People who are more engaged with communities that push abstinence from masturbation tend to feel more suicidal after a perceived "relapse," according to new research published in the journal Sexualities. ...

The researchers also asked the participants to rate how often they noticed ten different problems in the online forums. Visitors to NoFap forums reported seeing content that was often trolling (88%), misogynistic (73.7%), bullying (49.1%), anti-LGBT (42.9%), or anti-Semitic (32.0%). Additionally, a significant number of participants reported being told to harm or kill themselves (23.5%), witnessing threats to hurt others (21.1%), and witnessing doxing of others (17.1%) on the forums.

  • Bay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I know you joke, but whenever masturbation comes in a serious way people are usually pretty positive about it from a health and wellness perspective.