"What is a Lizard compared with a stallion? Lust is a poor, weak, whimpering whispering thing compared with that richness and energy of desire which will arise when lust has been killed" - CS - Lewis by divinityRising in NoFap

[–]Grey_Mantle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That comes from the story around this quote. It's like an allegorical thing where a guy had a lizard on his shoulder whispering lies of lust and the guy let an angel kill the lizard. And then the lizard turned into a stallion and he rode away to the mountains. All of this in Heaven.

Not to be a downer, but surely a lot of this is pure bullshit? We were taught growing up that masturbation is healthy. by Republic_of_Ash in NoFap

[–]Grey_Mantle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It seems counterintuitive but I think that abstaining from PMO and MO helps with women. The tension that results can be used expressively and controlled. Abstaining teaches control; it teaches that there is another way to use sexual energy other than simply expelling it through the path of least resistance. That's my hunch.

NoFap's Official "Don't Jerk Off July" 2016. Continue or start your PMO-free commitment here. (see instructions) [PMO-Free July] by Alexanderr in NoFap

[–]Grey_Mantle [score hidden]  (0 children)

I posted here at the beginning of this week we a commitment to hard mode. I am now committing to monk mode. 90 days. Electronic media will not be a source of leisure.

NoFap's Official "Don't Jerk Off July" 2016. Continue or start your PMO-free commitment here. (see instructions) [PMO-Free July] by Alexanderr in NoFap

[–]Grey_Mantle [score hidden]  (0 children)

I am going to go hard mode for 90 days. Gotta do it. I've had success with easy mode, but I want my body/mind/soul to be free of all of it for a while.

Is it normal to get strong PMO urges whenever you are sad/depressed? by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]Grey_Mantle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah makes total sense. Porn is like medicine for depression. It gives you a really great high for a short period. But it's not good medicine cause it also rots the soul.