I believed that girl when she said she doesn’t watch it in general, but then when she said she had never watched it even once in her life I assumed everything else was bullshit.
I've been nofap for over 4 years now, and it's had a major impact on my life. I was so hooked on pornography and self pleasure, and just assumed "that's the way it is". Once I saw that it was possible to break out of that life, it really shifted my perspective of a lot of things. People are so brainwashed to think pornography is "normal", there's nothing "normal" about it.
Whats up bro? Congrats on your streak. Very impressive really. Can you name some benefits you experienced on it. Lets say great benefits you saw after a month? 2 months? 3 months? 6 months ? a year? I'm 2 weeks in and intend to go as long as possible.
@@jamesprez7296 To clarify, I am married (have been for many years), and I don't really buy into the whole "ejaculation losing my power" stuff. That is to say that though I have completely given up "fapping", I am having sex with my wife. One benefit is that sex is just better. It feels more intimate and "special". I had been fapping pretty much every day I wasn't having sex (and sometimes even on days I was), but with the only opportunity for that release to be with my wife, it's something more exciting to look forward to. It also teaches me patience. In the past if my wife wasn't in the mood, I'd just take care of myself, and move on. It's teaching instant gratification, when we should all be learning to enjoy what we have. Perhaps that part also leads me into being more "romantic" to be able to sweep my wife off her feet. On another point porn became more of a time sink. It became harder and harder to find the "right thing" to help me get off, so I'd spend an hour sometimes trying to find something to do the trick, that's time that I have back. Also I found as the more "normal" things stopped working, I had to go into "weirder" porn to get me excited, which make me feel gross afterwards. All and all, it's better to just get rid of that part of my life, and enjoy what I have.
1. There's literally nothing abnormal about (normal) porn unless you're talking about the weird modern practices of like gaping and puking during blow jobs and stuff. 2. What does nofap even have to do with porn? If you're just anti-porn you should just start a distinct and separate movement for that.
all that no fap has gotten to your head. there is nothing wrong with pornography (and im talking the consensual ones). As long as its in moderation, as with all things.
3 month into nofap here, i think the idea of being able to control your desires, especially sexual desires, rather than them controlling you is what makes you very confident really. you feel like you are the one taking control and therefore any hardship you would face, you know you are the one leading and controlling it not the other way around. you have to try it to feel it. ps, even if we assume it’s placebo, as long as it works, then i’d take it.
@@laswap1 I get urges but it's not as intense as it was before. it would easily go away if i get busy with something. first two weeks was the hardest for urges. I think wet dreams gets the job done for you.
@@MrMohshehab Great job on 3 months bro. You said it made you more confident? Can you name couple of benefits you felt after a month? 2 months ? and 3 months?
i think the answer is obvious. if you are addicted to porn and often leave social interactions to watch it, or think about it at inappropriate times, have intrusive and objectifying thoughts about real people, or prefer it over real sexual contact .. basically if you feel it is doing anything negative to your life, then quitting is going to give you more energy and confidence, amongst other things.
@Mitthenstein It's a side effect of the sheer amount of dopamine people are releasing into their brains on a daily basis when they fap. It is literally identical to shooting up heroine, especially if done multiple times in a day. You develop a tolerance to the stimulating effect of the initial levels of dopamine and keep having to do it more and more to get the same high. As a consequence, people have to search up even more extreme forms of pornography and watch it for longer periods of the day, which can cause some severe changes in people's perspectives of themselves, their interests, and the people around them, not to mention the amount of time they're wasting not doing something else. For the same reason that someone that is doped up on weed is practically worthless at any type of labor, so is the person that is doped up on porn and masturbation.
@@strangepretty7991 porn and masturbation among other things, giving into animal instinct drains you of your life force and energy. Abstaining from it attracts peace and a centred balanced state of consciousness
i think the bizarre thing about porn is that nowadays there are teenagers who are porn addicts. I feel like 2-3 decades ago, a porn addict was usually a 40 year old lonely perv. but now its a whole generation of porn addicts, bizarre to think about.
i remember babysitting for my mom's friend years ago and this 3 or 4 year old grabbed my mom's iPad and started playing games on it. one of the most interesting and disturbing things i've ever seen. people gotta protect their kids from these devices instead of letting the devices parent their kids.
@@sergeant_salty Background: I am a software engineer & I specifically work in mobile development (iOS & Android), but have done web dev for a while before that. I plan to not let my kids access any form of social media (or anything else that will lead to instant dopamine hits on a mobile device) until they are in high school. I would be cool with introducing them to certain aspects of online culture & games w/o predatory design practices via a PC at our house, but them having smart phones & being able to just completely disconnect from the real world at-will by reaching into their pocket is not healthy for developing minds. I hope given my circumstances & through empathetic understanding instilled in them, that they understand when they get to middle school age where it'll likely be the most tough on them (when most of their friends' parents give no shits & let them all have unrestricted iPhones)
Thank you for making this video Andrew. Pornography has negatively impacted my life from a very young age without ever realizing it until recently. I think more people need to become aware of how these things work, and I appreciate you for spreading the word.
Great video Andrew! In my experience, watching porn is like drinking salt water; the more you drink, the thirstier you get. The more you drink, the more poisoned you become. At the end of the day it feels good for a moment yet I feel more hollow, shameful, and alone after. It truly is a poison. Yet there is freedom and healing to be found on the other side! :)
Beautifully said! That is the nature of this addiction. In some ways it's worse than even substance abuse, because of the harm on the body mind and soul.
Advice for some of you guys struggling with NoFap, I actually recommend just doing no prn at first. For me personally, abstaining from all PMO was really difficult, especially with the lack of freedom of reshaping my life frameworks (creating better routines, putting triggers for PMO out of reach etc.). But taking prn out really helped - it helped me reach a more natural ability to understand, accept, and control my sexual desires too, to the point that I was able to abstain completely if I need(ed) to. Ofc I recommend not thinking about prn either when you have an urge, just try to get in sync with your body's feelings again, and honestly, it will fall into place. I also very strongly believe that people exposed to prn at a young age (so for me, stumbling across it on the internet at like age 9), it becomes so much harder to fight addiction later on, to the point that I used to not understand how people just 'causally consumed'
you're great at this stuff, Andrew. i really could see you becoming some type of documentarian or director someday. i think i remember you kinda wanting that to be one of your end goals from a video a long time ago. keep it up dude!
From my personal experience, I think it's better just to forget about counting days. It's inhuman to restrict our sexual nature. I learned to see it from another perspective; just do stuff. Just do your stuff, what are your passions? Your goals? Your ambitions? Focus on what's really important: Yourself. Make yourself so busy every single day and eventually you'll realize you haven't fapped for weeks or even months, and if someday you feel the need (and can't have sex) just do it maaan, you deserve it! Just don't do it with porn.
"Its inhuman to restrict our sexual nature." Yes and also no. Obviously going a life without any sex or self-pleasure could be argued as being unnatural (such as what monks do). But not releasing sexual tension (ie fapping) is a perfectly normal practice in eastern cultures, look up sexual transmutation, its basicly no fap but the more advanced version. Essentually it teaches you how to direct the energy stored from not fapping into possitive things and actions. Its very interesting.
I mean that's also what animals do. "Just follow your urges". Humans have a conscience for a reason, we get to choose between what is right or wrong. I mean if you felt like killing someone, which is obviously wrong, then you definitely shouldn't do it.
I've been in a long distance relationship for about a year (a few hours away, I'm in Europe not the US lol, I know our definitions of long distance vary immensely). I've had a porn problem, especially working from home. Nothing ever got done, I become more of a hermit, and just overall more depressed. Watching one NoFap video has brought loads more into my feed, and I must say watching these is helping me break this habit
people misunderstand nofap since it became mainstream. It's not for everyone, although you can try. The movement was started mostly by people for the people whose addiction to masturbation (not porn) was so high that it started to affect their daily life and themselves as a human. Its benefits depends on the level of addiction, the more addicted you are the better results, if you don't have any problem you might not see any difference of being in nofap. and also it's not just porn, it can be of any form like social media, magazines etc.
Porn is any nude or expressive imagery you get from a second hand source which includes any media. Media being anything made public or somewhere where someone else can see. So book, pictures, posters, etc.
From my experience, I feel there are so many benefits to no fap. I’m mainly talking about fapping with pornography but I know its more about retaining but I feel both go hand in hand. More productivity since you’re opening up more time, less sexualizing and objectifying women, more confidence and energy which will get you being more active. I think the biggest part is just that mentality of not over sexualizing everything or seeking it out. Whenever I went back, I would see the usual stuff I consumed and would think “damn. I like some aggressive and toxic stuff”. And in general when I was out at the store or just being social, I would be more happy and carefree. Maybe just a placebo effect but I did notice a lot of improvements in interactions. But it is extremely difficult to do if you are lonely, desperate, and just find yourself with too much time. I feel the purpose should be for an overhaul in lifestyle and not just for a November-less nut only to go back into that cycle. I “successfully “ did one month last year and it felt really good but I don’t think my intentions were in the right place since I was still exposing myself to pics, GIFS, and planning what I would watch when it was over. You should do one about pornography. Would be interesting to see how people view it. Been loving the interviews. Feels like a sort of fresh breathe of new air and what seems like a new era for the channel. Keep it up!
don't listen to the small brain, nothing wrong with long comments as long as its not meandering. I think you have a point about being lonely (and single) etc.. On the one hand, you have people who go out to bars or getting on tinder strictly looking for sex, which I feel is an aspiration for a lot of nofap ppl, but I see that as gross and a weird way to spend your time, dedicating hours of time to the pursuit of sex with someone and never talk to them again. Why not just spend a few min beating off and right back to what you were doing lmao. on the other hand, porn can definitely be addictive and a time sink, probably unhealthy mentally. I think this is where nofap comes in, it's the AA/"straight-edge" but for jerking off, something the "normal" person sees as weird or culty, but a spectrum in between will see its utility to varying degrees.
I'm at 2 years now of no fap.. must say it really changed my life in so many ways. I used to wake up late, smoke weed all day, and play video games for years and after around 40 days of semen retention, I started to see changes. now I am a business owner and thank god have a healthy schedule. a big change that I also see - I have a lot of self-respect in some deep way. Stay strong fighters ! it's a journey worth checking :)
On 6 weeks semen retention, although I did put porn on sometimes but didn't fap. This is my longest streak and it's tough at times. But I'm trying to keep going, along with other stuff, to improve my life. I felt most benefits at like 2 weeks or so, and now not so much. But maybe more benefits are just around the corner?
Whad do you mean by sexual energies? See I agree that not jerking off can help you become more disciplined and might also help you feel happier but involving terms like good energy, bad energy is impractical and can turn people off from changing their lives for good. I try to be disciplined but sometimes I end up watching porn but I never go too hard on myself. Don't watch porn because it's bad not because it gives you some sort of superpower 😂 like most people sell it!
Straight up lmao. All women masturbate / watch pornography, but it’s taboo for them to admit it for some reason. But any girl I’ve been in a relationship with has always told me in private that of course they have in the past.
I had to refrain for medical reasons for a prolonged period of time, and I can tell you that there are definitely both physical and mental benefits to refraining. Also FYI -- excessive masturbation can cause pelvic floor dysfunction
I’ve been trying to stay away from porn and masturbation but for only few days. When I don’t do it my anxiety goes away, I’m calmer and more positive but unfortunately that doesn’t last for too long. Recently I’ve tried transforming the sexual energy trough breath and I had some amazing moments. I was feeling an amazing sense of energy all around my body even beyond my body. A tingling sensation at what they call the seventh chakra even beyond that. Def nofap have spiritual positive factor in to it.
Its because you're going too cold turkey too soon. The key to success in my own experience is to separate the bodily action from the mind's thought incrementally over time, but you have to sail close to the wind if you want to see real progress. Instead of stopping completely, try to abstain for as long as you can as you usually do, but then if you find you just can't resist the urge to go onto a porn website any longer, you can then make a pact with yourself. Allow yourself to go onto the website and navigate your way around it temporarily, just to look at the images, or watch the video - but the deal you make with yourself is you DO NOT touch yourself at any point whilst doing so. This pact serves the purpose of severing the link between your thoughts (which arise after interaction with the stimulus) and your actions (I must play with myself as a consequence of these thoughts [and so it should happen automatically as night follows day]). After enough time is spent browsing the website aimlessly (you're just "taking in the sights" as a visitor not a participant), you'll end up naturally losing interest and exiting the page, just as if you'd been browsing youtube for too long and you'd had enough of looking at meme videos and listening to podcasts on the platform. Its the touching yourself element that primarily needs to be stopped, not the thoughts (because you can't really control when they appear or not), because shame ultimately comes from things that you DO not from the things that you THINK - our law system is set up on precisely this premise. If you make this pact enough times, over time, eventually porn websites become just another website to you and become a waste of your time. Good luck!
Its all bullshit. There are no chakras its made up mumbo jumbo. If it was real medicine would employ that knowledge already. Stop believing nonsense and look at things logically.
this video has a good timing for me lol im on my 5th day nofap and so far im mostly having withdrawals (sweating, jittery, urges). Tenseness is forcing me to work out to expel some of that energy. Its not even by choice, I need to do it or i feel like im going to explode. I suspect the benefits you do get after a while are a mix of real physiological changes (hormonal balances, neural rewiring, androgen receptors regeneration) and placebo, which can play off of each other to produce a very noticeable change in your wellbeing. Am excited to feel the changes and good luck to anyone else on this journey!
i feel there is a definite impact when you quit porn. But i think the people who find the biggest change, would be ones who had genuine addictions to the point where it affects their productivity and social relationships, to a rather severe extent. but to the average joe who maybe watches it here and there, there is still no harm in trying it for a month or so to see if you feel different
Yeah even if people have used it in moderation for a long time it's still worth the effort to give it up. It important to change habits and see how much discipline one has.
Your tricking in your brain into feeling it’s achieved sex with a real woman. Like any drug it’s a numbing process and stops you from going towards things you want in your life.
It also is a newer variable in relationships where porn is brighter more colorful, and more mainstream/accessible. It can and will tank a relationship if it isn't addressed early.
Dude you rock in how you dont ive up and keep trying to improve. Its clearyl visible that despite hard times you give your best and tbh thats really inspiring by itself. Hope you read this!
What's really weird is that people who don't watch or understand an idea or activity, porn/no fap, having such a strong stance on why it is or is not good.
Some people choose not to watch porn, for example, because they've seen what it does to people or know the negative effects of it in general. Don't need to have watched porn to decide that it's bad and choose not to watch it. It'd be like seeing someone inject coffee into their asshole and be like, "Oh hell no. That's fucked up!" and people going, "You don't even inject coffee into your asshole! What right do you have to judge when you don't even understand!" You already know it's something you don't agree with without needing to try it yourself, you know?
@@TheGoldenDunsparce I get what you're saying- I'm also not defending either/any activity or choice. Also to be fair- those example you gave are nuts lmao. But yeah there is some validity to the point you're making. I just, personally, think it's best to abstain from making comments on the activity and the "types of people" who engage in it, without having the knowledge of the thing itself. It's like people who do coffee enemas, some do it for health but most prolly do it for some weird fetish shit... but that doesnt and shouldnt account for my judegement of the activity- the enema in this case. It's just the types of people. again not the activty and then that would just be a generalization. I don't know why i'm typing this, but i hope your day is well lmao.
It helps absolutely every male that needs any help in life, but not everyone needs help, hence why you see some not taking it seriously, and others praising it in your video. That's my point of view after being an activist for a while.
Absolute nonsense. It does nothing, unless you have a serious porn addiction. If masturbating prevents you from achieving your goals, you have something else going on in your life.
@@jamesprez7296 Big Energy, enjoyment for the comparatively simpler things in life, making you an energetic as f positive person that has naturally found a way to ease urges with women, since the act of talking to a girl becomes an ease without you practicing, just because your testosterone is driving you. Effects are mostly starting to be felt nearing the 3rd week, and gets better and better by a huge lot. "What drives a man in life is the desire for sex." -A quote I've seen somewhere that has opened my eyes.
before it was called nofap I used to read books on taoist mediation and sports, I was really into boxing and heard ali, many pacman and so many other fighters would abstain from sex or mastterbation. i read a lot on it, this was back in 2009, and I still practice it today, I started what I was young in my early 20s and I could tell a huge difference back then too, but what took me 4 days of no sex or ejacuation to feel amazing, it takes a bit more days to feel that as im older.
This is the stuff that doesnt go viral, but shows everybody in the clip being absolutely completely reasonable people. America, there is still hope left!😁
I'm on it now about six months, and it definitely benefited me in most ways to be honest. I felt so strong in every way. Most importantly I'm more closer to God, without God we're nothing remember it guys.
It's definitely not placebo. Of course, with NoFap as an institution/community, there's going to be some weird/superstitious elements. But, that's what we get for making self-control into an "edgy" practice. At the same time, it comes as no surprise to me that more young guys have a "spiritual but not religious" and semi-perennialist beliefs which integrate NoFap. The thing is, NoFap shouldn't be on its own. It's one instance of the virtue called self-control. Self-control in general is good for the soul, and done for the sake of love/worship is spiritual and even better. From personal experience, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that self-control provides a generative, life-giving energy to your whole person.
Tried it twice, just to make sure. Went on Nofap for 4 or 5 Months, then i was like, i was curious and thought: What would happen if i fap now? Because i was so used to the feeling of nofap it seems like it didnt make a difference. I did it again, and i felt kinda.. not really good for days.. so i was like "Well yeah, it truly is better without". And now im clean again for 5 months.
@@Youngstownnobs If you're young, that's too many months to skip. You know you can still masturbate and not look at p0rn. You will get blue balled and frustrated if you don't get release for too long. I understand not doing it all the time, but it is perfectly fine to have release from time to time without overdoing it. You don't have to be an addict or pervert just because you orgasm sometimes.
This kind of open communication is what we're needed as Human beings........If we can do a great communication with open mind 70% of the world problem would be solved. Thank you @LAHWF for done this great job! Hats off.
My conclusion on NoFap based on doing it myself and talking to friends, is that everybody should at least try it, but it's not going to work for everybody. I have tried it for extended periods of time and I no doubtedly experienced major benefits.
@JJ Graham the problem is porn is more powerful than cocaine and as bad as sugar so it’s hard to give that up. But yes, it’s better to strive to use your imagination instead of watching explicit content. Staying off provocative social media like Instagram helps too
It helps absolutely every male that needs any help in life, but not everyone needs help. Hence why you have two polarized opinions. That's my point of view after being an activist for a while.
Me too. My IQ went up. I ended up creating the cure to a very dangerous sickness and became a billionaire. I was still depressed, but my Johnson ended up growing because of nofap as well. Went from being 6” to 9”. Now I’m confident in getting any woman that I want knowing that I have something a lot don’t have. A ton of money and a big Johnson. At this point I’ve been meeting up with fat chicks on tinder to pound and been getting 2-3 a day. Life is good man!
Hey Andrew, idk if you’ll see this but I’m a long time fan. I love the new vids! So simple yet interesting and creative. If I could offer a word of advice though, maybe strive for more moments like the couple that you had at the end of the video. Even just including those brief get-to-know-you moments really make these vids work for me. Thanks again man and keep it up!
Nofap is a practice that will truly change your life. If you can learn to control your most primordial desires you become the master of your own mind. Semen retention is the foundation of discipline upon which a life of freedom can be built. If you're a young man interested in delving deeper into these concepts and learning to transcend your carnal desires in order to channel them into infinite creative energy, then come and stop by as we build a community of men striving for greatness. If these words resonated with you I would love for you to be a part of the evolution. 🧬
I'll be the odd one out and say that I've known my porn addiction was out of control for idk almost 20 years (I'm 25). Today is my 8th day without both porn or masturbation and I'll say it's definitely not been easy, specially having a girlfriend that also indulges in porn quite a lot. I've been addicted to "the usual" drugs like tobacco or weed (quit both) but I've recently noticed that my worse and more life debilitating addictions were screen time in general (both gaming and just being on my pc) and porn. It's being quite enlightening to think about these things, shifting ideas around. If you're like me and never thought about these things and think it's too late because everyone that started is already months or years into it take me as an example or be the example yourself!
I don’t mean to be negative, but you might want to surround yourself with different people that encourage you and inspire you on your journey towards wellbeing. Our environment plays a big role on our thoughts and activities
You can tell the difference between the guys who say they do watch P and those who don’t, the guys who do are a lot more awkward and unsure looking, the guy who said he doesn’t seemed so much more comfortable and down to earth and honest
nice to see you're back and try to be more active on youtube, I really enjoy your new youtube interview format - it's not to long and good to digest :) all the best!
i think the confidence comes from being able to abstain from anything that you naturally desire. It’s not placebo but I don’t think the “preserving the energy” actually does anything
I mean, it makes you hornier. And I don't know if you can tell but when you are horny you tend to have lowered inhibitions. You can see how that can easily be interpreted as "preserving the energy" as having done something valuable if you are already shy.
I was thinking the same thing. Like if you are in a rut in life, just doing something hard like fasting, nofap, read a long hard book can boost you confidence. You prove to your self that you can resist temptation and do something difficult even if it doesn't serve some greater goal.
@Mitthenstein Do you know what happens when sperm hits the egg? Allow me to explain. The spermcell travels through the Uterus with the objective to fertilize the target. Thus conception occurs.
y'know I'm not even that old (45) but I can remember a time when discussing personal sexual details in public was frowned upon. If you went up to strangers asking these questions in 1985 you'd either get slapped, beat up or arrested. Funny how quickly things change.
A few years back I stopped watching porn and beating my meat from September through October and I swear I gained a better understanding of people in general. Id make amazing eye contact and felt I could see into peoples souls, for lack of a better description. I felt like I had vampiric charisma lol
Guide to quitting porn: 1. Understand that you're not actually giving up anything, just quitting. You literally gain nothing from consuming pornography. 2. In no circumstance actively search up pornographic content (especially not when you're bored or curious). Obviously its impossible to 100% avoid this content, because we live in a society. As long as you don't search for it., you should be good. 3. Understand that you are not weak or pathetic for thinking that you lack discipline. When it comes to this type of addiction, actively trying really hard and keeping it in your mind constantly will probably backfire.
The hoodie shop is not loading. I wanted that hoodie, you sold me on it, Ot4y? Also, don't let this channel die bro. It's so good, and you'll adapt and grow, and bring it back. I, ... WE have faith. Chatting With was dope, the jokes and pranks were sadly ruined by all the fakesters, but ebb and flow with the times. I have faith. The 2."something" million subs came here for the pranks, but each of these vids has a loyal following. That means, the legit "subscriber count" is probably around 50-100k, the true fans, so I definitely see this as a one-step back, but endless possibilities for steps forward. The true fans who like you for you ARE here. I know it's devastating to go from 250k in income per year to like 18k, lol, but such is life sometimes. It's like growing a YT channel from 50k - 500k all over again, but this time, it's not gonna be a WAAYYYY up and crash and burn type thing, like fidget spinners, but instead, an evergreen style thing that will keep going once it builds momentum. I like you man and I want to see your channel be great once again. It IS great, but even greater, you know? You got this. Don't take any more Amazon jobs, or bullshit jobs - keep up the hustle and grind alive, and it'll come back. Once it does, definitely invest in low-cost index funds :D In the meantime, sell us some merch to keep the lights on 😄
Seventeen days in and I was able to read two books in the past two days in one setting. It was a lot more enjoyable compared to gazing mindlessly into a glowing rectangle throughout the good majority of the day.
I find it funny that the girls saying “I never watched it” are also sceptical of the benefits of abstinence from pron. Like how would you know? It doesn’t affect you (allegedly)
NoFap is extremely valid. Prn releases more dopamine than some extremely addictive drugs. The surge of dopamine forced your brain to down-regulate its dopamine receptors. At that point you are less sensitive to the things in life that release normal amounts of dopamine, like socializing, completing tasks etc.
It's always strange to me to see people who supposedly have no issues at all with "PMO" addiction. Baffling. And the fact that these people give off vibes that they never have any addictions and are totally mentally stable. That being said, none of the people interviewed seem like extremely creative types either. I think for those of us who are more intuitive, creative, not neurotypical, who see things very differently, addictions of all kinds also come with that territory. The more prone to fantasy, the more prone to pushing boundaries, seeing the world through unusual approaches, the more I think things like porn or any other addiction are an issue. It also goes hand in hand with intelligence and drive. If someone is perfectionistic, hard on themselves, suffers from anxiety as a result, that is going to have to be remedied by something. This is just my take on things.
Big dude at the beginning is a legend. Well said, nothing weird, just his experience in a somewhat articulate way.
what do you mean? well, i guess, but he was just trying to sell us hoodies.
Woman at 3:22 too
@@kehbab yeah, but she was def lying abt not watching it. U can tell with the way she stumbled and took a while to say no
there were a few really good interviews in this one
@@AngelRivera-de1lq i think she was most likely stunned by having a man ask her that while shoving a mic and a camera at her face
These girls saying they’ve never looked at it are most definitely lying.
Definitely. Can’t be outing yourself on camera as a porn watching woman in a conservative area like Nashville
Bro, I think they’re telling the truth. I believe them with this like I believe them when they say they never fart.
I know ppl who don’t watch porn. I know it’s unbelievable but everyone has a different perspective.
@@MrYikes-dk2mb lolol
I believed that girl when she said she doesn’t watch it in general, but then when she said she had never watched it even once in her life I assumed everything else was bullshit.
I've been nofap for over 4 years now, and it's had a major impact on my life. I was so hooked on pornography and self pleasure, and just assumed "that's the way it is". Once I saw that it was possible to break out of that life, it really shifted my perspective of a lot of things. People are so brainwashed to think pornography is "normal", there's nothing "normal" about it.
Whats up bro? Congrats on your streak. Very impressive really. Can you name some benefits you experienced on it. Lets say great benefits you saw after a month? 2 months? 3 months? 6 months ? a year? I'm 2 weeks in and intend to go as long as possible.
@@jamesprez7296 To clarify, I am married (have been for many years), and I don't really buy into the whole "ejaculation losing my power" stuff. That is to say that though I have completely given up "fapping", I am having sex with my wife. One benefit is that sex is just better. It feels more intimate and "special". I had been fapping pretty much every day I wasn't having sex (and sometimes even on days I was), but with the only opportunity for that release to be with my wife, it's something more exciting to look forward to. It also teaches me patience. In the past if my wife wasn't in the mood, I'd just take care of myself, and move on. It's teaching instant gratification, when we should all be learning to enjoy what we have. Perhaps that part also leads me into being more "romantic" to be able to sweep my wife off her feet. On another point porn became more of a time sink. It became harder and harder to find the "right thing" to help me get off, so I'd spend an hour sometimes trying to find something to do the trick, that's time that I have back. Also I found as the more "normal" things stopped working, I had to go into "weirder" porn to get me excited, which make me feel gross afterwards. All and all, it's better to just get rid of that part of my life, and enjoy what I have.
1. There's literally nothing abnormal about (normal) porn unless you're talking about the weird modern practices of like gaping and puking during blow jobs and stuff.
2. What does nofap even have to do with porn? If you're just anti-porn you should just start a distinct and separate movement for that.
all that no fap has gotten to your head. there is nothing wrong with pornography (and im talking the consensual ones). As long as its in moderation, as with all things.
We have access to see more naked women than our ENTIRE ancestors combined
3 month into nofap here, i think the idea of being able to control your desires, especially sexual desires, rather than them controlling you is what makes you very confident really. you feel like you are the one taking control and therefore any hardship you would face, you know you are the one leading and controlling it not the other way around. you have to try it to feel it.
ps, even if we assume it’s placebo, as long as it works, then i’d take it.
Don't you need to clean the pipes out every now and again?
@@laswap1 I get urges but it's not as intense as it was before. it would easily go away if i get busy with something. first two weeks was the hardest for urges.
I think wet dreams gets the job done for you.
@@MrMohshehab Great job on 3 months bro. You said it made you more confident? Can you name couple of benefits you felt after a month? 2 months ? and 3 months?
@@laswap1 Wet dreams does
Great job on 3 months bro. Does anyone have any recommendations for what they think are the best no fap groups that are free to join?
i think the answer is obvious. if you are addicted to porn and often leave social interactions to watch it, or think about it at inappropriate times, have intrusive and objectifying thoughts about real people, or prefer it over real sexual contact .. basically if you feel it is doing anything negative to your life, then quitting is going to give you more energy and confidence, amongst other things.
Well said, I’m not sure why it’s a little controversial. If it works for someone who cares, doesn’t hurt to try if you don’t feel fulfilled.
@Mitthenstein It's a side effect of the sheer amount of dopamine people are releasing into their brains on a daily basis when they fap. It is literally identical to shooting up heroine, especially if done multiple times in a day. You develop a tolerance to the stimulating effect of the initial levels of dopamine and keep having to do it more and more to get the same high. As a consequence, people have to search up even more extreme forms of pornography and watch it for longer periods of the day, which can cause some severe changes in people's perspectives of themselves, their interests, and the people around them, not to mention the amount of time they're wasting not doing something else. For the same reason that someone that is doped up on weed is practically worthless at any type of labor, so is the person that is doped up on porn and masturbation.
It goes a lot deeper than that
@@discardmyfriends how so? i'm talking from a lot of experience my friend
@@strangepretty7991 porn and masturbation among other things, giving into animal instinct drains you of your life force and energy. Abstaining from it attracts peace and a centred balanced state of consciousness
I would pop in a blu ray with this guy anytime.
Maybe jet over to his place and watch one
I see some OG viewers here 🤙
Jet back to his place
Sus
Lol good one
i think the bizarre thing about porn is that nowadays there are teenagers who are porn addicts. I feel like 2-3 decades ago, a porn addict was usually a 40 year old lonely perv. but now its a whole generation of porn addicts, bizarre to think about.
i remember babysitting for my mom's friend years ago and this 3 or 4 year old grabbed my mom's iPad and started playing games on it. one of the most interesting and disturbing things i've ever seen. people gotta protect their kids from these devices instead of letting the devices parent their kids.
Lol you would be wrong.
Teenagers definitely used porn a lot 2 decades ago on the internet or from DVDs
@@funtimes8296 and before that, every teenage kid in the 70’s and 80’s had a bunch of playboy / penthouse magazines hidden under their mattress!
@@sergeant_salty Background: I am a software engineer & I specifically work in mobile development (iOS & Android), but have done web dev for a while before that.
I plan to not let my kids access any form of social media (or anything else that will lead to instant dopamine hits on a mobile device) until they are in high school. I would be cool with introducing them to certain aspects of online culture & games w/o predatory design practices via a PC at our house, but them having smart phones & being able to just completely disconnect from the real world at-will by reaching into their pocket is not healthy for developing minds.
I hope given my circumstances & through empathetic understanding instilled in them, that they understand when they get to middle school age where it'll likely be the most tough on them (when most of their friends' parents give no shits & let them all have unrestricted iPhones)
The issue is internet porn is much more stimulating and therefore addicting than nudey mags
Thank you for making this video Andrew. Pornography has negatively impacted my life from a very young age without ever realizing it until recently. I think more people need to become aware of how these things work, and I appreciate you for spreading the word.
fr shoutout andrew much love
exactly
Elaborate? Specifically
@@ElectroBraap Just do your own research.
can you ask people if they are addicted to social media? I personally am addicted to youtube.
I’m addicted to hotdogs
@@MMAJOEY69 I’m addicted to you
Great video Andrew! In my experience, watching porn is like drinking salt water; the more you drink, the thirstier you get. The more you drink, the more poisoned you become. At the end of the day it feels good for a moment yet I feel more hollow, shameful, and alone after. It truly is a poison. Yet there is freedom and healing to be found on the other side! :)
Great analogy
Galadriel said that bro
not everyone is an addict like this and goes deeper n more often, some can casual indulge in moderation
Fantastic analogy ! on Salt water !
Beautifully said! That is the nature of this addiction. In some ways it's worse than even substance abuse, because of the harm on the body mind and soul.
The title of this video should be 'Interviewing Liars'
Advice for some of you guys struggling with NoFap, I actually recommend just doing no prn at first. For me personally, abstaining from all PMO was really difficult, especially with the lack of freedom of reshaping my life frameworks (creating better routines, putting triggers for PMO out of reach etc.). But taking prn out really helped - it helped me reach a more natural ability to understand, accept, and control my sexual desires too, to the point that I was able to abstain completely if I need(ed) to. Ofc I recommend not thinking about prn either when you have an urge, just try to get in sync with your body's feelings again, and honestly, it will fall into place.
I also very strongly believe that people exposed to prn at a young age (so for me, stumbling across it on the internet at like age 9), it becomes so much harder to fight addiction later on, to the point that I used to not understand how people just 'causally consumed'
Me too. I started watchin porn at a really young age, and I regret it.
@@Jimmy99I don’t lol
you're great at this stuff, Andrew. i really could see you becoming some type of documentarian or director someday. i think i remember you kinda wanting that to be one of your end goals from a video a long time ago. keep it up dude!
I'm a cinematographer and I'd be honored to work on a documentary with Andrew on this specific topic
good to see this guy again doing what he was good at.
But he just said he's been not doing it.
@@lightlayagajoie5739 he said a lot of things
Andrew Hales > Andrew Tate
From my personal experience, I think it's better just to forget about counting days. It's inhuman to restrict our sexual nature. I learned to see it from another perspective; just do stuff. Just do your stuff, what are your passions? Your goals? Your ambitions? Focus on what's really important: Yourself. Make yourself so busy every single day and eventually you'll realize you haven't fapped for weeks or even months, and if someday you feel the need (and can't have sex) just do it maaan, you deserve it! Just don't do it with porn.
"Its inhuman to restrict our sexual nature." Yes and also no. Obviously going a life without any sex or self-pleasure could be argued as being unnatural (such as what monks do). But not releasing sexual tension (ie fapping) is a perfectly normal practice in eastern cultures, look up sexual transmutation, its basicly no fap but the more advanced version. Essentually it teaches you how to direct the energy stored from not fapping into possitive things and actions. Its very interesting.
This is Alan Watt's take on self improvement applied to porn
@@D413373R I agree, it's a very complex subject, I guess everyone is entitled to try it sometime
@The psychological climate change You are absolutely right
I mean that's also what animals do. "Just follow your urges". Humans have a conscience for a reason, we get to choose between what is right or wrong. I mean if you felt like killing someone, which is obviously wrong, then you definitely shouldn't do it.
I've been in a long distance relationship for about a year (a few hours away, I'm in Europe not the US lol, I know our definitions of long distance vary immensely). I've had a porn problem, especially working from home. Nothing ever got done, I become more of a hermit, and just overall more depressed.
Watching one NoFap video has brought loads more into my feed, and I must say watching these is helping me break this habit
Long distance relationships never work out.
@@ASTR0TALKSPHILOSOPHY that's a nice thing to say to a stranger. It's only temporary, and so far it's going well thank you
@@ASTR0TALKSPHILOSOPHY just bc it didnt work for u maybe... doesnt mean it doesnt for others...
people misunderstand nofap since it became mainstream. It's not for everyone, although you can try.
The movement was started mostly by people for the people whose addiction to masturbation (not porn) was so high that it started to affect their daily life and themselves as a human.
Its benefits depends on the level of addiction, the more addicted you are the better results, if you don't have any problem you might not see any difference of being in nofap.
and also it's not just porn, it can be of any form like social media, magazines etc.
Porn is any nude or expressive imagery you get from a second hand source which includes any media. Media being anything made public or somewhere where someone else can see. So book, pictures, posters, etc.
andrew you are looking healthy and not awkward anymore, love to see it, stay healthy we love you
I feel like its the calming vibe of these interviews & also the setting (he mostly films at parks) which is amazing & fun to watch
Guy with girl: "What is this porn you speak of? Never heard of it"
😂😂😂 good on Andrew that he didn’t press him on that
2:59 - “No” *eyes shift back and forth*. Yeah okay Sarah, we know you LYIN!
3:08 she looks down lol
Yea she knows porn def not in movies or tv shows
@@Kevin-gq2kj yeap
"not productive for how we view the worth of intimacy in relationships" That's powerful. I've never thought of it that way.
From my experience, I feel there are so many benefits to no fap. I’m mainly talking about fapping with pornography but I know its more about retaining but I feel both go hand in hand.
More productivity since you’re opening up more time, less sexualizing and objectifying women, more confidence and energy which will get you being more active. I think the biggest part is just that mentality of not over sexualizing everything or seeking it out. Whenever I went back, I would see the usual stuff I consumed and would think “damn. I like some aggressive and toxic stuff”. And in general when I was out at the store or just being social, I would be more happy and carefree. Maybe just a placebo effect but I did notice a lot of improvements in interactions.
But it is extremely difficult to do if you are lonely, desperate, and just find yourself with too much time. I feel the purpose should be for an overhaul in lifestyle and not just for a November-less nut only to go back into that cycle. I “successfully “ did one month last year and it felt really good but I don’t think my intentions were in the right place since I was still exposing myself to pics, GIFS, and planning what I would watch when it was over.
You should do one about pornography. Would be interesting to see how people view it. Been loving the interviews. Feels like a sort of fresh breathe of new air and what seems like a new era for the channel. Keep it up!
tmi bro god damn
@@milklover2830 sometimes you need TMI to get someone’s truth.
don't listen to the small brain, nothing wrong with long comments as long as its not meandering. I think you have a point about being lonely (and single) etc.. On the one hand, you have people who go out to bars or getting on tinder strictly looking for sex, which I feel is an aspiration for a lot of nofap ppl, but I see that as gross and a weird way to spend your time, dedicating hours of time to the pursuit of sex with someone and never talk to them again. Why not just spend a few min beating off and right back to what you were doing lmao.
on the other hand, porn can definitely be addictive and a time sink, probably unhealthy mentally. I think this is where nofap comes in, it's the AA/"straight-edge" but for jerking off, something the "normal" person sees as weird or culty, but a spectrum in between will see its utility to varying degrees.
@@milklover2830 the topic is "no fap". What's TMI? Lol
I am starting a new movement called "YesFap".
Love that you get so many different people each with different point of view 👌
never stop doing these andrew , thank you
I'm at 2 years now of no fap.. must say it really changed my life in so many ways.
I used to wake up late, smoke weed all day, and play video games for years and after around 40 days of semen retention, I started to see changes. now I am a business owner and thank god have a healthy schedule. a big change that I also see - I have a lot of self-respect in some deep way. Stay strong fighters ! it's a journey worth checking :)
You sounded really cool before tho now you do things like “semen retention”
After 40 days you’re a business owner. Jeez man I went 60+ days and never got my own business
@@707josh you still got a chance bro, it was a year after that my business started. When i got 40 days the changes were more feeling related
On 6 weeks semen retention, although I did put porn on sometimes but didn't fap. This is my longest streak and it's tough at times. But I'm trying to keep going, along with other stuff, to improve my life. I felt most benefits at like 2 weeks or so, and now not so much. But maybe more benefits are just around the corner?
how many women have you slept with since starting
I started this path in my early 20s and im 36 and still on it.
Once you harness the sexual energy you can do anything.
💯
What have you accomplished
Hope you're getting laid... retaining semen increases the risk of prostate cancer.
but here he is watching this video lol@@NatePeters.
Whad do you mean by sexual energies? See I agree that not jerking off can help you become more disciplined and might also help you feel happier but involving terms like good energy, bad energy is impractical and can turn people off from changing their lives for good. I try to be disciplined but sometimes I end up watching porn but I never go too hard on myself. Don't watch porn because it's bad not because it gives you some sort of superpower 😂 like most people sell it!
What woman lied about not looking at porn?
All of them
Women don’t need porn they can get laid three times a day easy
Straight up lmao. All women masturbate / watch pornography, but it’s taboo for them to admit it for some reason. But any girl I’ve been in a relationship with has always told me in private that of course they have in the past.
Sarah be lying
I belive them, dont really know the numbers but i wouldn´t be surprised if its like 80% men who watch porn.
@murphy i think real women get laid bro :D
"Have you ever smoked weed?" "No" "Do you think it's detrimental to society?" "Yes"
I've noticed a trend of younger generations being more cultured and respectful, especially regarding sex.
I had to refrain for medical reasons for a prolonged period of time, and I can tell you that there are definitely both physical and mental benefits to refraining.
Also FYI -- excessive masturbation can cause pelvic floor dysfunction
Can also drop testosterone. Prolactin surges when a man orgasms, combating the action of T.
I’ve been trying to stay away from porn and masturbation but for only few days. When I don’t do it my anxiety goes away, I’m calmer and more positive but unfortunately that doesn’t last for too long. Recently I’ve tried transforming the sexual energy trough breath and I had some amazing moments. I was feeling an amazing sense of energy all around my body even beyond my body. A tingling sensation at what they call the seventh chakra even beyond that. Def nofap have spiritual positive factor in to it.
Go to the gym or do some workout; that's what I'm doing rn and almost past 2 weeks now without fapping
Wait for it
Its because you're going too cold turkey too soon. The key to success in my own experience is to separate the bodily action from the mind's thought incrementally over time, but you have to sail close to the wind if you want to see real progress.
Instead of stopping completely, try to abstain for as long as you can as you usually do, but then if you find you just can't resist the urge to go onto a porn website any longer, you can then make a pact with yourself. Allow yourself to go onto the website and navigate your way around it temporarily, just to look at the images, or watch the video - but the deal you make with yourself is you DO NOT touch yourself at any point whilst doing so. This pact serves the purpose of severing the link between your thoughts (which arise after interaction with the stimulus) and your actions (I must play with myself as a consequence of these thoughts [and so it should happen automatically as night follows day]).
After enough time is spent browsing the website aimlessly (you're just "taking in the sights" as a visitor not a participant), you'll end up naturally losing interest and exiting the page, just as if you'd been browsing youtube for too long and you'd had enough of looking at meme videos and listening to podcasts on the platform. Its the touching yourself element that primarily needs to be stopped, not the thoughts (because you can't really control when they appear or not), because shame ultimately comes from things that you DO not from the things that you THINK - our law system is set up on precisely this premise. If you make this pact enough times, over time, eventually porn websites become just another website to you and become a waste of your time. Good luck!
Its all bullshit. There are no chakras its made up mumbo jumbo. If it was real medicine would employ that knowledge already. Stop believing nonsense and look at things logically.
this video has a good timing for me lol im on my 5th day nofap and so far im mostly having withdrawals (sweating, jittery, urges). Tenseness is forcing me to work out to expel some of that energy. Its not even by choice, I need to do it or i feel like im going to explode. I suspect the benefits you do get after a while are a mix of real physiological changes (hormonal balances, neural rewiring, androgen receptors regeneration) and placebo, which can play off of each other to produce a very noticeable change in your wellbeing. Am excited to feel the changes and good luck to anyone else on this journey!
i feel there is a definite impact when you quit porn. But i think the people who find the biggest change, would be ones who had genuine addictions to the point where it affects their productivity and social relationships, to a rather severe extent. but to the average joe who maybe watches it here and there, there is still no harm in trying it for a month or so to see if you feel different
Exactly, who cares if you watch porn for enjoyment or if you’re bored. We got porn police now
Yeah even if people have used it in moderation for a long time it's still worth the effort to give it up. It important to change habits and see how much discipline one has.
Your tricking in your brain into feeling it’s achieved sex with a real woman. Like any drug it’s a numbing process and stops you from going towards things you want in your life.
@@patrickschreiber6561
Tell me are you being paid by porn industry.
Or what??
It also is a newer variable in relationships where porn is brighter more colorful, and more mainstream/accessible. It can and will tank a relationship if it isn't addressed early.
Of course every girl wouldnt touch pornography with a ten foot pole as long as the cameras listening lol
That's because women read porn and don't get turned on visually as men do. Wattpad is an example
yeah they full of shit
@@sadhu7191 plenty of females watch it as well
there might be dreaming of a ten foot pole
@@letshugandlove324 well played
I love the personal perspective at the end of these vids!!
Dude you rock in how you dont ive up and keep trying to improve. Its clearyl visible that despite hard times you give your best and tbh thats really inspiring by itself. Hope you read this!
the first dude literally is the most real dude. Im going to heed his review
What's really weird is that people who don't watch or understand an idea or activity, porn/no fap, having such a strong stance on why it is or is not good.
Some people choose not to watch porn, for example, because they've seen what it does to people or know the negative effects of it in general. Don't need to have watched porn to decide that it's bad and choose not to watch it. It'd be like seeing someone inject coffee into their asshole and be like, "Oh hell no. That's fucked up!" and people going, "You don't even inject coffee into your asshole! What right do you have to judge when you don't even understand!" You already know it's something you don't agree with without needing to try it yourself, you know?
@@TheGoldenDunsparce I get what you're saying- I'm also not defending either/any activity or choice. Also to be fair- those example you gave are nuts lmao. But yeah there is some validity to the point you're making.
I just, personally, think it's best to abstain from making comments on the activity and the "types of people" who engage in it, without having the knowledge of the thing itself. It's like people who do coffee enemas, some do it for health but most prolly do it for some weird fetish shit... but that doesnt and shouldnt account for my judegement of the activity- the enema in this case. It's just the types of people. again not the activty and then that would just be a generalization.
I don't know why i'm typing this, but i hope your day is well lmao.
It helps absolutely every male that needs any help in life, but not everyone needs help, hence why you see some not taking it seriously, and others praising it in your video. That's my point of view after being an activist for a while.
Exactly
Absolute nonsense. It does nothing, unless you have a serious porn addiction. If masturbating prevents you from achieving your goals, you have something else going on in your life.
Yep, unless these girls start putting out for lower quality men, then let them beat their meat in peace lmao.
Can you name some benefits your experienced and how long it took to experience them plz? I'm only 2 weeks in and would love to go as long as possible.
@@jamesprez7296 Big Energy, enjoyment for the comparatively simpler things in life, making you an energetic as f positive person that has naturally found a way to ease urges with women, since the act of talking to a girl becomes an ease without you practicing, just because your testosterone is driving you.
Effects are mostly starting to be felt nearing the 3rd week, and gets better and better by a huge lot.
"What drives a man in life is the desire for sex."
-A quote I've seen somewhere that has opened my eyes.
Gotta say - I'm really digging these casual person-on-the-street videos Andrew.
One thing I can definitely say about this is the clarity it brings to your mind. I feel like females can’t manipulate me with emotions anymore
before it was called nofap I used to read books on taoist mediation and sports, I was really into boxing and heard ali, many pacman and so many other fighters would abstain from sex or mastterbation. i read a lot on it, this was back in 2009, and I still practice it today, I started what I was young in my early 20s and I could tell a huge difference back then too, but what took me 4 days of no sex or ejacuation to feel amazing, it takes a bit more days to feel that as im older.
Well that's interesting.
This is the stuff that doesnt go viral, but shows everybody in the clip being absolutely completely reasonable people. America, there is still hope left!😁
I think he is on some campus
That fellas laugh at 2:46 is brilliant
Every last one of those females saying they don't look at porn are all lying lol
I'm on it now about six months, and it definitely benefited me in most ways to be honest. I felt so strong in every way. Most importantly I'm more closer to God, without God we're nothing remember it guys.
I also used to think that it was "normal"but just because most people do it doesn't mean it's good or the right thing to do.
That couple at the end was super nice, super chill open and intelligent seeming people.
The editing on this vid is great. No extra stuff but perfect cuts. Hope u keep posting
It's definitely not placebo. Of course, with NoFap as an institution/community, there's going to be some weird/superstitious elements. But, that's what we get for making self-control into an "edgy" practice.
At the same time, it comes as no surprise to me that more young guys have a "spiritual but not religious" and semi-perennialist beliefs which integrate NoFap. The thing is, NoFap shouldn't be on its own. It's one instance of the virtue called self-control. Self-control in general is good for the soul, and done for the sake of love/worship is spiritual and even better.
From personal experience, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that self-control provides a generative, life-giving energy to your whole person.
first dude Gage was speaking some facts, glad you started the vid out with him
Tried it twice, just to make sure. Went on Nofap for 4 or 5 Months, then i was like, i was curious and thought: What would happen if i fap now? Because i was so used to the feeling of nofap it seems like it didnt make a difference. I did it again, and i felt kinda.. not really good for days.. so i was like "Well yeah, it truly is better without". And now im clean again for 5 months.
Months?? wtf
@@HansBjorgmanwhat's wrong? It's not that much
@@Youngstownnobs If you're young, that's too many months to skip. You know you can still masturbate and not look at p0rn. You will get blue balled and frustrated if you don't get release for too long. I understand not doing it all the time, but it is perfectly fine to have release from time to time without overdoing it. You don't have to be an addict or pervert just because you orgasm sometimes.
This kind of open communication is what we're needed as Human beings........If we can do a great communication with open mind 70% of the world problem would be solved. Thank you @LAHWF for done this great job! Hats off.
My conclusion on NoFap based on doing it myself and talking to friends, is that everybody should at least try it, but it's not going to work for everybody. I have tried it for extended periods of time and I no doubtedly experienced major benefits.
@JJ Graham the problem is porn is more powerful than cocaine and as bad as sugar so it’s hard to give that up. But yes, it’s better to strive to use your imagination instead of watching explicit content. Staying off provocative social media like Instagram helps too
It helps absolutely every male that needs any help in life, but not everyone needs help. Hence why you have two polarized opinions. That's my point of view after being an activist for a while.
Me too. My IQ went up. I ended up creating the cure to a very dangerous sickness and became a billionaire. I was still depressed, but my Johnson ended up growing because of nofap as well. Went from being 6” to 9”. Now I’m confident in getting any woman that I want knowing that I have something a lot don’t have. A ton of money and a big Johnson. At this point I’ve been meeting up with fat chicks on tinder to pound and been getting 2-3 a day. Life is good man!
How long until you start to see benefits?
@@gunner799 The least of the benefits start 1-3 days
Hey Andrew, idk if you’ll see this but I’m a long time fan. I love the new vids! So simple yet interesting and creative. If I could offer a word of advice though, maybe strive for more moments like the couple that you had at the end of the video. Even just including those brief get-to-know-you moments really make these vids work for me. Thanks again man and keep it up!
Love the first guy's honesty
He can ask the awkward question because he is the king of awkward. 😊
When the Internet strikes us down, we find a way to get back at it. Stay strong kings
I love how open minded people are no matter what side they are on
I know lol now compare this to how people talk about LGBT especially those radically in support of it
Hey Andrew, been watching your videos for years brother. Keep on keepin on and I’m in this fight with you.
11:10 that dude was sweating when he heard the question
started pornography at 12 or 13 . finally starting no fap at 26
Most people can agree it’s bad and the people who deny it’s bad are typically living examples of the harmful effects
Love the ADR in the beginning
Interestingly back in the day, Samurai used to call busting a nut 'energy suicide' and abstain from it frequently. I'd fail the Samurai test.
Absolutely has a positive effect abstaining from it. People who knock it have never tried it or never needed to.
Nofap is a practice that will truly change your life. If you can learn to control your most primordial desires you become the master of your own mind.
Semen retention is the foundation of discipline upon which a life of freedom can be built.
If you're a young man interested in delving deeper into these concepts and learning to transcend your carnal desires in order to channel them into infinite creative energy, then come and stop by as we build a community of men striving for greatness.
If these words resonated with you I would love for you to be a part of the evolution.
🧬
I'll be the odd one out and say that I've known my porn addiction was out of control for idk almost 20 years (I'm 25).
Today is my 8th day without both porn or masturbation and I'll say it's definitely not been easy, specially having a girlfriend that also indulges in porn quite a lot.
I've been addicted to "the usual" drugs like tobacco or weed (quit both) but I've recently noticed that my worse and more life debilitating addictions were screen time in general (both gaming and just being on my pc) and porn. It's being quite enlightening to think about these things, shifting ideas around.
If you're like me and never thought about these things and think it's too late because everyone that started is already months or years into it take me as an example or be the example yourself!
Yeah it's worth the effort to change habits. There's other healthier ways to get hits of dopamine. That's what humans are usually seeking.
I don’t mean to be negative, but you might want to surround yourself with different people that encourage you and inspire you on your journey towards wellbeing. Our environment plays a big role on our thoughts and activities
addicted since 5? did I read that right
@@silvaskiproductions3937 seriously, wow :(
@@silvaskiproductions3937Fr, that would warped even the strongest of minds beyond belief.
thanks for bringing awareness to this issue
You can tell the difference between the guys who say they do watch P and those who don’t, the guys who do are a lot more awkward and unsure looking, the guy who said he doesn’t seemed so much more comfortable and down to earth and honest
100%. The guys who practice NoFap seem more authentic.
it's about height and looks
nice to see you're back and try to be more active on youtube, I really enjoy your new youtube interview format - it's not to long and good to digest :) all the best!
Practicing Catholic - been no fap for years. Guys, if a woman ever says fapping is ok (or that not doing it is bad), don’t pursue her.
1:11 bro's instinctual reaction to the "7 months" answer 😂😂😂😂😂
i think the confidence comes from being able to abstain from anything that you naturally desire. It’s not placebo but I don’t think the “preserving the energy” actually does anything
I mean, it makes you hornier. And I don't know if you can tell but when you are horny you tend to have lowered inhibitions.
You can see how that can easily be interpreted as "preserving the energy" as having done something valuable if you are already shy.
I was thinking the same thing. Like if you are in a rut in life, just doing something hard like fasting, nofap, read a long hard book can boost you confidence. You prove to your self that you can resist temptation and do something difficult even if it doesn't serve some greater goal.
You don't think preserving Life Energy does anything?
@Mitthenstein Do you know what happens when sperm hits the egg? Allow me to explain. The spermcell travels through the Uterus with the objective to fertilize the target. Thus conception occurs.
@@ottomanpapyrus9365 your balls might be more full and you’ll have a lower dopamine baseline.
Thanks Andrew! That was really enlightening, especially that last interview. Super helpful.
y'know I'm not even that old (45) but I can remember a time when discussing personal sexual details in public was frowned upon. If you went up to strangers asking these questions in 1985 you'd either get slapped, beat up or arrested. Funny how quickly things change.
mr. billing specialist in the black polo lying right infront of his girlfriend LOLOLOL
Keep this stuff up it's good. I reckon some controversial stuff without having a strong bias would be interesting/entertaining.
"my friend read this study"
A few years back I stopped watching porn and beating my meat from September through October and I swear I gained a better understanding of people in general. Id make amazing eye contact and felt I could see into peoples souls, for lack of a better description.
I felt like I had vampiric charisma lol
I did become a little unhinged tho. Constant tunnel vision
Guide to quitting porn:
1. Understand that you're not actually giving up anything, just quitting. You literally gain nothing from consuming pornography.
2. In no circumstance actively search up pornographic content (especially not when you're bored or curious). Obviously its impossible to 100% avoid this content, because we live in a society. As long as you don't search for it., you should be good.
3. Understand that you are not weak or pathetic for thinking that you lack discipline. When it comes to this type of addiction, actively trying really hard and keeping it in your mind constantly will probably backfire.
The intro tho! 😭💀🤣
5:19 “Very nice” haha
ngl the first guy talkin was spitting dat FYE 🔥🔥🔥
'theres a small level of enjoyment in the small things" how did Andrew not crack up at that
The hoodie shop is not loading. I wanted that hoodie, you sold me on it, Ot4y? Also, don't let this channel die bro. It's so good, and you'll adapt and grow, and bring it back. I, ... WE have faith. Chatting With was dope, the jokes and pranks were sadly ruined by all the fakesters, but ebb and flow with the times. I have faith.
The 2."something" million subs came here for the pranks, but each of these vids has a loyal following. That means, the legit "subscriber count" is probably around 50-100k, the true fans, so I definitely see this as a one-step back, but endless possibilities for steps forward. The true fans who like you for you ARE here. I know it's devastating to go from 250k in income per year to like 18k, lol, but such is life sometimes.
It's like growing a YT channel from 50k - 500k all over again, but this time, it's not gonna be a WAAYYYY up and crash and burn type thing, like fidget spinners, but instead, an evergreen style thing that will keep going once it builds momentum.
I like you man and I want to see your channel be great once again. It IS great, but even greater, you know? You got this. Don't take any more Amazon jobs, or bullshit jobs - keep up the hustle and grind alive, and it'll come back. Once it does, definitely invest in low-cost index funds :D
In the meantime, sell us some merch to keep the lights on 😄
I gotta say, this Andrew guy is alright.
Crazy seeing you do videos in my own city now! I'll probably never see ya, but glad to have you around!
That first guy is huge, considering Andrew is a pretty tall guy himself at 6'2"
Definitely 6’6-6’9
Seventeen days in and I was able to read two books in the past two days in one setting. It was a lot more enjoyable compared to gazing mindlessly into a glowing rectangle throughout the good majority of the day.
THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND! MY FATHER!
Dude look at how honest the guys are compared to the women.. insane.
I find it funny that the girls saying “I never watched it” are also sceptical of the benefits of abstinence from pron.
Like how would you know? It doesn’t affect you (allegedly)
lolll
Andrew really looking good these days, glad for the man
I just Jeffery Dahmer’d that Like button
Great video Andrew, it’s an eye opener on the topic for sure. Thank you
NoFap is extremely valid. Prn releases more dopamine than some extremely addictive drugs. The surge of dopamine forced your brain to down-regulate its dopamine receptors. At that point you are less sensitive to the things in life that release normal amounts of dopamine, like socializing, completing tasks etc.
Gaming too apparently
Wouldn't socializing release the opposite of dopamine? That is why it is so difficult to engage in.
Why did him saying “please ask that like button why it’s being so quiet” crack me up so much lmaoo 😂😂😂
It's always strange to me to see people who supposedly have no issues at all with "PMO" addiction. Baffling. And the fact that these people give off vibes that they never have any addictions and are totally mentally stable. That being said, none of the people interviewed seem like extremely creative types either. I think for those of us who are more intuitive, creative, not neurotypical, who see things very differently, addictions of all kinds also come with that territory. The more prone to fantasy, the more prone to pushing boundaries, seeing the world through unusual approaches, the more I think things like porn or any other addiction are an issue. It also goes hand in hand with intelligence and drive. If someone is perfectionistic, hard on themselves, suffers from anxiety as a result, that is going to have to be remedied by something. This is just my take on things.
Great content, Andrew and great series, I wish you the best and all the love and success in the world and the next 🥰