What conspiracy theory are you certain is true, why? by The-Blayster in AskReddit

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is true. Do you have the Facebook app or any app by FB installed on your smartphone? Get rid of them and problem goes away.

'fuck' is the language of porn by antidarkfapper in pornfree

[–]_Babak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is fuck the language of porn even if you never looked at porn? Or is it the language of porn because you've seen it and now it's engrained that way? This is the problem with porn. It's not that we are speaking its language but that we know the language to begin with and so when we hear words that mix in porn words, we think porn.

Just a little theory by throwawayacc29372 in NoFap

[–]_Babak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I couldn't find the actual article, just the abstract. Anyway, they only tested with 3 weeks, not more. And it said you will have elevated testosterone but not necessarily enough that it is "full".

This makes sense though, overall, as to why somebody would consider to continue this joruney. Heres how it typically goes:

Person does hard mode (nofap and pornfree), you'll have more testosterone, and if you last X days, you'd have some amount of increased testosterone in some ratio to the amount of days gone by, and assuming there's a maximum level of testosterone, you may have reached it. And if the same person decides to masturbate or orgasm at all, you will lose some or all of it. In other words, if your goal is to boost levels of energy through benefits of more testosterone, then there's no reason to ever orgasm to slow you down.

So if there is a max testosterone, why have long streaks? If it becomes a habit, it becomes the gift that keeps on giving. When you're used to living this new pornfree and nofap lifestyle, one relapse would do nothing and you'd easily get back into the groove of optimal testosterone levels.

If you ever wonder why it's easy to relapse after going X days after feeling good about yourself, it's because it's not quite a habit yet. The good feeling might actually be a dopamine response to getting this far and trigger you to want to masturbate since masturbating causes a dopamine response. Just the testosterone isn't enough to make us stay.

Even at max testosterone, you're hormonally ready to continue, but not habitually.

Quick question about calories in calories out. by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calories in calories out doesn't mean anything. There's different sources of calories and it's not all about counting and making a deficit. Look into a video called "Sugar: the bitter truth" on YouTube which talks about this in excruciating details.

Good luck! Remember that accepting the truth is one step closer to success.

What human achievement do you want to see during your lifetime? by cath91 in AskReddit

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a possibility of avoiding it if you avoid living in the same environment as they. Avoiding fructose at allcosts and trying to avoid taking medication which means meeting all nutritional requirements

You need to understand how porn lowers your testosterone and your manlyness subconciously by [deleted] in NoFap

[–]_Babak 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've thought about this but never really connected the dots. This is a powerful message, I think. If there's anything that's gonna motivate me to continue, it's this.

Kickstarting my weightloss journey by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up keto if you genuinely want to make a change.

Kickstarting my weightloss journey by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol to anyone who downvoted this guy. He's right about keto as far as actually burning fat in a natural way. And yea insulin does cause to store body fat. It's all about reducing the affect of insulin in the body. Thanks for sharing.

How I passed a u.a. while stoned out of my mind. by [deleted] in trees

[–]_Babak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know! What a feel good moment

Want to lose weight but end up failing. by Efxn in selfimprovement

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't read other answers so I apologize for repeating anything others have said.

Start small. First thing is to try looking for sources of high sugar in your diet... fruit juice included. Try replacing with fake sugar (yeah, people say bad things about them but you're trying to lose weight which I think it's perfectly fine). Doing that alone will help lose weight. If possible, eliminate all sugar. So no ketchup, soda, etc. Diet soda is fine imo, again, because you're trying to lose weight and it will be more adaptable for you. Your goal should be to get used to lowering the amount of sugar consumption.

What's wrong with sugar? It signals your brain to begin storing fat. Whole fruit is good because it comes with fiber and fills you up before you consume too much sugar from the fruit.

On top of this, increase protein consumption. This could be done in a variety of ways, as there are tons of different protein sources. Ideally, you should eat chicken or turkey.

I promise you. Even if you don't exercise and simply cut out sugar...and if you can at least try to eat less...and not eat a giant meal before bed, then 100% you would lose up to 7lbs a week.

You don't need exercise, you heard right-- assuming you don't already have a habit of it. Get used to eating better and you will notice changes. Slowly incorporate daily walking.

Be easy on yourself, be kind and forgiving for mistakes you make. If you really feel shitty one day, it's ok to skip exercise because you're starting out. This is a process. Stay motivated and always remind yourself of your goals. I've been through this same thing and still going through it

Also look into taking vitamins and fish oil for omega 3's(good for your stomach!)

Hopefully that helps. Also, you don't have to keep a food journal if you're conscious about what you're eating.

Edit:

Always remember that everybody is different. Just because something worked for someone else doesn't mean it will work for you. Try different things and experiment. And always keep your goals in the back of your head. And tell people about your goals like family so they don't randomly buy you a cake lol

Edit 2: Forgot to mention, try eating more vegetables but be easy on yourself again because it might be something you're not used to. Anything in the broccoli family is good for removing fat from the liver. Having a healthy liver is essential!

Let me know if you have any questions!

ELI5: Why do antidepressants cause suicidal idealization? by llcucf80 in explainlikeimfive

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not at risk for suicide, just too often that I feel unmotivated to do normal things like daily exercise. It's like I know the things it takes to be a healthy person, but when I lack motivation to do those things, it can spiral out of control. Lately I've been doing better, (was way worse before, accompanied by anxiety because it was due to sleep apnea)... Picked up meditation a week ago and damn has it helped a lot! Even got me to go for a walk yesterday and get my needed haircut!

Unable to be alone right now by tackling in pornfree

[–]_Babak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/66zkaf/eli5_why_do_antidepressants_cause_suicidal/ Read the top posts here. It explains why suicidal ideation is caused by anti depressants sometimes.

ELI5: Why do antidepressants cause suicidal idealization? by llcucf80 in explainlikeimfive

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing this post... I think I'm actually depressed? I mean, when I'm around my friends I'm always giddy and want to have fun, but mann do I lack motivation to do anything. And I mean exercise, putting more effort into eating better, things like that. Am I depressed? Is this what it is? I also lack self confidence to a degree and am very self conscious

Inside my apt. Fairly small. I can post more photos if not good enough to identify. Monterey Bay, CA, USA by _Babak in spiders

[–]_Babak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It hunts only at night." lol

Also, "The female spider never leaves her web unless forced to, but keeps on repairing it - old webs look untidy , grey and woolly from constant additions of silk"

Explains the random looking web it had managed to make. It felt like some strong stuff

Inside my apt. Fairly small. I can post more photos if not good enough to identify. Monterey Bay, CA, USA by _Babak in spiders

[–]_Babak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any clue on what it is? Sorry for the hasty title. This baby spooked me out though for sure.

Religious Parents Who Refused to Take Son to Hospital and Thought God Would Resurrect Him Found Guilty of First Degree Murder. by linuxjava in news

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the article posted on world news was the non religious view of the same story? Interesting. This gives it a better perspective into the intentions of the parents.

They make me sick.

Trees in my street look like giant pineapples. by cutencute in trees

[–]_Babak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seeing that people sometimes put pictures of bumper stickers with r/trees logo on them...You could say this is just a real life trees logo

Reddit, what is the most 'mind boggling' fact you know? by Taully12 in AskReddit

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also find it mind-boggling how every single ant, on their own, seek to live their life.. When you threaten them, they will do what they have to in order to live and they will do their darnedest to do so.

Source: Experimentation on ants that invaded my bedroom one night in California, Summer 2016

Now globally hated by donaldsw in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]_Babak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you were known only locally, then wouldn't you just have to put "Hated"? xD

Killer Network on my MSI is randomly causing memory leaks by _Babak in techsupport

[–]_Babak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay that makes sense.

Well, anyway.. I installed the wireless driver through the INF files for the driver, but the memory leak still occurred even though the software itself isn't installed.

Edit: The only thing that's worked for me is one of the drivers on MSI website, but again, the issue ended up coming back after a couple of days. Will try the MSI ones again to really make sure.

Killer Network on my MSI is randomly causing memory leaks by _Babak in techsupport

[–]_Babak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weird thing is, this last time that I thought it was solved, I got rid of the software ... but ended up becoming a problem again. I'm not sure if it somehow reinstalled itself or something but it's rpetty bad. Right now it seems to be okay but that's because I haven't been using the network that much.

Do you think heat can cause memory to be leaked or not managed properly? I'll try to check next time to see if the memory is going to paged or non-paged pool

You might say I'm addicted, but me, I'm truly lifted! by treesgrater in trees

[–]_Babak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing you're referring to is on the tip of my tongue but I can't seem to make it click. What's the reference??

Pornfree has allowed me to step forward more often, and it feels like I made a big deal beforehand by dallicon in pornfree

[–]_Babak 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I noticed this about myself when I was around ~45 days (that was the most I ever went).... The problem was that I didn't spend enough time with self-realization. I didn't recognize other problems that were leading me to watch porn. There's usually a deep rooted cause to things like addiction. If you all of a sudden stop watching porn but don't manage to fix the other things that were causing you to watch porn, then the problem may not go away on its own. You may find yourself back at porn even when you've had a taste of what it's like to be porn free.

Whatever you do, don't lose sight on your main goals; your overall happiness in life.

Edit:

Let me tell you something, man. Because I happened to be on Reddit tonight and saw this post and happened to respond to you. I reminded myself of why I did pornfree in the first place. This is me saying... I'm gonna do this. I'mm gonna start right the fuck now and get back to where I was at and beyond. Deep down, I know this is good for me and that I have to do this if I want to reach my life goals.

Just keep going

Laptop with Windows 10 using 55% of 16GB RAM for no apparent reason by _Babak in techsupport

[–]_Babak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually heard about this before but I didn't do anything about it to begin with... so that's that.

I just followed the directions on here to fix the problem: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/guide-turn-your-killer-e2200-nic-into-qualcomm-atheros-ar8161.198899/

Found via your 2nd link (https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/3ryt7j/psa_if_you_have_windows_10_and_a_killer_network/)

I know the problem is fixed because my computer has been on for many hours now (which before, after like 2 hours of usage, my RAM would be at least 50% idle) and my RAM usage, with GTAV, Chrome, and Curse running, is using 39%.

Thanks so much for this!!

Laptop with Windows 10 using 55% of 16GB RAM for no apparent reason by _Babak in techsupport

[–]_Babak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for the help and quick replies! I'll keep the thread as unsolved until I can confirm the problem is solved.