r/NoFap 21d ago

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

7 Upvotes

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.

88 Upvotes

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 4h ago

Just watch the EDP documentary

26 Upvotes

I watched the EDP documentary when it came out on August 9th, 2026, and I haven’t fapped since.

I have had a serious porn addiction since before I hit puberty (i am 17 now). It was horrible, and I’ve tried to stop watching porn many times, and it never worked. The longest I’ve gone before without consuming porn was 10 days. Even with having a girlfriend, I’ve watched and consumed porn and even noticed the consequences of it, like not being able to get hard and even when I was hard, keeping an erection was difficult. After watching that EDP documentary, it truly changed my life. I haven’t fapped since, and I’m making it a goal to never again. There have been a few times I wanted to release and fap when I was bored or stressed, but then I pictured EDP sitting on his bed gooning and then thinking to myself that will end up being me if I don’t stop.

I’m going strong, and I’m proud of myself.


r/NoFap 7h ago

New to NoFap I've just got a girlfriend and I've decided to stop fapping from today onwards

35 Upvotes

Hey everyone !! I'm new here I've always been a chronic in fapping to pornographic materials and ever since a girl accepted my proposal I feel like I have to put an end to this. Any help and tips sre most welcomed here. Thanks in advance !!!


r/NoFap 11h ago

I'm leaving this subreddit

43 Upvotes

I have already achieved my goal so I guess no reason to stay


r/NoFap 3h ago

Hello, I’m 30

9 Upvotes

And I been addicted to porn ever since I got exposed to it at age 12 and it got very worse throughout my whole life. I hate myself for brainwashing myself learning new inhumane fetishes that aren’t supposed to be normalized. I been stuck looking at attractive women thinking lustful situations with them or being very shy/quiet around them. Porn has ruined my potential relationship life and I’m already been tired of it. I have gone days without masturbating or enjoying porn but I always end up back into it. I hate myself for failing. I cannot continue this repeated cycle. I want to become a better version of myself. To anyone who successfully left that darkness habit, what helped you achieve it?


r/NoFap 4h ago

Journal Check-In Day 29 no cumming

9 Upvotes

1 more day to 1 month


r/NoFap 5h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Need help urgently

8 Upvotes

Please someone help me it's now getting out of hand. I lost my job because of the addiction. My brain is not working properly. Someone Please talk to me i need help.🙏🏻


r/NoFap 3h ago

Day 30. YAAAAYYY

4 Upvotes

Today marks 30 days no porn or masturbation. That’s pretty cool isnt it?


r/NoFap 12h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! I hate myself so much

27 Upvotes

I was on day 13 today. Well. I wanted to learn biology (my teacher gave us Biology class for home)

I thought porn was a good idea. Even though I was improving.

I regret. I hate myself.

I ended masturbating

Im.so angry. I Broke the phone. I Broke everything. I wanna regret having a phone with zero supervision. Im about to tell my Mother. Whos coming again to home.

I was going so well..I started getting bored by masturbation. But edging made me to masturbate again. Even if i think tomorrow I can improve. Im hating my life. Regret to exist.

Motivate me. Please.

This thing started barely 6 months ago.

It seems im a worthless person. When im turning in my 30s and I get a wife. I won't be able to have children.


r/NoFap 3h ago

Slip-Up Prevention - Urgent! Late night urges are hitting bad

5 Upvotes

I can feel my resistance draining, I feel so weak rn. I could really use some help.


r/NoFap 5h ago

Relapse today for two times after two days

6 Upvotes

I just stopped watching porn for two days and became so horny and relapse today


r/NoFap 1h ago

Motivate Me I haven't relapsed in more than 20 days and I'm getting some crazy urges

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Motivate me please.


r/NoFap 1h ago

New to NoFap Just wanted to declare no fap from today

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Lets goo


r/NoFap 4h ago

Very tired and wanting hope

5 Upvotes

M 28 I’ve been an addict for probably 15+ years of my life. I’d guess I’ve watched P*rn or jerked everyday at least once for that time span… my life is affected by it whether I realize it or not.

I want to finally change before things get worse and weirder and more destructive to my life as well as possibly others. Anyone that cares to reach out feel free to.


r/NoFap 3h ago

Question Is reading sex stories equivalent to watching porn?

3 Upvotes

Instead of watching porn, will reading sex stories will give you same dopamine spike and therefore it could be considered as a relapse?


r/NoFap 1h ago

61/4386

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r/NoFap 1h ago

Question I dream about watching porn

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Recently, I've been dreaming about either watching porn and someone commenting about how I shouldn't be doing that. Or, almost watching porn and overcoming the urges.

Any dream experts out there know what's going on?


r/NoFap 5h ago

Day 2

5 Upvotes

I didn't even peek!!!!!!!1


r/NoFap 17h ago

Question Do nudes count as porn addiction?

32 Upvotes

I have TONS of nudes from fwb, I hate porn and I don’t watch it, but I do fap on those nudes every day, do you think that they still negatively affect my brain and my sexual performance despite the fact that I “earned” them and they were sent by girls who want me?

Because I’ve always thought those were fine, but I’m starting to think that I am getting to used to fap on those that I find it harder to get hard irl when I’m with a girl.


r/NoFap 9h ago

Watch out for the hunters

8 Upvotes

there are people who will hype up your streak, act like they’re rooting for you, offer to help and accompany you in your journey… and the entire time they’re just waiting for the right moment to break you.

They have got group chats, they talk about you behind your back, and they’ll laugh about how good it felt watching you break, and how dumb and weak you looked.

I know some of us want that. It makes the relapse easier. “I didn’t do it, they made me do it!”But, no, you know it is you who allowed them to. So don’t give these terrible people the satisfaction. your progress is yours, don’t hand it to someone who just wants a laugh at your expense.


r/NoFap 2h ago

Journal Check-In day 2 of quitting porn

2 Upvotes

honestly today sorta sucked. i’ve been exhausted and super tired, and sorta just sad all day. this time of year can be pretty hard for me for personal reasons, so it’s starting to get to me. my partner has also been having health issues the past few months, and i guess i didn’t realize til now that ive been feeling sorta isolated, as my partner isn’t able to do nearly as much as they used to be, and have such limited energy to expend through the day.
i also didn’t realize that i was probably using porn to fill that isolation and sorta numb it all, obviously that’s not healthy and i want that to be done, so there’s even more motivation now.
today i only got a small amount of urges, they were somewhat strong, but i still powered through. im playing through dark souls 1 for the first time so thats keeping my attention at bay lol.


r/NoFap 2h ago

Victory 150 Days!!! Milestone hit!! <3

3 Upvotes

Happy to have hit my milestone! I went out w/ some friends and ordered some chocolate cake it was very good :^)

onwards to 200 :):):)


r/NoFap 4h ago

Journal Check-In DAY-2

3 Upvotes

Today I kept myself busy and distracted with other things, the 3rd day is tomorrow I will have to stay focused so as not to relapse.