I've gone back and forth on this subject myself and I'm still figuring out where I land. I tried the whole no fap thing and I found instead of all the "super power" like qualities that they claim happen, I just found myself listless and sort of dull. Now I agree spanking it to porn everyday is bad, because you do become sensitized to it. Mix in a little porn and a little imagination. Sometimes you do need a little visual help to get things going.

I just think from a biological standpoint the release of dopamine from fapping can be good in certain situations. Tough day, need help sleeping, help focusing, I don't know, every man is different. I think to rid yourself of it all together is detrimental.

If you're worried about how some porn portrays women in unrealistic settings (I'm looking at you Moms Bang Teens), there's plenty of porn out there that's more sensual and realistic you can watch.

Does is substitute for sex? No. But does it feel good? Absolutely. Just like doing your favorite hobby or activity is no substitute for sex, but they sure are fun. Life is short. Wank it, don't wank it. Go on a PornHub bender, lie in the dark imagining the cute girl you met, whatever tickles your fancy. It's your life, stop worrying about what what every other guy on the internet is doing.

I don't get the concept of no fap unless you have low T. After 5 days without firing a load my balls are aching for sweet release and I start hitting on girls I'd have never acknowledged 3 days prior.

porn screws up your dopamine receptors.

you can fap without porn, although i suggest cutting it as much as you can withstand.

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Porn abuse is like drug abuse and alcohol abuse.

They are not the problem, they are symptoms of an unsatisfied life. Nobody becomes a drug addict or an alcoholic unless their sober state can't give them equal satisfaction. The solution is to improve your life and mind to the point where the sober state is a more pleasant experience for you than the drunk or high state.

People drink to get access to an experience that is denied sober, being able to be in the moment and to lose inhibitions. If you allow yourself to access the same state of mind while sober, alcohol will be limiting instead of liberating. Alcohol will just be tiring and stupifying while giving no benefits.

Back to porn. Men get wired to porn because they have no access or very limited access to real sex when they reach puberty and many years thereafter. Of course you'll be jerking to porn if you have exactly .0001% chance of getting laid, which is the reality of 80% of 14-20 years old. And after 5+ years of only porn you'll be wired to it.

There is a reason that free porn is so easily accessible online and that is that Europe and America would fucking burn if that wasn't the case.

If you're looking at a lot of porn there is something wrong in your life, don't fear any measure to change that. Anything that won't kill you.

Read Models by Manson.

Try masturbating once per week to a girl you know that you want to bang. Helps out in many ways

Nope. It's better to jerk to porn than be in a bad relationship. Especially with all the legal risks. Also, if prostitution is legal where you are, it's best to just pay for one than to even bother with getting a girlfriend.

trigger

Tumblr language should be left at the door. No one who uses the term, "trigger" seems to know what the fuck the word even means. Pulling the trigger on a gun to make it fire is a point of direct force. You're forcing the gun to set a series of events in motion that, assuming its loaded, causes a chemical reaction in the casing that propels the bullet forward. This is not at all the same as masturbating because you got aroused after exposing yourself to a couple of pictures of naked women. Those pictures didn't force you to do anything.

Like many other things its about frequency.

There's nothing inherently wrong with porn but when you start using it in conjunction with masturbation to avoid the prospects of interacting with the opposite sex, you're cheating. Sort of. Its the idea of unearned rewards and privileges- you've done nothing yet you're rewarding yourself. So why do it? You don't know the woman, you're never going to meet her.

I got pretty into it before I realized that it's impossible to really cut out every trigger in your life, and there will be times when you want to just bust a nut and no girls are around.

Its one thing if you do it once or twice or three times a week, but its something else when you start doing it every day, multiple times a day. If you want to burn away your youth like that, you can be my guest. We're not really here to judge people for harmless leisure activities that hurt no one besides themselves. I will say that no matter what you're trying to do, it'll get in between you and your final destination, so there's that.

I found nofap to be slightly cultish

This is accurate. There does come a point where ardently rejecting your hormones and body will bite back. People acting like they're wearing a badge of honor for not masturbating for so long that their body's expelling the excess on it's own is beyond silly.

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There are mixed views. My view is that it is bad if you're jerking off instead of going out or improving.

I recommend you try a little experiment and see for yourself.

Go 4-5 days straight of masturbating. During this time, it is very important for you to observe the way you interact with others, how motivated you are to get things done, and how it affects you during your time in the gym, etc. Then stop masturbating for 3 days straight and again, observe yourself.

First and foremost, The perils of porn are situational. If you are not getting any and abuse it, guess what, your motivation to change goes down. It's no different than drinking or smoking weed to feel okay with sitting on the couch all day.

Does that make weed and alcohol bad in all situations? No.

Personally, my policy is to never use porn (or even fapping) if I am doing it out of a sense of need.

I usually only use it when I'm getting otherwise regular sex and just want some visual variety

I also never use it until after I've bust a nut on a "real" girl. I don't want to waste a good orgasm on a screen.

people have different opinions on it. I haven't watched prone for a few weeks, but it's cause Im having a lot of action. Exercise seems to lessen the need as well.