The NoFap Challenge

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

I think I could get to 2 weeks. Only one way to find out...

Gael23

Daveysil15 wrote: »

You never hear of spitting?

I've done that a few times but it dries out too quickly

keithb93

starWave wrote: »

When did they start? and how frequent?

Started after about a week and then once or twice every week after that. My dreams became so vivid that it was kinda like having real sex.

Brego888

Grayson wrote: »

According to the site, it takes three months for the brain to reset. But they do specify that there are no hard fast rules (pun intended)

Younger guys who have been watching hardcore porn since they were 14/15 find it takes longer for the reset. Older blokes reset faster since they once had an adult brain that wasn't experiencing hardcore porn.

Explain this reset idea to me.
What exactly would we be resetting?
And what are the perceived benefits?

Royal.Baby

Going to do this, serious.

Is there anyone here that has actually had any benefits from it? I really want to stop fapping (serial fapper here)

Daveysil15

keithb93 wrote: »

Started after about a week and then once or twice every week after that. My dreams became so vivid that it was kinda like having real sex.

At least its safe sex anyway.

Eathrin

Royal.Baby wrote: »

Going to do this, serious.

Is there anyone here that has actually had any benefits from it? I really want to stop fapping (serial fapper here)

Generally feel better about myself, confidence has increased and am better motivated to do productive tasks.
That said, the difference is still small. I'll be sure if there's a difference after 3-5 months.

The urge to fap isnt so great either so the challenge gets easier with time. Well sometimes.

BOHtox

Grayson wrote: »

According to the site, it takes three months for the brain to reset. But they do specify that there are no hard fast rules (pun intended)

Younger guys who have been watching hardcore porn since they were 14/15 find it takes longer for the reset. Older blokes reset faster since they once had an adult brain that wasn't experiencing hardcore porn.

Reset the brain to what?

Also is it no fapping or no porn?

Eathrin

BOHtox wrote: »

Reset the brain to what?

Your brain becomes satisfied that the way to achieve an orgasm is to watch some porn or whatever. You want to reset it so that the natural thing is more desirable.

BOHtox

Eathrin wrote: »

Your brain becomes satisfied that the way to achieve an orgasm is to watch some porn or whatever. You want to reset it so that the natural thing is more desirable.

But is it fapping or porn that causes that brain activity? Surely it's porn?

Eathrin

Fapping still achieves your orgasm which is too easy. Your brain needs to think it's got to work to achieve that much.

keithb93

Is anyone old enough to remember the days before porn (including nudey magazines). I'd say the imagination was used but people probably fapped far less then.

Eathrin

I'd say people masturbate far more these days as a source of arousal is so easy to obtain.

jimbobaloobob

Eathrin wrote: »

I'd say people masturbate far more these days as a source of arousal is so easy to obtain.

probably less taboo about it now too.

Im not doing this again....ever.

Royal.Baby

LittleNipper wrote: »

Im not doing this again....ever.

Why?

Brego888

I still don't get this resetting the brain thing.
Does it make you less inclined to access porn, is that what it's all about?
Or just more interested in copulation with actual females?

Royal.Baby

Royal.Baby wrote: »

Why?

Id have to throw my laptop out.

hullaballoo

Sad face.

Bullchomper

Brego888 wrote: »

I still don't get this resetting the brain thing.
Does it make you less inclined to access porn, is that what it's all about?
Or just more interested in copulation with actual females?

The real ones!? God forbid!

longhalloween

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

I woke up this morning with a monstrous horn. It was one of those horns that you simply have to do something with. Under normal circumstances I would have rammed it into my better half or jerkedoff .

However, my 8 month old niece was in the room next door.

Should we be calling Childline?

Insect Overlord

I heard a guest lecture from a nuero-scientist based in UL during the year, on the topic of mental health. One of the lessons we took away from the talk was that it takes about 6 weeks practice of an altered behaviour to create new links within the brain. This can be anything as simple as taking up self-guided meditation or as complicated as over-coming "problem" behaviours. You force yourself to learn new (usually more productive) skills/patterns of behaviour.

The No Fap Challenge is the arm-chair pseudo-science side of this. It probably won't make a major impact on your life unless you start off the challenge with some degree of an actual problem.

Owldshtok

When any of you are fresh from finishing the challenge,maybe try avoid taking on this guy,the world champion fapper:
http://http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/05/masturbate-a-thon_champion_spe.php

Fred Swanson

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Owldshtok

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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thanks for fixing the link

CastingCouch

That article is sick.

Was there any point you felt you couldn't go on? How did you get through those moments?

"Yes. Twice I felt I couldn't go on. I took great advantage of Japanese pornos as I prepared. Also I imagined many supporters in Japan including my girlfriend, family, co-workers etc...that I can't let them down."

Thinking of his family while yanking himself off around the clock, the sick sick bastard.

C14N

BOHtox wrote: »

Reset the brain to what?

Also is it no fapping or no porn?

Both. Watching porn is supposed to still activate the dopamine boost that you're abusing.

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I heard a guest lecture from a nuero-scientist based in UL during the year, on the topic of mental health. One of the lessons we took away from the talk was that it takes about 6 weeks practice of an altered behaviour to create new links within the brain. This can be anything as simple as taking up self-guided meditation or as complicated as over-coming "problem" behaviours. You force yourself to learn new (usually more productive) skills/patterns of behaviour.

The No Fap Challenge is the arm-chair pseudo-science side of this. It probably won't make a major impact on your life unless you start off the challenge with some degree of an actual problem.

I usually try to be wary of unproven stuff like this but I really want to believe it will do something. I do think I have the problems that the non-fapping is supposed to take care of. I feel less confident than I should, not very motivated, not particularly cheerful, reduced sex drive, often quite socially anxious etc.

None of this stuff is debilitating or anything but I really do want to believe that giving up porn will help me feel better.

letssee7

Actually finding this quite beneficial, 12 days in.

Think maybe I carried a shame and anxiety after I masturbated, probably because when I was young I was terrified of being caught and was also quite badly addicted.

I can remember not long ago one of my roommates asking me what I was so scared of as I entered the room. Earlier that day I was on a porn binge, never linked the two things in my head for some reason.

I guess it depends on the person but 2 thumbs up from me

Eathrin

I'm 6 weeks in and starting to wonder why I ever fapped in the first place. I feel so much better about myself for this.

C14N

letssee7 wrote: »

Actually finding this quite beneficial, 12 days in.

Think maybe I carried a shame and anxiety after I masturbated, probably because when I was young I was terrified of being caught and was also quite badly addicted.

I can remember not long ago one of my roommates asking me what I was so scared of as I entered the room. Earlier that day I was on a porn binge, never linked the two things in my head for some reason.

I guess it depends on the person but 2 thumbs up from me

I sometimes felt kind of ashamed but most of the time it was no more shameful than going to take a leak, even when an unfortunate roommate knocked on the door and didn't pay attention to me shouting "NOPE"

It's been 7 days and I only started having small urges to relapse today. Didn't help that I'm in a new city with very little to do and where I still know almost nobody and have the house to myself for the whole evening but I guess that's just a good chance to exercise willpower :pac:

Still feeling kind of down and not very motivated but when I went out for a walk this evening, for some reason I felt way more genuine confidence than I have in weeks. Hopefully this gets better.