What exactly is that doctor talking about, there's studies that show increase in testosterone after 5 days of no fap and then after some showed a decrease. But is she just woke and trying to keep people addicts? Of course she is. Typical. 😂😂
I was exactly writing some similar comment. It is more about a spiritual development retaining sexual energy. That's is what the scientists never look at.
@SDhillon831 If no fapping actually improved your lives then why is it increasing in numbers? Its a trade off for a release men arnt getting from their partners; if they have any. Don't use no fab as a coralation to happiness. It's a factor like anything else. Jerking it constantly should be taken just like over eating, it's a no Brainer. It feels good to fab and eat what you want. That isn't happiness and neither is obstaning from your desires. You cannot stop desiring. Their are no answers to happiness. It is a day by day, moment by moment, year by decade thing. Some people are blessed with a full life of joy others are not. It's a choice It's not a lifestyle l, either you will he happy or you will not. You can choose your outcome for a probability increase but what ultimately decides is fate, destiny, the luck of the draw, whatever you want to call it.
Rule 1: don't let others tell you what is good for you. Research yourself. Experiment yourself. Resist the temptation to preach. Your experiences are yours only. They don't transfer to everyone else.
@@lt8833probably she doesn't have, but people who do did the same thing she advises for. With the knowledge you have, experiment and you will learn new things because your knowledge will not become vast, but it will become depth knowledge in the subject. Experience in all fields is valued also so she is right from my perspective
exactly, I don't eat, drink, sleep, or talk to anyone anymore because it spikes my dopamine, I spooned my eyes out of their sockets so I would maximize dopamine retention because pain does that
Is about not wasting in a vain manner the sperm; never masturbate never eyaculate unless is for made a bb. Women that inciting u to do it is an entitie.
I took a break from any sexual activity for about 6 years. The benefit was that I developed tremendous self-control. The downside was no sexual activity. Dr. Malik is absolutely on the money with regard to this issue
Im a man with a very high sex drive. Have done no fap for almost a year. I noticed negligible difgerences. It indeed is a case by case basis, and the masturbation isnt the problem... Its the type of person. Doesnt mean we should rule out nofap. Its a means to an end. A tool that will lead you to discovering the help you may need.
Fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
I think in the last Dr K video I listened he said something like over 60% of young men agreed with the statement I am addicted to porn. So if the majority of masturbation is addiction, I don't know if "Normal Masturbation" exists for people with high speed internet.
I don't believe that there is ,,normal masturbation" in general for most of people. Because why bother when you can have sex with your partner?! And when he/she can't for some reason for some period of time, normal human being should be capable to abstain for some time. There may be some extreme situations when masturbation is ok, yeah. But in general I'd say we don't need it. Just nofap & noporn as a lifestyle and be able to find yourself a partner. That way seems most healthy to me.
I’ve done it before and it absolutely makes a difference in you, 1000%. It may be more so getting off of porn addiction more so than retaining your seed, but either way it’s a positive.
The point to retain is that it makes it easier to abstain from porn. If you quit porn but keep masturbating, you're more likely to have cravings for porn afterwards. That's just based on peoples experience, it might be different from person to person
For me it did nothing. I did it for 3 months, but then I stopped because I didn't see any difference in energy, motivation, or confidence. But I already have good energy most of the time so I guess that's why. Maybe for someone that has low energy it could help. But for me, didn't change a thing.
@@Fred-zt5ky Honestly, same. My effort at work is the same, my diet is the same, I workout the same way. Maybe I have just a little bit more energy, which comes from extra dopamine from not watching porn. I also go out more often, but not nearly enough to make any meaningful relationships or changes. It feels like I put the blame too much on fapping and porn, and neglected the fact the issues might be elsewhere, e. g. too much screen time.
It's evidently more about avoiding desensitization and addiction, especially to unrealistic fantasies that inhibit one's healthy feelings of attraction to real women they encounter.
I will say I’m not or have never been a big porn guy, but the longer I go without a release the more I think about it, to the point of insanity. Feel like a male dog when a female is in heat around. Guess everyone is different, but every few days keeps me a good balance of sane.
Totally worth it, doing that stuff all the time made me so depressed and unmotivated. The difference is night and day when you quit, you’ve got all the motivation to do the things you’re putting off and my anxiety gets so reduced that I want to socialise again.
lack of meaning, lack of productive focus / vision / direction, poorly directed energy, lack of impulse control / discipline ... all lead to addiction (drugs, porn, and more).
Guys,if you want to choke the chicken, go ahead. If you’re doing it more than once a day, take a step back and nofap for a week. They key is to be the master.
I genuinely don't understand this arbitrary line being drawn at 1x per day. So if someone's particularly aroused on occasion and engages more than once, they're labeled to have a problem and should step back and re-evaluate their lives? What about people in a relationship? Having sex more than once per day is unhealthy and they should avoid sex for a week? I call shenanigans.
@ having actual sex with someone else more than once a day is more than ok. In fact, I encourage it. Lol. However, in my opinion,if you’re masturbating, by yourself, more than once a day, EVERY SINGLE DAY, then it will compound into a problem. My opinion. Please don’t conflate having actual sex vs. masturbating. Two different experiences.
@@Tamarocker88 doing it with someone doesnt have the same rules as you gooning to porn all day 2. 5.. 20 times a day. A healthy amount is 1 times a day. 2 if youre really a degenerate but more than that get a mate or at least try to have some impulse control youre not a goddamn animal for frick sake.
take the porn and distractions away and you have a healthy and balanced sex life. Its that simple. To many young Men are addicted to Pornography and it removes the need to go out and find a mate. Porn destroys lives
@@johnanderson6946destroy ourselves as a way to stick it to the dating market? One would think abstaining from something that fries your dopamine receptors and makes you mentally ill is a good thing.
Exactly, it’s not the masturbation that’s the problem. It’s the addiction to that and pornography especially. Guys have been jerking off since the beginning of time but it’s only really since we’ve had hard porn at our fingertips 24 hours a day that we’ve seen young lads getting ED problems etc
Yeah same. Possibly some tmi but for the sake of the topic and convo... Doing it helps me not think about things... Not s*x necessarily. But it calms my spinning mind down and I relent to putting my own mind to sleep. Still gotta make the choice to go to bed early and get plenty of rest for tomorrow's focus. But doing that kinda removes a road block for me mentally. I don't even equate to addiction bc I have on a dime stopped for days or weeks and several months at a time even. Also to continue my justification, it helps me stay out of trouble as I've found it reckless and even dangerous to sleep around...As stds aren't the only stressful thing you can end up dealing with that eat up your remaining precious time on earth... Could be a dramatic girlfriend/wife, or a court case, or something like child custody (which is bc you had s*x to begin with to conceive said children)... So this argument for me personally is sooooooo much larger and comprehensive than just "no[t] fap[ping]". The movement itself never worked for me and I've been very disciplined in other ways in my life. Even in the realm of masturbation or s*x... I just don't think putting such heavy focus on it like it's some badge of honor is lifestyle is--in truth--actually all that deep in reality. I think you shouldn't do it obsessively and it shouldn't take priority over your life and you should be indulging in pron uncontrollably... Ideally not at all, just using your imagination or your boyfriend/girlfriend (if you have one). I think access to pron has the potential to corrupt your mind, but like video games, it's proven NOT to make you violent or control your behavior as autonomy studies prove things like video games and pron are simply indulgent pleasurable choices that stimulate and provide excess dopamine for little effort... Now that stuff feeds addiction, but doesn't necessarily mean you'll be slave to them. People prioritize and choose when it's appropriate to masturbate, or have s*x , or play video games, or go to bars and gatherings and be sociable with drinks and dancing... All arguably "degenerate" behavior. But in the end, it's about exercising your own levels of self control and self maintenance. You can abstain from all that and it'll be considered universally admirable by most and you'd be right to say that. But I personally don't think you're wrong for doing it... Just don't make it your entire motivation of life focus to watch pron or masturbate or have/seek out s*x. And then you're find imo. Now, that being said, adding conviction to religious beliefs with regard to abstinence and discipline there is another story and very hard to do and very respectable when accomplished for the individual... Mad respect there. But even that seems more like recommendation so that you can focus on progress in life and faith then solely think about sexual connection. S*x itself is meant to have purpose and be a beautiful thing according to what I've derived from scripture... The issue is sexual morality and obsessive overindulgence at the expense of yourself and others' well beings. Again, imo it comes back to moderation and self control... Are you your sexual desires or do you just have and indulge in those desires every so often with active restraint? I don't like that people almost worship no fap for the same reasons I think being obsessive or overly attached to with anything is a problem. Stoicism improved and clarified my reasoning on that.
Yeah, I still deal with that. Tried meditation, focused breathing, reading...seems like a lot of effort spending 2 hours trying to sleep, when it happens so easily after a fap session. Did you find anything that worked besides giving in to it?
Suuuuure. No oncologist who hadn’t had cancer should talk about it. It’s ALWAYS so much better to take your individual experience and think that holds true for everybody else. That’s how facts, science and the world in general works
Human beings’ natural design is to be paired together, and our natural bodies are reacting with such confusion in this incredibly unnatural modern world we’re living in.
As someone who tried no fap for over 3 months, they are both right. These people who create videos on how you'll get all of these women's attention and you'll get "superpowers" need to stop. It's not true, at least not in my case. The only positive things were a little more energy I could use for working out and a little more confidence that I was doing something most men don't do. It wasn't life changing by any means for me. I think masturbation/sex is healthy when it's done in moderation and without pornography. As long as no one is getting hurt, including yourself, it should be ok.
My experience of nofap was purely in terms of self-mastery, like subjecting one’s self to cold showers or getting jacked. These people are overanalysing stuff.
@@benceelias1849 I was only talking about Getting jacked other things are good, but becoming jacked? Na bro, trying to become lean is better than becoming jacked. You understand?
Every spiritual/mystical sect has practices around releasing energy in this way. It might not have measurable bio markers associated with the quality of life that can come from retaining but there is certainly a spiritual aspect of keeping ur nut and I believe that’s where the boosts to quality of life are felt. Spiritually.
Try it. Make up your own mind. Pay attention to how you’re feeling and compare that to how you felt before. You can always go back to that if you want to. A woman can’t tell you how abstaining for a while will make you feel. Notice also the difference in the ways women behave around you. See if you prefer that, too. Again, a woman, even if she’s a doctor, can’t tell you that, either. Experiment. Make up your own mind about how you prefer to live. You’re a free man. Live how you want to live.
Please remember that it doesn't work if you have nothing else to do, you need to build some other interests, habits, and allocate time for other activities to actually succeed.
As a man who has been in the medical field for over 25 years, I don’t think the lady knows what she is talking about. First of all, she is not a man so she doesn’t know what it feels like mentally and physically to do no fap as a man. Second of all, The man on the panel actually has a better understanding of the benefits of no fap, which are mental and spiritual benefits that ultimately lead to physical benefits. So, although it may not raise testosterone levels initially, cutting out porn and fapping is overall a good thing for the sole reason that the time you would be spending fapping can be replaced by physical exercise and sleep which have been scientifically proven to increase testosterone levels.
But cutting out porn is a different thing. You shouldn't combine both together as essentially required, one does not require the other. Avoiding porn is important for mental health etc and it avoids an addictive response which is of course healthy. That doesn't mean that you need to 'no fap', just don't spend all your time doing it, just be moderate as you would with anything else 😂
But the fact that you have calculated and actively had to think and know that you MUST do this every 50 days kinda tells me it's not natural or seamless. You gotta heavily will yourself to stay focused. So it's a trained discipline type of thinking. Not a natural comfy flow way living. BTW, NOT saying you're wrong or off by thinking that way. I'm just saying it's like announcing publicly that you have reached a goal then telling everyone you reached it again for that social credit and validation. Yeah, it's admirable and respectable. But it's being proven that it's not your natural inclination if it's just an eternal game of keep away. Gotta be a better more permanent solution. Or just acceptance?
@ honestly you’re right the majority of what you said.. it’s kinda depressing and sad.. I do it to keep my mind busy and feel better so I can talk to people. At this point it’s just acceptance and discipline but once you do it many times over , like a 50mile race, you know everything that’s coming your way so it’s not really that difficult anymore, idk what I’m doing anymore. It honestly doesn’t effect my strength, like i thought it did, i just do it now to be more “confident and comfortable” around people, nothing more
No fap is to avoid sexual content and sexual stimuli. The ability to control and alter your habits. There are men that have sex regularly as an escape and addiction which becomes a problem. No fap means deal with your real world and face things head on(no pun intended). The benefits are you overcoming what seems to be uncontrollable, doing things at your will and not because of impuse and urge
@@zPhresh it changed your life by fealing less dehydrated?😂 decreased your forearm muscle? You no longer stay in the bathroom for long time?😂 You no longer have burn marks on the palm of your hand?😂 You no longer have lotion bottle and used tissues at your bed😂
Really appreciate as to what they had to say. Agree with their perspectives, the conclusion is to control your urges but limit to 5 days to bust nuts again. Agree if you understood that.
i'm still undecided on no fap... there's one extremely important thing that often doesn't get mentioned that is the idea of... if you don't use it you lose it... atheroslcerosis will happen to the blood vessels and one way to maintain the function of erections is to get lots of blood into that area... pumping lots of blood in there can be alot more effective by masturbating/intercourse rather than relying on night time erections... pumps are even considered useful
I think fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
Hey listen guys, i coudn’t masturbate during Covid time since i was having severe pain when i would ejaculate. I went on for a year. Relapse maybe 3-4 times during that year. I realise how beneficial it was. But i was not trying to do it to follow a trend i just couldn’t do it. I learn a lot through that period of time. That’s when i manifested the most. Also wasn’t trying hard at all. Things felt into places as it’s meant to be. You kinda feel like there is a magic lab inside you and that you can do preety much anything you want. I want to mention at the beginning i thought that i wouldn’t be able survive without it. At this time i also gave up alcohol weed junk food.. I never felt so close to my divine self and could feel the higher self presence like never before. It was probably my most challenging time. But man it was a game changer. Im 37 now. Deep inside you know what’s right for you. Listen to the real you guys. You won’t regret it
The key is to continue to strive to be better with retaining (or nofap) no matter the circumstances. It’s like the gym. It builds confidence as you’re mastering your body and sexual urges. I noticed tremendous positives from doing retention but I think that at least the majority of it comes from my newfound outlook that I can and am the master of my body.
It is. But you're not just your s*x drive or a pair of genitals. You have higher faculties of comprehension and self control and you have free will. But you're a physical and emotional creature. And we as men tend to utilize logic and deductive reasoning to rationalize, analyze, deduce, and ultimately make all of our choices in life from birth (after more complete autonomy manifests) to death (complete brain and heart death). So while I do think there's some validity to your "sexual energy" claims... I gotta reject the notion that it's our sole or primary driving bc force. Probably why everyone mentioned Freud bc your logic is highly based in Freudian psychology/philosophy as your ideas and that idea sorta stems from him. Anyway, I don't think your claim is entirely correct although it seems partially valid. I think you're intended to procreate and have regular sexual releases; especially after adulthood fully kicks in. And you denote that it's ignorance to be unaware of that... But I would argue that it may be more ignorant to really think much about it at all as if you are devoid of human needs. I'm not saying one can't abstain from s*x... Or that you're weak for abstaining. But to insinuate that one is ignorant to masturbate or have s*x regularly is preposterous. Like almost fully ego stuff. You stop ANYTHING and replace it with another activity, you'll gain more control TEMPORARILY and then have an addiction to that new thing. S*x is something you're either avoiding out of some sense of self superiority or ego bc of this lifestyle, OR you place too much power and almost worship-like levels of respect to s*x that you're conflating free will to this minute part of the human life experience... S*x is important for pair bonding and spiritually is quite exactly what you said... Your life force. Biblically and for God it's very important and for your quality of life to manage that all, sure. Especially if you're a believer. That said however, judgement aside, it's crafted intrinsically within our very fabric and DNA to be sexual creatures. You can even just choose one person to be monogamous with or masturbate or abstain if you want... You're meant to procreate and release as a maintenance feature otherwise only SOME of us would have genitals to procreate. Sorry bro... I agree with you on some levels, but mostly disagree... Respectfully of course.
While on semen retention, I did 300 Assignments in one weekend and it didn’t phase me till a month later. Going on semen retention is useless if you’re doing it for no reason, but if you give it purpose. You will definitely see it.
It all originates with this fascination of control. Everything needs to be controlled. Control your thoughts, control your body, be controlled by others, control, control, control. Torture yourself for whatever reason and you will become a wise man or some nonsense. Psychologicallly though, Why control at all? When thoughts take authority over other thoughts, what value does that have, really?We never seem to notice the inner deception there. A bit deep but yeah, control is self-deception born out of division in my view.
Feels like 21 days isn’t a lot of time for a case study of something so powerful, it may not be a psychological change on the level of where you could show the differences on a chart, but it’s a mental shift in something that isn’t quantifiable, like I could eat a whole row of Oreos, and it’ll make me feel so unbelievably happy in the moment, until I have to go to the bathroom, and now I’m really sad, cause I can’t go number 2
No fap is like a diet (like someone else has said) except you have to stick to it. It's not a 1 month thing, it's benefits are primarily seen when you adhere to it for much longer periods. Your passion comes from your sex drive. Stop fapping and you'll regain your passion for things, Give it a year. Lastly and as an added note, She (Malik) doesn't know what she is talking about. I understand that it's possible she's studied male anatomy for years but the reality is that no female expert on male physiology will beat any man actively studying their own body for any length of time.
well, i dont see myself abstaining for a whole year and it might actually bring more problems than benefits. Also I think the problem is porn, not masturbation
There have been studies that say a certain amount of ejaculations every month reduces chance of getting prostate cancer. Maybe she's thinking more from that side of things.
It was funny when she spoke about the dangers of peer pressure to commit to NoFap. As if it's some dangerous street drug or new trend that is having disastrous consequences for kids all around the block. Yeah, no. In our hypersexualized culture, there is a reason the NoFap community seems to only openly exist on the internet.
Yup I remember going through a period of "No Fap" and when I relapsed I went in so hard that I was handling business multiple times a day. It was really bad. White knuckling it is definitely not the way. Gradually lower the amount of times to the point where you can stop and it won't be that much or any issue.
To all the men that don't think no fap isn't real. Go 1 week retention. The main two benefits you feel is increased energy and a slightly deeper voice. After one week take note of what ive said. Now release atleast 2, better off 3 times in a day. I guarantee you'll notice a difference in your tone of voice and you'll feel like crap. Once you try this out and see it works. You can imagine what other benefits you'll get. Some of the other benefits you'll get is less social anxiety, stronger joints(cracking knees for example is reduced) better recovery, more focus, stronger nails and hair. These are some of the things ive noticed. Men and women are very different. That chemical testosterone is a hell of a drug! Men have 20x the testosterone of women! This is what makes us men! We're practically different species. Women don't even understand and moan that men crave sex etc. If these women had the same level of testosterone as a man, they might understand us lol😂 But they don't, so they don't understand our reality. Women that have "transition" into men notice the huge increase in sex drive when taking testosterone.
Abstaining from an addiction does not solve the problem. Alcoholics, drug users, compulsive eaters all have unhealed trauma, quitting the addiction but not addressing the underlying issue will just cause a relapse in the future.
Well abstaining is part of all successful solutions to addictions... Do you know some solution to addiction, like alcoholism, which recommends drinking vodka time to time? Of course not. I guess what you wanted to say is that ONLY abstaining does not solve the problem. That I agree with. You should get rid of the substance, in this example it is porn, and switch it with something natural and healthy, what needs effort before you can get your benefits, like sex within a loving relationship with a partner.
@ there is nothing inherently addictive about porn. Just abstaining does not solve the issue that is driving the addiction, which is being used as a mood suppressant . If you go into an addicts past there is a high likely hood they have suffered a trauma they have not properly resolved. Until it is resolved it will keep resurfacing and the addict will find different ways to suppress it, porn, alcohol, drugs, gambling - are all just temporary and fast mood suppressants. It is also highly unlikely an addict can replace their coping mechanism with a relationship. Love can help heal trauma but it starts with loving the self, not by loving someone else
I hate the argument "there's nothing to prove it in the literature". So there's nothing to prove it in the literature, therefor it must be wrong? What about the the combination of my own personal experience along with the overwhelming group of people who have tried it and see results? Maybe there just isn't anywhere near enough clinical research into nofap?
There seems to be an overlap with self improvement in general. If someone goes from doing nothing, to setting goals, working out, eating better and just overall moving in a more positive direction its hard to say how much of an impact nofap actually had by itself. When you look at the whole picture nofap may be negligible. That's why we have controlled trials.
There are plenty of people who masturbate regularly who have also turned their lives around. It´s this all-or-nothing attitude so common in the manosphere. Sure, if you masturbate 3 hours a day and watch porn out of habit, often not even being hard, you might want to cut down on that. However, is it good to completely cut out all sexual stimuli from your life? Hell no! I tried NoFap and personally, it made me far less focused than before, and actually made it more difficult for me to get hard once I finished the month. If it works for you, it works, but I am not convinced that it is a universally beneficial practice. I think the problem in general is that most people spend their time procrastinating on changing their life and are waiting for some signal or event to trigger the change for them. You don´t need to stop fapping to start going to the gym. You can just go to the gym and start training.
They getting semen retention and NoFap mixed up, NoFap is restraining from self pleasuring from pornography, its not restraining from sexual activity with another person, semen retention is restraining from all forms of ejaculation
The major issue I have had with No Fap is that the more you suppress something the stronger it becomes. If you're not dealing with the dopamine issue and just trying to ignore and abstain from doing it, then sooner or later it's going to explode (pun intended), with zero control.
@@jc4evur661 sounds like withdrawal tbh, but yeah I get it it's not always good you get very horny and that's sometimes pointless, nothing wrong with self-regulating sexually sometimes
Fully agreed. I reached a point like with fasting... I haven't fasted much in life, but it does help a bit with metabolism and weight management and various other benefits. NO FAP to me is no different, but it's treated as this golden key to new life. And there are much harder more beneficial things to master in life that are more worthwhile imo. Respectable to show restraint with regard to not fapping or obsessing with s*x/pron, but it's less impressive than most of what you can potentially accomplish in life imo. It's just not that deep.
@@jc4evur661yeah, I just got highly irritated as well and easily stressed and actually got more desperate for the release or actual s*x. I can pretty much indefinitely ignore alot of that, and go without ANY sexual indulgence fora very long time on a dime cold turkey ifI want to (proven it to myself many times). But ignoring all those impulses and emotions I've found causes me to get heavily depressed and isolated mentally... But my stoicism kinda overrides that sexual urge and some of the depression and overall negativity for a decent time in bursts throughout the days and weeks. In the end, just indulging every so often in moderation actually makes me feel better in almost every area of my life including sleep really. Also helps me avoid relationship drama/stress and saves me tons of money as you don't need to invest almost any cash aside from an internet connection for various things in life to also access pron or social media or dating apps where you could potentially indulge/overindulge in sexual addictions or activities. And you 1000% have worse things happen in real relationships with real physical sexual or intimate exchanges take place. But I also think exposure to that has corrupted mankind on some severe levels as there's propaganda everywhere and subliminal sexual advertisement and subliminal and overt sexual influence in virtually everything in our culture today... Almost like our instinctual proclivities and desires are being compounded and amplified by our overly sexualized culture as well. But yeah, relationships can be alot of work and stress with regard solely to s*x. And that justification leads me into indulgence a lot... I'm lonely, but not lonely enough to pay money for online content like OF, or to upgrade a dating app account, or go on 1000 dates and play a numbers game in my 30s. I want companionship and a dedicated/loyal/committed girlfriend or wife, but it's far more damaging and stressful I'm than any pron I've EVER looked at imo. Now maybe looking at the pron has harmed me psychologically in some ways potentially speaking... But I'm self aware and don't think I'm going to have a connection with the women in those clips... I am aware of what I'm doing and why I'm seeing sexual release. And the post nut clarity hits hard and I'm back to life full throttle. I crave a real woman possibly most in that realm of desire for companionship more so than sexual desire tbh. But wrestling with the cost of obtaining that just makes me reluctant and a bit paranoid to even try after each break up or fight or time I've been cheated on. Just doesn't seem possible to maintain a relationship or keep anyone loyal for very long. So no fap had benefits and so does pron... I wanna do the more morally sound thing and not look at pron at all ever, but I also want companionship more than that. I guess I'll just need to work on myself and eventually just go for that a bit not intentionally... Again. This is a horrible cycle I go through to free myself. Then relationships and dating don't work out and I get cheated on or end up competing with other men while I'm sleeping with a woman that should already be my girl. Realized no woman really is yours even if you're sleeping with her until possibly marriage and children, and even those things deflate commitment big time. So I don't think we are naturally wired for monogamy... It's a choice and discipline thing to choose to be monogamous.
That's someone who is new to the practice. I was also the same . I remember at first I did 18 days and then relapsed. I binged on porn. I was out of control. Then I did 41 days . That was different. I developed a mindset that I can go months without porn and masturbation. A relapse or two doesn't lead to binge anymore. The key is to shift my attention away from porn and masturbation. That's peacefull with high mental energy.
It's more about self control, discipline and reducing dopamine hits while gaining sensitivity. I still struggle with retention, but been porn free for over 1 year. Never going back baby!
I think today, most people have atleast more than a few addictions. People today are hooked on alcohol, caffeine (me), tobacco, food, games, XXX content, masturbation, social media, news, etc. I have had my fair share of addictions, some of which I still deal with. While I don't think there is anything wrong with masturbation or watching XXX content on occasion, I do think that when you see yourself retreating from life to indulge, thats when you have a problem. With content being more and more prevalent today than ever before, there's no secret as to why so many men are addicted to it. IMO when you find yourself unsatisfied with your own relationships because they dont resemble what you see on screen, then you have a real problem. Just like how women today are hooked on social media and validation. For me, real power comes from controlling those addictions.
I think that fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
@stravvman because of the engagement we had for that short-term pleasure with PMO which causes long-term negative effects, that will pass the less we engage with it
@@stravvman After watching XXX videos you just feel shame around women, like if you're in a conversation and talking you feel completely zoned out about what they're talking about and only thinking of ways to sleep with them, which makes you feel guilty because those tendencies are much stronger after fapping consistently.
With all due respect whenever I hear a women talk about nofap it’s painfully obvious they have no understanding of why men even do nofap. Where as most men, even if they disagree with the practice, they kind of get it. How can you talk about a subject when you don’t have the faintest idea why it exists.
It's like a dude talking about women fiddling themselves. We can sleep with dozens of women and be quite familiar with their bodies but in reality we have no fricking idea.
But they do know what it's like to not click their mouse ornot rub one out so it can't be a lot different. They are less likely to wreck their grip strength is pretty much the only difference.
@@sharknadofartquake2449 Male orgasm involves a ejection of gametes that the male has had to produce using their own resources. Female orgasm result in the ejection of nothing and at best water. They also produce all the eggs they need at puberty and never again and don’t eject them during sex. Male sexuality also makes you more persistently horny than female sexuality. These are not in any way the same 🙄
The "doctors " telling you masterbation is good are the same "doctors" who told you you need to get the jab. Best part of being an adult is you can draw from your own experiences to make decisions/choices about your life.
Straightforward tips 1. Reduce screen time on social media coz there are quite chance to see pics or vedio that trigger u. 2. Have a clear goal that are actionable . 3. Even when u see naked pics , distract urself without overthinking . Lastly Dont try to push back sexual thought everytime, that is normal but u have to think positively, if you are forced to stop thinking about it, U either miss ur goal or be a depressed man.
The longest Ive went is a full year. To say theres no benefit is just ridiculous. I know theres the placebo effect but that only works to a certain extent.
Just because there is no research, it doesn't make it less true. Especially in this case, when you got thousands of men saying the same things. Before gravity became science, there was still gravity. To add a final piece of critisism, it takes sperm around 2 months to fully mature, and be at its healthiest (yes this is science).
Yes what you say is true but her main point was doing it for too long can lead to mutations in your sperm and cause dna damage , it doesn't matter how many people are abstaining from masturbation you're not gonna feel or notice changes to your dna and genetic structure , you could be doing something that effects your offspring and not even yourself , this is scientific fact aswell , you are also an animal , you need some form of sexual release whether it be by yourself or with a woman , you can also be addicted to sex , I don't see anyone talking about abstaining from sex , it seems to be mostly people who can't get a girlfriend and they're addicted to porn so they stop masturbating and that's great , but if 99% of them had a girlfriend they wouldn't be abstaining from sex with them, yes sex with another person and masturbation are vastly different but they are also similar in alot of ways , the fundamental point is that you shouldnt abstain from ejaculations for too long because mutations can happen in your sperm , so whether you masturbate or have sex it doesn't matter , just don't be an addict to either of them , the fundamental issue here isn't that people are wanking it's addiction 😂
I think most people on nofap experiencing benefits, probably have some underlying health issues, I personally have had severe adhd/brain fog, depression, anxiety and a number of other symptoms after ejaculating since I was 15, now am 38. And I do not even ejaculate super often, like 0-5 times a week.
of course the "doctors" say there is no major benefit. I have been doing no fap for over a month now and can tell you it makes a HUGE difference in everything.
Not masturbating and masturbating are both going to have negatives and positives , what is wrong with you people , too much and too little of anything is bad for you , that is literally a basic philosophy for everything that exists in life , don't run too much , don't masturbate too much , don't eat too much fruit and vegetables or too little , don't eat too much meat or too little , why do you think this would suddenly be different when it applies to masturbating
I tried no fap for over 3 months and have stopped. I still work out nearly every day. Masturbation helps relax the pelvic floor after ejaculation, which I unfortunately need as otherwise it starts to hurt and other not so fun symptoms appear. It just needs to be done without porn and only in moderation, in my experience. Everyone is different though. What works for me won't work for the next person.
what I joke. When I was doing 2 trainings a day my testosteron was so high I had to masturbate min once a day. I was still very productive in all areas. When my life become sedentary is when I noticed my libido dropping but out of habit still chocked the chicken. After I had no energy to do anything during the day. Reintroduced cardio and voila my libido back up and now I just feel great after a good fap and can be productive.
How hard is it to just … I don’t know … not watch porn and fap on repeat? If you have a job, responsibilities and a social life, you don’t really have time to do all of that. No fap just seems like a trendy fix for a larger problem. It’s like the fad diet of self esteem issues.
@@PivPivPivPiv find things you like to do that don’t involve sitting at home alone and meet people through those activities. Also, starting a business will keep you busy. Taking up a sport can be a great way to engage with others, too.
@@PivPivPivPivi mean start by being a well rounded sociable human being. Thats how success comes from how opportunities open the doors themselves. Everything we want is in someone else’s hand.
Whatever happened to just slowing down your consumption? This goes for anything. Quitting things cold turkey could have more negative affects than positive ones. Instead of nofap, space it out and do it once every 4 or 5 days.
The part where she said the sperm in your body will start mutate and be unhealthy might be true. It’s like leaving a carrot in the ground for too long and it’ll start to rot.
What did she miss? I tried nofap and after like 2 weeks I stopped feeling horny. I almost think I could become celibate like a monk. I dont have any issues with porn by the way. I did nofap because i thought it would make me super super horny. My dick would be hard just looking at women. Turns out the opposite, I was nofapping myself to celibacy!
@nustyiv616 Sure, but the idea of NOFAP is not to hold it in and then use it to impregnate a woman. As soon as you start having sex you'll get rid of the "rotten" load and the newly produced sperm will be fine. That's what she's leaving out and it makes is sound scary - "oooooh the DNA in your sperm mutates" so you better watch out or mutants. So what? It's just sperm.
@@nustyiv616 lol she is an idiot she shud know bout spermatogenesis where unused sperm gets broken down and reabsolved in the body....people act like sperm is urine or some thing that u NEED to excrete LMAO
If you’re a religious man, nofap is the way to go. I’ve been doing nofap for almost 2 years and I can testify that I have been healthy. I will also admit that nocturnal emissions do come by more frequently. The most frequent rate of nocturnal emissions for me was once a week. Nofap does not allow us to become superheroes and rizzlers. Instead, it gives us the physiology and “freshness” that resembles a child. It brings us back to square one.
Nofap for religious people kinda makes sense. If you do something considered "shameful", of course you'll feel better if you don't do that thing. But it's "you created a problem and then successfully solved it" kind of situation
Why does Dr.K seem like a total stoner? Hard to believe he is an actual medical doctor and even more unbelievable he is a psychiatrist. This entire discussion is completely subjective. So in the end it's what works for you. I agree with him about using it for emotional regulation. When you are stressed and anxious there is a solution. Oh and btw, there are only temporary solutions. The human condition has many issues. We want to feel good. If you are craving a cheesburger the craving goes away once you have it. I'm going to bet the farm that you will have at least one more chessburger craving in your lifetime. You eat to only get hungry again. You sleep only to get tired again. You have sex or fap, only to have those desires come back and many times over. Maybe if we all become monks and meditate all day, perhaps we can elevate beyond cravings.
@@holla_j Unbelievable he’s a psychiatrist? He’s Harvard trained and has a biology degree from Tufts. Has 3 million TH-cam subscribers and featured on countless popular podcasts like this one - DOAC. He specializes in addiction with a specialization in social media and gaming. He gives free advice on TH-cam and Twitch which he has been reprimanded by the American Psychiatric Association since it hurts the “business $$$ of counseling”. Anyone bucking the industrial medical complex is invaluable. It’s refreshing.
More sophisticated versions of nofap involve actively practising full body and specifically pelvic relaxation and regaining a sense of a loving relationship with one's own body which doesn't so easily flip into the getting-off spiral. It's like karezza with yourself and can be profoundly healing. If done correctly, I would say it simply is healing, not can be. Nocturnal emissions go away when you practise deep relaxation and self-love at the physical mental and spiritual levels. In fact it can be a great gauge for how well you're taking care of yourself. + all the added calm, confidence, perspective, positive ambition ..
@@12xenn45 BS it's masturbation trhat does those things, look it up. Medical studies prove it, there is no evidence of your no fap fad, and no extra testosterone, your gonna lose that old sperm through wet dream and when you pee, body throws off the old sperm and makes new daily. it's about hormones, not sperm, eating healthy and exercising regularly keeps those hormones at healthy levels.
Married 13 years and my wife finds me the most attractive during the month of November, when I abstain from sexual activity. I also make the most gains in the gym at that time as well.
Wait…if you’re not having sex then would just lack there of increase its value? From your wife’s point of view. And also, how do you define gains in the gym?
@@BASSFZz I asked her about it this evening and she said it's the focus that I show towards my job and the gym. Turns her on more than anything. I get easily distracted most of the time. 4 young kids running around the house will do that. I have my suspicions about Test lvls through the roof but haven't had my bloodwork done during that time. I'll check it out this year. With regards to the gym, more energy and heavier weights. I go from 65lb DB Inclines to 75-80lbs DB inclines for example. Same for pulls and legs. 100% have less patience though. That's a downside and gotta be careful about that one, especially with the little ones.
Well, let's see. You work out more and your wife find you most attractive during that time, which kinda makes sense. Then what sexual activity has to do with it?
For me no fap/ no sex changed muscle gain dramatically. All I changed was no sex or fap and my muscle are harder, I have better focus on things (including gym) and I can see my muscle gains are better.
same thing happens to me, I seem to have a more extreme problem though, if I dont fap for like a month and hit the gym a lot and build muscle and strength, I fap, it all seems to diminish my gains by a ton and it will takes weeks to get back to where I was.
i did the nofap semenretention thing after i was addicted to pron and jacking off 3 times a every day to it but after some years and alot of streaks i was like this isnt sustainable doing nofap for months on end after a while you just get super frustrated so now a days i just avoid pron forever and i just rub one out maybe once a week def not every day then i feel like shit but once every 1-2 weeks i rub one out and the rest i retain it and i feel way better that way than every day but thats just me
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What exactly is that doctor talking about, there's studies that show increase in testosterone after 5 days of no fap and then after some showed a decrease. But is she just woke and trying to keep people addicts? Of course she is. Typical. 😂😂
0:43 no fap is incredibly dangerous, you're just going to create a bunch of serial killers
@Bozemanjustin
Dangerous? Omg shut up you addict. Hedonistic idiot.
@@Bozemanjustin lmfao
@@Bozemanjustin hhaha what
This was never about testosterone. It is about dopamine, motivation to mate, and desensitization
@@BasedJerome EXACTLY!!
That's what they said
you can be motivated all you want...but if you arent getting any dates to begin with....its a loss.
I was exactly writing some similar comment. It is more about a spiritual development retaining sexual energy. That's is what the scientists never look at.
@@aevi09 You misunderstand the point made. "motivation to mate" in this case means not even trying to get dates in the 1st place.
I did it. Changed my body, lost weight, gain muscle, started working out, started on my side job, not taking crap from people and laser focused
but did u become happy or even just content?
@@rasmusturkka480 content and feeling part of you completé, and happy is a second thing comes of Hebrews G0d
@@rasmusturkka480You become proud, and by extension is happiness.
No way nofap did all that. Theres alot of context missing here.
@SDhillon831 If no fapping actually improved your lives then why is it increasing in numbers? Its a trade off for a release men arnt getting from their partners; if they have any. Don't use no fab as a coralation to happiness. It's a factor like anything else. Jerking it constantly should be taken just like over eating, it's a no Brainer. It feels good to fab and eat what you want. That isn't happiness and neither is obstaning from your desires. You cannot stop desiring. Their are no answers to happiness. It is a day by day, moment by moment, year by decade thing. Some people are blessed with a full life of joy others are not. It's a choice It's not a lifestyle l, either you will he happy or you will not. You can choose your outcome for a probability increase but what ultimately decides is fate, destiny, the luck of the draw, whatever you want to call it.
Rule 1: don't let others tell you what is good for you. Research yourself. Experiment yourself. Resist the temptation to preach. Your experiences are yours only. They don't transfer to everyone else.
U think you have a PhD in everything?
@@lt8833probably she doesn't have, but people who do did the same thing she advises for.
With the knowledge you have, experiment and you will learn new things because your knowledge will not become vast, but it will become depth knowledge in the subject. Experience in all fields is valued also so she is right from my perspective
But there's a lot of money in telling desperate people what they need to do. Dark humor aside, thank you for being sane.
SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Naw, you should probably listen to smart people.
It is not about sperm. It is abojt abstaining from dopamine.
absolutely correct, psychology 101 great point
exactly, I don't eat, drink, sleep, or talk to anyone anymore because it spikes my dopamine, I spooned my eyes out of their sockets so I would maximize dopamine retention because pain does that
Is about not wasting in a vain manner the sperm; never masturbate never eyaculate unless is for made a bb.
Women that inciting u to do it is an entitie.
Agree. Shwartzeneggar (sorry about spellin lol) kenw about this decades ago when he coined the phrase 'stay hungry'
@@IvanProgress By damaging your sperm and fertility in the process..?
I took a break from any sexual activity for about 6 years. The benefit was that I developed tremendous self-control. The downside was no sexual activity. Dr. Malik is absolutely on the money with regard to this issue
6 years? You're basically virgin again
Im a man with a very high sex drive.
Have done no fap for almost a year.
I noticed negligible difgerences.
It indeed is a case by case basis, and the masturbation isnt the problem... Its the type of person.
Doesnt mean we should rule out nofap. Its a means to an end.
A tool that will lead you to discovering the help you may need.
Except that you cant spell
You dont have no high sex drive if you've done nofap for a year. Thats a joke.
Masturbation is a problem
@@BedroomBullI have an very high sex drive, I've made it months before and came to the exact same conclusion.
It’s also something you can outgrow
It’s very simple. If you make being alone at home everything you need. You’ll never go out into the real world and fight for the real thing.
nofap changed my life. For the better in all the ways that matter.
Fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
I think we need to start a gofundme to get some independent studies done and settle the debate once and for all!
A gofundme for a mass debate
It is proven that nofap increases dopamine. Also fapping drains you of vitamins and yes decreases your dopamine, making you lazy.
Lmao or you could trynit yourself and see if it improves you or not
@@joebyrne5105 It’d be fun to watch the fallout that’s for sure, but we’d need some people with the proper credentials to take on the task! 👨🔬
You just wanna be in fap all the time group?
You need to make a clear distinction between general normal masturbation and addiction to porn - the 2 dont have to go together
I think in the last Dr K video I listened he said something like over 60% of young men agreed with the statement I am addicted to porn. So if the majority of masturbation is addiction, I don't know if "Normal Masturbation" exists for people with high speed internet.
@@terribleted9529 But are these 60% of people qualified to diagnose themselves? Not to mention the problem of criteria for such an "addiction"
I don't believe that there is ,,normal masturbation" in general for most of people. Because why bother when you can have sex with your partner?! And when he/she can't for some reason for some period of time, normal human being should be capable to abstain for some time. There may be some extreme situations when masturbation is ok, yeah. But in general I'd say we don't need it. Just nofap & noporn as a lifestyle and be able to find yourself a partner. That way seems most healthy to me.
@@Tomas_F. "Masturbation in extreme situations". You're so generous lol
Facts 💯
I’ve done it before and it absolutely makes a difference in you, 1000%. It may be more so getting off of porn addiction more so than retaining your seed, but either way it’s a positive.
The point to retain is that it makes it easier to abstain from porn. If you quit porn but keep masturbating, you're more likely to have cravings for porn afterwards. That's just based on peoples experience, it might be different from person to person
For me it did nothing. I did it for 3 months, but then I stopped because I didn't see any difference in energy, motivation, or confidence. But I already have good energy most of the time so I guess that's why. Maybe for someone that has low energy it could help. But for me, didn't change a thing.
Wait until you learn about hypnotherapy lol it will change your fawk life like you won't believe.
@@Fred-zt5ky Honestly, same. My effort at work is the same, my diet is the same, I workout the same way. Maybe I have just a little bit more energy, which comes from extra dopamine from not watching porn. I also go out more often, but not nearly enough to make any meaningful relationships or changes.
It feels like I put the blame too much on fapping and porn, and neglected the fact the issues might be elsewhere, e. g. too much screen time.
Any positive people get from no fapping is just confirmation bias. Porn is another issue, but no fapping by itself has no benefit.
It's evidently more about avoiding desensitization and addiction, especially to unrealistic fantasies that inhibit one's healthy feelings of attraction to real women they encounter.
I will say I’m not or have never been a big porn guy, but the longer I go without a release the more I think about it, to the point of insanity. Feel like a male dog when a female is in heat around. Guess everyone is different, but every few days keeps me a good balance of sane.
This is probably the realest comment I've seen thus far
@@nottheonlyjustin I feel you. I’m the same way. I think the ideal situation is to have a wife, but I know that’s easier said than done.
Nothing easy is worth having....unless it is the wife, then it's fun!
@@nottheonlyjustin men need sex. Just not with a screen or a hand. You should be married and have sex regularly with your wife.
When ya can't get a woman to do it, I do it myself. That's why God gave me thumbs 🤣 blue balls is real
Totally worth it, doing that stuff all the time made me so depressed and unmotivated. The difference is night and day when you quit, you’ve got all the motivation to do the things you’re putting off and my anxiety gets so reduced that I want to socialise again.
lack of meaning, lack of productive focus / vision / direction, poorly directed energy, lack of impulse control / discipline ... all lead to addiction (drugs, porn, and more).
It goes the other way round too
Guys,if you want to choke the chicken, go ahead. If you’re doing it more than once a day, take a step back and nofap for a week. They key is to be the master.
I genuinely don't understand this arbitrary line being drawn at 1x per day. So if someone's particularly aroused on occasion and engages more than once, they're labeled to have a problem and should step back and re-evaluate their lives? What about people in a relationship? Having sex more than once per day is unhealthy and they should avoid sex for a week? I call shenanigans.
@ having actual sex with someone else more than once a day is more than ok. In fact, I encourage it. Lol. However, in my opinion,if you’re masturbating, by yourself, more than once a day, EVERY SINGLE DAY, then it will compound into a problem. My opinion. Please don’t conflate having actual sex vs. masturbating. Two different experiences.
@@Tamarocker88 doing it with someone doesnt have the same rules as you gooning to porn all day 2. 5.. 20 times a day. A healthy amount is 1 times a day. 2 if youre really a degenerate but more than that get a mate or at least try to have some impulse control youre not a goddamn animal for frick sake.
You’re going to have to bump those numbers up
A master baiter
take the porn and distractions away and you have a healthy and balanced sex life. Its that simple. To many young Men are addicted to Pornography and it removes the need to go out and find a mate. Porn destroys lives
better watch porn than date these days!
@@johnanderson6946destroy ourselves as a way to stick it to the dating market? One would think abstaining from something that fries your dopamine receptors and makes you mentally ill is a good thing.
If You save sex You risk having a kid and destroy 3 lifes 😮
I'm not sleeping around and getting HPV.
Exactly, it’s not the masturbation that’s the problem. It’s the addiction to that and pornography especially. Guys have been jerking off since the beginning of time but it’s only really since we’ve had hard porn at our fingertips 24 hours a day that we’ve seen young lads getting ED problems etc
For me, no fap for about a year did nothing beneficial that I could tell...the one thing I noticed was difficulty falling asleep.
Yeah same. Possibly some tmi but for the sake of the topic and convo...
Doing it helps me not think about things... Not s*x necessarily. But it calms my spinning mind down and I relent to putting my own mind to sleep.
Still gotta make the choice to go to bed early and get plenty of rest for tomorrow's focus.
But doing that kinda removes a road block for me mentally.
I don't even equate to addiction bc I have on a dime stopped for days or weeks and several months at a time even.
Also to continue my justification, it helps me stay out of trouble as I've found it reckless and even dangerous to sleep around...As stds aren't the only stressful thing you can end up dealing with that eat up your remaining precious time on earth... Could be a dramatic girlfriend/wife, or a court case, or something like child custody (which is bc you had s*x to begin with to conceive said children)... So this argument for me personally is sooooooo much larger and comprehensive than just "no[t] fap[ping]".
The movement itself never worked for me and I've been very disciplined in other ways in my life. Even in the realm of masturbation or s*x... I just don't think putting such heavy focus on it like it's some badge of honor is lifestyle is--in truth--actually all that deep in reality.
I think you shouldn't do it obsessively and it shouldn't take priority over your life and you should be indulging in pron uncontrollably... Ideally not at all, just using your imagination or your boyfriend/girlfriend (if you have one).
I think access to pron has the potential to corrupt your mind, but like video games, it's proven NOT to make you violent or control your behavior as autonomy studies prove things like video games and pron are simply indulgent pleasurable choices that stimulate and provide excess dopamine for little effort... Now that stuff feeds addiction, but doesn't necessarily mean you'll be slave to them.
People prioritize and choose when it's appropriate to masturbate, or have s*x , or play video games, or go to bars and gatherings and be sociable with drinks and dancing... All arguably "degenerate" behavior.
But in the end, it's about exercising your own levels of self control and self maintenance.
You can abstain from all that and it'll be considered universally admirable by most and you'd be right to say that. But I personally don't think you're wrong for doing it... Just don't make it your entire motivation of life focus to watch pron or masturbate or have/seek out s*x. And then you're find imo.
Now, that being said, adding conviction to religious beliefs with regard to abstinence and discipline there is another story and very hard to do and very respectable when accomplished for the individual... Mad respect there. But even that seems more like recommendation so that you can focus on progress in life and faith then solely think about sexual connection.
S*x itself is meant to have purpose and be a beautiful thing according to what I've derived from scripture... The issue is sexual morality and obsessive overindulgence at the expense of yourself and others' well beings.
Again, imo it comes back to moderation and self control... Are you your sexual desires or do you just have and indulge in those desires every so often with active restraint?
I don't like that people almost worship no fap for the same reasons I think being obsessive or overly attached to with anything is a problem.
Stoicism improved and clarified my reasoning on that.
Yeah, I still deal with that. Tried meditation, focused breathing, reading...seems like a lot of effort spending 2 hours trying to sleep, when it happens so easily after a fap session. Did you find anything that worked besides giving in to it?
@@david-o6g1h Working out helped....but that attracts women....and so now, no fap has turned into coitus . doh
Energy levels are up
Asking a woman about no fap is like asking a fish how to fish ...
Haha, classic
You don’t think women watch p@rn?
@@randomnpc4173 😂🤣facts
?? You think women don't masturbate? If dated women that masturbated so much, they could never get off without an intense vibrator lol.
Suuuuure. No oncologist who hadn’t had cancer should talk about it. It’s ALWAYS so much better to take your individual experience and think that holds true for everybody else. That’s how facts, science and the world in general works
Human beings’ natural design is to be paired together, and our natural bodies are reacting with such confusion in this incredibly unnatural modern world we’re living in.
When did the natural world exist?
@@azeemquraishi5669 Always
Yes.
Tell that to women these days
Finally a video explaining what i been thinking this whole time. You people that believe its making you stronger just go be a monk.
Monk mode activated.
It might not change your body but doing it is a soul excercise, so much more energy
Rena Malik is honestly so smart. Love all her advice. She's helped me understand a lot
As someone who tried no fap for over 3 months, they are both right. These people who create videos on how you'll get all of these women's attention and you'll get "superpowers" need to stop. It's not true, at least not in my case. The only positive things were a little more energy I could use for working out and a little more confidence that I was doing something most men don't do. It wasn't life changing by any means for me. I think masturbation/sex is healthy when it's done in moderation and without pornography. As long as no one is getting hurt, including yourself, it should be ok.
No masturbation is terrible for you in all circumstances
Masturbation without porn is very difficult.
No masturbating is against the laws of nature. It's predator behavior
@@mikethemonsta15No, the op is right; masturbation is healthy if done in moderation. The most addictive component comes from watching porn
@connorbooth7207 there is never any instance where masturbation would be healthy even once
My experience of nofap was purely in terms of self-mastery, like subjecting one’s self to cold showers or getting jacked. These people are overanalysing stuff.
@@Rudra-nm3es naaahhh
You just summed up a 4 hour conversation in one logical sentence. Well done, sir.
@@benceelias1849 I was only talking about Getting jacked other things are good, but becoming jacked?
Na bro, trying to become lean is better than becoming jacked.
You understand?
Spoken like a true noob.
I have done this and it has been one of the best things that i have ever done.
It's the discipline, it's like those alcohol free months, it gives you a different perspective on life to try out.
Every spiritual/mystical sect has practices around releasing energy in this way. It might not have measurable bio markers associated with the quality of life that can come from retaining but there is certainly a spiritual aspect of keeping ur nut and I believe that’s where the boosts to quality of life are felt. Spiritually.
Try it. Make up your own mind. Pay attention to how you’re feeling and compare that to how you felt before. You can always go back to that if you want to. A woman can’t tell you how abstaining for a while will make you feel. Notice also the difference in the ways women behave around you. See if you prefer that, too. Again, a woman, even if she’s a doctor, can’t tell you that, either. Experiment. Make up your own mind about how you prefer to live. You’re a free man. Live how you want to live.
Please remember that it doesn't work if you have nothing else to do, you need to build some other interests, habits, and allocate time for other activities to actually succeed.
The fact that nobody talks about the book NoFap Rebirth Project, speaks volumes about how people are stuck in life.
bot, scam
The bots are starting to shame us 😂
As a man who has been in the medical field for over 25 years, I don’t think the lady knows what she is talking about. First of all, she is not a man so she doesn’t know what it feels like mentally and physically to do no fap as a man.
Second of all, The man on the panel actually has a better understanding of the benefits of no fap, which are mental and spiritual benefits that ultimately lead to physical benefits. So, although it may not raise testosterone levels initially, cutting out porn and fapping is overall a good thing for the sole reason that the time you would be spending fapping can be replaced by physical exercise and sleep which have been scientifically proven to increase testosterone levels.
That dude is a joke
Agreed
no one is fapping to dr k. look at the state of it
But cutting out porn is a different thing. You shouldn't combine both together as essentially required, one does not require the other. Avoiding porn is important for mental health etc and it avoids an addictive response which is of course healthy. That doesn't mean that you need to 'no fap', just don't spend all your time doing it, just be moderate as you would with anything else 😂
I would say by the way that the two doctors are not contradicting each other, the second is just approaching it from a different perspective.
Everytime I go 50 days I become way stronger then reset myself and reprogram a new program/mindset
But the fact that you have calculated and actively had to think and know that you MUST do this every 50 days kinda tells me it's not natural or seamless.
You gotta heavily will yourself to stay focused. So it's a trained discipline type of thinking. Not a natural comfy flow way living.
BTW, NOT saying you're wrong or off by thinking that way. I'm just saying it's like announcing publicly that you have reached a goal then telling everyone you reached it again for that social credit and validation. Yeah, it's admirable and respectable.
But it's being proven that it's not your natural inclination if it's just an eternal game of keep away.
Gotta be a better more permanent solution. Or just acceptance?
@ honestly you’re right the majority of what you said.. it’s kinda depressing and sad.. I do it to keep my mind busy and feel better so I can talk to people. At this point it’s just acceptance and discipline but once you do it many times over , like a 50mile race, you know everything that’s coming your way so it’s not really that difficult anymore, idk what I’m doing anymore. It honestly doesn’t effect my strength, like i thought it did, i just do it now to be more “confident and comfortable” around people, nothing more
No fap is to avoid sexual content and sexual stimuli.
The ability to control and alter your habits.
There are men that have sex regularly as an escape and addiction which becomes a problem.
No fap means deal with your real world and face things head on(no pun intended).
The benefits are you overcoming what seems to be uncontrollable, doing things at your will and not because of impuse and urge
most people are fat
they could practice self-control with eating and keep having sex as often as they can or want to
@@frojnd9544As much as they want is not the best idea for mental health
I’m over 6 months and it has truly changed my life
I'm at 3 months and it's a game changer
How Explain
In what way?
There's no evidence. They literally said it in this video. 🤦♂️
@@zPhresh it changed your life by fealing less dehydrated?😂 decreased your forearm muscle?
You no longer stay in the bathroom for long time?😂
You no longer have burn marks on the palm of your hand?😂
You no longer have lotion bottle and used tissues at your bed😂
Really appreciate as to what they had to say. Agree with their perspectives, the conclusion is to control your urges but limit to 5 days to bust nuts again. Agree if you understood that.
Yeah, I think people over-think this way too much.
i'm still undecided on no fap... there's one extremely important thing that often doesn't get mentioned that is the idea of... if you don't use it you lose it... atheroslcerosis will happen to the blood vessels and one way to maintain the function of erections is to get lots of blood into that area... pumping lots of blood in there can be alot more effective by masturbating/intercourse rather than relying on night time erections... pumps are even considered useful
Morning wood
@@hiroksha i already mentioned that, and morning wood doesn't compare
@@zentzu4003 but you can still do no fap and use pumps for blood flow. Pumps are good to use regularly anyway.
I think fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
Hey listen guys, i coudn’t masturbate during Covid time since i was having severe pain when i would ejaculate. I went on for a year. Relapse maybe 3-4 times during that year. I realise how beneficial it was. But i was not trying to do it to follow a trend i just couldn’t do it. I learn a lot through that period of time. That’s when i manifested the most. Also wasn’t trying hard at all. Things felt into places as it’s meant to be. You kinda feel like there is a magic lab inside you and that you can do preety much anything you want. I want to mention at the beginning i thought that i wouldn’t be able survive without it. At this time i also gave up alcohol weed junk food.. I never felt so close to my divine self and could feel the higher self presence like never before. It was probably my most challenging time. But man it was a game changer. Im 37 now. Deep inside you know what’s right for you. Listen to the real you guys. You won’t regret it
I'd hazard a guess it was giving up the junk food, weed and, in particular, alcohol that made the difference.
The key is to continue to strive to be better with retaining (or nofap) no matter the circumstances. It’s like the gym. It builds confidence as you’re mastering your body and sexual urges. I noticed tremendous positives from doing retention but I think that at least the majority of it comes from my newfound outlook that I can and am the master of my body.
Sexual energy is literally your life force. Ignorant humans are completely unaware of this.
Freud?
lol enjoy being constantly horny cause you are blueballing yourself on purpose and denying your biological natural needs to your body
@@JoãoPauloBorges-k2r Nothing to do with Freud.
It is. But you're not just your s*x drive or a pair of genitals. You have higher faculties of comprehension and self control and you have free will. But you're a physical and emotional creature. And we as men tend to utilize logic and deductive reasoning to rationalize, analyze, deduce, and ultimately make all of our choices in life from birth (after more complete autonomy manifests) to death (complete brain and heart death).
So while I do think there's some validity to your "sexual energy" claims... I gotta reject the notion that it's our sole or primary driving bc force. Probably why everyone mentioned Freud bc your logic is highly based in Freudian psychology/philosophy as your ideas and that idea sorta stems from him.
Anyway, I don't think your claim is entirely correct although it seems partially valid.
I think you're intended to procreate and have regular sexual releases; especially after adulthood fully kicks in.
And you denote that it's ignorance to be unaware of that... But I would argue that it may be more ignorant to really think much about it at all as if you are devoid of human needs. I'm not saying one can't abstain from s*x... Or that you're weak for abstaining. But to insinuate that one is ignorant to masturbate or have s*x regularly is preposterous.
Like almost fully ego stuff.
You stop ANYTHING and replace it with another activity, you'll gain more control TEMPORARILY and then have an addiction to that new thing. S*x is something you're either avoiding out of some sense of self superiority or ego bc of this lifestyle, OR you place too much power and almost worship-like levels of respect to s*x that you're conflating free will to this minute part of the human life experience... S*x is important for pair bonding and spiritually is quite exactly what you said... Your life force. Biblically and for God it's very important and for your quality of life to manage that all, sure. Especially if you're a believer. That said however, judgement aside, it's crafted intrinsically within our very fabric and DNA to be sexual creatures. You can even just choose one person to be monogamous with or masturbate or abstain if you want... You're meant to procreate and release as a maintenance feature otherwise only SOME of us would have genitals to procreate.
Sorry bro... I agree with you on some levels, but mostly disagree... Respectfully of course.
While on semen retention, I did 300
Assignments in one weekend and it didn’t phase me till a month later. Going on semen retention is useless if you’re doing it for no reason, but if you give it purpose. You will definitely see it.
It all originates with this fascination of control. Everything needs to be controlled. Control your thoughts, control your body, be controlled by others, control, control, control. Torture yourself for whatever reason and you will become a wise man or some nonsense.
Psychologicallly though, Why control at all? When thoughts take authority over other thoughts, what value does that have, really?We never seem to notice the inner deception there. A bit deep but yeah, control is self-deception born out of division in my view.
Feels like 21 days isn’t a lot of time for a case study of something so powerful, it may not be a psychological change on the level of where you could show the differences on a chart, but it’s a mental shift in something that isn’t quantifiable, like I could eat a whole row of Oreos, and it’ll make me feel so unbelievably happy in the moment, until I have to go to the bathroom, and now I’m really sad, cause I can’t go number 2
No fap is like a diet (like someone else has said) except you have to stick to it. It's not a 1 month thing, it's benefits are primarily seen when you adhere to it for much longer periods.
Your passion comes from your sex drive. Stop fapping and you'll regain your passion for things, Give it a year.
Lastly and as an added note, She (Malik) doesn't know what she is talking about. I understand that it's possible she's studied male anatomy for years but the reality is that no female expert on male physiology will beat any man actively studying their own body for any length of time.
@@Slimurgical excellent point about passion coming from sex drive
well, i dont see myself abstaining for a whole year and it might actually bring more problems than benefits. Also I think the problem is porn, not masturbation
There have been studies that say a certain amount of ejaculations every month reduces chance of getting prostate cancer. Maybe she's thinking more from that side of things.
It was funny when she spoke about the dangers of peer pressure to commit to NoFap. As if it's some dangerous street drug or new trend that is having disastrous consequences for kids all around the block. Yeah, no. In our hypersexualized culture, there is a reason the NoFap community seems to only openly exist on the internet.
@@sebastianmartinez5508 i have been more than 2 years and it didnt bring any problem so not universal!
exactly what I wanted to hear. Thank you !
People really need to think for themselves! Everybody's different
But it's worth to know why people are different
Certain people are paid to be against what's right and positive
My god man! Every person in the world needs to learn the last 5 minutes of this.
Yup I remember going through a period of "No Fap" and when I relapsed I went in so hard that I was handling business multiple times a day. It was really bad. White knuckling it is definitely not the way. Gradually lower the amount of times to the point where you can stop and it won't be that much or any issue.
To all the men that don't think no fap isn't real. Go 1 week retention. The main two benefits you feel is increased energy and a slightly deeper voice. After one week take note of what ive said. Now release atleast 2, better off 3 times in a day. I guarantee you'll notice a difference in your tone of voice and you'll feel like crap. Once you try this out and see it works. You can imagine what other benefits you'll get. Some of the other benefits you'll get is less social anxiety, stronger joints(cracking knees for example is reduced) better recovery, more focus, stronger nails and hair. These are some of the things ive noticed.
Men and women are very different. That chemical testosterone is a hell of a drug! Men have 20x the testosterone of women! This is what makes us men! We're practically different species. Women don't even understand and moan that men crave sex etc. If these women had the same level of testosterone as a man, they might understand us lol😂 But they don't, so they don't understand our reality. Women that have "transition" into men notice the huge increase in sex drive when taking testosterone.
Abstaining from an addiction does not solve the problem.
Alcoholics, drug users, compulsive eaters all have unhealed trauma, quitting the addiction but not addressing the underlying issue will just cause a relapse in the future.
Well abstaining is part of all successful solutions to addictions... Do you know some solution to addiction, like alcoholism, which recommends drinking vodka time to time? Of course not. I guess what you wanted to say is that ONLY abstaining does not solve the problem. That I agree with. You should get rid of the substance, in this example it is porn, and switch it with something natural and healthy, what needs effort before you can get your benefits, like sex within a loving relationship with a partner.
@ there is nothing inherently addictive about porn. Just abstaining does not solve the issue that is driving the addiction, which is being used as a mood suppressant . If you go into an addicts past there is a high likely hood they have suffered a trauma they have not properly resolved. Until it is resolved it will keep resurfacing and the addict will find different ways to suppress it, porn, alcohol, drugs, gambling - are all just temporary and fast mood suppressants.
It is also highly unlikely an addict can replace their coping mechanism with a relationship. Love can help heal trauma but it starts with loving the self, not by loving someone else
I hate the argument "there's nothing to prove it in the literature". So there's nothing to prove it in the literature, therefor it must be wrong?
What about the the combination of my own personal experience along with the overwhelming group of people who have tried it and see results?
Maybe there just isn't anywhere near enough clinical research into nofap?
There seems to be an overlap with self improvement in general. If someone goes from doing nothing, to setting goals, working out, eating better and just overall moving in a more positive direction its hard to say how much of an impact nofap actually had by itself. When you look at the whole picture nofap may be negligible. That's why we have controlled trials.
There are plenty of people who masturbate regularly who have also turned their lives around. It´s this all-or-nothing attitude so common in the manosphere. Sure, if you masturbate 3 hours a day and watch porn out of habit, often not even being hard, you might want to cut down on that. However, is it good to completely cut out all sexual stimuli from your life? Hell no! I tried NoFap and personally, it made me far less focused than before, and actually made it more difficult for me to get hard once I finished the month. If it works for you, it works, but I am not convinced that it is a universally beneficial practice. I think the problem in general is that most people spend their time procrastinating on changing their life and are waiting for some signal or event to trigger the change for them. You don´t need to stop fapping to start going to the gym. You can just go to the gym and start training.
They getting semen retention and NoFap mixed up, NoFap is restraining from self pleasuring from pornography, its not restraining from sexual activity with another person, semen retention is restraining from all forms of ejaculation
It's mind boggling to see so many men who are confused about whether they love themselves or not.
Definitely notice an increase in energy and decrease in social anxiety. You can feel the energy flow from down there and gives you drive.
The major issue I have had with No Fap is that the more you suppress something the stronger it becomes. If you're not dealing with the dopamine issue and just trying to ignore and abstain from doing it, then sooner or later it's going to explode (pun intended), with zero control.
I noticed when no fapping that my personality changed. I became more easily stressed and irritable.
@@jc4evur661 sounds like withdrawal tbh, but yeah I get it it's not always good you get very horny and that's sometimes pointless, nothing wrong with self-regulating sexually sometimes
Fully agreed.
I reached a point like with fasting... I haven't fasted much in life, but it does help a bit with metabolism and weight management and various other benefits.
NO FAP to me is no different, but it's treated as this golden key to new life.
And there are much harder more beneficial things to master in life that are more worthwhile imo.
Respectable to show restraint with regard to not fapping or obsessing with s*x/pron, but it's less impressive than most of what you can potentially accomplish in life imo. It's just not that deep.
@@jc4evur661yeah, I just got highly irritated as well and easily stressed and actually got more desperate for the release or actual s*x. I can pretty much indefinitely ignore alot of that, and go without ANY sexual indulgence fora very long time on a dime cold turkey ifI want to (proven it to myself many times).
But ignoring all those impulses and emotions I've found causes me to get heavily depressed and isolated mentally... But my stoicism kinda overrides that sexual urge and some of the depression and overall negativity for a decent time in bursts throughout the days and weeks.
In the end, just indulging every so often in moderation actually makes me feel better in almost every area of my life including sleep really.
Also helps me avoid relationship drama/stress and saves me tons of money as you don't need to invest almost any cash aside from an internet connection for various things in life to also access pron or social media or dating apps where you could potentially indulge/overindulge in sexual addictions or activities.
And you 1000% have worse things happen in real relationships with real physical sexual or intimate exchanges take place.
But I also think exposure to that has corrupted mankind on some severe levels as there's propaganda everywhere and subliminal sexual advertisement and subliminal and overt sexual influence in virtually everything in our culture today... Almost like our instinctual proclivities and desires are being compounded and amplified by our overly sexualized culture as well.
But yeah, relationships can be alot of work and stress with regard solely to s*x.
And that justification leads me into indulgence a lot... I'm lonely, but not lonely enough to pay money for online content like OF, or to upgrade a dating app account, or go on 1000 dates and play a numbers game in my 30s.
I want companionship and a dedicated/loyal/committed girlfriend or wife, but it's far more damaging and stressful I'm than any pron I've EVER looked at imo.
Now maybe looking at the pron has harmed me psychologically in some ways potentially speaking... But I'm self aware and don't think I'm going to have a connection with the women in those clips... I am aware of what I'm doing and why I'm seeing sexual release. And the post nut clarity hits hard and I'm back to life full throttle.
I crave a real woman possibly most in that realm of desire for companionship more so than sexual desire tbh.
But wrestling with the cost of obtaining that just makes me reluctant and a bit paranoid to even try after each break up or fight or time I've been cheated on.
Just doesn't seem possible to maintain a relationship or keep anyone loyal for very long.
So no fap had benefits and so does pron... I wanna do the more morally sound thing and not look at pron at all ever, but I also want companionship more than that.
I guess I'll just need to work on myself and eventually just go for that a bit not intentionally... Again. This is a horrible cycle I go through to free myself. Then relationships and dating don't work out and I get cheated on or end up competing with other men while I'm sleeping with a woman that should already be my girl.
Realized no woman really is yours even if you're sleeping with her until possibly marriage and children, and even those things deflate commitment big time.
So I don't think we are naturally wired for monogamy... It's a choice and discipline thing to choose to be monogamous.
That's someone who is new to the practice.
I was also the same .
I remember at first I did 18 days and then relapsed.
I binged on porn.
I was out of control.
Then I did 41 days .
That was different.
I developed a mindset that I can go months without porn and masturbation.
A relapse or two doesn't lead to binge anymore.
The key is to shift my attention away from porn and masturbation.
That's peacefull with high mental energy.
It's more about self control, discipline and reducing dopamine hits while gaining sensitivity. I still struggle with retention, but been porn free for over 1 year. Never going back baby!
I abstain from abstinance and i am all the better for it!
Wow I experienced everything they said. Shame and guilt after a wet dream I couldn’t control. The internet messed a lot of people up dang
I think today, most people have atleast more than a few addictions. People today are hooked on alcohol, caffeine (me), tobacco, food, games, XXX content, masturbation, social media, news, etc. I have had my fair share of addictions, some of which I still deal with. While I don't think there is anything wrong with masturbation or watching XXX content on occasion, I do think that when you see yourself retreating from life to indulge, thats when you have a problem. With content being more and more prevalent today than ever before, there's no secret as to why so many men are addicted to it. IMO when you find yourself unsatisfied with your own relationships because they dont resemble what you see on screen, then you have a real problem. Just like how women today are hooked on social media and validation. For me, real power comes from controlling those addictions.
I think that fapping is actually a form of art and part of sexuality as it is also preparation. In another perspective, semen retention may be horrible if it is for a longer period. Testacles are an organ that gets better by using also among other things, the same as muscle although it is more complex ... For example, if somebody wanna donor sperm they do not accept anybody who does retention longer than a week and that is even risky. After that semen loses quality... Usually, they say the best count and quality is on 3. or 4. day. And they have it countless times scientifically observed. The philosophy that "semen costs organism energy and therefore you shouldn't do it" is possibly even more absurd like if somebody says exercising takes away energy so he does not exercise... Important in this is to have enough healthy food, a good mindset set, and a do attitude which allows me that I can develop any kind of positive sex and even masturbation... Masturbation is an exercise of craving, creating images, helping relax, and presenting pleasant feelings which should help with visualization. It helps with connection to other sexes and much more. If one is a longer period without it then it may be fatal to structures of his. Beware of that and create strong sexuality which creates paradises... If you think your sexuality gives you the wrong perspective then navigate it and make it better because it is a powerful thing and kind of life itself. Like you adjust power with your muscles not to break things then do the same with sexuality adjust it to be your ultimate perfection enhancer.
Dr. Rena awesome yt channel. I will walk the Whole interview rather than the clip. Don't want to miss a minute of these awesome people.
90 days my experience. Awesome!!
This is an insane blunt rotation I watch every single one of there content ❤ Dr Rena a lot
Nofap is about improving your mind mentally and maintain a sense of dicipline, we feel more confident when approach women and lack shame
The question is why you feel shame in the first place?
@stravvman because of the engagement we had for that short-term pleasure with PMO which causes long-term negative effects, that will pass the less we engage with it
@@stravvman After watching XXX videos you just feel shame around women, like if you're in a conversation and talking you feel completely zoned out about what they're talking about and only thinking of ways to sleep with them, which makes you feel guilty because those tendencies are much stronger after fapping consistently.
Nofap/semen retention is about whatever you want it to be about 😂 yall tripping it will make you a better man no doubt
Dr Trish Leigh was needed in this podcast
Shes the best ❤❤version
With all due respect whenever I hear a women talk about nofap it’s painfully obvious they have no understanding of why men even do nofap. Where as most men, even if they disagree with the practice, they kind of get it. How can you talk about a subject when you don’t have the faintest idea why it exists.
It's like a dude talking about women fiddling themselves. We can sleep with dozens of women and be quite familiar with their bodies but in reality we have no fricking idea.
She said "this is when I have a problem with it" like wtf even is that. I almost had an anurism
But they do know what it's like to not click their mouse ornot rub one out so it can't be a lot different. They are less likely to wreck their grip strength is pretty much the only difference.
@ They don’t discharge anything of high biological value that can’t be replaced instantly, VERY different thing.
@@sharknadofartquake2449 Male orgasm involves a ejection of gametes that the male has had to produce using their own resources. Female orgasm result in the ejection of nothing and at best water. They also produce all the eggs they need at puberty and never again and don’t eject them during sex. Male sexuality also makes you more persistently horny than female sexuality.
These are not in any way the same 🙄
Raxx in the thumbnail LOL
The "doctors " telling you masterbation is good are the same "doctors" who told you you need to get the jab. Best part of being an adult is you can draw from your own experiences to make decisions/choices about your life.
"the rational mind should govern our actions, rather than being led by bodily impulses or desires"
great and enlightening conversation but there was no "lust" in this ^^
Why is Rax on the thumbnail ? 😮
whenever i hear the word "community" being used in the context of believe, I immediately think they are BS
Straightforward tips
1. Reduce screen time on social media coz there are quite chance to see pics or vedio that trigger u.
2. Have a clear goal that are actionable .
3. Even when u see naked pics , distract urself without overthinking . Lastly
Dont try to push back sexual thought everytime, that is normal but u have to think positively, if you are forced to stop thinking about it, U either miss ur goal or be a depressed man.
The Steven Bartlett Wank Summit.
The longest Ive went is a full year. To say theres no benefit is just ridiculous. I know theres the placebo effect but that only works to a certain extent.
Just because there is no research, it doesn't make it less true. Especially in this case, when you got thousands of men saying the same things. Before gravity became science, there was still gravity. To add a final piece of critisism, it takes sperm around 2 months to fully mature, and be at its healthiest (yes this is science).
Yes what you say is true but her main point was doing it for too long can lead to mutations in your sperm and cause dna damage , it doesn't matter how many people are abstaining from masturbation you're not gonna feel or notice changes to your dna and genetic structure , you could be doing something that effects your offspring and not even yourself , this is scientific fact aswell , you are also an animal , you need some form of sexual release whether it be by yourself or with a woman , you can also be addicted to sex , I don't see anyone talking about abstaining from sex , it seems to be mostly people who can't get a girlfriend and they're addicted to porn so they stop masturbating and that's great , but if 99% of them had a girlfriend they wouldn't be abstaining from sex with them, yes sex with another person and masturbation are vastly different but they are also similar in alot of ways , the fundamental point is that you shouldnt abstain from ejaculations for too long because mutations can happen in your sperm , so whether you masturbate or have sex it doesn't matter , just don't be an addict to either of them , the fundamental issue here isn't that people are wanking it's addiction 😂
I think most people on nofap experiencing benefits, probably have some underlying health issues, I personally have had severe adhd/brain fog, depression, anxiety and a number of other symptoms after ejaculating since I was 15, now am 38. And I do not even ejaculate super often, like 0-5 times a week.
5 times a week? Good Lord!
of course the "doctors" say there is no major benefit. I have been doing no fap for over a month now and can tell you it makes a HUGE difference in everything.
Interesting video
Most people that claim “health” reasons for fapping can’t do 10 push ups or even jog half a mile.
And yet they still basically claim that no fap will eventually turn you into some kind of superman.
Not masturbating and masturbating are both going to have negatives and positives , what is wrong with you people , too much and too little of anything is bad for you , that is literally a basic philosophy for everything that exists in life , don't run too much , don't masturbate too much , don't eat too much fruit and vegetables or too little , don't eat too much meat or too little , why do you think this would suddenly be different when it applies to masturbating
I tried no fap for over 3 months and have stopped. I still work out nearly every day. Masturbation helps relax the pelvic floor after ejaculation, which I unfortunately need as otherwise it starts to hurt and other not so fun symptoms appear. It just needs to be done without porn and only in moderation, in my experience. Everyone is different though. What works for me won't work for the next person.
How tf would you even know that, or come up with that data?
what I joke. When I was doing 2 trainings a day my testosteron was so high I had to masturbate min once a day. I was still very productive in all areas. When my life become sedentary is when I noticed my libido dropping but out of habit still chocked the chicken. After I had no energy to do anything during the day. Reintroduced cardio and voila my libido back up and now I just feel great after a good fap and can be productive.
tell me why when i masterbate i almost immediately get sick (flu) but when i abstain and have wet dreams instead, i never get sick.
How hard is it to just … I don’t know … not watch porn and fap on repeat?
If you have a job, responsibilities and a social life, you don’t really have time to do all of that. No fap just seems like a trendy fix for a larger problem. It’s like the fad diet of self esteem issues.
Where do those, who need nofap get a social life from? Or responsibilities, if you never have had a girlfriend and later have no family?
@@PivPivPivPiv find things you like to do that don’t involve sitting at home alone and meet people through those activities. Also, starting a business will keep you busy. Taking up a sport can be a great way to engage with others, too.
@@PivPivPivPivi mean start by being a well rounded sociable human being. Thats how success comes from how opportunities open the doors themselves. Everything we want is in someone else’s hand.
A 'Nocturnal emission'. I need to remember that one lol.
Unveiling Your Hidden Potential by Bruce Thornwood (thank me later)
Whatever happened to just slowing down your consumption? This goes for anything. Quitting things cold turkey could have more negative affects than positive ones. Instead of nofap, space it out and do it once every 4 or 5 days.
As a man on NOFAP I completely disagree with this woman. She has no idea what she is talking about.
The part where she said the sperm in your body will start mutate and be unhealthy might be true. It’s like leaving a carrot in the ground for too long and it’ll start to rot.
What did she miss? I tried nofap and after like 2 weeks I stopped feeling horny. I almost think I could become celibate like a monk. I dont have any issues with porn by the way. I did nofap because i thought it would make me super super horny. My dick would be hard just looking at women. Turns out the opposite, I was nofapping myself to celibacy!
@nustyiv616 Sure, but the idea of NOFAP is not to hold it in and then use it to impregnate a woman. As soon as you start having sex you'll get rid of the "rotten" load and the newly produced sperm will be fine. That's what she's leaving out and it makes is sound scary - "oooooh the DNA in your sperm mutates" so you better watch out or mutants. So what? It's just sperm.
@@nustyiv616 lol she is an idiot she shud know bout spermatogenesis where unused sperm gets broken down and reabsolved in the body....people act like sperm is urine or some thing that u NEED to excrete LMAO
@@nustyiv616yeah, making the soil more fertile...
Main takeaway - This woman spent almost 5 minutes in talking time pretty much justifying & reinforcing the continuation of a bad behavior.
7:30 - pressure on the perineum - cyclists have this nailed!
I’m documenting my journey of NoFap,celibacy and just overall journey of growth and everything that goes with it on my channel
If you’re a religious man, nofap is the way to go. I’ve been doing nofap for almost 2 years and I can testify that I have been healthy. I will also admit that nocturnal emissions do come by more frequently. The most frequent rate of nocturnal emissions for me was once a week. Nofap does not allow us to become superheroes and rizzlers. Instead, it gives us the physiology and “freshness” that resembles a child. It brings us back to square one.
Yeah but who wants to be a religious man...this is the worst addiction ever, far fore than excessive porn.
Nofap for religious people kinda makes sense. If you do something considered "shameful", of course you'll feel better if you don't do that thing. But it's "you created a problem and then successfully solved it" kind of situation
...and if I'm not a religious man?
What about dopamine balance in the brain ? Are you sure there are no physiological benefits ?
Why does Dr.K seem like a total stoner? Hard to believe he is an actual medical doctor and even more unbelievable he is a psychiatrist. This entire discussion is completely subjective. So in the end it's what works for you. I agree with him about using it for emotional regulation. When you are stressed and anxious there is a solution. Oh and btw, there are only temporary solutions. The human condition has many issues. We want to feel good. If you are craving a cheesburger the craving goes away once you have it. I'm going to bet the farm that you will have at least one more chessburger craving in your lifetime. You eat to only get hungry again. You sleep only to get tired again. You have sex or fap, only to have those desires come back and many times over. Maybe if we all become monks and meditate all day, perhaps we can elevate beyond cravings.
@@holla_j Unbelievable he’s a psychiatrist? He’s Harvard trained and has a biology degree from Tufts. Has 3 million TH-cam subscribers and featured on countless popular podcasts like this one - DOAC.
He specializes in addiction with a specialization in social media and gaming. He gives free advice on TH-cam and Twitch which he has been reprimanded by the American Psychiatric Association since it hurts the “business $$$ of counseling”.
Anyone bucking the industrial medical complex is invaluable. It’s refreshing.
More sophisticated versions of nofap involve actively practising full body and specifically pelvic relaxation and regaining a sense of a loving relationship with one's own body which doesn't so easily flip into the getting-off spiral. It's like karezza with yourself and can be profoundly healing. If done correctly, I would say it simply is healing, not can be. Nocturnal emissions go away when you practise deep relaxation and self-love at the physical mental and spiritual levels. In fact it can be a great gauge for how well you're taking care of yourself. + all the added calm, confidence, perspective, positive ambition ..
I'm at 2 months and it's a game changer, zero anxiety, chatting to everyone, walking around like a boss - it works yall.
IT doesnt, thats placebo. I Have been on It for 6 months, It doesnt do a thing
@@12xenn45 Yes i do, and I practiced Semen retention for half a year and i still felt the same
@@Azeazanamanthius don't be beta
@@12xenn45 BS it's masturbation trhat does those things, look it up. Medical studies prove it, there is no evidence of your no fap fad, and no extra testosterone, your gonna lose that old sperm through wet dream and when you pee, body throws off the old sperm and makes new daily. it's about hormones, not sperm, eating healthy and exercising regularly keeps those hormones at healthy levels.
@@JohnWilliams-dq8pp dont be beta
Married 13 years and my wife finds me the most attractive during the month of November, when I abstain from sexual activity. I also make the most gains in the gym at that time as well.
She finds you most attractive when you don't approach her for sex... hmmm?
Interesting
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Wait…if you’re not having sex then would just lack there of increase its value? From your wife’s point of view.
And also, how do you define gains in the gym?
@@BASSFZz I asked her about it this evening and she said it's the focus that I show towards my job and the gym. Turns her on more than anything. I get easily distracted most of the time. 4 young kids running around the house will do that. I have my suspicions about Test lvls through the roof but haven't had my bloodwork done during that time. I'll check it out this year. With regards to the gym, more energy and heavier weights. I go from 65lb DB Inclines to 75-80lbs DB inclines for example. Same for pulls and legs. 100% have less patience though. That's a downside and gotta be careful about that one, especially with the little ones.
Well, let's see. You work out more and your wife find you most attractive during that time, which kinda makes sense. Then what sexual activity has to do with it?
I know I’m stronger in the gym and more confident from experience don’t beat it unless your married let it go where it’s supposed to
For me no fap/ no sex changed muscle gain dramatically. All I changed was no sex or fap and my muscle are harder, I have better focus on things (including gym) and I can see my muscle gains are better.
same thing happens to me, I seem to have a more extreme problem though, if I dont fap for like a month and hit the gym a lot and build muscle and strength, I fap, it all seems to diminish my gains by a ton and it will takes weeks to get back to where I was.
The boggest benefits is the development of discipline and self-control that can crossover to other aspects of life
that's got to be the DUMBEST conversation I've ever heard.
i did the nofap semenretention thing after i was addicted to pron and jacking off 3 times a every day to it but after some years and alot of streaks i was like this isnt sustainable doing nofap for months on end after a while you just get super frustrated so now a days i just avoid pron forever and i just rub one out maybe once a week def not every day then i feel like shit but once every 1-2 weeks i rub one out and the rest i retain it and i feel way better that way than every day but thats just me
Same😂
Why are they using Raxxanterax on the thumbnail? lol
A month? Thats cute come back when you've managed a year.