Can abstaining from masturbation turn your life around?
A look into the world of Nofap
If you’ve been on the Internet, you’ve probably heard of the NoFap Movement. The NoFap movement is a community of people that swear on the benefits of abstaining from pornography use and masturbation. It is largely comprised of men who affirm they have an addiction to pornography or compulsive masturbation. Some women, however, do take in part in the NoFap movement as well.
“Fapstronauts” will submit themselves to rigorous challenges that, in their words, help them ‘rewire’ their brain and get their life back together. These challenges usually range from 30–90 days, with the 90 day mark being considered a “reboot”. There are also different levels of difficulty: easy mode allows masturbation, but no pornography is to be used. Hard mode disallows both of these. Monk mode, as its name suggests, requires you to be completely celibate in every way.
The movement of NoFap has grown to a formidable size. There are 430k members on the r/NoFap subreddit, and many more on the official NoFap site. People of all different backgrounds are finding value in this movement. Contrary to what some…
