Alexander Rhodes, a 22 year old had read about increased testosterone levels in men who did not masturbate for a week.
#1 A 22 Year Old Decided To Stop Masturbating To See What Happens
Alexander Rhodes, a 22 year old had read about increased testosterone levels in men who did not masturbate for a week. He decided to try it out and see what happened.
#2 It Was Hard, Real Hard
Alexander loved to masturbate. Before trying to stop for a week, he would regularly masturbate at least 10 times a day.
#3 The Results Are What You'd Expect
Alexander noticed heart palpitations from not masturbating. He also noticed that he would get very nervous when he saw attractive women.
#4 He Started A ReddIt Group
Alexander noticed that he was more focused, energized, and productive when he wasn't masturbating. He created a group on Reddit called NoFap.
#5 NoFap Is Quite Popular
NoFap now has over 157,000 members. The group are people who are trying to not masturbate and also people recovering from pornography and masturbation addictions.
#6 A Study Showed Similarities Between Porn and Alcohol Addictions
Cambridge University approached the Reddit group to study brain activity in those addicted to porn compared with alcohol addictions. The brain scans showed similarities between those addicted to porn and those addicted to alcohol.
#7 What's The End Result?
Even though decreased masturbation has some positive side effects Alexander thinks he will masturbate again in the future. There are health benefits to masturbation such as decrease in stress and tension.
