Males and Females

[Carpe Mortem]

So wait, do you just find out when people are gonna be on vacation, then break into their garages and build furniture and fixtures?

No, you stoner. Think that one over for a bit.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Sounds awesome, Carpe! I want to see some pictures missy! And that table looks really fucking cool. Even though I know that's not the one actually made but yeah i like the stand on it.

After telling some of my girls about my situation my girl crush hung out with me and got me beautiful earrings. My other girlfriend cuddled me all night, and a few others keep showing me photos of guys to see if i'm interested. I think they all want the D, E, F, G and fucking H.

 

[Huldra]

So wait, do you just find out when people are gonna be on vacation, then break into their garages and build furniture and fixtures?

You sound like you're an expert in this field.

 

[KafkaX]

Am I the only one not laughing?

 

[Nephilim96]

So wait, do you just find out when people are gonna be on vacation, then break into their garages and build furniture and fixtures?

I'm guessing she still lives at home...

 

[Zephyrus]

So I tend not to talk about this subject, but I've decided to go porn-free for a long while, if anything to see what psychological effects (positive, I expect) would come from not numbing the reward mechanisms of my brain into oblivion. Has anyone else here attempted this?

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

I think it'll probably work. I'm numb to the core at this point. I don't even think I like fucking anymore, I just do it to have the memory to jerk off to so I can really enjoy it later. Yea, porn fucka you up

 

[waif]

Jeremy, are you going no-fap or just no porn? It's an important distinction, although in both cases I think it can be healthy to do for a few weeks now and then.

Is there anything specific you're hoping to get from it?

 

[KafkaX]

Part of me wants to do the challenge as well, but I dont know if Im strong enough to go with out titties for more than a few days

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I think it would be better to just keep on watching porn, but get a fleshlight to use in lieu of my hand.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I've gone a week or two without (although that's usually stress making me forget rather than a conscious attempt at abstinence). Always feels amazing starting again.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

So I had a fun night with said chick at the "heavy metal" karaoke night, which was just your typical metal karaoke songs. It wasn't crowded, but we all had fun singing songs and drinking regardless. I sang two non-metal songs "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy and "Fortunate Son" by CCR. I found out I fucking destroy CCR songs. Anyways, we went back to her place and snuggle on the couch and watched UFO files. She started passing out so I figured I'd leave and shit. We made a little bit but that was it. Whatever.

She's cool. I'll hang out with her again sometime soon. We both are huge Trailer Park Boys fans and have similar tastes in a lot of things, so that rules.

 

[-CC-]

Giving up porn is pointless and quite frankly irresponsible.

 

[Zephyrus]

Jeremy, are you going no-fap or just no porn? It's an important distinction, although in both cases I think it can be healthy to do for a few weeks now and then.

Is there anything specific you're hoping to get from it?

I'm trying to see how such abstinence affects my mood, my memory and my overall productivity. I'm aiming for no fapping and no porn altogether.

 

[unknown]

But will you become master of your domain?

 

[waif]

Well, best of luck. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Zephyrus]

But will you become master of your domain?

Hahaha hopefully. I'm just trying to find healthy ways to boost my energy and motivation these days. I've noticed that things that used to be much more pleasurable are not nearly as pleasurable, my thinking is not nearly as clear, or deep, and I spend way too much time staring blankly at screens without really absorbing information as well as I ought.

This all of course, connects to my depression that I suffered severely a couple years ago, but while I'm out of it in a clinical sense, its effects have lingered. I've done some research that offers a steadily increasing amount of anecdotal evidence suggesting that abstinence from porn and masturbation has had fundamental positive effects, tantamount to a recovery from any other mental addiction. People have said their willpower and mood have been boosted as well as their productivity and creativity.

And the science makes sense on the negative effects of chronic porn viewing. I found this TED Talk quite compelling.

 

[Zephyrus]

I also deleted my entire porn collection from my computer last night to help forestall the temptations. Obviously, the Internet is still there though.

And before you get any ideas, erectile dysfunction has NOT been among the possible negative consequences of my porn addiction, as my partner would report. In fact, it's our long-distance relationship, in which I only see her every two weeks or so, that may have contributed to the porn addiction, as compensation for the infrequency of sexual activity.

 

[waif]

When you say porn addiction, do you mean it in the clinical sense?

I typically crank it one to two times a day in the absence of female companionship and I would say it has absolutely no direct effect on my life (in terms of missing obligations or whatever), but on the other hand if I stop the desire to masturbate will become difficult to resist within a week. The line between compulsive behavior and natural sex drive seems hard to distinguish.

 

[Zephyrus]

I'm at about the same rate as you, but I'm sick of it becoming so ingrained in my daily ritual and I'd like as many excuses as possible not to just come home every day and piss away my time lying on my bed with my laptop.