No-Porn Forever - are you a bad enough dude to reboot?

[SCopE5000]

Good luck when you have a wet-dream in a few days and you end up having to explain the mess in your bedsheets to your moms.

[Watermelonboy]

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;35692166]Good luck when you have a wet-dream in a few days and you end up having to explain the mess in your bedsheets to your moms.[/QUOTE]

Its not as bad as explaining the stain in her sheets.

[editline]23rd April 2012[/editline]

In all seriousness, how many times a week should I fap to see significant changes while not quitting it all together? because hey, there are benefits to fapping right?

[zyke34]

hey bro, we cool you know how about putting me on that list bro?

I only want to fight for my right to party all nighty.

[ManningQB18]

At first I was skeptical. Today, I think I'm going to try it. Put me on the list and I'll tell you all if I fail.

[ITokez]

I'm 14 years old do you think I can do this?

[Remscar]

This shit sucks ducks which eat Hockey Pucks because they are out of luck fucking ducks.
No porn forever seems so drastic, porn has been around since cavemen (cave painting porn) porn is such a large industry, porn is natrual, why am I following this christian conservative bullshit! It's not that I want to watch porn it's the bias I see in all of this that's ticking me off.

[disseminate]

[QUOTE=Remscar;35694516]This shit sucks ducks which eat Hockey Pucks because they are out of luck fucking ducks.
No porn forever seems so drastic, porn has been around since cavemen (cave painting porn) porn is such a large industry, porn is natrual, why am I following this christian conservative bullshit! It's not that I want to watch porn it's the bias I see in all of this that's ticking me off.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Remscar;35694516]porn has been around since cavemen (cave painting porn) porn is such a large industry, porn is natrual, why am I following this christian conservative bullshit![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Remscar;35694516]bias[/QUOTE]

:v:

[Electroholic]

The guy in the video noted that internet porn (access to unlimited videos on demand) and potentially watching more than one simultaneously is why modern porn is affecting us more than pictures/magazines of the old age.

Some quotes from an article I found (if anyone cares):

[QUOTE]Instead of being in a situation where we want to meet others, we instead get more pleasure from fake people. This is because of the release of dopamine that happens in this situation. Soon the lure of porn & masturbation becomes even more compelling than going out and trying to meet women for sex.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]The instant gratification porn provides means we are more likely to stay in and masturbate, instead of going out into the real world. [/QUOTE]

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Ops, just lost. Accidently got into [URL="http://facepunch.com/threads/1152129"]this thread[/URL] and lost control.

[Star Firefox]

Could anyone tell me what fapping too much is? Where does it go from just doing it, to doing it way too often?

[pedrus]

Add me to the list please.

[rosthouse]

Alright, survived week one.

[Lord_Schrotty]

[QUOTE=rosthouse;35696020]Alright, survived week one.[/QUOTE]

One week isn't [I]that[/I] hard.

And can you please add me to the list?

[Arachnidus]

Eh, what the hell, been doing it for about 4 days now, anyway. Add me in.

[ica|kvantum]

So the first week has passed, now comes to the next week.
Can't tell I feel anything yet, only more stressed and have a lot more stuffs on my mind than usual maybe.
Oh well, let see how I feel after 2 weeks.

[Lukeo]

Think I'm just going to stick to masturbating once a week really, no point abstaining myself for too long.

[Rebi]

I'm doing this, if anything to compare and contrast before and after.

[Electroholic]

[QUOTE=Lukeo;35702714]Think I'm just going to stick to masturbating once a week really, no point abstaining myself for too long.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I lasted about a week and lost. I've been reading around and fapping is apparently healthy so I'm going to limit myself to once per week. Although I did feel a lot different for the past week. I'll see if it changes back now that I've lost

[Centralia]

I've gone 2 days clean so far, any chance for redemption?

[Kenneth]

I'm currently in the middle of this, I'll tell you my experience you can make your own judgements.

I'm 22, i started last December. So far i have been unable to last more than 2 weeks, but this time is enough to notice a genuine improvement in mood and performance.

I realised there was a problem when i was not concentrating on my studies or even leaving the house as much as i should, my perceived arousal by women was diminishing (the attraction was still there) and i found myself watching stuff which was way out of character. I would rather watch porn than have actual sex.

Before starting this, I never had trouble getting it up most of the time, but when having sex i had become so desinsitized that the sex itself would not be enough to bring me to a finish. My girlfriend would always be upset because she always came first, and i was often unable to.

But after a week sex feels amazing, anxiety in general drops and i just feel happier in general.

I have found that the longer you go between, the easier it gets to avoid the temptation. In fact the one reason i have only been able to last a week or 2 is that the day following sex, my sex drive would be through the roof and i find myself completely unable to control myself. The moment I give in to porn is always strange, it's like a complete loss of control, as if the brain is not even involved in the decision (this is the main cause of my anxiety, the fact I do not feel in control)

So i guess all i can say, from personal experience, is that my mood is much better without the porn, and i am able to enjoy real sex much more.

Edit:

I should add, unless you feel porn or excessive masturbation is having a detrimental effect on your sex life or life in general (Your friends or partner will often let you know, for me it was the fact that porn no longer worked and sex wasn't fun, despite having an uncontrollable urge to masturbate. As well as a decline in the quality of my work), it probably isn't a good idea to try this as it will just add guilt to something it will be very hard to stop, and you will just end up hating yourself. On the other hand, my opinion does not replace that of a professional, i can only speak from experience.

[crackberry]

I'm actually going to do this. Was just grounded for a little, which might have led to the spike in the amount I did it. Cutting down on porn now, deleted my folders haha.

[hoodoo456]

Yeah, I've stopped for 4 days now, and if anything, I feel [I]worse.[/I] in fact, I feel the exact opposite of what the OP promises.

[Zedicus Mann]

[QUOTE=hoodoo456;35703776]Yeah, I've stopped for 4 days now, and if anything, I feel [I]worse.[/I] in fact, I feel the exact opposite of what the OP promises.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Disseminate;35595283]If you do this, you will feel like shit for the first month or two, and you will feel exponentially better after that first month or two. Progress isn't linear - in fact, your mood will fluctuate wildly. Just get through it.[/QUOTE]

[sepu]

more than a week. It feels awesome :dance:

[Capitalist Dog]

Oh, soddit. I'm in. Last time I quit it ended well.

[Nevermind.]

8 days now, still going strong.

[Purplevain]

Well, I'm in.

[Zedicus Mann]

I want to look at porn but that's evil.
Also that'd remove me from the challenge

[Quality Control]

don't do it! what will your mother think?

[sangara]

So I'm at 8 days as well, I can't say that I notice too much of a difference other than I feel more confident. The only thing that was bothering me was that porn became a daily thing which now that I think about it is pretty terrible. I'm going pretty strong though I have no urge to look at it, we'll see what happens in the next few weeks.

[Electroholic]

[QUOTE=Kenneth;35703113]I'm currently in the middle of this, I'll tell you my experience you can make your own judgements.

I'm 22, i started last December. So far i have been unable to last more than 2 weeks, but this time is enough to notice a genuine improvement in mood and performance.

I realised there was a problem when i was not concentrating on my studies or even leaving the house as much as i should, my perceived arousal by women was diminishing (the attraction was still there) and i found myself watching stuff which was way out of character. I would rather watch porn than have actual sex.

Before starting this, I never had trouble getting it up most of the time, but when having sex i had become so desinsitized that the sex itself would not be enough to bring me to a finish. My girlfriend would always be upset because she always came first, and i was often unable to.

But after a week sex feels amazing, anxiety in general drops and i just feel happier in general.

I have found that the longer you go between, the easier it gets to avoid the temptation. In fact the one reason i have only been able to last a week or 2 is that the day following sex, my sex drive would be through the roof and i find myself completely unable to control myself. The moment I give in to porn is always strange, it's like a complete loss of control, as if the brain is not even involved in the decision (this is the main cause of my anxiety, the fact I do not feel in control)

So i guess all i can say, from personal experience, is that my mood is much better without the porn, and i am able to enjoy real sex much more.

Edit:

I should add, unless you feel porn or excessive masturbation is having a detrimental effect on your sex life or life in general (Your friends or partner will often let you know, for me it was the fact that porn no longer worked and sex wasn't fun, despite having an uncontrollable urge to masturbate. As well as a decline in the quality of my work), it probably isn't a good idea to try this as it will just add guilt to something it will be very hard to stop, and you will just end up hating yourself. On the other hand, my opinion does not replace that of a professional, i can only speak from experience.[/QUOTE]

I've also noticed mood and thought changes even in the week I lasted without porn, but I don't think I have a problem with desensitization at all. I'm pretty sure I would cum within 10-20 seconds if I ever had sex with a girl.

I'm going to limit myself to once per week, I think that should be enough to keep the anxiety away.