlining, these withdrawal symptoms can take a long time to overcome, excersize, eat healthy, just ways to get through this period of time and increase you testosterone. A check up on your testosterone levels should be easy enough to be sure if they are high enough.
     
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  20. Twickers

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    So far I have only achieved two decent streaks then had essentially a year long relapse. But on both streaks I found around the 30 days mark I really noticed a few little things like wet dreams returning for example. However, personally I do think it's important to continue pushing yourself; for example, eating clean and exercising as part of your recovery. This is what I am currently focusing on, and I hope once I get back to that 30 day mark I will see some very positive changes once again. All the best.
     
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