This Is Life with Lisa Ling, on CNN, is always an interesting show. If you haven't seen an episode, she takes on one topic and covers it in depth over the hour. Last night's show was on Porn Addiction, and her main interview was with Alexander Rhodes, founder of NoFap.com. Now, despite what you may have heard - or read - it is not an anti-masturbation site.
Reddit NoFap (among others) is the anti-masturbation movement and hijacked the term, which is why/how NoFapNovember - or NoNutNovember as it is sometimes called - was created.
The real website is to help men overcome an addiction to porn. How do you know if you're addicted? As with any other addiction: It takes over your life. Completely. Here are some warning signs of Porn Addiction.
Do you find you:- Cannot get a full erection without seeing sexually explicit photos or videos
- Cannot perform sexually with a partner
- Cannot remain in the moment during partner sex
- Cannot masturbate without looking at sexually explicit photos or video
- Cannot engage in either partner sex or masturbation without at least fantasizing about photos or videos you've seen
There is nothing wrong with masturbating. It is normal. It is healthy.
There is nothing wrong with masturbating while viewing sexually explicit media
as long as you don't allow it to take over your life.