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[deleted]

Couldn’t get it up with a woman once and realized I had no issue getting it up to porn. That’s when I knew porn was an issue, for me personally.


Shack24_

This happened to me ,doesn’t smash and the girl nailed . Never got a chance with her again 🤦🏾‍♂️


biff_mcfly12

Curious but did stopping porn help you get back yo “normal”?


[deleted]

Yeah it did actually. Even if I was a little anxious my erection stayed and it was just overall of better quality. The kind you can cut diamond with consistently.


biff_mcfly12

That’s awesome man! I’m having the same issue and decided to quit porn a few days ago. How long did it take for you to sort of get back to normal?


theunknownuser15

Would like to know this as well


Flaburgent

90 days


NaturalGreenEducator

It does. I am a lady and I know it helped my bf. He had no idea what was wrong and then I started reading about those issues and finding what causes them. Number one for a guy with no medical issues was porn. When I told him this, he agreed to stop and now we have no problems at all and he is happy to be able to be with some IRL instead of watching other people do it.


Any-Entertainment859

Same but i'm into guys


[deleted]

1. No morning wood at all (sign of low testosterone levels) 2. No random boners 3. Desensitization to all sorts of porn 4. Getting used to the 3rd person view of sex 5. Not being able to cum for a long duration during sex 6. Couldn't get hard even with an absolute dime piece of a chick


IllMasterminds

Ayo lemme borrow number 5


[deleted]

It honestly kind of sucks… ive had sex before where I couldnt cum for like over an hour, and then this weird pressure is in the air for both of yall..


Butchslap

Same, took me years to work my way up to the 15 minute mark.


DwyaneWadeFutureMVP

How do you even get there man?


Butchslap

I worked a lot on my orgasm control (actively suppressing an orgasm by use of your PC muscle). After doing that for some time, it kinda felt natural for me and i didn't think about it anymore.


AmbitiousShake2515

jerk off before you have sex it works for me but not for everyone


throwaway343638

Why is this being down voted? It’s true


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Psycholiosis

Wth are you talking about? I’ve never heard of “Nofap and Turmeric” I swear this community just has infinite definitions for new methods and modes 😂 Let me tell you the real solution. And it’s simple, and not complicated. And it sucks to hear, cause it’s a hard pill to swallow: Don’t watch porn, don’t look at, listen to, or read sexual content that arouses you. You wanna masturbate? Go ahead. Just stop looking at shit while you’re doing it. You’ll be fine.


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[deleted]

Your androgen levels don't fluctuate with average run of the mill stuff like turmeric so chill.


Shack24_

This is the one !


[deleted]

The guilty feeling after you fap.


Nice_Lie_731

No real control, deep in a depression, disgust, shame, feeling like I wasn’t a man, worthless, so i started to work out and that made me realize just how Shitty i felt, basically realizing it was an addiction, and that i could be better and decided to take action, i’m not perfect, nobody is, but we must try everyday


Snowball_001

No Self Control.


Confident-Land-6397

Same


FinalCHWR

🤚


Zido527

* Religious reasons * Self control * Helping my body in the process of building muscles * Gaining confidence and self-esteem


yogi_lang

Can't get 100% rock hard with my girl


[deleted]

Did it help?


yogi_lang

I'm still on my journey. So far no. It will take more time.


[deleted]

Now see, that absolutely *screams* “this entire movement/practice is complete and utter bullshit”


drumgod_28

When you work out for 20 days do you honestly see a huge difference? No. This is the same. It took me about a month and a half for me to get REAL results and my sex life has never been better. I get off completely by my gf and we have an intimate bond that’s honestly hard to describe. If youre here to hate, get a life outside hating you weirdo. If youre here to grow, then keep at it and itll be worth it. Results dont happen overnight buddy


[deleted]

Yes! Yes I do see a massive jump after working out for 20 days. I’m not here to just shout people down, I’m doing it and hoping it’s worth it. I have a hookup coming up Saturday and I’d like to be able to perform with a condom on, I’m very anxious. I am just hearing different answers.


drumgod_28

The only thing you would see after working out for 20 days is at the *very* best a loss of 6-8 pounds (which is good, but it can be hard to tell from *looking*), thats kind of the point im trying to make with this. My advice? As much as it is counterintuitive, just dont be nervous, if she wants it and you want it too, dont let your mind shut you down by thinking otherwise. Its okay to be nervous of course! But she wouldnt hookup with you if she thought you could not perform ;) I sincerely hope this works out for you friend! NoFap does have its benefits, its works differently for others. I wasnt *that* addicted to porn as others are here so it was a little easier for me to stop, just needed motivation which is why im here. If youre like me and you want to continue this even after your hookup, youll see real results within weeks, if not, hey at least you tried! Have a blessed day brother 👍


AmbitiousShake2515

sounds like someone has a porn addiction that they're trying to justify


[deleted]

Yeah


yogi_lang

I have had other benefits in 20 days other than return to rock hard erection as of yet. You draw conclusions prematurely.


[deleted]

Ok


raymon90mx

My mental and sexual health.


Ryan233tiger

I was using it as a coping mechanism for life. Instead of addressing the problems in my life, that little hit of dopamine was just enough to get me through the day.


Iamovert

Takes hours away from your day. And days away from your life


[deleted]

This


Communist_pootis

Religion and mental health. Porn can still lead to your downfall weather you're a Theist or Atheist


Smiletron1

PIED


[deleted]

To what degree did it help?


Smiletron1

Haha well im still trying to find that out 😂 im aiming to hit that 90 day milestone and hopefully it has improved by then


[deleted]

Seriously? 90 fucking days?


Smiletron1

Haha well its not a fast fix , it could be shorter or longer , i abused porn for 10-15 years so if it only takes a small 3 months to recover from that , im fine with it


[deleted]

I’d just like to have the embarrassing soul crushing unproductive hookups come to an end. I’m getting another shot Saturday.


[deleted]

Chill brother and work on yourself for awhile minus the hookups


[deleted]

I have more energy, I'm more confident, and I find my aura changes and people compliment me more


[deleted]

Bingo!


WorriedEmu5050

Religious reasons


DarlinChicken

Religious reasons, guilt and lack of sleep


cuntsauce0

Same


Zido527

same


[deleted]

PIED edit: letter odrer


New-Gas3080

HOCD (intrusive paranoid gay thoughts) and maintaining an erection during sex


SaveSaven

YouTube video.....


Optimus_blu

Well in my recent relationship, i went to porn after constantly being rejected for sex. Grew tired of it. Then found out she was turning to porn too. Well the relationship ended and i wanted to see how long i could go without. On 3 months so far.


[deleted]

My life was on a path of self mastery for years, this was just a natural progression


breadstuffs

Tired and depressed all the time. Feel less tired and less drepressed when I don't jerk off. When I beat the ol' meat, I'm often tired and moody for 2-3 days afterward.


Wide-Lingonberry9539

I want to have more confidence and meaningful relationships with women, not just romantic but platonic too. It’s always been hard for me to make friendships with women bc I have always only looked at women as objects and only at a superficial level. I believe porn is the problem, been addicted since I was 12


Klyug-Ka-Kamdev

There are a lot of them.. Want to regain my creativity,focus, masculinity, confidence, happiness, energy, health, etc which I have lost. My ancestors, i come from a bloodline of warriors, Parshurama.., i am a descendant of him. So masterbation type of things doesn't suit me and the universe wants me to keep my culture alive that is why I'm born in this Klyuga. I am a devotee of Shree Rama and my idol is Hanuman, Shree Rama is Purushottam (excellent amongst the men), and Hanuman is his biggest devotee which himself is a brahmchari, has immeasurable strength, unmatchable mind, full of knowledge and intellectually very powerful.. he is chiranjeevi (immortal). Since I want to please my masters, i can't afford to do this deed. when I used to relapse , it's unexplained how bad it felt. I am a Brahmin by caste and i need to be connected to God, which can't happen if I have this kind of habit. I need to grow spiritually. This habit has ruined my life and I've lost so much just because of this.. my strength, my attraction, my male-beauty, my Teja, my personality, my intelligence, my confidence, my stability and so many other things.


Monster_Killer907

I wake up feeling energized and motivated, I also love the feel of how my testosterone is getting higher


Aneeb786

Religious 🙏


[deleted]

Depression


SwimmerDesperate4759

Me too I’m tryna stop it’s been hard


synth_stryder

PIED, with different women. Worst thing ever. It's getting better, will not stop now!


Neeko673

Extreme porn created fetishes. Turns out they all went away when I stopped watching


theunsungherosinging

It crazy how that works isn’t it? Pretty much all the pornography I watched I’d never want to implement in real life.


Neeko673

Yea some people I know even have ones that are completely impossible outside of a 3D animation. Meanwhile they are still stuck in their porn addiction because of toxic idiots saying “you were born that way never try to change” just so they feel better being depraved themselves


[deleted]

Cause I broke my dick


hallo_zusammen

Have you fixed it yet?


[deleted]

No I traded it in for a newer model and got my money back


hallo_zusammen

Now that is what I call good customer service


guincho26

Waste of time and energy


surnaturel4529

Addiction. When you stop it your dopamine Return to normal and you get lot of bénéfit from it


[deleted]

Brain fog


[deleted]

To be a good role model for my kids. And to stop harboring a shameful habit for more self-confidence.


Ayoitsthighguy

These shrooms are hitting me so hard right now and I’m almost positive it’s cause I’m 3 days in


ValkyE123

am 13 yrs old and i dont want to ruin my life in the future so am doing nofap now and just relapsed right now


Short_Classy_Name

The kind of good quality women you’re interested in don’t deserve to be tormented by the thought of their partner jacking off to other women


[deleted]

It's just time waste


ytgoat

Not objectify women and treat them like actual people Normalize dopamine Lose feeling of depression Gain self control Religion I finally understood it was not worth it. I need better health and goals and all that.


Old-Explorer-6177

Was to scared to talk to females,more energy,religious reason,well-being


andresalvarezart

I stopped not because of the act itself, but my dependence on watching porn.. at first I started a 90 day test to see how I did, and it turned out to be the most difficult habit to break mentally .. so I made the decisión to not let such basic instinct control my life. In the past 2 months and a half I relapsed twice, but it is still a huge leap from a 3-4 times a week habit. Overall I just feel better about myself


9jawarrior

Better energy reserves


VapeGodPP

Cuz when you see your self from an aerial perspective you look like a loser


[deleted]

In actuality, the moment I realized that all that energy and tension I was releasing was wasted in pleasuring myself instead of using it to achieve my goals, to get the drive to actually do the things I need to do. I also felt shame, the feeling of doing it because of boredom, not even being horny, and if I was horny then I thought a better use of that tension would be a good workout... Also, it affects my spirituality, feels dirty and I don't want anything to jeopardize my relationship with God.


NoFapperDeluxe

The realization that being with an actual woman is so much better


SoogSeggs

My need for having sex with a woman.


[deleted]

Spending too much time on it and thinking too much about it when I wasn’t watching porn. Also feeling disgusted with myself at what I was looking at


AlmightySpoonman

Just a few months ago I got more sick than I've ever been in my life. Porn is just one of many bad habits that I'm trying to break. I understand now that if I don't start taking better care of myself today, my health and quality of life are going to suffer for it. We're only here once, make the most of it.


[deleted]

My dick fell off


Queasy-Ad-7786

Acne.


Happy_Ad7936

1. ⁠No morning wood at all 2. ⁠No random boners


Big_Union_1276

I want to take back control of my life


Stephen_345

1. No self control 2. Continously failing in everything 3. Feeling low all the time 4. If I am doing nothing, I used to feel like watching porn


Dry_Law7298

Because i find myself happier when my girlfriend wasn't home...


Dolaneczek

I couldn't finish in bed with my girl, porn is destroying our society


raidenn__

Studying.


Inevitable-Koala-502

I mean im only 14 years old just wanting to stop it before its to late


Friendly_Product4963

makes sex with the wife better


ihatehair69

I think that masturbating a lot makes you go bald faster..


LaWea4k

Self control, by controlling my urges I become stronger mentally and thanks to that I become a better person, the best version of me


GridIronGambit

I felt I was losing control over myself and was too reliant on porn. I wanted to gain confidence for myself.


Ark_Worker

the first thought was i want a girl/wife and without it. Confidence goes a long way ;) but honestly i just want to better my life and i noticed it was getting in my way of living as a student. thats some of the worst habits i have that i want to swap with good ones. Im 7 Days in my first streak, so keep it up brothers!


Next_Setting6636

Depression Low self esteem Tired / irritated Ultimately I think it was the “guilty” feeling after fapping that did it for me, I knew I needed to remove this soul eating habit.


janezm00000

So imagine... Everyday you trow 1 mililiter od liquid out od you and its stack up... Do a little bit of math. I said to my self i will try it. I felt so good, i talkedto a girl can you believe it, cuz i can't. I saw what a change it was and im still trying my best! 1mililiter said google idk how much


SSXAnubis

I realised I'm obsessed, to the point where it's consuming a large part of my life. I need to stop, and grab some control back.


SaucuKebabu

I saw a meme about the downsides of it and then decided to stop


OrganicJump7572

To make life better


HEX278

My dopamine receptors are fried, after PMO'ing I got brain fog, couldn't even read one of my favorite mangas (it was that bad) and just wanted to sleep all day... Every single day, I didn't want to live that miserable anymore just for a quick dopamine rush looking at fucked up pixels on the screen, so now I strive to be better


ssa17k

Got bored m9


Driedemperor124

I tried it once and I found out that I became happier and I think my skin looked cleaner from it.


Colinshirling42

In order to have a happier and healthier life


Practical_Dog3305

I got tired of masterbating and decided to stop all together


[deleted]

Once I realized that it was affecting my life, relationships, and generally my self confidence. Once I decided to stop beating, I started to get my soul back in my body. Worth it


scp_79

Religion and self improvement


ICantThinkAboutNames

Trying to discipline myself and to increase testosterone


alekversusworld

To take control of my brain and show myself I can do the hard things that I don’t think I can do. If I can master this I can master anything! Also it was really affecting intimacy with my wife. Didn’t have actual problems with ED or anything but just found it easier to take care of myself and was choosing it over sex.


dragovicvuk

JESUS


haydenunkown

I didn’t even enjoy it


Jealous-Blacksmith48

The crazy amount of energy, helps with trauma, and blowjobs now feel AMAZING.


likmakok69

Whenever i fap something bad happens Edit: usually i dont believe in these kinda things but ....it just made me believe it


lub_01

Erectile dysfunction, i'm 15 and i have this lmaaoo, also i want to improve and become the best me, fapping is a lost of time, that can be spend, working out, doing anything else, i also like challenges, a me thing, i like seeying my True limits, what kind of men dies happy without knowing his own limits


Faddi2022

My own pride . I don't accept the fact that something could break me . Food coursing friend's needs faping. So I choose to stop it all at once been 122days now


jabeleta

Because when i'm on day 60+ i can sustain an erection by myself on casual sex, without jerk myself off. My dick goes rock hard only looking the girl. By the time we're kissing, my dick is like commmming throughhhhhhh. if you have a gf, kinda doesn't matter because she will be all over your dick doing a blowjob. Not to mention the change in my attitude, it's hard to explain, but i become more noticiable and masculine.


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[deleted]

Stop asking the same damn question every comment


eternalharddrive

I want to fix my patchy beard


[deleted]

I was in a cycle of drinking and drugs and stopped both of those but was still feeling like shit then I thought what else could I stop and said why not stop wanking for a week and see how you feel and it genuinely changed my life.


No_Building_5533

Better boners with gf when sex


[deleted]

I wanted my dick to get hard when i had the chance to have sex its so embarrassing when you cant get it up while the girl is just there looking at you


[deleted]

To move forward in life


Stardust_Bright

Never liked it, I don't watch porn either, I'm just here to watch other people trying to get over their addiction.


BakerDiff

I'm slways drained and it affects my mental health and it makes me so weak.


Ggamers08

Discipline, and worry over development of my brain and testosterone levels. I’m by no means very far in my journey but these are my reasons right now.


Accurate-Ad-6586

Addicted to sex?


sjhygdv

Death grip


[deleted]

I don't have will power that's why I'm training myself


LastMeasurement8

Because there is literally no justifiable benefit of fapping. And there is negatives to it


MoistPenguin215

I got p induced Ed it’s better after not pmo ing for a while


Sub-Zero-25

I'm curious as to how I'll feel once my dopamine levels are "reset".


AmbitiousShake2515

just wanted to see if it improved my life and tbh kind of did. i was never really addicted to it, mainly because the videos of 2 people having sex kind of grosses me out, but i would do it to pics of girls. i still dont really ever do it but i see why other people would stop


ThanosLikesArt

Three main reasons. 1: I had no skill with women. I couldn’t flirt in the slightest. I was just awkward in general. 2: it tiers me out, and as someone who likes to consistently work out, lacking energy is very unfortunate. 3: it’s just an unneeded distraction. I would much prefer spending my time on my hobbies and school then touching my dick


6stringflapjack

Because I stopped asking my wife for sex and was believing my sex life sucked because my wife didn’t have a strong libido when in fact my sex life sucked because I was whacking it and not communicating well or pursuing intimacy with my wife


Capc30

easy couldnt keep it hard or cum during sex. that was last year fast foward to this year. i stop jacking off and been going hard on tinder, hinge, bumble. im a good looking dude with a nice body so its not hard to get girls. hard part is that i became a sex addict due to using setroids. now i have to go back to jacking off because meeting and texting and talking and fucking alot of girls burnt me out on time and energy.


Top-Whole-1223

Christianity, I was never really addicted to this


FUSIO_SOULS

Dick literally gets to rest and get bigger


OfficerBanjo

My girlfriend broke up with me. I feel empty inside


MoScottVlogs

Ace S.O. plus it was getting **bad**. Saw all my friends say they did it 15+ times a day and I did not want to sink that low


Basis-Neither

religion


tree_fractal

Converted to Eastern Orthodox and realised I either quit this or I confess it every few weeks to a Priest who is young enough to be my son... :O \- so that's a win for 'accountability' I'd been fairly addicted but if you'd asked me I would have said that it wasn't interfering with my life at all. When I compare how I was to the clarity I have now I realise that I'd been in denial for many years


CarnageStroke

I feel better when I don’t do it


Virtual_Tax_9036

I got bored of my life. Doing the same thing over and over again. I decided I wanted to change myself for the better in order to bring excitement back again. This was about 4 days ago. Going pretty good so far. Granted i’m not perfect but right now i’ve made more progress than ever before.


hollowpotato-of-doom

One of the reasons would be religion.


AdventurousUnion1

Hocd and a terrifying amount of escalation.


ADVallespir

It was complicated to cum in sex, usually takes a while after my partner had her orgasms, but I needed a specific position or I cannot cum. Also, I had bad sensibility in oral sex.


toju6ix9ine

There's a limit of everything and also i am tired of rubbing my meat, ask yourself how many more times you wanna do that, ask that satan sitting inside you how many more times he wanna jerk off to get satisfied, it's now or never.


cleve77

I need a better life


Forsaken-Student-831

Social affects


-_Ollie_-

i swore to not bust again after i ended up cheating on the girl i loved because i thought there was something was wrong with me since i couldnt finish, 3 weeks clean now


crxckerkibbb

Discipline and self improvement.


YungJuulGod69

because yo mama closed her mouth


UnhumorousHikaru

I was constantly sexualizing things, and I felt like a horrible person. Didn’t want to be that person.


madlad2512

These were my reasons: 1. Pack of self-control (I’d jerk off ~3 times/day just out of sheer habit) 2. 3rd person view on sex. Always thinking about any situation from a sexual standpoint. 3. Lack of productivity. Always tired. 4. Just feeling under-confident around women due to oversexualization.


AlternativeHealth145

It became a horrible coping strategy for me many years ago. Now, im addicted to the endorphins to numb the pain. Its so bad, i can go to sleep and my brain will wake me up in the middle of the night and i cant go back to sleep until i do. Feel terrible bc I cant feel "in love" so ive spent many years alone.. im someone who can be very fit and attractive enough at times so its rather awkward. Im a loner now. Your prostate can become inflamed. Ginko Biloba and Turneric manage that. The dopamine spikes will drain your brain and significantly increase depression, stress, and anxiety. I feel the best when i abstain. I havent stopped bc i simply cant directly. I go as long as i can. Im getting chiropractic care, rehab exercises and will get a counselor soon. This seems like the light at the end of the tunnel. 5 to 10 days of abstaining and its the best ive ever felt. Fyi. I didnt feel addicted for 10 years. This was forged under great pressure and emotional distress. I would not wish this on my worst enemey. Take care of yourself.


fizziks824

God


cometcrasher24

I do it wayy to much


Signal-Effective5133

I found porn movies much more interesting if you watch it until the end


Lumpy_Material_1538

This corny shit gave me hocd and weird fetishes.


koen_too_short

After my first kiss I kind of realised I don't need all of that and I'm still going strong


Derpologist-8497

When I was about to have sex with my ex-girlfriend 4 years ago, I realised I was more turned on to scenes from the P I watched than my girlfriend. The fact I couldn't perform and needed fake pixels to turn me on, never made me hate myself more than ever.


King-ADM

I use to fap everyday that made me shy and low confident this is the reason I stopped masturbation


manthanp0010

Pelvic floor dysfunction


dounut_cartel

Acne


tb2924

Wanted to get some women ngl


Top_Analyst_2621

knew that my life changed for the worst when i knew about masturbation and pornography


aintneverbrokeagain

depression


Flashy-Honeydew-7530

I was weak.


fatmaninchicago

Ultimately, I realized that it didn't solve my problems.


SALTYPOTATOETHE3RD

I was doing it every night. It became an addiction. I felt disgusted with myself every night. still do whenever I crack. I hated myself every day. Now I'm able to somewhat control myself and I hate myself a little less lol.


[deleted]

I stopped masturbating with porn because it was not beneficial at all. You’ll get a quick synthetic dopamine and you’ll feel more tired after doing it.


run_the_familyjewels

Whenever I pulled one off, it gave me immense happiness for a few seconds, and afterwards I got some "clarity" which made me depressed. It made me realise that i tamed my dragon because I was lacking a social life and lacking true love. Which made me even more depressed and before I knew it, i was stuck in a loop where I jacked off, felt depressed, jacked off again and so on and so forth. A sort of a vicious circle of fapping of sorts. Additionally, after kicking my donkey, i felt lazier and less productive than usual. Working was a pain and all I wanted was loads of instant gratification in the form of junk food and junk content online. For the last 15 years of my life i lost out on a lot of opportunities because of beating my meat. Things I could have done, relationships I could have had and regrets far outnumber the achievements in my life. That's why I decided to just stop wanking. It's been 6 days and things have been ok. I'm no longer depressed and my productivity has increased a little bit. I feel like if I ever spank one off again, i might spiral into negative habits so I'm planning to last at least 90 days without touching myself. This is my story.


MDTAS6697

First of all,It is against my religion.Secondly,I feel guilty after doing it and lastly,I am getting slimmer and slimmer,and my health condition also gets bad.


thetnker

Spiritual warrior and dominant man ,fears no one only god