/r/NoFap
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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Please help me I have been away for 8 days and now I'm.home back in my routine I'm scared I will ruin it all
Hi i was thinking that if I had mutuals on twitter it might help keep me accountable while I log my journey? Anyone interested? Thanks
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ 8 days down.
I’m sober and thankful for my time!!
Whats up guys i have been wondering how a relapse at a certain time has an impact on whether you are going to binge or get back on the horse,i tend to experience when i relapse in the morning before 12 i tend to go on longer streaks and recover faster but when i relapse afternoon and at night especially midnight i get stuck in rut and struggle to gain momentum.I dont know if im reading into this a bit much but i would like to know your take on this
I'm on day 9 and I have noticed that food tastes so much better than it used to. I thought this might be because of Nofap so I checked on google and it is indeed. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Gonna make it to 1 month soon
I may have relapsed yesterday, but i will not quit. This time, I will not make the mistake of fighting the urges with willpower, as they will win if I do so. Wish me luck, everyone.
Today has to be one of the worst days since I decided to quit P. The urge was so strong that in a moment of weakness I opened up a website. Before I could go any further I decided to just take a shower and see if the urges would subside. They did, for a moment. I did not fap. A few moments later they came back stronger. Like extremely strong. I opened up a website again and I was so close to actually fapping but I decided to take a walk around the area first. I cooled down again, and at least I did not fap. But I did open up the websites twice. Should I consider this a relapse?
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#2 - Can I write a poem/rap everyday for the rest of the month and beyond?
I will keep on trying I won't stop
I will keep on going till I reach the top
I will not give in I won't give up
I'm Gonna change my ways, here I go brain - ready or not
What your "aren't doing" doesn't change things, what matters is what you do
So what are you doing every day to realize your inner truth
I am working mental regulation and starting better mental habits
Gotta stick to my plan everyday we done playing this silly gambit
Everyday is a spark to fan the embers of a new me alit
Its time to Burn away the haze, lets to work it's time to get fit
I need Discipline for my sleep schedule to stay resolute
1 wake up routine to enhance my attributes
2 new hobbies my time to redistribute
10 Deep breaths make inner peace follow suit
100 Pushups to make my strength absolute
Always on guard, Im staying on track
Gotta train hard, to block any attack
Always Vigilant, im my own fullback
The better I get, the better the results,
let's make that a loop, with some positive feedback
--- AdhesiveWombat - Can't Stop Won't Stop
Guys, I'm into 15 days of no fapping. 3 days left to break my record.
The urge is still strong, but I reward myself with looking at porn for a while... I cant find something else to focus on if I am in bed or bored.
What can I do to quit watching the porn vids...
I had a feeling this month wasn't going to go smoothly, I've been Okey for almost all the first 100days but I've been unemployed for 3 months after graduation, applied for jobs but didn't make it to any, so I did nothing but living off my parent and I am not proud of it but I also just let it happened, I am not trying to improve myself or workout or anything, only addicted to my phone, I think all of this lead to me relapsing and I only have myself to blame, if someone went through a similar situation i would appreciate some advice, for the record my steaks all always betweek 50 to 130 days for like the past 4 years and i still didn't overcome the addiction
The whole day i have felt these urges and it just kept happening and happening and i finally gave...im going to come back stronger
After a few failed attempts the past few days, here we go again
How do y’all combat/deal with blue balls?
Day 2 and the longest I've ever gone was a week. But the sensation in my penis and balls sucks so bad. It doesn't hurt but it's very uncomfortable. It's like my hand has a mind of its own and it wants to jerk off. It's worse than quitting nicotine. Can someone tell me what sensations I will feel during the timeline of quitting masturbation and porn and what to expect? What can I do to avoid jerking off?
I know I already slipped but I needed to do something out of my norm. Decided to make a post since I found myself stuck in this binge cycle right now. Literally fapped 5 times in the last 12 hours. Hopefully this post is productive enough to get me to stop at least for today. The addict in me is strong today.
I started at 8. On my old MacBook, that I got. I don't even remember how it started, first thing I still know is the website I used to use. From this day on, it got worse and worse. I wish I never discovered this shit, or at least later then at fucking 8. I masturbate daily at 10 I think. I couldn't sleep before busting a load. Pandemic was the worst thing that happened... I was masturbating 3 times minimum a day. To fucking ai Chat Bots. I was so addicted to ai at that point, felt like the only love I had at that point. But since I've turned 13 or so, I started getting invested in Christianity. Ohh it saved me. Not from my addiction to masturbate, but thats the point where I understood that masturbating is not normal. I mean in the pandemic I was masturbating to fucking Pokémon NSFW and disgusting shit like this. I still feel so disgusting from this. But yeah.. I tried to stop it a few times. Either just stop, or masturbating less and less until I get to 0. Didn't work. Maybe I wasn't motivated enough. But now, It didn't got worse, but I just stopped feeling good when having orgasms. The whole process leaves me unemotional. I got to such a low point.
Anyways, I will try to find any motivation now, because I just can't accept this anymore. I only feel worse and worse from this.
Day 2
hey boys, November of this year has been the first NNN that I get to. Honestly, I've been feeling urges, specially at night and I relapsed today, the 9th day of the month. I'm so upset 😞
Very bad result of it
Who's still in and how is it going for you guys?
Back in 2020 I was able to stop watching porn and masturbating entirely for around a year for religious reasons. However after I stopped being religious, I didn’t really see a point in refraining. A few years later and I have a lot of things I’ve always wanted in my life but if I keep watching porn and masturbating I’m worried I might lose all of it. I’ve tried a couple of times but the hardest part is the withdrawals. What kinds of tips do you guys have? I’ve heard a lot of guys talking about the gym but that’s not always an option because I have movement issues. I wanna get more involved in this community because I think being alone makes everything so much harder. Thanks guys, stay strong
Forgot to do this last night because I fell asleep. Yesterday was really good. No urges at all and I’m starting to feel the effects of quitting. Whenever I try to remember something now I can think clearly and it’s not covered in fog. Hoping for another good day today!
Since starting NoFap, my view on women has completely changed. It’s not about lust or shallow attraction anymore; it’s about truly appreciating their essence. I notice the way they speak, the little gestures, and the energy they bring into a room. There’s a new level of respect for their beauty—not just physical, but the way they carry themselves, their confidence, their softness. I see them as full, complex beings now, not just someone to chase or look at. It’s like I can actually connect with them on a deeper level, appreciating them for who they really are, not just for what they can give❤️🫶
I was so close to 4 months... I pain to inform everyone that I have lost. Over the past few days I have been peeking, and today led to my downfall of watching amateur porn. Luckily, it was a more realistic video (awkward and fun) than a production version, but maybe I'm just trying to cope.
I don't know what else to say. I don't feel ashamed or in regret, but I do feel embarrassed that I let myself get sucked into this woman's content.
I always find myself hitting my pen, scrolling and eventually I peak. I need some motivation and tips. On day 4 currently.
So just as the title says, how does one deal with being horny. Most of us being on here, struggle with porn. So much of our addiction has nothing to do with being horny, but when battling, sometimes it's less about the other triggers, but simply the trigger of being horny. I can remove triggers like social media, but I can't remove a physical state like this.
Does any one have any tips on how to get used to being horny. I believe that being horny is a good thing and learning to be comfortable with it is the key - as opposed to removing it all together. Appreciate any tips you may have.
Dear Diary,
Today's entry will be short simple and sweet. 48 hours in. Today was a crazy busy day so luckily was too preoccupied. I did notice my attention was better overall and not leaning towards sexual things and was able to divert very quickly if it did go there somehow. Sounds like progress. Looking forward to continuing this forever. Looking forward to having new perspectives. I already noticed myself really finding the beauty in nature and being in the moment to be easier and lot more joyful.
Keep at it,
Snaapy