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'''Fapstinence''' or '''NoFap''' is a | '''Fapstinence''' or '''NoFap''' is a purported self-improvement method often used by or advised to [[Feminization|"low-T"]] (short for low-[[testosterone]]) and [[love shyness|love-shy men]] on the [[inceldom spectrum]] that consists of avoiding [[masturbation]] and/or pornography consumption. | ||
There are links to the large and growing anti-[[porn]] movement.<ref>https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/tools-for-change-recovery-from-porn-addiction/rebooting-basics-start-here/</ref> | |||
Some | Anti-porn advocates are primarily focused on using NoFap as a method of curbing porn usage and the negative effects they argue porn consumption can have on user's neurochemistry, sexual function and behaviour, but they do not necessarily advise against masturbation per se. Some have noted that NoFap forums appear to overlap with [[incel forums]] in terms of themes and characteristics of the forum users, such as sexual inexperience and low self-esteem.<ref>https://forum.nofap.com/index.php?threads/27-year-old-and-still-a-virgin.278552/</ref> | ||
Some fapstainers take a less materialistic approach, stepping overtly | Masturbation has historically been viewed as an aberration or a sin in several major world religions, and it has therefore frequently been socially discouraged on those grounds.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_on_masturbation</ref> | ||
In the modern era, secular motives for fapstinence appear to have initially been, to a large extent, sparked by the [[PUA|PUA subculture]], as reducing masturbation was advised by the famous PUA [https://incels.wiki/w/PUA#2000s Mystery], and fapstinence was commonly discussed and promoted on PUA forums as far back as 2008, with a common line of thought in said circles linking frequent masturbation and porn use to [[approach anxiety]].<ref>https://pick-up-artist-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=11048&start=90</ref> | |||
==Overview== | |||
Fapstinents often make dubious 'evidence-based' arguments that abstaining from masturbation will increase their [[testosterone|T levels]] and increase their [[confidence]] and, consequently, their ability to do cold approach or warm approach women. Fapstinents also often believe that "high-T" men exude a greater "animal magnetism" that is highly attractive to women, often obviating these men's need to approach women altogether.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NoFap/comments/1uzdgr/list_of_superpowers/M/</ref> | |||
Some more enthusiastic NoFappers also appear to believe this T increase would positively affect their [[body attractiveness|muscle]] or [[beauty|bones]] in a noticeable way, i.e., they are using it as a [[looksmaxxing]] technique.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NoFap/comments/4557x3/i_finally_found_some_evidence_that_nofap_makes/</ref> It is also commonly advised in the bodybuilding/fitness subculture due to these reasons,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSRlANKpDw</ref> though the bulk of scientific evidence into masturbation and sports performance only suggests a weak negative link between sexual release and sports performance when it occurs right before the event, though masturbation per se has not been examined here to a great extent.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4914923/</ref> | |||
Claims like these have led to criticism that the movement is pseudo-scientific and cultish in nature.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoFap</ref> | |||
However, the modern NoFap movement essentially proposes empirical and secular arguments against masturbation, as opposed to traditional religious arguments for celibacy of different degrees. This secular, superficially evidence-based approach may be one reason why NoFap, in its modern incarnation as an internet-based movement, took off and become a popular trend while traditional [[religion|religious]] admonitions against "sins of the flesh" have typically failed to attain widespread appeal. | |||
Some modern fapstainers do take a less materialistic approach, stepping overtly into the realm of "woo" and adopting the practices and beliefs surrounding the dissipation of "sexual energy" advocated by certain Eastern religions and mysticisms, such as Chinese tantra and the Dharmic religious practice of brahmacharya (total celibacy of body and mind). These approaches to masturbation abstinence can be broadly called semen retention, as many of these people also advocate sexual activity without ejaculation among men, a practice known as coitus reservatus. Coitus reservatus has also historically been used as a form of birth control, to increase male sexual potency, to make sexual intercourse more pleasurable (esp for women),<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/karezza-sex-technique-relationship_l_5d7c1a9de4b00d690598e15f</ref> and has been a common practice among many religious sects to control male sexuality, such as the utopian socialist Oneida community in the United States, who saw it as one method enforcing greater gender equality by 'liberating' women from what they viewed as the burden of reproduction.<ref>https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/1951/69892</ref><ref>https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/oneida-christian-utopia-contraception-king/</ref> | |||
==NoFap and inceldom== | ==NoFap and inceldom== | ||
[[File:Nofap timeline.jpg|thumb|Claimed benefits from NoFap (source: https://1st-man.com/nofap-timeline/)]] | [[File:Nofap timeline.jpg|thumb|Claimed benefits from NoFap (source: https://1st-man.com/nofap-timeline/)]] | ||
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China appears to have a history of discouraging masturbation in general. In 2017, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) blamed overconsumption of fizzy drinks, computer gaming, and masturbation for the poor health of young people, and announced the rejection of army recruits that had a varicocele (an enlargement of a vein in the testicles, associated with infertility) which they attributed to excessive masturbation.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41039233</ref> | China appears to have a history of discouraging masturbation in general. In 2017, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) blamed overconsumption of fizzy drinks, computer gaming, and masturbation for the poor health of young people, and announced the rejection of army recruits that had a varicocele (an enlargement of a vein in the testicles, associated with infertility) which they attributed to excessive masturbation.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41039233</ref> | ||
China's aversion to masturbation can perhaps be explained by traditional Chinese beliefs that attribute a loss of "jing" (vital energy) to men as a result of ejaculation. As a result of this belief, abstinence from masturbation and refraining from ejaculation during sex (coitus reservatus) is commonly prescribed by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a remedy for several health issues.<ref>https://healthinflow.com.au/nourish-jing-essence-diet/</ref> | China's aversion to masturbation can perhaps be explained by traditional Chinese beliefs that attribute a loss of "jing" (vital energy) to men as a result of ejaculation. As a result of this belief, abstinence from masturbation and refraining from ejaculation during sex (coitus reservatus) is commonly prescribed by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a remedy for several health issues.<ref>https://healthinflow.com.au/nourish-jing-essence-diet/</ref> | ||
==NoFap community== | |||
==Online NoFap community== | |||
Nofappers are a subset of the [[manosphere]] entirely focused on fapstinence. These nofappers often congregate on various platforms titled NoFap. They believe that semen-retention will help with [[confidence]] levels, assertiveness, [[Reproductive success|success]] with [[dating]], and other behaviors associated with being high-T. | Nofappers are a subset of the [[manosphere]] entirely focused on fapstinence. These nofappers often congregate on various platforms titled NoFap. They believe that semen-retention will help with [[confidence]] levels, assertiveness, [[Reproductive success|success]] with [[dating]], and other behaviors associated with being high-T. | ||
== NoFap as a cult == | == NoFap as a cult == | ||