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A porn addiction and compulsive sexual behavior recovery peer support forum. Masturbation in moderation is generally healthy, but excessive porn use can have serious adverse effects. We also host challenges in which participants ("Fapstronauts") avoid porn use & sometimes masturbation for a period of time, generally 7-30 days. Whether your goal is casual participation as a test of self-control or if porn use has become a serious problem in your life, you will find a supportive community here.
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Introduction NoFap® is a moderated community-centered website that hosts challenges in which users ("Fapstronauts") abstain from pornography and masturbation for a period of time (often referred to as "rebooting"). This is NoFap's subreddit hosted right here on Reddit.com! Whether your goal is casual participation in a monthly rebooting challenge as a test of self-control, or whether excessive pornography use has become a problem in your life and you want to quit for a longer period of time, you will find a supportive community and plenty of resources here.
This forum is intended for porn addiction and compulsive sexual behavior recovery and is not an anti-masturbation forum: many users return to non-compulsive masturbation after removing porn from their sexual habits. We do not advocate against masturbation. However, excessive masturbation (usually fueled by porn use) can be an issue for many people, and we're here to provide a peer support resource for recovery from problematic pornography use. But remember, how you choose to utilize your genitals during your free time is a personal choice!
New Fapstronauts
Learn about what's going on in your brain. This is important so that you know what to expect during a reboot. Our Porn Addiction 101 page is a great place to get started. NoFap also has a Getting Started guide. This includes information about porn addiction, sexual dysfunctions caused by porn such as "PIED", disinterest in real-world sex, and the inability to experience a partnered orgasm. Our friends over at YBOP have a great introductory video on the subject that we highly recommend watching. If you need something that's shorter, check out this basic video by ASAPScience. For further resources to learn more about porn addiction, see our wiki page for other websites, videos, and resources to help you on your rebooting journey.
Learn about the process of abstaining from PMO, also known as "rebooting." If you don't know what to expect from abstaining from porn and masturbation, there are a number of things that might throw you off. Learn about rebooting and how NoFap can help you on NoFap's Rebooting 101 page. It is imperative to learn about concepts such as the "flatline", the "surge", the "chaser effect", and more. Please get educated and don't enter this daunting process completely blind to what might happen.
We recommend visiting with an appropriately qualified therapist in your area who is familiar with porn addiction and problematic porn use.
Get a feel for the community before participating. Afterward, a good first step is to share your story with us. Post a new thread.
This forum is for anyone - men and women and other gender identities - the only requirements are being a human and wanting to develop healthier sexual habits. If you are a woman who wants a private community, check out the women's forums.
Get an accountability partner, someone who will hold you accountable during your reboot. Post a thread here or on the forums.
Choose your own reboot. NoFap's Standard Reboot: No edging, no porn, no masturbating. "Hard Mode": No edging, no porn, no masturbating, no orgasming whatsoever. Lite Mode: No porn. For more information on the programs, check out NoFap's Rebooting 101 page.
Sign up for a reboot challenge by replying to a the official sign up thread. These are usually "stickied" as the first post or linked on the sidebar. It is up to yourself to remain accountable, although we're working on developing a more motivating solution.
If you come across a word or acronym that you don't understand, we have a glossary of terms commonly used in the rebooting community.
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Read our full disclaimer and rules before posting or participating in one of our rebooting challenges.
If you are feeling suicidal or want to self-harm, contact a prevention hotline immediately. Furthermore, we always recommending seeking mental healthcare if you are addicted to pornography.
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I’ve peeked but I haven’t actually fapped or some any PMO in 2 weeks. The temptation is really starting to get to me but trying to at least survive November and beat this addiction little by little.
So I’m totally new to this subreddit but have been stuck with this addition for 11 years and over these years I doubt I’ve gone an entire month collectively without it. I think my record was a week.
This is Day 4 for me currently and last night and tonight were/are rough. I swear I’m having actually withdrawal symptoms which have never ever happened before. I am beyond motivated this time however I’m so sick of this controlling my life. (While I will say I have been fortunate enough for this to not have affected any relationships or relationship activities (well not anything of note) ) I have tried therapy and have been given great advice but I’ve had a severe lack of willpower for putting actions into practice of what I set my goals to be.
I do wonder though. Do any of y’all consider yourselves to have really high libidos? Or is this just a product of addiction?
Anyway I hope I can encourage others to continue their journeys and I will gladly accept encouragement from anyone willing to offer it.
Also I hope this doesn’t violate the rules. I’m not intentionally trying to replace a therapist by mentioning withdrawal symptoms. I have sought professional help and am actively attempting to behave in manners they suggest.
I'm not even sure wht da hell am watching anymore it's nat even normal porngrphy. I know 100% it's bad for me I just can't stop I want it to stop cus don't want this to develop to the worst I already feel bad somebody help
I made it to 33 days without any pm w/o even noticing it. I’m a 24 year old man. I’ve been masterbating and watching porn since I was 14 daily or every other day. My addiction has ruled my life for years and has utterly debilitated me. I truly believe pm was the reason why I was so unaccomplished and lazy. It’s really sad, the amount of mostly men who are brainwashed into thinking this habit is good for them. It is so empowering to say I don’t need it anymore. This has the longest I’ve gone in 10 years. Although I do get urges, I have finally tamed the beast. Will make another post at 90.
Into my 3rd day of NoFap. Dick did get hard last night but I didn't even consider having fun with it
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Currently on day 4 and i see my urges are not so much i dont feel like waking up from bed. Ism not sure what am i doing
Had some really strong urges today in the morning but ignored them and they eventually went away. Kept myself distracted from PMO the rest of the day and completed it successfully. See you all tomorrow!
I can’t keep going like that need help
Who can relate?!
Many of my life problems I can trace back to the root being my sexual urges that were not contained or used properly…
As a kid it was like most here, porn and the darkness that follows that addiction. I don’t think I need to expand much on this… from lack of confidence, guilt, shame, social anxiety, to depression and so forth…
Then came my teenage years where I had risked my life several times in sketchy scenarios with women who I paid for the encounters. This left me in one of the darkest places mentally, and once again addicted and yearning for more and more even though I would always vow to never return after the last time.
Now as an adult I can admit that I have a skewed perspective towards sex and women (don’t we all right) that I’m still working on recovering.
Just wanted to make this post to remind myself and maybe for you to remind yourself how much this little urge, this little addiction, that “one more time” that little itch or peak has taken from your life.
Much love y’all.
Why are corn-stars considered 10/10 and so perfect to most guys unlike regular girls
Just relapsed yesterday so I decided however many comments this post gets I swear to god I will never lay an eye on porn again 🫡
Help a bro out 🙏🙏
One of my close friends sent me alot of porn and soft porn to me on day 3 OF NNN.
I couldn't stop looking at it again and again, in the evening I was edging to it and I stopped myself from climaxing atleast 3 times.
At night time, I felt really demotivated, also I was so shocked to know that it was still so many days left of November, and as a person who is a serial masturbator I couldn't last 28 days more.
I ended up jerking off.
But, I did break my old personal best since my last personal best was 2 days and I beat it bcuz I was at 3 days.
I'm stuck in this period where I do NNN for a few days then get the idea "what's the point anyways: and relapse
I'm starting to understand how addicted I am to porn and it's been a difficult week to be honest I don't know if I can last long, I'm a busy person but it's the time before sleeping I'm always struggling what do you guys do around that time of the day to not watch porn and just sleep?
I'm experiencing brain fog – my mind keeps replaying certain scenes, and I have the urge to give in. It feels like I'm reliving those moments. Any advice on how to stay focused and avoid this would be really appreciated.
📢📢 PLEASE GIVE IT A READ, REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE
I'm 26M, and I've been struggling with the effects of daily masturbation and porn use since I was 15. With WEDDING coming up next month, I've been trying NoFap (managed 11 days before a slip-up today), working out, and staying away from porn to prepare for intimacy with my future spouse. However, I'm dealing with a couple of issues:
Trouble Maintaining Erection: Years of porn use have made me reliant on specific visual stimulation, so I lose my erection with any small distraction. Maybe this happens because my erection used to go on/off while I used to search for the right porn to fap. I'm worried this could affect my connection with my spouse.
Increased Sensitivity & Anxiety: Abstaining from masturbation has made me so sensitive that I feel like I'll explode with even a single touch. I'm concerned about control or lasting long when I'm with my partner.
If anyone has advice on how do I handle these issues, please help me out. I know I had done very wrong till now, but I want to improve now. PLEASE HELP.
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Day four of NNN but I had a nocturnal emission last night. Just to share. I hope it's not counted as an actual fap.
We can do this.
Determined determined to fullfil the NNN challenge but random hot wet stuff pushing me to break it down 🤷
Guys I started nnn Im trying to avoid porn as much as possible but if I see any hot women naked or semi naked in social media platforms I'll get the urges to fap . So I restricted it some how but whenever I'll see any women in real with normal physique Im getting, urges i tried to go outside but even after doing all this my mind have no idea what to do it feels difficult to concentrate on some productive.
Some times I scroll Instagram if I see any hot women I get hard and slowly start to cumm in my pants without touching my cock ,it happened many time What should I do I don't wanna lose this nnn this time give me some suggestions.
I will win
So I got a new girlfriend and we had some real deeptalk a few nights ago and it came up that I had a porn addiction. She of course told me to stop consuming it. So I tried but this morning I relapsed - consequently I blocked all my access to NSFW media, unfollowed all Reddit creators etc. For me, that is a win since I couldn’t get myself to try and salvage this account
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I relapsed again
Help me with covenant eyes account...pleaseee please
Is it psychologically alright to satisfy ourselves to nude content sent by long distance gf? even if it feels like an addition? how to control it if it's ok
I don’t feel like a man at all Edit: is interesting too that i never been addicted to porn at all even so i have watch it not often
Thank you all for helping me make it this far, even now i don't believe the battle is over, but I believe I've gotten strong enough to win against the urges.
Thanks to this sub and the people on it, i was able to take care of this urge before it became to late, I am only 17 and most of my friends have porn addictions but don't admit to them claiming its "Natural" .
Once again i cannot thank all of you enough anyways stay strong all of you NNN is just as hard as you make it! o7
Damn these late night urges