I’ve been on the nofap grind this since the beginning of may, after a semester of jerking off many consecutive days. I was in a bad place this past winter so I decided to make a big change. I mostly was managing to go about 2 weeks straight with no jerking off.
Earlier in the summer I was still using porn but gradually I stopped watching it altogether which was the definitely the right move.
The biggest thing I noticed is my balls start to get sore after 5 days or so. It made sex unpleasant on several recent occasions. Don’t get me wrong, the improvements in confidence and libido are great, and girls really notice the difference. They also notice when I get a stomachache and my balls hurt. This is why I decided to switch to the noporn approach and fap about once a week.
I want to explain why I have decided to go this route. I have naturally very high levels of motivation/concentration, which means that drugs and pmo fuck my shit right up. I have a non-addictive personality and I physically cannot overindulge in pleasurable things the way that addicts can. The intensity of stimulation is what I’m worried about much more than the frequency. I.E., I can’t get addicted to cigarettes because I can’t enjoy them the way that most people do. I could never smoke enough cigarettes to make it my “baseline” if that makes sense. Meanwhile dabs are a trap for me because it feels incredible, but then wipes me out for days.
Like dabs, porn crosses a line for me because it’s simply too stimulating. It wasn’t that I was masturbating too much, I just wouldn’t be able recover from it because the porn I watched was too good. So I have decided that if that is okay for me to clean out the pipes every so often. As long as I don’t turn masturbation into an intense drug via porn, I am fine.
With all that being said, I learned a lot about myself in my journey the past few months. I understand now that everyone’s body chemistry is different. People who lean more towards ADHD and addiction can reap huge benefits by abstaining and allowing their brain balance itself out. Good luck to everyone here. I tip my hat to everyone who has the balls to overcome an addiction.
LINK – It’s been a good run, guys.
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