What is NoFap?
NoFap is the practice of abstinence from porn and masturbation. People who follow nofap don’t watch porn or masturbate.
Why would someone do that? Because contrary to popular believe, porn and masturbation has a lot of harmful side-effects. Low motivation, social anxiety, depression, erectile dysfunction, seeing women as sex objects, are just some of the harmful side-effects. To know about all the side-effects in detail, check out my THIS ARTICLE.
However there are some misconceptions about nofap. Some people claim that nofap can give you “superpowers” or make you do extraordinary things.
In this article, I’m gonna bust some of the myths associated with nofap and answer some of the most frequent and commonly asked questions about nofap.
Questions About NoFap
1. Can NoFap increase Penis Size?
No, NoFap won’t increase your penis size.
Although. the quality of your erections will become better and you would get better morning wood. Also, the frequency of your erections will increase and you’ll start getting boners randomly more often.
The size of your penis is natural and nofap won’t increase it. Like your other body parts, your penis grows up to a certain age, after that it stops growing. If you’re teenager and a frequent masturbator, it may hinder with your penis growth. But if you’re in your 20’s, it’s unlikely that doing nofap will increase your penis size.
2. Can NoFap make you taller/increase height?
No, NoFap won’t make you taller.
It’s another myth associated with nofap. Your height increases up to a certain age, after that it stops increasing. Most people’s height won’t increase after age 18 to 20.
If you’re in your 20’s, doing nofap won’t increase your height or make you taller. If you’re a teenager, you’re gonna grow whether you do nofap or not.
However, you may notice an increase in height in your teenage years after doing nofap, that’s because your semen contains nutrients including vitamin C, B12, ascorbic acid, calcium, citric acid, fructose, lactic acid, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium, fat, and protein. When you masturbate, you’re wasting these nutrients. These nutrients are necessary for your physical growth. When you don’t ejaculate, you preserve these nutrients which may help in increasing height.
But, once you get in your 20’s, nofap won’t make you taller or increase you height.
3. Can NoFap Cure Erectile Dysfunction?
Yes, NoFap can cure erectile dysfunction if the erectile dysfunction was porn-induced.
Excessive PMO(Porn, masturbation, orgasm) can cause erectile dysfunction, known as porn-induced erectile dysfunction(PIED). If your erectile dysfunction(ED) is porn-induced, giving up porn and masturbation can cure it, but it’ll take time.
How much time? That depends on various factors :-
- How long were you addicted to PMO(porn, masturbation, orgasm).
- How young were you when you started indulging with PMO(The younger you were, the longer it will take)
- How frequently did you watch porn(The more frequent you watched porn, the longer it will take)
- What content did you consume(The more “edgier” the content, the longer it will take)
- Did you have any sexual experience before you started watching porn(If no, it’ll take longer)
- Were you also sexually active while indulging with PMO(If no, it’ll take longer)
There are many reasons behind erectile dysfunction. If your ED wasn’t porn-induced, nofap won’t cure it.
If you want to know about PIED in detail, it’s causes, symptoms, treatment, recovery signs, etc, check out my detailed about PIED.
4. Can NoFap Cause Constipation?
No, NoFap can’t cause constipation. There’s no link between nofap and constipation.
NoFap won’t either cause constipation or cure it. NoFap has nothing to do with constipation.
To know about the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of constipation, check out THIS ARTICLE by Healthline.
5. Can NoFap Cure Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD)?
No, NoFap cannot cure OCD.
Some people have reported that their OCD improved after following nofap, but there’s no proof that nofap can completely cure OCD.
NoFap is a medical issue, and if you are suffering with OCD, you should consult a doctor. To know more about OCD, check out THIS ARTICLE by WebMD.
6. Can NoFap Change Your Life?
Depends on what you mean by ‘change your life’. NoFap will give you more motivation to do the things which are necessary, but you’re still have to gonna put in the effort.
Many people have claimed that nofap have changed their life. NoFap in itself doesn’t change your life, it’ll give you enough energy and motivation to change your life. Just doing nofap and hoping that it’ll change your life is not very smart. You’re gonna have to use the increased motivation, energy, willpower to do to the things which will make your life better.
Sexual energy is one of the strongest forms of energy out there. When you do nofap, you’re preserving this energy. It’s up to you now to transmute that sexual energy to achieve your life goals.
7. Can NoFap Make you handsome?
NoFap can make you more handsome. NoFap will make your skin glow which will make you look more handsome.
But, nofap won’t completely transform your looks and make you the sexiest guy on the planet. It can make your skin glow and make you more handsome given enough time.
I asked people a question on my Instagram(@the_fapstronaut) whether or not they have experienced their face glowing more on nofap. Let’s look at the results
85% of people said that they experienced their face glowing more on nofap, which in turn, will make them look more handsome.
8. Can NoFap make you last longer in bed?
Yes, nofap can make you last longer in bed.
Due to lack of ejaculating over a period of time, arousal greatly increases and can cause over excitement which plays a huge role in how well one will be able to hold back their climax and last longer in bed.
When you fap/masturbate, you’re depleting your sexual energy. As a result, you won’t be feeling much energy and excitement while having sex.
People who watches porn a lot or masturbates excessively, often get addicted to porn and masturbation and they prefer watching porn and jerking off over sex. When you give up porn and masturbation, you’ll feel much more energy and excitement in bed and will be able to last longer.
9. Can NoFap cure mental illness?
No, NoFap can’t cure mental illness. However, some people have reported reduction in their depression and anxiety after following nofap.
Excessive masturbation and watching porn can deteriorate your mental health and can worsen your depression, anxiety, and OCD. Refraining form porn and masturbation could potentially reduce your anxiety and depression, but it won’t cure it completely.
If you suffer with depression, anxiety, OCD, or any other mental illness, you should consult a psychiatrist or a psychologist.
10. Can NoFap help with hair loss?
NoFap can reduce or even stop your hair loss and hair fall if it was due to excessive masturbation.
Excessive masturbation can cause hair loss. Your semen contains various nutrients which I’ve mentioned earlier. These nutrients are necessary for the growth of your hair. Excessive masturbating causes a loss of these vital nutrients, and as a result, you could experience hair loss.
However, masturbation is not the only cause behind hair loss, there are many other causes as well. Your genes also play a vital role in hair loss. If you’re a frequent masturbator(multiple times a day) and have good hair genes, meaning no one from both your parent’s side of the family is bald and you’re experiencing hair loss, most probably your hair loss is due to excessive masturbation.
I asked people a question on my Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut) whether or not they have experienced reduced hair fall and better hair on nofap. These are all people who are following nofap. Let’s look at the results.
71% of people said that they experienced reduced hair fall and better hair on nofap while 29% said they didn’t.
To know more about nofap hair loss, check out my article, NoFap Hair loss: Can NoFap Stop Hair Loss & Regrow Hair? Explained
