Is NoFap a placebo effect?

There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence within the NoFap community. Many members are happy to share the rewards they’ve reaped from giving up masturbation or porn. There may be a placebo effect at play, meaning that people join the community expecting a certain outcome and make it happen.

Can NoFap make you successful?

NoFap directly does not make someone successful. NoFap can mentally make you more healthy and can make you feel more energetic. Mental health and physical energy are the two tools to use for a better work ethic. Consistent hard work until achieving the success brings success.

Does NoFap work on the brain?

Sexual stimulation does work on the reward systems of the brain, but the NoFap arguments are based on very simplistic and reductionistic ideas of how the brain works, how sex works, and what porn is (such as videos vs images, written erotica vs film, hardcore vs softcore, etc).

Can you have both NoFap and sex without the other?

That’s right: You can indeed have one without the other, though it may take some practice. People believe it offers many of the same spiritual, mental, and physical benefits as NoFap.

What are the risks of NoFap?

Are there any risks? Partaking in NoFap is unlikely to cause any harm, but it does mean you’ll miss out on the many proven benefits of masturbation, sex, orgasms, and ejaculation. Also, NoFap isn’t a substitute for medical care. Trying it instead of seeking professional help could prevent you from getting the treatment you need.

What is the NoFap movement?

There’s nothing new about this fight against self-love. I get asked about the NoFap movement often, as you might imagine. NoFap (that name is now trademarked) is an online group of men who promote abstinence from masturbation to porn. Reportedly, the group initially started as a joke, and a challenge to not masturbate.