Some people claim that nofap is unnatural, meaning that not watching porn and not jerking off are not natural. They claim that masturbation is healthy and has health benefits.
They say that by not masturbating, you’re going against nature. It’s a human tendency to please yourself and by not masturbating and you’re going against human nature.
In this article we’re gonna discuss is nofap natural, why do people say nofap is unnatural, what type of people say nofap is unnatural, Is watching porn and jerking off natural, and is masturbation in moderation okay.
Is NoFap Natural?
The short answer is Yes, NoFap is completely natural. Watching other people having sex and jerking off, on the other hand, is not natural.
NoFap means not watching porn and not masturbating. Ask yourself, how is watching other people having sex and stroking your penis natural? How is imagining yourself having sex with someone and jerking off natural?
Did Humans Were Meant to Watch Porn And Jerk off?
By saying nofap is unnatural, you’re saying that humans were meant to watch other people having sex and jerk off. Porn is a relatively new thing. For thousands of years did humans watched other people having sex and jerked off?
Just because it is behind a screen doesn’t change the fact that you’re watching other people having sex and pleasing yourself by stroking your penis. It’s like 2 people are having sex in a room and you go in there and say “oh, don’t mind me, keep doing what you’re doing” and pull out your penis and start jerking off while watching them”. Just because it is behind a screen doesn’t make it less weird.
If you’re hungry, then do you try to satisfy your hunger by looking at other people eating? No, you go and eat something for yourself. Then, why watch other people having sex when you’re horny? Go and have sex for yourself.
NoFap is not about not having sex, it’s about not watching porn and jerking off because excessive PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm) has a lot of harmful side effects.
Some people say that holding your semen inside your body is not good for your body and frequent ejaculation is good for your health.
First, nofap is not about holding your semen, you can ejaculate during sex, and even if you don’t have sex, your body will get rid of the excess semen through wet dreams/nightfall. Second, preserving your semen and not releasing it even during sex(semen retention) is not harmful, on the contrary, it is beneficial.
Your semen contains various nutrients like vitamin C, B12, ascorbic acid, calcium, citric acid, fructose, lactic acid, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium, fat, and protein[Source]. By masturbating, you’re wasting these nutrients and by not masturbating, you’re preserving these nutrients.
Is Watching Porn And Jerking off Natural?
The short answer to that question is No, watching porn and jerking off are not natural.
Nature did not give you genitals so you can watch other people using their genitals while stroking yours. It gave you genitals to have sex and procreate. The reason you have a penis is so that you can have sex and procreate and not jerk it off by watching other people having sex or by imagining you’re having sex.
You might be wondering that a lot of people do that and still they don’t experinece any side effects. That’s true because they do it in moderation. If you indulge in PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm) in moderation, you probably won’t experinece the harmful side effects, but that does not make it natural or okay to do that.
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Just like if you smoke or drink in moderation, you might not experinece the side effects, but that doesn’t mean that smoking and drinking have no side effects. A person who smokes or drinks occasionally doesn’t experinece any harmful side effects. The truth is side effects are there, but they are too small to be observed.
Moreover, porn and masturbation have no benefits, so why indulge in a thing which has no benefits and can get addictive?
Some people claim that porn and masturbation do have benefits. They say that porn and masturbation has the following benefits:-
- It reduces stress and improves mood
- Helps you perform better in bed
- PMO(porn, masturbation, and orgasm) is good for your sexual health
- Masturbation promotes healthy, well-formed sperm and normal semen volume.
But, porn and masturbation don’t really relieve stress. PMO numbs down your negative feelings and makes you feel good temporarily. Porn and masturbation spike up your dopamine levels temporarily, that’s why you feel good while doing that. dopamine is a feel-good chemical that gives you the sensation of pleasure.
Porn and masturbation don’t help you perform better in bed, on the contrary, it gives you erectile dysfunction. Porn-induced erectile dysfunction(PIED) has become common among young men due to the rise and easy availability of high-speed internet pornography.
Masturbation in Moderation
Some people, usually older people, say that they’ve been masturbating for ages and have not experienced any side effects.
Masturbation in moderation without porn is less likely to cause any side effects, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have any side effects. It still has side effects but they are too small to be observed. Just like a person who smokes or drinks once a week probably won’t experience the side effects, a person who masturbates once a week without porn won’t probably experience the harmful side effects.
When you masturbate in moderation without porn, you’re less likely to get addicted to masturbation, that’s because it’ll be harder to keep yourself aroused to masturbate enough times to get addicted. But with porn, you can keep yourself aroused for as long as you want and masturbate as many times as you want.
In just a click, you’ll come across a new video to keep yourself aroused, this is called sexual novelty. Sexual novelty can keep you aroused and keep your dopamine levels high for as long as you want.
If you can keep your masturbation frequency under control(maybe once a week), and don’t watch porn, then maybe you won’t experience the harmful side effects of porn and masturbation, but it still has no benefits. So, what’s the point of doing it if it has no benefits and can get addictive?
A lot of addiction starts this way. People think that occasionally doing something like smoking, drinking, watching porn, and jerking off won’t be a problem. But these are all very addictive things. The more you do it, the more you’d want to do it and the more likely you’ll be to get addicted.
Why Do People Say NoFap is Unnatural?
If porn and masturbation have no benefits and nofap is completely natural, then why do some people say that nofap is unnatural?
Well, I’ve observed that there are 2 types of people who say nofap is unnatural. Let’s look at those 2 types of people and discuss why do they say nofap is unnatural.
1. People Who Watch Porn and Jerk off in Moderation
As stated above people who indulge in PMO occasionally won’t probably experience its harmful side effects, so they say that nofap is unnatural.
For them, watching porn and jerking off is natural because it gives them temporary relief and they are not experiencing any side effects.
It’s like a person who smokes or drinks once a week says that smoking and drinking have no side effects just because he hasn’t experienced any.
There are mainly women in this category. Men have this natural tendency to have sex and spread their seed as much as possible, so they are more gravitated towards porn and masturbation. Women, on the other hand, don’t have this tendency. Although women can, and do get addicted to PMO, men are more likely to get addicted to it.
So, men and women who rarely indulge in PMO say that porn and masturbation have no side effects and nofap is unnatural just because they haven’t experienced any side effects.
2. People Who Are Too Addicted to Even Think About Doing NoFap
People who are addicted to porn and masturbation say that nofap is unnatural.
They say so because they are emotionally attached to it and can’t imagine their life without it. The idea of giving up porn and masturbation scares them because it is their go-to thing whenever they feel sad, angry, anxious, etc. They use PMO to get rid of their negative emotions. In reality, they are not getting rid of negative emotions, they are just hiding them temporarily.
These types of people daily indulge in PMO and say that nofap is pseudo-science. Deep down they know that PMO is interfering with the quality of their life and making them miserable, but they can’t think about giving it up because they are too dependent on it.
Since they can’t quit it, the next best thing they can do is to say that nofap is unnatural and pseudo-science. They say that to comfort themselves.
Conclusion
NoFap is completely natural. Watching other people having sex and jerking off, on the other hand, is not.
If you masturbate in moderation without porn(maybe once a week), then you probably won’t experience its harmful side effects, but this doesn’t mean that masturbation or porn has any benefits.
Porn and masturbation can get addictive and make your life miserable, just like any other addiction. It’s better to stay away from them.
