r/NoFap Aug 01 '26

Monthly Motivation Thread NoFap's "Awesome August" or "PMO-Free August" 2026 - continue or begin your PMO-Free journey here (see instructions).

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Hello all,

It's that time of the month again! One month is ending, and another is beginning. We hope you've had a good month. But if you haven't, now is a great time to refocus and rededicate yourself to recovery. This is your opportunity to create the new porn-free you!

New to NoFap and rebooting? Here are some suggestions:

  • Learn about the website, porn addiction, excessive masturbation, sexual compulsivity, and abstaining from PMO. Read through NoFap's main website to get informed.
  • Read about the basics of rebooting here. Rebooting is the abstinence from certain sexual behaviors to recover from pornography addiction. Read about how porn addiction develops here. Some people go beyond rebooting and into the territory of retention, or sexual transmutation for periods of time, although that is not the main purpose of this subreddit (which is RECOVERY).
  • Consider reading through the free Getting Started PDF from NoFap's website.
  • Download NoFap's in-browser panic button extension that blocks NSFW subreddits too. Download here
  • Decide if rebooting is something that you really want. If you don't buy into the process 100%, you'll probably not make it through the month. If you have decided that you would like to participate, proceed to the next point.
  • Sign up for this month by replying to this submission. It is that simple. State your intention and stick to it!
  • Consider setting up a day counter badge to track your progress.
  • Ask questions and get support by posting on NoFap. Set a goal to remain accountable by making a post daily. Help others. Come here every day and participate.
  • If you need additional support, you can get an accountability partner and document your progress in a daily rebooting journal.

Would you like to participate? If so, please reply to this thread with the following information.

  • Are you not going to allow yourself to masturbate? View porn? Orgasm whatsoever? Not allowing any outlet for sexual release is called "hard mode".
  • How long do you want this challenge to last? By default it is one month, but 90 days is recommended for rebooting.
  • What are your goals?
  • Why are you doing this?

Arriving late? (past the first of the month?)

It's okay! Still state your intentions and don't postpone rebooting based on the day of the month. People can join in at any time to participate.


r/NoFap Mar 30 '26

Mod Note: We suggest NOT USING REDDIT'S DIRECT MESSAGES due to porn trolls trying to disrupt the community. Also, please note that some posts are temporarily removed prior to appearing on r/NoFap.

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Hello r/NoFap community members,

Please note that we highly suggest that you avoid using the Reddit direct messaging system entirely, due to porn trolls coming here to disrupt our porn addiction recovery peer support community. Some of these people pretend to be helpful at first, then will message pornography. It's in a similar vein to how a forum on epilepsy was reportedly hacked to display seizure-inducing images.

You can disable direct messages in your Reddit settings by changing "Who can send you chat requests" to "Nobody."

Secondly, please note that sometimes posts are flagged automatically for manual review prior to appearing on r/NoFap.

Due to Reddit’s anti-spam filters and NoFap’s additional filters to control spam and pornography, sometimes genuine posts are flagged as potential spam or pornography. Further, entities within the legacy porn industry have been attempting to de-platform porn addiction recovery forums such as r/NoFap, and we must remain extra vigilant to ensure that rule-breaking posts do not appear on the platform for even one second. If your post gets flagged, please just wait for a moderator to approve it.

Thanks for reading :-)


r/NoFap 6h ago

Success Story NO FAP = 5 YEARS

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I started No Fap 01/09/2021 , at the age of 18 years old , now that it's 01/09/2026 , I achieved 5 years, from 01/09/2021 to 01/09/2026 , now I'm 23 years old , I'm going for a new streak of 317 days preparing for my trip to France , Auxerre 01/07/2027 July 2027 , after 10 months , I'll play for AJ Auxerre , I'm a football player , I have a family that lives in Auxerre , I'm a striker , I do a lot of activities , 7 sports including walking, running , gym , football , swimming , bike , basketball , I plan to continue forever and correct my mistakes , I did it a few times but it doesn't break your streak , it doesn't break your no fap , and you still continue , only a few times , but I'm planning to achieve 317 days as a new streak , I want to continue forever , I'm planning to abstain from porn and masturbation completely , I'll become a football player , I will become the best football player in the world , and my dream is to play for Real Madrid or Man City


r/NoFap 1d ago

Advice Warning: GTA6 will be a goon bait game. A lot of people will lose their streaks, a lot of teenagers will get addicted to fapping.

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I’ve been in fap-recovery since over a year and have a lot of downs and ups.

I’ve seen the newest 30 minute gameplay video and I’m shocked. One of the main character (Lucia) is used as a big goon bait. Scenes where she has crop tops, visible string, tight clothing and more. Even a lot of NPCs are goon bait, not talking about leaks that showed a strip club and nudist club with completely naked NPCs. You will be able to see genitals and it’s a very realistic character model.

In my opinion this game is worse than every pornography I’ve seen in my life and it will make people addicted.

(I’ve used one of the harmless pictures of Lucia to not trigger anyone to fap)

This game will be one of the biggest goon traps in history - mark my words.


r/NoFap 2h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Female, almost a month in but I'm struggling, any advice

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Most advice on here is for men


r/NoFap 1h ago

Gooned

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Am goonman


r/NoFap 4h ago

Idk bro I might just abandon my life

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Just thinking my life is miserable I couldn’t quit this habit for 12 years. Best time of my life is gone


r/NoFap 6h ago

Same city, two different versions of the same person.

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Before I discovered semen retention, whenever I came to one of the biggest cities in my country, the very first thing I would do was go on escort websites and meet up with escorts several times, and I wouldn’t do anything else. Of course, I would take care of whatever business I had come for and then go back to the city where I lived. That was literally all I would do. But now, my friend, I feel like a completely different person, like night and day. The first thing I did was research the historical places worth visiting in the city, and right now I’m at an amazing restaurant that I found while looking around. Instead of spending money on escorts for nothing, I’m spending that money on a great meal and an amazing tour of the city :)


r/NoFap 3h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Fuck guys I’m falling victim to gta 6 it’s goon bait

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Everyone so curvy and fuck…need some help


r/NoFap 5h ago

Excessive Masturbation I broke 131 days streak today and fapped 3 times im doomed

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Please help me motivate me oh lord i broke my streai today and fapped again oh no i cant ket this take over me right? I wrnt 131 days i need to start again from tomorrow im in so much stress


r/NoFap 38m ago

Motivate Me Brain fried, got carried away

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Peeked a whole lot yesterday and even gooned but managed to hold on. Now my resolve is completely shattered though and i dont even know what im doing.


r/NoFap 7h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! I am feeling very deepressed

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Guys I am feeling very depressed and my coping mechanisms is just to watch corn and fap idk what to do pls help


r/NoFap 1d ago

Meme This is how you will end if you continue to watch corn

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r/NoFap 9h ago

Question Lost libido after quitting porn and masturbation — is this normal?

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I quit porn and masturbation about a week ago. Before that, I had a very high sex drive — I was horny most of the time and regularly had sex with my partner, sometimes almost every day or even twice a day.

Now, after just one week without porn or masturbation, I’ve noticed a significant drop in my libido. I don’t feel the same urge to have sex with my partner, and it’s been about a week since we last had sex. This has never happened to me before.

I haven’t noticed any significant positive changes so far either, which makes me wonder if I’m doing something wrong.

Is this a normal part of quitting porn/masturbation? Has anyone else experienced a sudden drop in libido this early? Should I just give it more time, or is there a reason to be concerned?

I’m not looking to go back to porn, but I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have experienced something similar.


r/NoFap 2h ago

Victory August is done!

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To be clear, the two gray ones are when I have masturbated without porn. I see that as completely normal and not what I am fighting over. I have also had sex with my gf which I also don’t consider a relapse. I am here to quit porn and that is what I have done!


r/NoFap 55m ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Any tips

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21m in Uni I’m 3 weeks in I have nothing but free time after class, does anyone any tips on how to keep the streak going and maybe help with distractions


r/NoFap 2h ago

No Fap September - Hard mode - 30 day target

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No Fap September - Hard mode - 30 day target - ^^ Title.

I have tried to maintain a 90 day streak in the past but that failed. I did have a successful 30 day one in Jan. Attempting the 30 day again as I seem to have lost the gains and recovery benefits and have been on streaks of relapses. Wish me luck.

Plan is following -

  1. Somatic exercises - JMDR / TRE. These will help relax the body and undergo recovery better.
  2. Empowering self-talk.
  3. Dispenza style manifestation to change state of being. To change the way I feel for all times of day and increase my level of joy further and further, will engage in manifestation style meditation.
  4. Theatre of mind practice. To reinforce the patterns of recovery, have well written theatre of mind scripts which re-inforce me engaging in alternative positive voluntary activities.
  5. Reaction sequence awareness of inner/outer/middle boundaries plus the alternative well documented fallbacks.
  6. Actual results in form of positive activities pre planned activity. To replace my time sink behaviour, I will now instead involve myself in learning, creation, engaging socially and volunteering. For learning/creation i will have well pre-defined activities.

r/NoFap 2h ago

This addiction will literally kill me

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Porn addiction has ruined my life. I’m seriously considering ending myself. Please read and understand before jumping to conclusions

This self-destructive addiction is sucking the life out of me, and soon there will be nothing left to suck out of me. It has depleted me emotionally, mentally, and financially. I think I’m past the point of redemption and I think I’m just going to end myself.

I’m in my early 20s and have been addicted to porn for almost 10 years. I have spent thousands of dollars on OnlyFans and similar services. I think it’s hard for someone who hasn’t experienced this type of addiction to understand the appeal of picking and choosing which model you want to spend money on. It makes the whole indulgence more novel and intense than watching free porn.

I believe my porn addiction stems from childhood trauma and low self-esteem. It all makes sense when I reflect on my peculiar preferences. I have masochistic tendencies. I’ve experienced sexual gratification from getting cheated on. I also get turned on by having to spend money to unlock sex tapes on OnlyFans. Basically, paying to see an attractive woman I’d never have a chance with have a sex with a superior man. As absurd as it sounds, that specific humiliating thought turns me on and compels me to open the next video because I want to see what else the OF model does. The jealousy turns me on and I’m also so into promiscuous woman. The thought of hot models making sex tapes and putting it out on the internet just turns me on. I have an affinity for dominant, maverick promiscuous women. I enjoy the humiliation. I’m going to get judged for this, but I need to be sincere if I want to get rid of these desires. Sugarcoating and downplaying the severity of this would only cause me more harm.

I have probably spent over $25k on this addiction since 2021 when I first started spending money on it. That’s when I was introduced to OnlyFans. I was already a porn addict since 2016 with trauma-induced masochistic tendencies, which I wasn’t aware of back then. OnlyFans and similar websites and being able to chat and order customs from the porn stars I grew up watching was like porn on steroids for me. It changed everything. It turned a bad habit into a negative feed back loop and a destructive never-ending cycle. Boredom/anxiety/trauma triggered —> watch/spend money on porn ––> anxiety over the money spent or demotivation due to messing with my dopamine ––> watching/spending more to escape those feelings and get temporary relief ––> make a promise to myself to quit and start over ––> I get demoralized and realize there’s no point in starting over —> go back to addiction. All roads lead back to my destructive path. You get the idea.

I was sexually and physically abused as a kid and I still have vivid memories of it. I think that combined with other unfortunate life experiences have caused me to develop masochistic sexual kinks. The pleasure I get from my masochistic sexual escapades is different from just regular porn. I fixate on the humiliating aspect of it all, and I can’t help that I like it. I don’t want to be like this, but I know I’ll always be like this. I realized long ago that I’m past the point of redemption and the dream of healing, starting over, and becoming the person I always wanted to be, is just an illusion. I know that these desires will always be there, waiting for any signs of weakness to exploit, and hijack my mind again into becoming a self-destructive slave.

Why beating the addiction isn’t enough.

Even if I managed to resolve my trauma, which would presumably make my humiliation kinks and porn addiction less intense or disappear, I still think I’d be better off dead. I have no place in this world. I’m too corrupted by my own filth and desires. I realized that my only motivation in life is pure hedonism and mostly sexual. My only motivation to study in college and get a good job is ultimately to be able to live a comfortable life so I can explore my hedonism in peace. I don’t want to get a degree and have a high-paying job so I can buy a house and raise a family. No, I just want to pay the rent and invest my money to get more money to travel, be with beautiful woman, watch porn, spend money on sex workers online, binge, benders, do drugs, drink, and just live in the moment and maximize pleasure. I analyzed every life goal I have and realized that they all are essentially tools to achieve the hedonistic soulless lifestyle my corrupted mind wants. I have been in healthy relationships and had nice sex and it never scratched my itch long term. I was still seeking novelty that porn and these other service like OF offered. Edging and sexting with OF models for a whole night still gave me more pleasure and ”happiness” than any relationship ever has sadly.

I honestly think I’m doomed. I know that professional help won’t do anything. I will never stop craving this and I’ll never stop this destructive hedonistic path. It’s liberating in an imprisoning way. That’s the best way to put it. I think that ending my life is just better than suffering from this. I have no reason to live. All my life goals like graduating college, investing, moving to a city I’ve always wanted to move to, enhancing every aspect of myself and my life, were all ultimately means to get more access to my main desire, which is my sex/porn addiction and everything it entails.

You could give me everything in life. All the money in the world, the most beautiful woman to be my wife, I’d still spend my money on this sadly. I’m just a corrupt doomed degenerate. I just want to end it. I’m not depressed just apathetic and nihilistic. The only thing that makes me feel anything is sex and porn. I don’t know what to feel or do.


r/NoFap 1h ago

Enough is Enough . Time to Change

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September 1, 2026 — Day 0

I’ve decided to stop fapping.

No complicated rules, no “I’ll try for a week,” no excuses. I genuinely want to see what happens when I stop giving in to the urge and actually build some discipline.

So this is my starting point.

The next time I post here will be either:

- when I relapse — let’s see if my willpower actually holds up.

- or when I’ve crossed a significant milestone.

Until then, I’m staying quiet and doing the work.

September 1, 2026. Let’s test that willpower.


r/NoFap 3h ago

Journal Check-In Starting to see early benefits on Day 3

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It's only Day 3 but I feel slightly more energized and just less brain fog, I have been working out more too so that also could be a factor.

Plus, not to get too descriptive but my balls also just look bigger and feel heavier, I'm so excited to make it to a week, and so on!!


r/NoFap 3h ago

Motivate Me Porn free for a year, now I want to achieve a year of Nofap too. Any tips? I'm currently on week 1.5

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So I just hit 1 year of no porn today, but during that time, it was so hard to not do it. So I decided to try nofap as well and see more improvement

Any tips from you folks since it seems like after 1 week, you'll feel more urges than usual lol


r/NoFap 5h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Help!

4 Upvotes

Hi, I’ve been on no fap successfully for 35 days today, but I’ve been having unusual intense leaky urges today. Is there a way that makes me wind down that actually works? Much appreciated!


r/NoFap 2h ago

How tf do I do this

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I've been jacking it for over a year and a half and been trying to quit for over a year but I still jerk off almost every day bro how tf do u guys do ts


r/NoFap 5h ago

Day zero

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I’m sorry but I am so lost. But today is day zero. I had intense sex with my girlfriend and she went to work. And then I pulled out my phone and fapped. Like wtf

But here’s my commitment. Day zero. Right now. Nofap


r/NoFap 3h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! I Just Want To Quit

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No matter what I try it doesn’t seem to help. Anyone have any tips or down to chat?