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.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Same. Most of the time I really just want to talk to people about things that interest me but being isolated, mentally ill, and mostly stuck at home makes that largely impossible. Social media sites give me at least some of the experience of having a community and people to talk to when that's not otherwise available.