just finished day 2 of no fap jesus christ how do people do this

day 1-3 wtf this is unpleasant
day 5-7 damn i'm fucking horny, feeling kinda energized though
day 8-20 a bit easier sometimes, spikes of urges
21-30 feels good, more energized, not too hard to put excess energy into doing shit
30-90 urges subsiding, feeling confident, noticing more benefits. desire to fap lowers once you get some momentum you get the willpower to withstand since it feels good
90+ little urge to fap, average looking women become sexy again, conversations flow better, eyes and skin seem brighter, people seem to treat me better, self loathing is low. body seems to like not wasting so many minerals with each load (one load takes your whole recommended zinc intake in a day)

It's more difficult to start, is the basic takeaway. That and it's difficult not to give in because you haven't seen the benefits. If you go on a decent streak, you'll see why people are actually sticking with trying to do nofap and not just forgetting about- the subreddit has 234,475 members as i'm writing this. people fail, fall down and keep going, even though fapping feels great and porn is so ubiqiutous and accessable. that should tell you something about the worth of this project. Personally i lost my /v/ at age 24 with this girl i met on a 3 week streak, it was like some 'just b urself' shit, somehow holding my load in for the real hunt instead of just jumping at shadows made conversation flow much better.

They don't; normal people have regular sex and masturbate in absence of it.