I added a third answer that would technically be binging behavior as well - prolonging the act for a very long time to get more pleasure. I am curious what the behavior is for most of us. In my case, prior to nofap i was masturbating almost daily and usually 2 times/day. Then i started nofap and i had periods of abstinence followed by massive binges (1 week), then abstinence followed by 1-2 days of binges, then abstinence followed by 1 day of binge. Binges would consist of both multiple masturbation sessions and long time/session. Now i'm no longer technically binging but if i relapse i prolong the session for 1h+. I was able to pull longer streaks (2-3 months) but nothing was worse than relapsing into a binge. It usually felt there was as much regression as progression when a streak ended in a binge. I think "Not binging in a relapse" is more important than a "Long streak" If anything, looking back i was using a long period of abstinence to just stroke my ego and confirm to myself i'm not addicted.
I've been on NoFap since July, and since then, I've had periods of abstinence and relapses. When I relapse, yes I binge. I've also noticed that the periods of abstinence make the binging worse than if I did not do the period of abstinence. While on NoFap, during my binges I've even progressed to other kind of porn that I was repulsed by previously. So all around, if I'm trying abstinence, I have to go all the way, because relapsing is so much worse. I don't know what it is. I think during these relapses, I allow myself to "indulge" even more than usual, because I've abstained and know I will probably try to abstain again eventually. Like I'm trying to make my relapses "count", so I go all out with them. And that is really not good for the overall recovery
I almost always binge when I relapse. Probably 5-6 times over the course of a couple days (usually weekends). I usually have one session where I edge for awhile and then feel like a piece of shit afterwards and decide to get myself together again, only to repeat and rinse. I sometimes wonder if I was better off before I started nofap. I should also mention that I experience 2-3 days of terrible insomnia once I restart a new streak. I relapsed last night and today so it looks like I won't be getting much sleep tonight.
