Nofap-Beneficial or not?

[Ali123]

It's just a simple question. I have been meditating for about 8 months and during this period , I have been jerking off :(. I have now decided to stop fapping but i am not sure if it will be beneficial to me. Would I get better results in meditation, if i did not fap?

[Gladius]

To me it's been beneficial. especially if you quit porn. It also increased my libido and made me feel more confident. Wanking to porn is not the best thing for your confidence from my point of view.

[Sahil Pandit]

@Ali123 Do no fap, cold shower, yoga, hit the gym, wake up early, deep breathing and THEN see if you experience benefits or not 

[SageModeAustin]

yes

[Psyche_92]

If you are a real addict, it's life transforming. If you are not addicted, it's still very beneficial.

[Ali123]

Thanks for the answers! I do have one question in regards to cold showers. Will one or two cold showers a week give me any benefits? Because i do not think I can take showers every day. I usually only take them twice a week.

[Psyche_92]

53 minutes ago, Ali123 said:

Thanks for the answers! I do have one question in regards to cold showers. Will one or two cold showers a week give me any benefits? Because i do not think I can take showers every day. I usually only take them twice a week.

Not sure. Why can't you shower everyday?

[bejapuskas]

56 minutes ago, Ali123 said:

Thanks for the answers! I do have one question in regards to cold showers. Will one or two cold showers a week give me any benefits? Because i do not think I can take showers every day. I usually only take them twice a week.

Try doing 14 cold showers a week  

[Ali123]

I do not feel like going to the shower every day (regardless of whether the water is cold or hot). I also do not see why I should shower everyday, I feel twice is enough in a week. So If i did cold showers twice a week, would that bring benefits?

[bejapuskas]

@Ali123 Try it and see  

[Chase Ellfeldt]

It is. Your self control will increase which boosts your confidence.  Also it will help your future relationships.

[Hellspeed]

On 18.12.2018 at 6:37 PM, Ali123 said:

It's just a simple question. I have been meditating for about 8 months and during this period , I have been jerking off :(. I have now decided to stop fapping but i am not sure if it will be beneficial to me. Would I get better results in meditation, if i did not fap?

If you know how to injack then is beneficial. If not, you will have wet dreams. 

[Marinus]

Not masturbation and watching porn can save a lot of time. 

[ajasatya]

this is the main problem of the scientific mind when trying to grasp spiritual practices. it craves for results in advance.

health is something you feel.

[Psychonaut]

On 12/25/2018 at 2:36 AM, Hellspeed said:

If you know how to injack then is beneficial. If not, you will have wet dreams. 

I have read this term injack multiple times on the forum. What does it mean and where does it come from?

Is is orgasm without ejaculation, by pulling the pelvic floor up?

[Shin]

I don't know about wet dreams.

I personally used to have them a lot, but only when I was still thinking a lot about sex.

Now that I don't value sex that much (almost not at all), I rarely have them, or maybe once a month top.

[Leon_Mao]

From personal experience most of my problems when it comes to fapping are not directly related to fapping. I use it as a crutch for past events in my life and I'm addicted to the sensation. However, I find that porn is the main source of my problems. I waste so much time on porn and delay the orgasm to accommodate the need for new sexual experiences. If I get tempted to fap if I don't look at porn I tend to have more self control and get it over with as fast as possible and get on with my previous tasks. The ill feelings emotionally and physically tend to not be there most of the time if I do it this way. So nofap may help, but I think it may breed more harm than good anxiety wise. I think completely removing porn is a better solution than dropping fapping. I don't know of any credible scientific literature saying that nofap is beneficial, but I have heard that there are some related to the detriments of porn, though some of though studies are up to debate. The best thing you can do from your position is to try the nofap and or no porn approach and see how you handle it. Maybe it will be placebo, but if it helps it helps. 

[Good-boy]

Nofap is garbage, I fap the shit out of my pee wee everyday ???

[bejapuskas]

@Leon_Mao From my experience, I can immediately feel the change, when I don't fap for as little as 3 days... science probably cannot measure this