First of all, I feel utterly obligated to express my gratitude towards this community. When I started off my journey out of the world of FAPPING, I was completely unaware of the existence of this community. Associating with this community later on is the single most prominent reason that I am able to pull off this amazing feat in my second attemp itself. People here have always been a source of sheer encouragement to me. It would be wrong if I ignore guys who timely warned me of impending catastrophy by constantly sharing their personal experience of relapses. Not only they shared their moments of disappointment, they highlighted what lead them to it. Let me tell you guys this > you are not failures, you are the heroes in the success story of many of us! Now, following is the list of benefits I reaped out of NOFAP experience: 1. I have started loving Myself: It's amazing. I don't curse myself for being any less than others. Rather, I make efforts to surpass myself each day. I don't compete with any one but myself. I have become a very self-centered person when it comes to self-improvement. 2. Boldness in action: Last year in May, I approached a girl with a poem which I wrote about her. She semi-gracefully rejected it. She said, "It's weird!(to give someone a poem about them!)". I mean, SERIOUSLY, WEIRD!? I know she could have said something else. But those words hit me like an overspeeding bullet train. That day I decided to put efforts for myself rather than doing anything for others who don't appreciate things done selflessly for them. That was the day I smoked my last cigarette (I was a smoker since 8 years and tried several times to quit but failed!). And then one good thing leads to another and I eventually started NOFAP and came so far. I pinged her few days back and told her how much improvements in my life I have gained since that day and after that incident. I was not being sarcastic at all. Instead, I offered her my gratitude for being a part of it. She was surprised and happy about me. I am really glad I told this to her. 3. Getting a partner is no longer a priority: I am a 26 years old virgin and never had a girlfriend. I have never been shy around women lately. However, I am still not delibrately looking for GF. At the same time, I don't despise guys with terrific GFs. I feel happy for them instead. I know that my partner will be as awesome as I can possibly can think of. I just know it! 4. Confidence: I am in the middle of so many job interviews and I have already been telling everyone that I will clear those. Am I getting insane!? LOL 5. Writing better: English is not my native language though my writing skills are getting better each day. 6. Rebooted: I, honestly, believe to have been rebooted. Morning wood is as stiff as a bone and my penis is not hyper sensitive, as it used to be, at all. I have started appreciating women's beauty without objectifying their body parts. Urges no longer hit me. I hit them instead. Very hard! 7. Mental improvement: I am getting significantly better in chess. Psycologically, I am being substantially optimistic and don't give up till the end. 8. Calmness in actions: I don't get tempted easily. I have learned to calm myself even in case of adversity. This lets me think clearly and arrive at the best possible solution/answer at that moment. However, I will attribute much of this to Cold Showers I have been taking. 9. Happy for no reason: Literally for no reason! So guys, these are the benefits I can think of right now. There have been many other amazing things happening to me due to NoFAP. As the title says, it's my birthday today and this is by far the best gift I gave to myself ever! Thanks for reading guys. AMA
Happy birthday, and many more! And a very BIG congratulations on the big 3-digit number there . Looking forward to hearing about continued success from you, my friend!
Happy birthday! A perfect gift indeed! Ha - I just love it when people actually get things done. And so timely too! "Urges no longer hit me. I hit hem instead. Very hard." You're the man!
Shikhar, what a joy to read of your improvements! I thank you for sharing them and wish you exponentially more! Looks like you're closing in on a checkmate against fapping!