Have you been following a nofap lifestyle and not seeing any benefits? Are you wondering why nofap is not working for you and thinking about quitting nofap?
If yes, then this article is for you. In this article, I’m gonna state the top 8 reasons why nofap doesn’t work for people.
1) You Were Not Addicted to Porn & Masturbation
Most People do nofap to kick PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm) out of their life because it has a lot of harmful side effects. They do it because they have a compulsion to watch porn and masturbate and they hate it.
Porn and masturbation addiction is like a chain that is holding people from achieving their goals and realizing their true potential because they waste a lot of their time and energy on PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm).
People follow a nofap lifestyle and abstain from porn and masturbation to break out of that chain and invest their time and energy on things that matter instead of wasting it on PMO.
When you break out of the chains of PMO, you can utilize that time and energy on achieving your life goals and improving yourself.
If you’re not tied to that chain, meaning you’re not addicted to PMO then you’re not gonna experience any benefits. You’re already not wasting most of your time and energy on PMO.
If you rarely watch porn or masturbate and don’t have a compulsion to watch porn or masturbate, then giving up PMO won’t give you as many benefits as someone who is addicted to it.
If you’re not wasting your time and energy on PMO, then you just need to invest in accomplishing your goals.
Not watching porn or jerking-off doesn’t give you any benefits in itself, it just gives you more time and energy. Where you choose to invest that extra time and energy that you were wasting on PMO is up to yourself.
2) You Did Not Replace PMO with Something Better
Even if you were addicted to PMO, you’re still not gonna experience any benefits on nofap if you did not replace PMO with something better.
Just giving up porn and masturbation and thinking that you’re gonna experience all the benefits of nofap is not a smart thing to do.
You need to fill the time that you saved by giving up PMO with something better to experience the benefits of nofap.
A lot of people just read the amazing benefits of nofap on the internet and start following nofap. But they don’t replace PMO with something better and then they complain about nofap being pseudo-science.
Nofap is not pseudo-science for someone who was addicted to PMO and he gave it up and replaced it with better habits like working out, eating clean, meditating, studying, and working on his goals.
If you replace PMO with things like scrolling for hours on social media, partying, watching Netflix, playing video games for hours, etc. then you’re not gonna experience any benefits on nofap.
Nofap will give you all the energy and motivation you need to improve yourself but you’re still gonna have to get your hands dirty and do all the work.
3) You Haven’t Been on NoFap For Enough Days
Some people do nofap for a week and expect all the benefits. That’s not how it works.
You’re not gonna experience all the benefits at once. Benefits will come slowly.
If you gave up PMO and replaced it with something better then you’re gonna start feeling the benefits slowly.
Give it at least 30 days before you decide that nofap is not working for you.
4) You’re in Flatline
Flatline is a period during nofap in which you’re gonna experience low libido, low motivation, mild depression, and anxiety. You’re not gonna feel like doing anything, just laying in bed all day.
In short, you’re gonna feel like how you used to feel when you were watching porn and jerking off regularly.
When will people experience flatline and for how long depends on the person. The severely addicted they were to PMO, the longer they’re gonna go through the flatline.
If you experienced the benefits during the initial days of nofap and then suddenly stopped feeling any benefits, you’re probably going through the flatline.
It’s important that you persist and don’t relapse during the flatline. Flatline is a sign of recovery. It means you’re rebooting and your brain is rewiring to your new lifestyle.
To find out what things you can do to not relapse during flatline, CHECK THIS OUT.
5) You Did Not Build Good Habits
The easiest way to do nofap is to build good habits like reading, exercising, meditating, learning new skills, etc.
Anything which will keep you occupied so that you don’t need to go to PMO for pleasure will do the work.
When you build good habits, you won’t miss PMO much. It’s also easier to build new habits on nofap.
You can not say nofap is not working for you without building good habits first. If you don’t, then it’s probably not gonna work.
6) You Did NoFap For The “Superpowers”
You must have heard people say that nofap gave them superpowers. Those “superpowers” are nothing magical, but they themselves putting all their time, effort, and energy into accomplishing their life goals.
It feels like “superpowers” to some people because they were tied to the chains of PMO before doing nofap. Once they followed nofap and got rid of the chains of PMO, they felt free and realized they can accomplish anything they put their minds to.
But, if you only did nofap to get these “superpowers” and become superman, you’re over expecting from nofap.
At best, nofap can make you feel like you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, but you’re still gonna have to put in all the work that is required.
Nofap won’t give you a ripped body, but it’ll give you the energy and motivation to work towards that. Likewise, nofap can’t make you a chick magnet, but it’ll give you the courage and confidence to approach women.
7) You Peeked or Edged on NoFap
peeking means taking a quick look at exotic or hot content(image or video) to satisfy your urges and edging means stimulating your genitals(stroking your penis) for pleasure and stopping just before the ejaculation.
Some people think taking a peek is fine because they are not looking at porn and they’re only looking at hot content for a few seconds. Most of the time those few seconds turn into minutes and hours and eventually lead to relapse.
Likewise, some people think that edging is fine because they are not ejaculating. They think as long as they don’t ejaculate, they are fine.
You can’t keep peeking or edging successfully without relapsing. You might be able to do it once, twice, or thrice, but sooner or later you’re gonna relapse.
Even if you don’t relapse, peeking and edging will kill your progress. There’s no point in peeking or edging.
It’s best to consider both peeking and edging as relapsing. If you peeked or edged, consider your streak over and reset your streak counter.
8) You Relied on NoFap to Do All The Work
This is also something that a lot of people do. They give up porn & masturbation and sit back and wait for the magic to happen.
Nofap is no magic pill that’ll improve your life. It’ll give you energy and motivation to do so, but you’re gonna still have to do all the work.
Don’t treat nofap as a magic pill but treat it as a tool that can help you improve your life.
If you treat nofap as something magical which will solve all your life’s problems, then you’re gonna be highly disappointed.
Conclusion
Nofap is not something extra that you do to get “superpowers”. It is done to give up porn and masturbation and utilize that energy which you were wasting on PMO to accomplish your life goals.
If you do nofap and expect that it’ll solve your problems then you’ll be highly disappointed.
Nofap will give you time, energy, and motivation to do the things which will elevate your life but you’re still gonna have to put in all the work that is required.
If you’re wondering why nofap is not working for you, re-evaluate the reasons why you’re doing nofap.
Not replacing PMO with something better and not building good habits could be the reason why nofap is not working for you.
