Thanks for the video. For me is that I am more present with real women and I look them in the eyes way more. Its fun. Especially if they are quite attractive themselves.
1 - 4 are probably true but 5 and 6! Not every man wants a relationship with women and getting access to sex outside of a relationship can be difficult for most average men. View but practice self control and don't become addicted. Same as drinking alcohol really.
@@neilmccabe172finding the right woman can be very difficult. And after the honeymoon period sex becomes less and less. That’s why a lot of men turn to porn. Not sure how serious he is about the subject with all the movie snippets every 10 seconds. Is this video supposed to be funny or taken seriously?
replaced pron, smoking and alcohol with the gym and sleeping more, best thing i could have ever done idk if i have seen these extreme benefits but focus and clearing up brain fog is definitely one of the benefits.
Porn like drugs or alcohol Absolutely 0 benefits in your life My best friend always says since we were in high school school if you have 20-30 min to watch that you have time to go for run do push ups & read
😂it is easy to say when u can easily have girl I want see wha tu would see if u was ugly as fuck or not 6 tall 😊 Not having sex at all or girlfriend in ur 25+and so on Porn exist couse they’re is demand and there is demand couse ppl needs it 🤷♂️ Sexless males is a thing not couse of their ‘decision’ but couse they tried and it not work out
This is the addiction no one talks about, because no one is homeless or looks like a crackhead as a result. But I'd argue the damage is just as profound.
I feel like you just narrated the last 5 years of my life! from the break up to the results of abstinence. I am massively heartbroken, but that experience made me realize I have been allowing vice and distractions to destroy my relationships and the connection to myself. Porn is been there since I was 13. Always replacing the connection I could have had with my partners with cheap quick dopamine. I decided to quit almost 6 months ago. Including alcohol, coffee and social media. You are spot on when you say quitting must have a purpose. I did it because I learned that I was avoiding my feelings because I can't deal with the anxiety and stress. Now there is no more hiding from myself. The results are incredible and much more than I expected. I am more connected to my friends, I am more successful in my work, I feel proud of myself, I am slowly becoming my best friend. Thank you for sharing this! and I hope one day to have a family like yours!
I used to watch porn 3-4 hours per day regularly, It took around 8 months for my subconscious to clean itself when i went cold turkey. Now my mind field feels broader and its one of the best things i have done for myself❤❤
Ahh these Millennials and Gen Zs will never understand the shame of having to walk into one of these video stores back in the 90s. Honestly how did we even find those places without Google Maps or Yelp?? Anyway, damn good video. Thank you.
I used to love going for a cruise around town with friends. When I would spot one of those stores i'd take note then go back alone or with other people that like corn too. It was very shameful and exciting.😅
It's society that puts so much shame into it, in reality it's not that shameful. When I was small I would be afraid to go to such a store as well, but I've realized there's nothing to be afraid of.
Walking into there felt like finding a gold vault full of treasures, you had to go on an adventure to discover them which made it more exciting.. but now you're just a few clicks away from a gold mine, only to realise it was a trap all along.
After only a year God helped me out of this addiction. I'm so thankful for it, because I no longer need that type of entertainment to be entertained and can take joy in the simpler things. Praise God.
To be honest I quit porn for more than one year and not much changed in my life, I just find woman more attractive at average which has no effect on my day to day life anyway
@@johnnyringo2695 what depends on what exacly, how much my life will change, how much I'll find woman more attractive or sth else? Be more precise please
I've recently stopped watching...Ben about 2 weeks..I dont have the urge to watch which is good but I now feel numb and I still don't have any motivation and my other life stresses are feeling worse.
Started the journey on quitting recently. Really did it for the girl that I love and plan on marrying. I need to be my best self not just for her but for me. I love her so much that I couldn’t let this addiction /bad habit to get in between our intimacy and love for eachother.
Hi first time viewer here… thank you Dan for your courage and insight. I have no doubt this video will help many men. I’m actually several months in successfully quitting porn and for those just starting please realize that you can do it, it can be done and you will beat this. These videos are always a huge help. In moments of weakness the best thing you can do is to distract yourself. So if you find yourself on the couch feeling weak and feeling that you’re about to break you need to immediately get off the couch and just do something…anything… I would jog around the block or go to Lowe’s and walk around or go to a loved ones house and just visit. As quick as the shameful thoughts appear is as quick as they disappear. Those impure sexual thoughts are to be held hostage by your mind… like literally held in captivity until you the grand master decides what to do with them. and then you starve those thoughts…by not feeding it, it withers away and dies. Keep starving them until they realize there is no food to be found here. A Strong journey is ahead my fellow men.
its called urge surfing. you don't have to beat the urge you just have to outlast it. the brain will get bored and move onto something else. instead of resist and resist harder, just delay delay delay. I'm gonna finish game and then Im gonna do this....delay delay delay, your mind will move on.
I'm also a first time viewer, but this is the cold turkey I need to eat. Also, prayer is a good weapon against it. I've been praying to God that He help take away this unhealthy addiction, finally setting me free of it since sex is meant to be a wholly intimate and committed act, not a vice to be vilified. Also, bring my mind back to last year before it started to become the source of my procrastination. For the past several months, a day hardly goes by without me trying to wank off. It's time to start eating the turkey, making it taste like chicken.
Thank you for this video. I’m 43, I followed the same path as you. VHS tapes, Then internet, and now it’s everywhere for free. I was the same way, never rented from the video stores, usually got them from family or friends. I’m going to stop, I know it’s hard, but I will treat it like I did smoking and junk food. I know I will fall off the wagon a few times, but eventually I will overcome. Thank you for your story and the video.
Always great stuff from Dan. A lot of young men have no idea that habitually watching porn is bad for them and holding them back. I haven't watched a minute of porn in more than 5 years, don't miss it at all.
Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. I have also stopped for the same reason, to become a better version of myself. Been almost a couple weeks now.
I quit it for 30 days, didn't feel any benefits but I was depressed at the time and didn't focus on any new habits. Since then I've been working on slowly adding healthy habits and my mental and physical state is much better. I think this time I've got a better idea of what I need to be redirecting my energy into.
Came across your Chanel recently and I love it, it helps me get back control over my bad habits, and I think the exact same as you about everything which is crazy but I guess self improvement takes us all to rome.
Such an honest video ok something that is so common but so taboo at the same time. I appreciate your transparency in your addiction as well as your recovery and then the suggestions you provide. Thank you!!
This is something that scared me. I usually had such a strong "pipe" and could last quite a bit, could be super passionate my partner, etc. Yet after watching p*rn more and more as my life spiraled downward I literally got scared I got ED at 23 years old.. huge wake up call. im still battling this demon at 25 but after watching this video on top of many other positive life changes over these past few weeks I think im finally going to fully stop doing this to myself. Thank you
I’ve started consuming porn in my tender age of 10 years old… I was peer pressured by one of my best friends at the time. He was a year older than me. I’m 23 now and I’m still trying to quit this evil habit of mine. I hope that after watching this video I change my behavior towards pornography
Thanks very much for sharing, Dan. Not an easy thing to broadcast to the world, but very helpful to sooo many of us, whether early or late into our reboots. We appreciate you.
I made the decision to quit this morning. I realized that my consumption of porn was affecting my relationship with my wife. I realized I’ve been taking her for granted. It was affecting our intimacy and she doesn’t deserve that.
@@danfounderthanks for the reply. I stopped around 27 but kept coming back after a few months off. Currently 32 and 4 months off it. Thank you Dan. I will look back on this comment when I’m 44 years of age and be 12 years without it.
I Follow you on X and I love that you were open with this Issue. I quit a few months ago and the best way to do it is to have a why which is easy because everyone wants more energy, confidence, self love and motivation. I went from 3/10 to like 8/10 on nofap and no pmo. Best decision ever!
Thanks for making this video Dan!! I’ve been struggling to gain better self control over this and your video gave great insight. Not just to quit but to replace it with healthier habits. Be well brother 🫡
Definitely, i had a before after pic of mine and i couldn't believe the difference. My appearance in general completely changed. Just looked like i had far more life in me
Appreciate you saying you need to try it and see if it's actually beneficial, a lot of influencers talk about corn like it's objectively evil and will ruin everyone's lives. For me personally I've tried quitting corn and gooning and found if I go too long without it I just get so worked up it's really difficult to focus. For me the three big things that gave me the benefits everyone talked about were 1) treating it like food - eat when you're hungry, not bored 2) keep it to more "normal" stuff rather than trying to keep yourself sensitized and 3) make it something special rather than just blowing in 15 seconds. Like you said, go with what you experience not what others say
Very informative video! My journey started from a challenge in November (NNN), but even after finishing the challenge, it actually took me quite a while to not relapse often. Filling in the void is one of the most important aspects of Nofap. The healthy approach is to correct our dopamine system with real-life successes, with normal level but longer-lasting dopamine release, instead of rapid release of large amount of dopamine and then quench down below baseline very soon after like those we get from PMO.
I know *exactly* what you are referring to about the little hat on the head going away. Skillful way to describe something important to those not in the know ...
7 years clean. Quit cold turkey, same symptoms you described, also in my 40s! 2 words: Mental Clarity. Brain was no longer going 5 million miles an hour.
Over a week free of the habit. Working with my therapist, attending group sessions and watching videos like this helped so much. My lowest point was buying a phone just for porn...and it consumed me, hiding my shame and guilt...never going back!! Join me!! :)
Hey Dan, I just came across your channel. The first video that I watched was "I'm 44. If you are in your 20s, watch this." (I am 53 this year.) I was also addicted to porn when someone brought a porn magazine back from the US (I live in Singapore) to our boarding school. I was 12. It wasn't until I was 16 that I came across video porn. Back in the late 80s, porn was only available on VHS, and you really had to go to some shady places in Malaysia and Singapore to find them. Porn short circuits your brain, and the temptation is so great that it will lead you to take some significant risks, and I am not talking about our parents finding out. Where I grew up, it could mean getting into trouble with the Law. Kudos to you for being open and transparent in sharing your story. It takes great courage and vulnerability to do so. You are providing excellent public service. I am rooting for you, and I am going to learn from your UA-cam channel how I can share my story and inspire others.
Gave up all forms of alcohol 1.5 years ago. Gaving up on porn slowly. Becoming more sexually disciplined. My longest streak on no PMO has been 11 days. Next target is 1 month. Going slow and steady.
I couldn't agree more, bravo. There's something I want to emphasize in the "quitting porn for good" part: if you have a *mediocre* life (like me, you don't hang out at all with friends, you don't have many and the few you have are not so diligent, you don't have/realize you have many good habits, let's not talk about girls, etc) porn IS a very important part of your life... So, in order to quit porn for good, you should upgrade your life first and then you deal with porn, if you'll need to (because I felt the urge drastically dropping, but then it came back when I faced the next challenging time)
I am just curious, when u guys say stop watching porn, do u guys mean stop Masturbation with Porn? or stop Masturbation completely? When i google this topic... seems like it is often mixed up together.
I have to keep this video as a go to video every time i feel like watching porn.!! It’s like any addiction saying: quitting porn is easy, I’ve done it so many times.!
That sounds great. I do strongly desire increased energy and focus, but I don't know what to do when my libido distracts my. I can ignore it when it's weak and I'm doing something more engaging, but once it becomes too strong I can't concentrate or get to sleep, and I have insomnia already.
Recently i made a decision to stop watching porn and masturbating, I have replaced the habit with intensive workouts, reading, Though i am just coming out of my flatline. I feel new energy in me, My productivity multiplied, My relationships with people increased. There's nothing positive about porn and masturbation.
For me it has been almost the opposite. Two years since I quit, and my memory, focus, energy and general attention skills have gone downhill. I often think that my brain still hasn't got used to not getting the huge amounts of dopamine it got before. Maybe now I'm too low on dopamine, and that causes a lot of trouble, quite honestly. Still, I'm happy that I've managed to stay clean for so long, and definitely plan to keep on it as long as I can.
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Thanks for the video. For me is that I am more present with real women and I look them in the eyes way more. Its fun. Especially if they are quite attractive themselves.
you can’t imagine jerking off is the safest drug if street drugs and alcohol and smoking jerking off can only be fantasized and not watch porn
If the porn is free, the consumer becomes the product.
What if the UA-cam is free?
@@applea.m.h.3560same. you consume advertising with content too
@@applea.m.h.3560 social media aint free internet aint free as soon as they shown you ads they already profit you
@@applea.m.h.3560it depends how you use it, it's either you're a product or it becomes your product
Then get Premium so you don't have to sit through ads.@@applea.m.h.3560
when you said you're 44 it blew my mind, you look like you're 31
Thanks!
Asians dont age! LOL Amazing genes!
He’s Asian and they don’t Raisin
I am 42 and I get a lot. We asians - if we take care of our fitness, have moderate diet and basic skincare, I feel we can last forever
@@shuang7877 true I'm 31 and look 23
1. More energy
2. More focus
3.More confidence
4. Better business
5.Better sex
6. Better relationships with women
Appreciate it bro, God bless
1 - 4 are probably true but 5 and 6! Not every man wants a relationship with women and getting access to sex outside of a relationship can be difficult for most average men. View but practice self control and don't become addicted. Same as drinking alcohol really.
@@neilmccabe172finding the right woman can be very difficult. And after the honeymoon period sex becomes less and less. That’s why a lot of men turn to porn. Not sure how serious he is about the subject with all the movie snippets every 10 seconds. Is this video supposed to be funny or taken seriously?
When we deny our happiness the universe will agree no matter what. So don't deny your happiness, that includes finding a woman
What's sex😂
replaced pron, smoking and alcohol with the gym and sleeping more, best thing i could have ever done idk if i have seen these extreme benefits but focus and clearing up brain fog is definitely one of the benefits.
Absolutely! So nice to think clearly.
@@brad265 thank god that we are muslim and all this is haram
@@r0ui1.xa lot of muslims are filthy behind the scenes and in secret , islam can’t change your desires only Jesus Christ can.
Haram doesn't lead to salvation. Thanks Lord for bible study class. Thanks Lord for your salvation
My friend, I'm struggling. I desire to meet you at the top of the mountain and shake your hand in solidarity. I can do this. I can do this.
11:25 when you quit a habit, you leave a void and you can't just quit, the habit needs to be replaced 💯
Wise words. Replace, don't just eliminate.
yaya it needs to be replaced
You can. Omg
That's exactly how not to relapse after longer streaks
Just go outside. Sex only takes few minutes and watching P takes can takes hours in a single day.
Porn like drugs or alcohol
Absolutely 0 benefits in your life
My best friend always says since we were in high school school if you have 20-30 min to watch that you have time to go for run do push ups & read
lets be honest. those 20-30m are going to the screen or random useless conversation
@@Wingedmagicianbecause you’re watching porn.
Facts
@@Wingedmagician you choose that however
😂it is easy to say when u can easily have girl
I want see wha tu would see if u was ugly as fuck or not 6 tall 😊
Not having sex at all or girlfriend in ur 25+and so on
Porn exist couse they’re is demand and there is demand couse ppl needs it 🤷♂️
Sexless males is a thing not couse of their ‘decision’ but couse they tried and it not work out
This is the addiction no one talks about, because no one is homeless or looks like a crackhead as a result. But I'd argue the damage is just as profound.
It's talked about all the time. It's all over UA-cam.
It's no where close to as damaging as even just smoking or weed
Totally agree
@@Drkbardockssj it depends how much ur into it.. i know ppl fully messed cus of it
It's the worst addiction
I feel like you just narrated the last 5 years of my life! from the break up to the results of abstinence. I am massively heartbroken, but that experience made me realize I have been allowing vice and distractions to destroy my relationships and the connection to myself. Porn is been there since I was 13. Always replacing the connection I could have had with my partners with cheap quick dopamine. I decided to quit almost 6 months ago. Including alcohol, coffee and social media. You are spot on when you say quitting must have a purpose. I did it because I learned that I was avoiding my feelings because I can't deal with the anxiety and stress. Now there is no more hiding from myself. The results are incredible and much more than I expected. I am more connected to my friends, I am more successful in my work, I feel proud of myself, I am slowly becoming my best friend. Thank you for sharing this! and I hope one day to have a family like yours!
Big respects for making a video like this, being vulnerable and immortalizing your change forever- real man right here
you mean simp.
Thank you for your video. As a 51 year old, I agree with you 100%. Young guys, listen to this, and think about it. I hope you all find happiness.
Nah.
I'm going thru exact thing atm. Thank you. As an asian guy..I don't want this thing to affect me. I will change and do better!
Great to hear 🙏🏼
Check out the book TINSA. You can do it!
What does being Asian have to do with it? Lol
I noticed weeks later after quitting I see women as actual people rather than an object.
Funny,
Most modern women see themselves as OBJECTS and not real people.
Did you see women as a chair or something?
This! True!
They are not people.
This is a huge mistake because they are just objects and I mean it. Look at Kamala for example. There is nothing human in her.
I used to watch porn 3-4 hours per day regularly,
It took around 8 months for my subconscious to clean itself when i went cold turkey.
Now my mind field feels broader and its one of the best things i have done for myself❤❤
3-4 hours a day? Wow, now even I have to admit that this is a bit much...
8 months? screw it, im opening those tabs again.
Don't do it brother you're better than that @@ezecskornfan
@@ezecskornfan 8 months is for when the person went extreme. on average its 1 1/5 months - 4 months.. You can quit this man.. you got this!
Day 5 of no PMO. Replaced it with reading. Today I feel more focused but a little anxious too.
That is a great idea!
keep going man!
Wow, already 5 days? That's incredible.
I'm quitting today.
That's it, as of today I'm quitting.
How you making out?
Still going strong?
Relapsed a few times already 😂
I wish you the successful.
Now, you have no reason to fail.
good job bro
Ahh these Millennials and Gen Zs will never understand the shame of having to walk into one of these video stores back in the 90s. Honestly how did we even find those places without Google Maps or Yelp?? Anyway, damn good video. Thank you.
😂They were usually hidden in the corner of a parking lot and looked dirty to walk into.
I used to love going for a cruise around town with friends. When I would spot one of those stores i'd take note then go back alone or with other people that like corn too. It was very shameful and exciting.😅
It's society that puts so much shame into it, in reality it's not that shameful. When I was small I would be afraid to go to such a store as well, but I've realized there's nothing to be afraid of.
Walking into there felt like finding a gold vault full of treasures, you had to go on an adventure to discover them which made it more exciting.. but now you're just a few clicks away from a gold mine, only to realise it was a trap all along.
@@Verociity Yea, so still an adventure to click on 10000 links to find out the exciting ones
Total respect you! I poured my extra energy into writing on a very powerful, fully expressive, authentic level. Very enriching.
The ability to teach, inform, educate AND Humor people is just absolutely amazing!
True! I wish the channel owner would learn those.
You forgot Lord of the G Strings
Nice
LMAO
Whore of the rings! 😂
😅😅😅
😅😅😅😅
I've been away from it for 40+ days now, feel so much better.
After only a year God helped me out of this addiction. I'm so thankful for it, because I no longer need that type of entertainment to be entertained and can take joy in the simpler things. Praise God.
Amen
Thanks for your courage in facing and sharing this addiction
To be honest I quit porn for more than one year and not much changed in my life, I just find woman more attractive at average which has no effect on my day to day life anyway
But at least you don't have to watch others having s*x with each other through your screen which is weird, so you did amazing❤
depends, how long did you watch before quitting?
@@johnnyringo2695 what depends on what exacly, how much my life will change, how much I'll find woman more attractive or sth else? Be more precise please
So you telling me you got no benefits? Your brain probably hasn’t fully healed then
I've recently stopped watching...Ben about 2 weeks..I dont have the urge to watch which is good but I now feel numb and I still don't have any motivation and my other life stresses are feeling worse.
Started the journey on quitting recently. Really did it for the girl that I love and plan on marrying. I need to be my best self not just for her but for me. I love her so much that I couldn’t let this addiction /bad habit to get in between our intimacy and love for eachother.
Same thing here!
Good luck. See you back in 8 years when she divorces.
@@nightmareTomekstub your toe. Who says stuff like that
Dont ever tell her that you love her so much if you want her to stay.
Hi first time viewer here… thank you Dan for your courage and insight. I have no doubt this video will help many men. I’m actually several months in successfully quitting porn and for those just starting please realize that you can do it, it can be done and you will beat this. These videos are always a huge help. In moments of weakness the best thing you can do is to distract yourself. So if you find yourself on the couch feeling weak and feeling that you’re about to break you need to immediately get off the couch and just do something…anything… I would jog around the block or go to Lowe’s and walk around or go to a loved ones house and just visit. As quick as the shameful thoughts appear is as quick as they disappear. Those impure sexual thoughts are to be held hostage by your mind… like literally held in captivity until you the grand master decides what to do with them. and then you starve those thoughts…by not feeding it, it withers away and dies. Keep starving them until they realize there is no food to be found here. A Strong journey is ahead my fellow men.
its called urge surfing. you don't have to beat the urge you just have to outlast it. the brain will get bored and move onto something else. instead of resist and resist harder, just delay delay delay. I'm gonna finish game and then Im gonna do this....delay delay delay, your mind will move on.
I'm also a first time viewer, but this is the cold turkey I need to eat. Also, prayer is a good weapon against it. I've been praying to God that He help take away this unhealthy addiction, finally setting me free of it since sex is meant to be a wholly intimate and committed act, not a vice to be vilified. Also, bring my mind back to last year before it started to become the source of my procrastination. For the past several months, a day hardly goes by without me trying to wank off. It's time to start eating the turkey, making it taste like chicken.
Thank you for your honesty my friend. May God continue to help me fight porn watching and cleanse me, and focus on goals.
Thank you for this video. I’m 43, I followed the same path as you. VHS tapes, Then internet, and now it’s everywhere for free. I was the same way, never rented from the video stores, usually got them from family or friends. I’m going to stop, I know it’s hard, but I will treat it like I did smoking and junk food. I know I will fall off the wagon a few times, but eventually I will overcome. Thank you for your story and the video.
Good luck bud
Always great stuff from Dan. A lot of young men have no idea that habitually watching porn is bad for them and holding them back. I haven't watched a minute of porn in more than 5 years, don't miss it at all.
Right on and thank you
So good! So glad you’re free and no longer unknowingly helping perpetuate the horrors of s-x trafficking!
Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. I have also stopped for the same reason, to become a better version of myself. Been almost a couple weeks now.
Thank you. Your videos are very informative and always to the point. 13 minutes all good information.
Glad you like them!
I quit it for 30 days, didn't feel any benefits but I was depressed at the time and didn't focus on any new habits. Since then I've been working on slowly adding healthy habits and my mental and physical state is much better. I think this time I've got a better idea of what I need to be redirecting my energy into.
Watch for things that trigger the desire.
For me, I would give in when I was bored.
Also, when I was high or low emotionally I would give in.
@@jc4evur661 that’s how it attacks cause the brain looking for that reward it been getting for years and you didn’t replace with anything.
You said replace it with goals. For me, the MAIN goal I'm seeking is why I quit.
The footage choice for your videos is just incredible😂
Day one. The likes I get will be the number of days I'll be clean
U got it
Are you surviving?
Why seek validations from other to start doing something good ?. I see this comment as "like or i will ruin my life"
The replacing fact is so on point, thank you so much Dan!
Love the vulnerability in this video! Definitely helping me!!!
Thanks, Dan!!
Came across your Chanel recently and I love it, it helps me get back control over my bad habits, and I think the exact same as you about everything which is crazy but I guess self improvement takes us all to rome.
Such an honest video ok something that is so common but so taboo at the same time. I appreciate your transparency in your addiction as well as your recovery and then the suggestions you provide. Thank you!!
I'm quiting porn, cigarates and saveing all my money and eating healthy. ITS EAT OR BE EATEN!!!
This is something that scared me. I usually had such a strong "pipe" and could last quite a bit, could be super passionate my partner, etc. Yet after watching p*rn more and more as my life spiraled downward I literally got scared I got ED at 23 years old.. huge wake up call. im still battling this demon at 25 but after watching this video on top of many other positive life changes over these past few weeks I think im finally going to fully stop doing this to myself. Thank you
I’ve started consuming porn in my tender age of 10 years old… I was peer pressured by one of my best friends at the time. He was a year older than me. I’m 23 now and I’m still trying to quit this evil habit of mine. I hope that after watching this video I change my behavior towards pornography
Yeah bro you need to quit ASAP. You dont want to go into your 30s with this addiction.
Don’t shame yourself. Shame kills your efforts to quit.
You are stronger than this
Thanks very much for sharing, Dan. Not an easy thing to broadcast to the world, but very helpful to sooo many of us, whether early or late into our reboots. We appreciate you.
I made the decision to quit this morning. I realized that my consumption of porn was affecting my relationship with my wife. I realized I’ve been taking her for granted. It was affecting our intimacy and she doesn’t deserve that.
I really needed to hear this today. You're really inspiring, and I appreciate you being so vulnerable to help others like me.
You're so real for this
How old was you when you stopped? Great seeing older men giving up vices and shows we can change at anytime
Around low to mid 30’s
@@danfounderthanks for the reply. I stopped around 27 but kept coming back after a few months off. Currently 32 and 4 months off it. Thank you Dan. I will look back on this comment when I’m 44 years of age and be 12 years without it.
@@danfounder Damn so when did u start then?
@@danfounder how did you deal with Insomnia ? that what I got quitting porn
@@Franzotm he mentioned around 14-15 and then with internet it got addicting.
I Follow you on X and I love that you were open with this Issue. I quit a few months ago and the best way to do it is to have a why which is easy because everyone wants more energy, confidence, self love and motivation.
I went from 3/10 to like 8/10 on nofap and no pmo. Best decision ever!
Thanks for making this video Dan!! I’ve been struggling to gain better self control over this and your video gave great insight. Not just to quit but to replace it with healthier habits. Be well brother 🫡
I noticed when I stop my physical appearance improved my skin was more glowing
Your aura was getting stronger 🎉
Definitely, i had a before after pic of mine and i couldn't believe the difference. My appearance in general completely changed. Just looked like i had far more life in me
This is the reason why the matrix doesnt fully block porn in the internet and in media in general
Your videos are so smart and honest. I've watched several. I've subscribed and I wish you all the best.
Appreciate you saying you need to try it and see if it's actually beneficial, a lot of influencers talk about corn like it's objectively evil and will ruin everyone's lives. For me personally I've tried quitting corn and gooning and found if I go too long without it I just get so worked up it's really difficult to focus. For me the three big things that gave me the benefits everyone talked about were 1) treating it like food - eat when you're hungry, not bored 2) keep it to more "normal" stuff rather than trying to keep yourself sensitized and 3) make it something special rather than just blowing in 15 seconds. Like you said, go with what you experience not what others say
If somebody say porn is not good I know this guy's is smart.
I'm going through the same same situation u went through and man... this is really helpful, thanks a lot!
I needed this today! TY brother
Thank you for your testimony ✊
Thank you Dan!!
7:35 exactly how i felt and why i quit, wow the things you've mentioned all of it match me so much and its so clear, thank god
Short term reachable goals is the path to achieve almost anything.
In Diana jones and the Temple of Pune
Thank you for this. 👍
Appreciate your honesty
I'm so glad that I stumbled upon your channel
Very informative video! My journey started from a challenge in November (NNN), but even after finishing the challenge, it actually took me quite a while to not relapse often. Filling in the void is one of the most important aspects of Nofap. The healthy approach is to correct our dopamine system with real-life successes, with normal level but longer-lasting dopamine release, instead of rapid release of large amount of dopamine and then quench down below baseline very soon after like those we get from PMO.
One of your best videos - thanks for sharing. Do you recommend abstaining from “cranking it” too while quitting?
I did that and it worked for me.
0:17 Forgot one, The "X-Men"
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That was great. Well said. Thank you.
Great video!! We needed this
The titles in the beginning are hilarious… hindsight is 20/20
Okay, I will test it too! Thank you for inspiring me.
Great video, thanks for your transparency.
I know *exactly* what you are referring to about the little hat on the head going away. Skillful way to describe something important to those not in the know ...
This is great! A good history of how we all became dopa-addicts. This bio-chemical compulsion is a nasty mofo. New sub.
Welcome aboard!
You Go Dan.🤙
I feel like you described me. I'm 47, similar parallel 😢
On the mend! Content like this certainly is helping!
7 years clean. Quit cold turkey, same symptoms you described, also in my 40s! 2 words: Mental Clarity. Brain was no longer going 5 million miles an hour.
thank you for sharing your story, man. Hope this video makes a positive impact on society for generations to come!
Over a week free of the habit. Working with my therapist, attending group sessions and watching videos like this helped so much. My lowest point was buying a phone just for porn...and it consumed me, hiding my shame and guilt...never going back!! Join me!! :)
Amazing video, porn is really bad is much worse than other bad habits like drinking and smoking
Agree on the void thing... It has to be substituted with something new and beneficial. 👍
Thanks for this, my man.
I'm going in again - going to cold turkey this shit for once and for all.
Im on this decision at age 35. Its been in my life since maybe 10 years old. Also what camera do you use for your videos lol
Good to hear. Camera is a canon. I have no idea the type tho.
Hey Dan, I just came across your channel. The first video that I watched was "I'm 44. If you are in your 20s, watch this." (I am 53 this year.)
I was also addicted to porn when someone brought a porn magazine back from the US (I live in Singapore) to our boarding school. I was 12. It wasn't until I was 16 that I came across video porn. Back in the late 80s, porn was only available on VHS, and you really had to go to some shady places in Malaysia and Singapore to find them. Porn short circuits your brain, and the temptation is so great that it will lead you to take some significant risks, and I am not talking about our parents finding out. Where I grew up, it could mean getting into trouble with the Law.
Kudos to you for being open and transparent in sharing your story. It takes great courage and vulnerability to do so. You are providing excellent public service. I am rooting for you, and I am going to learn from your UA-cam channel how I can share my story and inspire others.
Subscribed. Excellent channel and video!!
Nicely explained and will help me a lot 👍🏽
Gave up all forms of alcohol 1.5 years ago. Gaving up on porn slowly. Becoming more sexually disciplined. My longest streak on no PMO has been 11 days.
Next target is 1 month. Going slow and steady.
Pochahotass on VHS was my jam back in the day 💪💪
great content, thanks dan!
Thank you for giving me hope 🙏
I hear you! I hope I can follow you!
I couldn't agree more, bravo. There's something I want to emphasize in the "quitting porn for good" part: if you have a *mediocre* life (like me, you don't hang out at all with friends, you don't have many and the few you have are not so diligent, you don't have/realize you have many good habits, let's not talk about girls, etc) porn IS a very important part of your life...
So, in order to quit porn for good, you should upgrade your life first and then you deal with porn, if you'll need to (because I felt the urge drastically dropping, but then it came back when I faced the next challenging time)
I am just curious, when u guys say stop watching porn, do u guys mean stop Masturbation with Porn? or stop Masturbation completely? When i google this topic... seems like it is often mixed up together.
For me SR is that pill they show in the movie Limitless. The more u conserve, more pills u have in ur jacket lining.
I have to keep this video as a go to video every time i feel like watching porn.!!
It’s like any addiction saying: quitting porn is easy, I’ve done it so many times.!
Lets do it !
That sounds great. I do strongly desire increased energy and focus, but I don't know what to do when my libido distracts my. I can ignore it when it's weak and I'm doing something more engaging, but once it becomes too strong I can't concentrate or get to sleep, and I have insomnia already.
Recently i made a decision to stop watching porn and masturbating,
I have replaced the habit with intensive workouts, reading,
Though i am just coming out of my flatline.
I feel new energy in me,
My productivity multiplied,
My relationships with people increased.
There's nothing positive about porn and masturbation.
That's how it's done
Thanks for sharing this.
I'm going to do my best to stay away from porn.
The existential shame part is so true. And that leads to shattered confidence and thus poor life quality over all.
For me it has been almost the opposite. Two years since I quit, and my memory, focus, energy and general attention skills have gone downhill. I often think that my brain still hasn't got used to not getting the huge amounts of dopamine it got before. Maybe now I'm too low on dopamine, and that causes a lot of trouble, quite honestly. Still, I'm happy that I've managed to stay clean for so long, and definitely plan to keep on it as long as I can.