Okay well. I managed to stop masturbating for a good solid week just to see what would happen, and within that time I started feeling very depressed, and even suicidal. Before that I only did it once per day.
This can't be normal. Anyone else get this? I'm a dude.
>>18161966
humans are biologically programmed to have sex, if it wasn't one of the TOP PRIORITIES for humans, it would have resulted in us dying out a long time ago.
women are programmed to only want sex with someone who can 'take care of them' as if they just let everyone fuck them, no one man would want to stick around and they and their child would be in danger, so they are naturally more selective about partners with a lower sex drive.
men on the other hand are programmed to compete with each other to PROVE they are worth it to the man, and as such are designed to be as horny as fucking possible and seed a woman as much as fucking possible, which is why its pretty normal for a guy to masturbate once a day.
now take away that mans orgasm, which is not only part of his evolutionary drive that says hes succeeding, but also provides pleasure and a release of hormones that make him comfy and happy, and you would likely have a very depressed man, a man who lives for no reason other than to withhold his own happiness.
the reason 'nofap' exists is because there are thousands of people who have an addiction to porn that prevents them from getting laid or being there for their girlfriends, or are even just spending the large majority of their days wasting time.
but for the average man, masturbation is no different than having dessert. completely fine and well within reason with no REAL consequences.
I stopped masturbating for about 2 weeks once... It was the longest I ever went without it since I discovered it
Ended up feeling way more confident and "manly", and ended up being rude to a grocery store cashier who asked me to donate $1.00 for childrens charity. I told her that if the store really cared about the children they would just donate the money themselves and not try and guilt already paying customers into spending more.
Walked away completely surprised at what just happened, as I usually never say things like that...
Then I eventually started whacking off again regularly and since then Ive never felt as ballsy as I did that day.
>>18161966
my mood doesnt change if i fap or not fap
also i never found fapping fun
>>18161983
That is a good point, but I would like to less dependent on it though. I know it's not bad, but I would like to be able to last a week without feeling so depressed without it.
>>18161966
I wish you poor guys would get it into your heads that there is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbation (unless you do yourself physical damage).
The guilt or shame you feel about masturbating will do you far more psychological damage than the act itself.
>>18162015
thats like saying you want to be less dependent on food. it is a biological need.
the less dependent version of not masturbating isn't cutting down to once a week, its cutting out porn, cutting out long distance fapping and focusing on having actual sex.
imagine if you only wanted to eat once a week. you would be stupid. instead you should eat healthier, eat lighter.
treat fapping like that. less porn.
>>18161983
>women are programmed to only want sex with someone who can 'take care of them' as if they just let everyone fuck them, no one man would want to stick around and they and their child would be in danger, so they are naturally more selective about partners with a lower sex drive.
tinder proves you wrong, homie.
>>18162025
Thanks anon you were allot of help today.
>>18162044
just because we have baser instincts doesn't mean we entirely abide by them, look at OP his baser instincts tell him to fap daily but hes determined to stop because society has opened up new norms.
that being said, tinder doesn't prove me wrong at all.
lower sex drive does not mean NO sex drive, and YOU still don't get laid on tinder, thus proving that women still gravitate towards someone that they rationalize as strong.
>>18162025
This guy gets it. Think of masturbation like another self maintenance task, like clipping nails or trimming a beard. Give yourself like 15 mins to rub one out, just git er done. Don't waste any more time than that on it. Don't make a big deal about it, don't give yourself a chance to take longer than you should. If you start approaching your time limit just increase speed and intensity until you blow.
Then just continue on with your day happy that you didn't just waste 3 hours doing something that you could have done way faster
>>18162058
i wouldn't treat it like just another maintenance task. that mindset is good for those who over indulge, but like eating, a little indulgence helps make you happy.
especially if you aren't getting laid regularly, you enjoy time with your dick, show your self some love, somebodies got to.
>>18162058
Yeah that's pretty much what I do, but I mean for visiting other people, or going on vacation. The most I can do is about 5 days then I really need to do it. Everything turns me on at that point, and I get very depressed. It's just a mess.