My personal experiences on different effects of PMO, and their strength presented in 1-10 scale in my case (hetero 21yo male) of PMO addiction:
[PMO daily] AFTER 7 years:
- happiness – 3/10
- will to live – 2/10
- motivation (for every-day activities) – 3/10
- anhedonia (disability to feel happiness) – 9/10
- exhaustion (feeling no energy, feeling drowsy, etc) – 8/10
- sexual attraction to women – 4/10
- willingness to meet real women – 3/10
- willingness to improve myself (workout, books, etc) – 4/10
- willingness to try out different drugs – 6/10
- sexual disabilities (like ED) – 0/10
- self confidence – 5/10
- courage – 3/10
- giving a fuck about what other people think about me – 7/10
- feeling emotional connection with people – 2/10
- feeling like a fucking tiger of a man – 2/10
[PMO 2 times, MO 1 time] last 30~ days:
- happiness – 7/10 (+4)
- will to live – 6/10 (+4)
- motivation (for every-day activities) – 7/10 (+4)
- anhedonia (disability to feel happiness) – 2/10 (-7)
- exhaustion (feeling no energy, feeling drowsy, etc) – 2/10 (-6)
- sexual attraction to women – 9/10 (+5)
- willingness to meet real women – 7/10 (+4)
- willingness to improve myself (workout, books, etc) – 8/10 (+4)
- willingness to try out different drugs – 3/10 (-3)
- sexual disabilities (like ED) – 0/10 (–)
- self confidence – 7/10 (+2)
- courage – 7/10 (+4)
- giving a fuck about what other people think about me – 0/10 (-7)
- feeling emotional connection with people – 6/10 (+4)
- feeling like a fucking tiger of a man – 11/10 (+9)
LINK – NO-FAP: Different aspects of life, before and after, 1-10 scales, 21yo male
by cuntgrinder