So where to start, what to say? 34 yo male, been PMOing since at least 1992. Didn’t expect to start this journey, but after reading a few posts here, I decided that I better not even have “one last hurrah” so I just pulled up a chair, created a profile and dove in head first. […]
90 Days! “I do not want to ever go back to that living hell.” Read More »
When I started this, I had the “see if I can do it” mentality. But after a few days and some heavy temptation, I turned to you guys, and I found an extremely strong, respectful and supporting community that gave me a lot of inspiration. I immediately decided that I was going to take this
Happy New Year. I just completed 90 days today of NoFap. That is no PMO, PM, MO or M. I started this process in October 2013 (I posted this in January 2015) and it took 3 attempts, with many false starts in between each attempt. I have struggled with MO and PMO since my youth
Just Completed 90 Days – Here’s my Top 10 Tip List Read More »
Deciding to track my NoFap progress was the best choice I could have made. My tracking list (see below) served as my day-to-day accountability partner and motivated me every time I crossed off a success. I can recommend it to anyone starting on a serious NoFap Journey. It has brought me a lot of insights
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MARCH 30, 2023 – Esquire Magazine published a story about “porn addiction” as the latest installment of a series titled The Secret Lives of Men, created by Los Angeles-based writer John McDermott. The story features a 54-year-old man (nicknamed George) who didn’t get into internet-based pornography until his thirties. Eventually, it escalated to the point where
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has made important adjustments to its Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (CSBD) diagnosis. It is now beyond all contention that CSBD encompasses compulsive pornography use. While many clinicians already considered problematic porn use to fit under the CSBD diagnosis, the World Health Organization’s changes will help prevent further online misinformation. These
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Gary Wilson of Your Brain on Porn passed away on May 20, 2021. Gary Wilson is the author of the book Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, presenter of the popular TEDx talk The Great Porn Experiment, and the creator of YourBrainOnPorn.com, a clearinghouse for the latest research on
Gary Wilson of Your Brain on Porn remembered in memorial video Read More »
Problems related to problematic porn use are often presented as an issue that only men deal with. This couldn’t be further from reality. The recovery community consists of people from a wide variety of gender identities, including trans, nonbinary, gender-fluid, gender-neutral, and agender individuals. NoFap is a website that provides resources and peer support to
Porn addiction can impact anyone, regardless of gender identity. Read More »
Many single people say that quitting porn feels impossible for them. After all, how are you supposed to quit porn if you don’t have any non-solo sexual outlet? Are you just supposed to hold in your sexual desire for months or even years? If you quit porn now, are your genitals just going to explode?
Should you wait until you’re in a relationship to quit porn? Read More »
At NoFap, we often discuss how to quit porn. In this short article, we will give you 20 ways to NOT quit porn. 1) Have an all-or-nothing mentality. This attitude can blind you from the progress that you’re making. A reduction of problematic behavior, instead of a full elimination, is still progress. Going from 7
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