--I think sometimes it sets me back sometimes not. what it sets me back more in, just like TEI helps me more in quicker, is mental discipline as well as focus/mood.
-not like fapping crashes or destroys me. but seriously 30-40 days (and I guess 100-500 days or 3000 days) of nofap helps the day go smoother.
-even then, surely TEI helps focus/mood/outlook/thinking straight a lot more than NF does. It's just a tool. and with 10 other actions and a strict schedule often (often terrible tho), may as well keep it up.
--also yeah girls smile more, more confident, can meet easier after 20 40 etc days. BUT again it's just one "tool" in a large toolkit. For me.
-for me just less in my own head. is the main benefit. As well as acting on social cues with zero hesitation (positive ones, not like "hey lets drink" but useful ones).
--why? IDK , lots of reasons, maybe increased serum test at 14days, less wasting time, all that stuff, better mental game/confidence.
---mostly it's bad for those with a serious addictive nature, so if you don't drink, don't smoke, don't ever have certain types of foods, only workout like this, take cold showers, avoid certain behaviours may as well go the distance. --however TOO much perfectionism is very bad too. BUT some need to force a supreme discipline.
-SPEAKING of random. Definitely thought it was gone, POIS/effexor issues. however towards end did nofap (for other reasons too), and helped a lot.
-during that time I still had 1-2 other bad habits. --controlling like 8-9/10 habits is great but 10/10 is better.