A lot of people claim that nofap is stupid. They claim that giving up porn and masturbation is stupid because it has no benefits. They say that porn and masturbation have no harmful side effects and giving up porn and masturbation has no benefits, then why do nofap.
In this article, we’re gonna discuss is nofap stupid, why do people say nofap is stupid, what type of people say nofap is stupid, and should you do nofap.
Is NoFap Stupid?
The simple answer to this question is No, nofap is not stupid.
Before we discuss why nofap is not stupid, let me tell you the argument behind people saying nofap is stupid. They say porn and masturbation have no harmful side effects and giving up porn and masturbation has no benefits, so why give up porn and masturbation.
They say why to rob yourself of pleasure if it doesn’t have any benefits. Their mindset is that porn and masturbation are something precious, and if giving up porn and masturbation has no benefits then why give it up.
But the truth is that they are emotionally attached to porn and masturbation to even think about giving it up.
NoFap is not stupid because porn and masturbation have a lot of harmful side effects, both mentally and physically, and giving up porn and masturbation can reverse the damages caused by excessive use of porn and masturbation.
There are currently 792k members in the Reddit NoFap forum, r/nofap, as of writing this article, and is growing every day. All these people have experienced the harmful side effects of porn and masturbation, that’s why they have decided to quit it. Saying nofap is stupid means saying that all the side effects that these people experienced are not real, it’s all in their heads. If porn and masturbation can damage your life and make you miserable, then giving up porn and masturbation can also reverse those damages.
NoFap forum on Reddit is not the only one. There are many online nofap forums on the internet. You can go to any of these forums and read about thousands of personal stories of people stating how porn and masturbation ruined their life and made them miserable. Low motivation, low libido, depression, anxiety, porn-induced erectile dysfunction(PIED) are just some of the many harmful side effects of porn and masturbation.
Saying nofap is stupid means saying that either all these people are lying or all the side effects they’ve experienced/are experiencing due to porn and masturbation is just in their heads.
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You might be wondering if porn and masturbation have harmful side effects, then why do some people say that it has no side effects. Well, I’ve observed there are mainly 3 types of people who say nofap is stupid. Let’s discuss them one by one.
What Type of People Say NoFap is Stupid?
There are mainly three types of people who say nofap is stupid.
1. People Who Never Had a Compulsion to Watch Porn or Masturbate
People who never had a compulsion to watch porn or masturbate say that nofap is stupid. They either never consumed porn or consume it rarely. They also never masturbate or do it rarely. If done in moderation, the harmful side effects of porn and masturbation won’t be felt by the person.
It’s like a person who smokes cigarettes or drinks alcohol once a week or once a month says that smoking and drinking have no side effects and giving up smoking and drinking is stupid because it has no benefits. Even if you smoke or drink once a week, it still has side effects, but it’s too small to be observed. Similarly, watching porn and masturbating once a week still has side effects, but it’s too small to be observed.
There are mainly women in this category. Although women can and do get addicted to PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm), men are more at the risk of getting addicted to PMO.
Men have this natural/biological tendency to have sex and spread their seed as much as possible, so they are more gravitated towards porn. Women, on the other hand, don’t have this natural/biological tendency, so porn doesn’t lure them easily.
Watching porn and masturbating is just like any other addiction. If done in moderation, its side effects won’t be observed but if done excessively, it can get addictive and ruin your life.
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2. People Who Did NoFap and Didn’t Get Any Benefits
People who did nofap but didn’t get any benefits say that nofap is stupid.
They did nofap but did it for the benefits. They saw online people saying that nofap gave them a girlfriend, increased their muscle mass, made them more confident, etc. So they start doing nofap in the hope of getting those benefits, and when they don’t experience the same benefits as other people, they give up. They heard other people say that nofap changed their life and start doing nofap in the hope that nofap will change their life too.
The truth is nofap is not a magic pill, it won’t magically solve all your life’s problems, it’ll reverse the damage caused by porn and masturbation. Porn and masturbation make you socially anxious and giving up porn and masturbation will reverse it and make you more social, so you’ll feel encouraged to talk to people and make friends. Getting a girlfriend is just because of you becoming more social and confident.
Porn and masturbation screws up your dopamine receptors, so you feel tired and don’t feel like doing anything. Giving up porn and masturbation will reverse the damage and make your dopamine receptors normal gain. So, you’ll feel motivated to do things and will get pleasure from small things. Feeling motivated is because of your dopamine receptors getting normal again.
Just doing nofap and expecting to get a girlfriend is not smart. Nofap will give you the courage to approach women, but you’re still gonna have to approach women and be confident to get a gf. If you expect nofap to change your life, you’ll be disappointed. Nofap will give you the motivation to do things, but you’re still gonna have to put in the effort and time to achieve what you want to achieve.
The goal of nofap is not to get benefits, its goal is to kick porn and masturbation out of your life permanently because it holds you back in many ways. When you break the shackles of PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm), you’ll experience freedom. You experience all those benefits because you got rid of the shackles of PMO and there is nothing holding you back.
So, in summary, people who did nofap just for the benefits and didn’t get any say that nofap is stupid.
3. People Who Are Too Addicted to Even Think About Doing NoFap
People who are too addicted to even think about doing nofap say that nofap is stupid.
Their life revolves around porn and masturbation, it’s their daily ritual. They watch porn and masturbate for hours daily. They are emotionally attached to porn and masturbation to even think about giving it up.
They even feel that porn and masturbation are interfering with the quality of their life, but they can’t think about giving it up because they are too dependent on it.
Whenever they feel anger, sadness, frustration or any negative emotion, porn and masturbation is their go-to thing to get rid of those negative emotions. They can’t imagine their life without it.
Porn and masturbation is the first thing that comes to their mind when they wake up in the morning and they get headaches when they don’t watch porn or masturbate for a day. These are the type of people who needs to do nofap the most but because they are so much addicted to PMO that they think they can’t live without it.
Should You Do NoFap?
If you’re someone who is wondering about whether you should do nofap or not, I’d say do it and find it for yourself.
If you have a compulsion to watch porn or masturbate, then you must do nofap. If you’ve tried refraining from it in the past but couldn’t, then you have got a compulsion and you must do nofap. Most young guys today have a compulsion to watch porn or masturbate. In this era of high-speed internet pornography, it is easy to get addicted to PMO.
The best way to find out if nofap is for you or not is to do it and notice the changes. If you experience benefits like more motivation, less social anxiety, finding pleasure in little things, etc., then you should continue doing nofap. If not, you can always go back to your previous lifestyle of watching porn and jerking off.
