Nofap

for most people abstaining from ejaculation for a week is enough to have a boost to your energy

if youre looking to reach enlightenment through sex transmutation itll take years to actually get good at it and you can really fuck up if youre not careful

but if you are addicted to porn/internet stimulation it might be beneficial to stop jerking off/looking up porn for a couple months as a basic self control exercise
at the very least you will prove to yourself that you have more autonomy than you think

but who are we joking you guys would rather just jerk off
though theres nothing necessarily wrong with that

It's good for your mental health and if you ultimately do decide to quit your faps will feel better for a while. The whole science behind it isn't important.

It sucks that they had to unite behind the label nofap.

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>>34643181
wow the first reply is an intelligent, accurate response that doesn't even use buzzwords like beta and cuck. i'm impressed /r9k/.

>>34643181

I just don't really feel any different after I fap. If i don't fap then i think about sex a lot and it can be annoying.

>>34643202

I'd say the science behind it is important because then it would give some evidence behind whether or not fapping is detrimental to mental health or something like that.

>>34643292
i would just try it if you really are curious
it may end up just being a placebo effect but you gotta realize that placebo effects are real and tangible effects

it may not do anything for you; people are all built differently
but i can speak from my own experience that it does help my confidence + i do get a noticeable increase in attention from women

maybe it just comes down to drive, as in when you dont jerk off you still have that sex drive
women like a guy with drive ill tell you that
but again theres nothing wrong with jerking off and if youre comfortable with it keep doing it
but if youre curious there are more moves to make in your life

>>34643181
>if youre looking to reach enlightenment through sex transmutation itll take years to actually get good at it and you can really fuck up if youre not careful
Um... elaborate pls

>>34643419
It does, but I personally think looking at graphs and numbers to contemplate stopping with fapping is kinda weird.

>>34643511
i cant really because im only a dabbler in magick/occult/spiritual practices at best
if youre really curious about this stuff go on /x/ and ask about sex magick - you might get a good amount of info you might not (shitposters everywhere be wary)

but its been known (theorized?) for a while that sex can be a path towards enlightenment, one that has potential to be faster/fun but also more dangerous

other alternatives would be meditating for years or having an absurdly transformative event (the effects of which tend to die over time) so it makes sense why people would be drawn to sex as an alternative

>>34643452

Thanks for your input

I do notice women notice me more when I don't fap, but that to me doesn't matter because I'll never approach one anyway. I'm broke as fuck, i'm socially retarded, and i'm tired of lying to myself by saying not touching my dick for x amount of time will make me chad. Everytime i do get enough drive to be social, it just makes me feel worse because I discover i'm socially inept no matter what.

>>34643101
It depends on your chemistry. For some it can give them a little more energy and a more clearer mind. For others they could think about nothing but fapping. But IIRC it has been proven that not fapping for a bit will increase your testosterone a little which probably explains why some think of nothing but fapping when they don't fap for a bit. But don't listen to a lot of the things that nofap says, that shit is a cult that believe they get superpowers and such just from not spanking the monkey which is obviously not true.


At the end of the day though, unless if it's severely affecting your life or becoming an addiction or something, you don't need to if you don't want to. But for self control purposes I'd set up a schedule, like fapping every 3 days for example.

>>34643685
i wouldnt get so down on yourself man

the path towards the life you want isnt necessarily big sweeping decisions but rather successive baby steps - life (tends to be) is long and though you may be socially inept now that doesnt mean you cant improve for the future
i remember a time when i couldnt even talk to a person one on one because i got so anxious and now most people think im an extrovert or something

also another thing to realize is that women dont care too too much about your financial situation (if youre a man about it), especially given the fact that in todays society women are becoming more financially self sufficient - its becoming less of a factor, and its only really a factor to you if you believe that it is

but yeah, believe in baby steps man, they get you far

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>>34643101
its an intiative by mormons and other religious groups to combat both pornography and behavior they can't control

Brain has only one reward system and sex related stuff is very strong stimulant. Too much stimulation to it and the brain starts to suppress its effects so everything feels less rewarding. Also porn and fapping gives you instant gratification and there is always new stuff available so your brain becomes impatient. Why bother to study years to get a degree or go to a gym every week, when you can feel good right now by having a quick wank? Real sex is more random so your brain leans to wait for its rewards, and the anticipation becomes more pleasurable than the act itself.

In short your brain only cares about pleasure, if it can get it right now from one source it wants it now and doesnt care about your long term goals.