As men, our most animalistic impulse is to impregnate a woman. When you remove all beliefs, conscience, etc., all you are left with is that primal urge to release your seed into a woman in order to ensure that your genes are passed on. For doing this, Nature rewards us with a huge dopamine rush. This strong desire, that motivated men for ages, is now crumbling because the same dopamine rush is available at the click of a button.
Like Many, I used to make fun of NoFap users exaggerating the effects of abstaining from Porn, Masturbation, and Orgasm. Eventually, I decided to try it out for myself and see if anything happens.
Experiment
Day 1: Nothing happening, feeling like going for a quick fap.
Day 3: Urges kicking in, trying not to focus on porn.
Day 7: Huge sex drive and desire to fuck something (*testosterone is supposedly at high levels here.) Really killing it at the gym.
Day 14: My face has never been this cleaner, no more acne. Also, I noticed an overall increase in energy; lifts have improved, less fatigue, no more brain fog, etc.. Also, women have been approaching me at a higher rate (I guess I'm giving off a confident vibe with higher energy and cleaner face).
I've noticed an improvement in the overall quality of my life, and I strongly recommend everyone else to try this out. Your brain fog will clear up and you will definitely notice a boost in energy.
You will wake up everyday with a huge urge to get up and go fuck something. However, it doesn't just have to be women. You can transmute this energy into whatever projects or goals you wish to achieve. I believe there is a chapter about this in Napoleon Hill's How to Think and Grow Rich.
**NOTE: This doesn't mean you shouldn't fuck.
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TL;DR: Don't be Silly, Hands off your Willy!

Dartex 10y ago
http://chaosandpain.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/no-fap-more-like-no-fucking-way.html?zx=d407ac8d83abab11
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throwawaypuatrp 10y ago
Great post. In your last paragraph you talk about transmuting that energy. I've been having a hard time with this. Anytime past 3 days, I cannot focus at work at all. I actually end up leaving work on some days earlier than I should, to go day game or just do a quick fap to get the urge away. What have you guys been doing for this? As shitty as this is for me to admit, I have not been able to control it.
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MOCKxTHExCROSS 10y ago
What happens when you stop taking it?
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LordThunderbolt 10y ago
Ain't no brakes on the tren train. Choooo chooooo! All aboard.
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blackedoutfast 10y ago
i don't know how you guys do it. if i go more than 3-4 days without busting a nut i'll start having wet dreams.
RobertCarraway 10y ago
Not the worst thing in the world
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endlessmindset 10y ago
What if you wake up with huge morning wood and masturbate without porn?
llcjer 10y ago
You will have less energy all day than if you took a cold shower instead
SpaceTimeinFlux 10y ago
Did that. Fapped 4 times in the next two days. Not worth.
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Theophagist 10y ago
I am very interested in "transmutation of sexual energy." The whole concept rings true to me. But I don't exactly understand how it is practiced and how it works.
zigg-_-zagg 10y ago
I lost my libido on fucking NoFap . Fuck that shit!
DisgustingIndividual 10y ago
It's called a flatline, and it goes away. It's just your brain resetting from the dopamine addiction you have given it.
Mine lasted two weeks and then suddenly my libido was back, better than ever. Never had a flatline again and I'm 600 days later.
zigg-_-zagg 10y ago
I was on NoFap for a month & a half. I felt great for 1 month on NoFap after that I had no fucking desires for sex. It was like I became asexual or something. Worst feeling ever. TBH I am not sure whether it was the NoFap or a low carb diet coupled with heavy deaf-lifts & squats.
ATM I fap once a week & bang my fwb twice a week.
DisgustingIndividual 10y ago
Sounds like a flatline. Happens to everyone and goes away if you stick with it. The key was not to freak out.
But honestly if you feel like you don't have an addiction with fapping, and none of the adverse side effects then you probably don't need it.
I chose it because I was incredibly addicted to fapping and it affected my confidence, love life, sexual performance, sense of self-worth. I regained these.
graffix13 10y ago
This is, honestly, the thing that scares me most about NoFap. My longest is about a week (even during times I'm getting pussy) but I really don't want to experience flat line. But I guess it's a natural process.
DisgustingIndividual 10y ago
Was easily the scariest part. But once over, made clear it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Redbeam100 10y ago
Look at it from an even simpler standpoint. After you're done jacking off you mostly feel like a sad fuck yet after banging a fine piece of ass you feel like a million dollars. I think masturbation is the lonely monkeys way of releasing sexual tension. Instead of doing healthier and more productive things like getting laid the monkey rather just keep pressing the jizz button because it's easier. Truthfully it fucks up your game because you grow comfortable knowing that even if you don't score in a date or succeed in an approach that you can just go home and whack it.
RenaissanceMan79 10y ago
what if you just get laid a lot?
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Then you're obviously killing it. LTRs excluded.
LaRedPill 10y ago
Sex and masturbation activate different areas and release different chemicals. So lots of sex > lots of handshakes to your dick.
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empatheticapathetic 10y ago
I'd love to actually know the science behind this instead of taking at face value.
That's not an attack btw, just heard it a lot and interested in why.
pornpornpppp 10y ago
Might have something to do with work required / reward ratio.
There's research on you are offered a reward, you'll find it more gratifying if you've worked for it. While there's not a lot of research on this in an erotic context, the biggest difference I see between fap / sex is the amount of work behind each act. You can wank any time you've got some privacy, but having a woman is a product of self discipline, control, charisma etc.
d0lphinsex 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU
LaRedPill 10y ago
Google it, there are some studies about it around.
Peter_B_Long 10y ago
As someone who has gone 223 days with no porn or fap, I can testify that this post is legit. I witnessed the same results.
Orbiter42 10y ago
i'd like to throw out a bizarre side thought.
humans communicate through a variety of methods. body language is commonly talked about.
scent is communication method. when your stressed, other people smell that. i'm very curious, i think that fapping, makes you smell. people pick this up at a subconscious level.
over the years, i've noticed, highly aggressive men, have a smell. i mean, x-con type men. the kind that will punch your teeth out. you can smell this type of aggression.
it makes sense to me, that men that blow their testosterone in to the air, would put off a smell.
UrinalCamera 10y ago
What is life like when you never capitalize a sentence?
makeyourpoint 10y ago
Welcome to the internet. A place where what you say is slowly taking precedence over how you say it because of the inherent laziness that comes with typed media.
Orbiter42 10y ago
its great! i've been liberated from the blue pill school of grammar, and empowered by spell checkers!
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snakehayter 10y ago
I started NOFAP a year ago. I went from jacking off three times a day to working out 5-6 times a week and taking up painting/reading classic medieval literature.
NOFAP works, it just takes getting used to. If you can last a month then you can last a year. If you can last a year, you can last a lifetime.
AHAPPYMERCHANT 10y ago
3x a day is addiction level. Nofap is an absolute necessity at that point.
Ou-tis 10y ago
Yes, I was addicted to porn and was hell.If someone went trough it,he can understand what I mean.It's a serious thing,like a drug addiction. If someone have problems and looks porn,I suggest to stop and see the results. Can hurt you don't look porn for 90 days?
snakehayter 10y ago
definitely, I was so unmotivated and awkward, it got to the point where I couldn't even maintain eye contact with close friends, and I spent about 12 hours of the day laying down.
RobertCarraway 10y ago
This is hilarious - I have an ancient book on sex - "DR Halls sexual knowledge", and in it they say symptoms of masterbation include shifty eyes and acne.
And some asshole up the thread says his acne improved.
DeadDwarf 10y ago
Out of curiosity, what kind of works do you read?
snakehayter 10y ago
Variety of stuff, some classic poems like Paradise Lost, Beowulf, and Song Of Roland. Classic epic adventures like The Odyssey, Ivanhoe and Le Morte D'Arthur.
Some more modern works I enjoy are The Lord Of Rings, I Am Legend, 1984, Brave New World, and A Scanner Darkly.
Nm473 10y ago
What if I still get wet dreams if no fap/sex for more than 7 days? 23y..
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I don't really know, but I would guess that sex being much more physically demanding (like a workout) might have something to do with it feeling more rewarding and less pitiful.
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I tend to get agitated after a few days of not fapping. I need to abstain due to a pelvic floor injury but haven't had any success yet. What did you do to contain your urge to "just peek" and subsequently relapse?
mma-b 10y ago
Honest answer, but likely not taken seriously, is meditation. As OP said, there's a chapter in 'Think And Grow Rich' that specifically deals with using "energy" to benefit your willpower.
If you let horniness/energy bubble up it'll get the better of you. Noticing it, acknowledging it's there, and then refocusing yourself does wonders for your self control.
For me, half of what gives me control is understanding the system of whys and hows (which is what has brought myself others here). By knowing what it is and what it's doing you can get ahead of it controlling you, and instead, control it.
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I've been meaning to try meditation. I'll have to look into it more, thanks
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cold showers, distracting yourself are common ways for no fappers
Toolman890 10y ago
I get too hormonal on no fap. I go from on top of the world to agitated to angry to depressed all within a few hours. I guess it's because I'm not getting my usual dopamine release, but these hormones don't go away even after 20 days of no fap. It's too much to deal with. And I'm 27, not a teenager.
I've also tried to 'focus' my sexual energy and it is genuinely impossible for me except when it's on physical tasks. Try to study for something or write something and it is the most distracting thing in the world. All I can think about is sex and no matter how much I try to channel that, I can't.
I do still have no fap breaks of three to five days every now and then to recharge. Once it gets too distracting though I have to release or I'll get nothing done.
trippinallday 10y ago
I'm in my late 20s as well and I have the same issue. I've had multiple streaks as long as a month, but I've found everything over about a week is worthless. I've got plenty of energy, but it's directed in all the wrong places. I just feel horny and I'm constantly worried about shit.
For me 1-2 times a week is enough to keep me focused and clearheaded but not totally out of control.
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snakehayter 10y ago
Being driven crazy by hormones is a gift bro, especially in today's BPA and xenoestrogen poisoned society. To put it like a kung fu master, you just gotta channel your energy onto more productive things.
Take up hobbies that will challenge your mind and muscles, such as reading or martial arts. It will take some willpower to fight off the urges, but you will eventually reach the point where the nofap benefits become more addictive than the rush from fapping itself.
You gain nothing from moderately fapping, because you basically lose a pint of blood from each session, if you take into consideration all the nutrients you lose. Take some vitamins like Omega-3 for brain function, hire a tech geek friend of yours to block all porn, and keep a chart of your progress.
Redasshole 10y ago
It's a common sign of withdrawal, which indicates that you are addicted.
Learning how to manage your sexual energy is indeed the hard part.
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Aw man, 1 more fap isn't gonna hurt, am I rite?