I've always noticed that the more PMO I've engaged in, the more acne I got. But whenever I stop PMO, the acne dissapears and my skin becomes clearer and clearer over time. Has anyone else had this experience and/or know the science behind it?
I've absolutely seen it in my own life. Many others have posted about it, so I can only assume it's true. I imagine it's something hormonal.
I had huge back acne for years and it was slowly spreading to my neck, shoulders and chest too as time went by. Face wasn't that bad but wasn't perfect either. I tried all kinds of skin care regimens, diets, exercise, internal cleanses, fasts, etc. Some of those things helped more than others but none of them really that significantly. Then I found nofap and went 80 days Hard Mode. All my chest, shoulder and face acne went away completely and my back acne decreased by about 80%. Then once I relapsed I noticed some of that stuff coming back. Then again decreasing as I decreased the frequency of ejaculation once more. So yea, there is for sure a huge correlation between nofap and acne. It probably would happen even if one does not watch porn and just MO's too often, or even just has sex and ejaculates too often. How often is too often I don't know. Maybe there is no one size fits all. But personally I did MO for years at least 5 times a week. Sometimes even double or triple that. But since I decreased my ejaculations to about once a week it seems to be fine regarding acne. Anything more often than once a week and I start to get few more pimples here and there. So more than once a week is too often for ME. I assume it's because of hormone imbalances. I mean what else could it possibly be in this context? Nofap also got rid of my migraines, insomnia and some slight depression and anxiety issues. I did my research and it seems that those things also can be cause be hormonal imbalances. Wish I had known earlier than all my acne was caused by too much fapping, would have saved me a lot of stress, time and money I spent on all those fancy foods and skin care products.
I concur with the above. There is a correlation for me. When I ejaculate I break out, every time without exception.
I believe this to be true as well... I have a glow on my face that I haven't had in a long time, probably when I was in my youth . And it so happens that I've been abstaining from pmo and this starts to happen... Mind you I'm using face wash,lotion, & eating healthy but I think they all play their part & come together to benefit me . It's an amazing thing .
There is no science behind it, just some anecdotal evidence such has occurred in this thread. It might be placebo effect. It might be real. But all that can be said for certain is that it is not true for everyone. There are other anecdotal accounts which show no improvements when masturbating to porn is discontinued. If it works for you, or even if you just think it works for you - be happy.
