NoFap, simply said, is the act of not masturbating for a set amount of time. On reddit, there is a subpage called NoFap. This is where NoFap became popular. Most people attempt to do 90 days of no masturbation.
Why would anyone in their right minds do such a thing? Masturbating is free and it feels good!
Yes both of those are indeed true. In fact I don't think most people would have any issue with masturbating in moderation every so often. However, since masturbating is free and it feels good, for some people that can be quite addicting. Masturbation in excess may cause various problems.
Well if masturbating causes problems, why aren't there hundreds of studies on it?
The human body is infinitely complex and everyone is slightly different. You could say the NoFap subreddit is a an "unscientific" case study on the effects of not masturbating, both positive and negative. Again, people vary and some people are more prone to addictions than others. All I know is that there seems to be an apparent trend that masturbation causes some problems for some people, including myself.
Okay so what are some of these benefits and drawbacks of not masturbating?
Glad you asked. Typically, not masturbating gives different benefits and drawbacks for everyone. Some common benefits ones include (some that I've noticed too):
-Increase in confidence
-Increase in testosterone
-Decrease in depression
-Brain "fog" lifted
-Increase in focus
-Increase in attraction to opposite gender
-Decrease in Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Some common drawbacks include (which I've personally dealt with):
-Random erections
-Wet dreams (which may or may not be a good thing for some people)
-Blue balls (personally this can be a killer for me when I'm out with the ladies)
-Increase in arousal and being horny (again this can be good or bad depending on the situation)
Now, this list is the tip of the iceberg and I'll go more in depth about the benefits and draw backs of NoFap in a later post. I've read that after not masturbating for 90 days, some people can "command" women to have sex with them at will (I'd take that with a grain of salt). I've also read that not masturbating doesn't really do anything except raise sex drive. Again, NoFap affects people differently.
Christmas is coming.
So why write this blog?
I've attempted NoFap myself in the past. I've reached 21 days and failed because breaking an addiction is very tricky. However, the affects that I noticed were phenomenal. Then again this is coming from some one who masturbated at least once a day.
I am making this blog to journal down my progress for 90 days, which should be roughly when Christmas rolls around. Let's make it a Christmas Challenge. By making this blog, I will be held accountable to make the 90 day stretch. Also, I think it would be interesting for you to read the changes in me week by week and to see what happens. I encourage and urge you to join in the Christmas Challenge along with me. Things will get interesting :) Stay tuned.
