The “NoFap Flatline“ is a commonly-reported phenomenon that many of NoFap’s community members who are going through a reboot experience. Don’t worry; even though it might sound scary, the “NoFap flatline” won’t kill you. In this quick guide, we will discuss what the flatline is and how you can deal with it. What is the […]
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To address the ever-evolving misinformation floating around about our website (unfortunately, sometimes intentionally spread by porn industry operatives), we want to make it very clear that NoFap is not “anti-masturbation.” On the contrary, NoFap is a sex-positive website that wants people to be able to choose how to express their sexuality rather than being repressed
NoFap is not (and has never been) an anti-masturbation website. Read More »
In porn addiction recovery communities, people will often ask questions about whether or not something that they accidentally viewed, intentionally viewed, or masturbated to should be “counted” as using porn. Often, these questions are accompanied by worries about whether the incident “counted” as a slip-up or relapse, and whether they lost progress towards their sexual
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No Nut November has a new challenger: Kodak Black, a popular musician from the United States. His hit singles include “Tunnel Vision” and “Zeze.” Kodak Black also endorsed “semen retention,” in a tweet. No Nut November is a challenge and viral Internet meme to go an entire month without orgasming. Some people seriously participate in
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Gary Wilson, who passed away in May 2021, was granted the 2021 Founders Award from the National Center On Sexual Exploitation on July 20. Gary Wilson is the author of the book Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, presenter of the popular TEDx talk The Great Porn Experiment, and
Gary Wilson, Your Brain on Porn author, wins NCOSE Founders Award. Read More »
Gary Wilson, the creator of Your Brain on Porn and author of the bestselling book by the same title, passed away on May 20, 2021. The horrible news was announced on his website in the evening of May 21, just days after Wilson’s 65th birthday. According to the press release, Wilson struggled with undisclosed chronic
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Is “weaning off” over some time, instead of going “cold turkey” from day one, a valid strategy for overcoming porn addiction? Some people pursuing recovery from problem porn use have found success in this method. What is the “wean-off method”: Weaning off from pornography is gradually reducing the number of times you use porn or
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Unfortunately, despite people’s best intentions, relapses and slip-ups are very common in porn addiction recovery. That makes sense since the definition of porn addiction includes “an inability to control porn use, despite negative consequences of continued use.” While some people can go cold-turkey on their porn use relatively quickly, others who struggle with addiction often
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Porn addiction is often mistakenly depicted as a male-only issue. Not only is this completely inaccurate, but it is also potentially harmful to the many women who feel that their struggles with excessive porn use are either seen as illegitimate (potentially leading to confusion) or unacceptable (potentially leading to shame). While data does suggest that
Women struggle with porn addiction too. Read More »
In February 2020, Laila Mickelwait launched the #Traffickinghub campaign, which started as a change.org-hosted petition to “shut down Pornhub” in response to alleged loose enforcement against sexually exploitative content uploaded by users of their website. The campaign organizers accuse Pornhub of lax moderation policies, which they say allows the website to profit from human trafficking,
Anti-Pornhub petition reaches a million signatures. Read More »
