***Official NoFap & NoPorn thread V5.5 (V6 UNDER CONSTRUCTION)***

[Pioteq]

Failed just before the weekend, made it to 19 days.

Day 1 tomorrow.

[ObviouslyDutch]

Brothers, I failed today. As stupid as I was I stumpled on this pron star a week ago, two days into no fap and she was the HNNG'est I've ever seen. I sticked the link to my bookmarks and today I couldn't take it. Dat azz was too dang Hnnnngggg. Anyway, made it to day 9 on first attempt. I'm gonna make it!

[ClaudeGiroux]

idk how to consistently fill my free time

[Mcrepsalot]

Been viewing bodybuilder for awhile now and this thread has finally spurred me to make an account. I'd like to get in on this. If you work on it we can all get there brahs!

[ThisIsTheMatrix]

Brothers, I failed today. As stupid as I was I stumpled on this pron star a week ago, two days into no fap and she was the HNNG'est I've ever seen. I sticked the link to my bookmarks and today I couldn't take it. Dat azz was too dang Hnnnngggg. Anyway, made it to day 9 on first attempt. I'm gonna make it!

name of the damn pornstar?

[likeawashboard]

Install anti-porn pro as a google chrome extension. Blocks every porn site.

[HunterMC6]

Intradesting..... new study.

Porn may reduce your brain size
The brains of men who watch a lot of pornography seem to be different to other men in certain areas, according to a German study

Men who report watching a lot of pornography tend to have less volume and activity in regions of the brain linked to rewards and motivation, says a new German study.
The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, can't say watching porn caused the decrease in brain matter and activity, however.
It's not clear, for example, whether watching porn leads to brain changes or whether people born with certain brain types watch more porn, said Simone Kühn, the study's lead author from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, in an email.
Brain size and activity

"Unfortunately we cannot answer this question based on the results of the present study," Kühn said.
But, she noted, the results provide the first evidence for a link between pornography consumption and reductions in brain size and brain activity in response to sexual stimuli.
For the study, she and her colleague Jurgen Gallinat from Charite University, also in Berlin, recruited 64 healthy men between the ages of 21 and 45 years and asked them questions about their porn-watching habits. They also took images of the men's brains to measure volume and to see how their brains reacted to pornographic pictures.
"We found that the volume of the so-called striatum, a brain region that has been associated with reward processing and motivated behaviour was smaller the more pornography consumption the participants reported," Kühn said.
"Moreover we found that another brain region, that is also part of the striatum that is active when people see sexual stimuli, shows less activation the more pornography participants consumed," she added.
What's more, the researchers found that the connection between the striatum and prefrontal cortex, which is the outer layer of the brain associated with behaviour and decision making, worsened with increased porn watching.

Because the study can't prove that porn caused the changes to the brain, Kühn said it's not possible to say whether watching porn is actually harmful.
"Everything is going to be bad in excess and it's probably not terrible in moderation," Dr Gregory Tau of the Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York said.

Tau, who was not involved with the study, agreed that more research should be done in this area and that longer studies would be need to find out if porn leads to brain changes.
"It is possible that there are individuals with a certain kind of brain that are more susceptible to these kinds of behaviours," he said. "Or, it's possible it's the excessive use (of porn) that's perpetuating itself to causing brain changes. Or, it could be both."

Kühn said other behaviours, such as driving a taxi, are linked to changes to brain size and functioning.
"Basically everything that people do very frequently can shape their brain structure and function," she said.

Cliffs:
-People who watch porn have parts of the brain that are smaller than normal.
-It is not clear if watching porn makes those parts smaller or if these people are born that way.


One of the parts of the brain is linked to motivation. From a general observation in peoples posts, lack of motivation is one of the things people suffer from when on porn.

I think this is the same study I posted on the last page, I am not sure what to make of it really since I don't understand brain matter and all that jazz

[nick_990]

10 days in, feeling pretty good.

[0rders]

Almost at a month. Feeling sick and tired that I can't feel as good as I used to, both mentally and with women just becasue 'i'm not on day X of no fap'


I want to feel at ease, calm and have a strong sense of who I am. I want to feel strong and clear in my intentions.


I want to get on that level again guys.

[BePositiveNoFap]

Hi Tobias,

You probably don't remember me but I spoke to you a few times last year. I watched the BBC3 documentary you were in. Well done for being so brave to put yourself on national television whilst talking about such personal experiences.
I read your post on reddit on how you were asked if you could do the instrument joke, and how you told them a few times that you didn't want to joke about anything like that. Why would Tyger then insist on going ahead with it anyway? Was it him leading the questions or was it the production team egging him on to say it?
I was also quite surprised that you didn't mention anything about the YBOP concepts of rewiring from the addictive effects of porn and masturbation. You mentioned how it helped with having more natural 'sexual tastes' but not so much on why nofap helps with overcoming the addiction.
So, if you could please let me know, how much was edited for the show? It'd be interesting to know how different the edited version of the show is to the bigger picture.

[ClaudeGiroux]

Went to bed last night intending to fap, but I was so tired I couldn't bat an eyelash. brb paralyzed in bed thinking of fapping all night, waking up realizing you've completed day 1.

what the fuk man.

Install anti-porn pro as a google chrome extension. Blocks every porn site.

got anything for Firefox? or android lol

[BillTheBro]

Broke no fap last night... on day 86


Probably will fap 1 or 2 more times then start again. Just started rationalizing and then it just happened, the fap only lasted like 5 mins too

[rdj1995]

day 7 brahs, not noticed any differences but my balls are heavy as fuark

[ClaudeGiroux]

Broke no fap last night... on day 86


Probably will fap 1 or 2 more times then start again. Just started rationalizing and then it just happened, the fap only lasted like 5 mins too

i bet it didnt even feel good srs

everytime i end my streak the orgasm doesnt even feel good

[k589]

Broke no fap last night... on day 86


Probably will fap 1 or 2 more times then start again. Just started rationalizing and then it just happened, the fap only lasted like 5 mins too

We're all gonna make it, stay strong

[BillTheBro]

i bet it didnt even feel good srs

everytime i end my streak the orgasm doesnt even feel good

felt pretty fukin good lmao

but it was felt like 3 strokes and i was ready to blow, which is scary

[ScottRose]

Well people, I was banned for like 2 months so that's why I was absent from this thread.
I'm officially leaving the misc and I want to thank you all for the support and I wish you a good life to you all.

Here is my goodbye thread.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...post1253378771

NoFap is the best thing to ever happen in my life so far

[WhirlwindTobias]

Sorry to see you go Scott. You put out some quality posts before you got banned. At least you left as a green :P

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Been making some purchases for future adventures, went to buy a chalk bag for climbing and have a custom design only to realise I could request one with a Move Against Mediocrity logo. Problem is though, I haven't made one yet. So I fooled around with paint/publisher/google images for a while:



It's really basic but I was never one for graphics. Gotta start somewhere right?

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In other news, I have been slowly but surely working back into being the man I was before I started serial dating. Been selling material possessions, addressing people who have contacted me and I'm getting some organisation back.

I still find it really hard to focus on what I'm doing though, my attention span is terrible due to being left unchecked for so long.

Next post I'll go back and respond to everyone who said something to me. Thanks for all the reps, I'll try and send some greens back over the next few days.

[rZi]

Sorry to see you go Scott. You put out some quality posts before you got banned. At least you left as a green :P

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Been making some purchases for future adventures, went to buy a chalk bag for climbing and have a custom design only to realise I could request one with a Move Against Mediocrity logo. Problem is though, I haven't made one yet. So I fooled around with paint/publisher/google images for a while:



It's really basic but I was never one for graphics. Gotta start somewhere right?

__________________________________________________ _________________

In other news, I have been slowly but surely working back into being the man I was before I started serial dating. Been selling material possessions, addressing people who have contacted me and I'm getting some organisation back.

I still find it really hard to focus on what I'm doing though, my attention span is terrible due to being left unchecked for so long.

Next post I'll go back and respond to everyone who said something to me. Thanks for all the reps, I'll try and send some greens back over the next few days.

would total buy in t-shirt form

BUT tobias you need to change the top "o" - have it as a guy pushing UP! like doing an OHP - will look sweet

[WhirlwindTobias]

would total buy in t-shirt form

BUT tobias you need to change the top "o" - have it as a guy pushing UP! like doing an OHP - will look sweet

I didn't create the image, just took this off another page:



And edited it in paint.

I have much better ideas for a logo but that's just a preliminary one. I am terrible at graphics design and might look into getting some help with it.

[menggg]

in braaaahs. going on day 8. keeping busy makes it soo much easier even over the summer srss

[k589]

Day 2. We're all going to make it nofappers.

[HunterMC6]

name of the damn pornstar?

should neg you for this ****

[MsMiserable]

Fellow noFappers, I started this almost 3 weeks ago now and since then my life has basically fallen to pieces. I have decided to try to stay away from internet as much as possible. I will check up on you guys and update you. I'll continue my blog but I won't write as often. I think it's better for me to not be distracted by the online world.
Feel free to PM me. I'll answer you as soon as I can. Keep strong!
I believe in you all!

[Rusty82]

I've been doing this for quite some time now. Thought I would share some observations for those who are interested.

Think about your life, your day to day activities, the things you do, the things that occupy your most valuable resources, your mind and your time. Not so much on the broad level of "i went to class, went to work, ate at chipotle" ect, but the very minute details of every one of your 1440 minutes you have each day. How much time do you spend checking ******** or updating your Instagram? How much time is spent looking at porn, and hunched over your computer with your dick in your hand fukking yourself like a beta? how much time mindlessly flipping through TV channels, or trying to find something to entertain you on Netflix?

I still use my TV on occasion, in the evenings when everything else is done, if I can't sleep i might play some retro games, or watch a film that has some significance to me or cultural. but be aware of the time you spend on everything, use the films you watch to expand your mind and learn something. there are many amazing works of film and documentaris, watch those instead, don't just watch the garbage to be entertained and kill time. your time will be gone soon enough anyway, remember that. How often do we see people just trying to pass time? what are you waiting for? this isn't your practice run, this is is.

What if you used that time for something else? Instead of even going to sit down at your computer to check ******** or your fav porno site, what if your computer was off all together, and was only used in the most utilitarian of ways? what if you used those precious 30 minutes to go for a run, meditate, call your grandparents, get your grocery shopping done, cook a meal instead of eating out that day? What if instead of playing video games for an hour or two you went to the local yoga class and met some new people? Would you became a different person do you think? if every single fukking day you used that time to do something "more"? You absolutely would. we are not who we think we are or what we want to be, we are not the fake persona we create for ********, we are the product of our actions, and our actions alone.

I deleted my ******** several years ago, never looked back. all my real friends I see regularly.

I just watched the Matrix Trilogy for the first time ever in my life. A new video game store opened up near my work and I walked over to buy a few things, I support local business as much as I can, and try to buy only American made products when it's at all feasible. Anyway, they had the trilogy for $6 and I picked up a couple retro games as well. Watching the Matrix and seeing some of the parallels of "the matrix" and our modern day world was striking. Most of what people are doing simply is not real. When you get commends or likes on IG/FB, that isn't real. those are not your real friends. when you level up your character on World of Warcraft, or get more gamer points, or unlock an achievement, or get new armor, or level up, it's NOT REAL. These are artificial accomplishments and artificial means of purpose. They matter for nothing. We are trapped by so much "bread and circuses" and there are so many ways to be sucked into our version of the Matrix its unsettling. You have to consciously rise above and get back into the real world.

It's all around, I saw a couple at a restaurant yesterday, both on their phones, not speaking a word. in line for coffee, I was the only person looking around and talking to somebody. Everybody else, had their head BOWED down to their little virtual machine master, focusing more on somebody they have not spoken to in years' update on FB, than on their own experiences in life.

this isn't just about no porn/no fap, that needs to be something you strive for, but be aware, it's only the begging of unplugging from the system. I used to have my computer on 24/7. now i only turn it on if i have a specified PURPOSE. If i'm going to check banking, make a purchase, research for class, write a paper, ect. it's no longer a source for entertainment. same with my phone. I never have my phone out of my pocket unless i'm on a call, looking up directions, or checking my calendar for any prior engagements and meetings. i never mindlessly scroll though feeds or any of the sort anymore. instead i have filled the time with actual reading, where I used to misc or look at stupid websites on my phone in down time, I now carry a book or magazine with me, instead of browsing the net, i go for a run or yoga or golf or disc golf or take photos. I have the same hobbies as before, now suddenly more time for them. funny, huh?

I have more time to practice katas than ever before, I'm more alert and aware now that I meditate every morning before I leave, I have time to stretch more now as well. I urge you all, to replace the mundane, meaningless passivity in your life with things that will make you into a better person.

I don't want to look back on my life and regret wasting so many beautiful days. It's my greatest fear. But first I had to wake up and crucially examine every minute of my day. and it was uncomfortable to face the reality of what I was. I wasn't nearly as "cool" as I thought i was. actually, i disgusted myself. but no longer. I'm now striving to be something more than I ever could have thought. and my hope is that if at least one of you reads this and makes a positive change it will have been worth the time to write it.

good luck, wake the fukk up, and go be somebody.

[WhirlwindTobias]

Post.

Gonna save this, if you don't mind. I'll fix the typo's.

[FrenchDutchBrah]

wall of text

Damn. Take my measlies.

[k589]

Anyone got a good pr0n blocker for chrome? reps

[viet16]

need advices here brahs, ive got some problems interacting with attractive girls, by attractive i mean 6/10s and up on misc scale (im not very confidence about my look) . Not sure if its because of watching porn or just common among foreverloners i gradually feel more and more nervous from just standing beside them, couldnt ever initiate a simple conversation or keep eye contact for more than 2 seconds. The best i can do is replying in ONE sentence (its sound pretty dumb and sometimes not even a sentence) then remain awkwardly quiet, mind goes blank srsly. I noticed they are uncomfortable as well regarding my responses.

Dont remember when and how this retard behaviour started developing, i become avoidant when it comes to have to exchange words and stuffs at work or in Uni making easy things difficult.

I have no problems at all with normal and attractive but old women though, havent told anyone this since it might be related to my masturbation addict

[FrenchDutchBrah]

need advices here brahs, ive got some problems interacting with attractive girls, by attractive i mean 6/10s and up on misc scale (im not very confidence about my look) . Not sure if its because of watching porn or just common among foreverloners i gradually feel more and more nervous from just standing beside them, couldnt ever initiate a simple conversation or keep eye contact for more than 2 seconds. The best i can do is replying in ONE sentence (sometimes not even a sentence) then remain awkwardly quiet, mind goes blank srsly.

Dont remember when and how this retard behaviour started developing, i become avoidant when it comes to have to exchange words and stuffs at work or in Uni making easy things difficult.

I have no problems at all with normal and attractive but old women though, havent told anyone this since it might be related to my masturbation addict

Lift and get aesthetic in combination with nofap = godmode. Also you need to eat man i'm shorter yet i my weight is exactly the same and my weight is already bad.