Not masturbating for a month?!
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What is No‑Fap/No‑Nut November and why are people trying it?
It has been the biggest struggle of my life. What's been so hard? I think it's just like you just feel the pressure inside your body when needing to be released in a weird way. And trying not to do it is really difficult.
What time of day do you think is the is the hardest?
Um probably getting home from work 'cause I finish work in the middle of the day and I come home and everyone else is at work and I've got nothing else to do. It's the boredom thing, isn't it? Yeah, it is.
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hookup. Love and on Triple J. James Finlay here filling in for Nat Tanchich. It's November, and some of you might be taking part in No Fap or No Nut November, where you don't masturbate for a whole month. Soon, you'll find out if taking a break can be good for you, if it's even worth it, and why this no masturbating for a whole month is even a thing. First though, it turns out Lochlin Watt, host of The Racket on Triple J, decided to give it a go.
I guess me and my friends uh had this joke it's kind of been a long running joke. We call it no wank Ember. I didn't even uh really know that it was a or I never really saw it as a thing that other people did that like had a name for itself until the last few years. But um No, I did tragically fail one week in this year.
So why did you and your mates decide to do no wank vamber?
Uh it was just a group chat thing. It started as a joke. And I think it still kind of is a joke, but at the same time. It's uh Taken seriously? And it's kind of a bit of a competition and also Like just a it's just like a living meme kind of thing. But there's I don't know, I've I've found that there's also been some Pretty good benefit too. So What benefits have you found? Uh Heightened kind of clarity and energy and Uh better sex loss.
Okay, so let's let's talk about this clarity thing because I I've did some Googling and when I got into the depths of this kind of no-wanking for a month, there were these kind of men's groups that were talking about like heightened powers and how like after the seventh day you you you know you feel like that you're a super superhero or whatever. I don't know. Is this kind of how how you and your mates have been feeling?
I mean, I wouldn't call it like uh feeling exactly like a superhero, but you definitely Feel like you're sort of flying on a level above after a while and Uh, I think maybe part of that is just like the you know, feeling empowered and having that self control but also just There's something about, you know, having that built up tension and energy. In your balls that uh keeps you on your toes somehow.
So how have your mates gone on Successfully so far?
Um Well, see I actually deactivated Facebook, so I'm not in the group chat anymore. But so I'm not a hundred percent sure. But there's a few of us on Twitter that still joke about it. And I know out of the the three of us on there that were doing it on Twitter. I know that I lasted the longest. I think the second running was uh He came in at day six. Then I was like, Ah, I'm off the
hook. So are you gonna try again for the rest of the month or you you just it doesn't matter now.
Uh we'll see how it goes. I've I've you know after sort of, you know, realising and experiencing the the the benefits, it's kind of like uh I view my relationship with like masturbation and pornography in a similar way to you know, drugs and alcohol, like too much of a good thing. Kind of uh has negative side effects and and ruins it and if you kind of uh it's No, it it it's better to be a little bit more sparing with it.
W well, you gave up drinking for how long? That six and a half months?
Why do people find it hardest to abstain after work or when they’re bored?
Yeah. Could you see yourself doing that with masturbating though? Absolutely not. No way. Well, uh c good luck to the rest of your mates who are still doing this no wank Vember and um look, as l everything in moderation I say look. Definitely. Thanks for joining us. No worries, James. That's Loclan Watt there from The Racket on Triple J. Matt from Newcastle. You're doing no nut November.
Yeah, I sure am.
And how have you been going so far?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is No‑Fap/No‑Nut November and why are people trying it?
0:01–3:52
2
Why do people find it hardest to abstain after work or when they’re bored?
3:52–6:08
3
What mental and physical benefits have participants reported from a month without masturbating?
6:08–10:30
4
How did the “no‑wank Vember” challenge start and what’s the group dynamic behind it?
10:30–14:31
5
What does research say about the cultural, religious, and historical roots of semen‑conservation beliefs?
14:31–21:03
6
How can frequent masturbation or porn use affect energy, focus, and sexual performance?
21:03–26:58
7
What do listeners share about their personal experiences and struggles with No‑Fap?
26:58–29:09
8
What final advice do the experts give on healthy sexual habits and the future of No‑Fap?
29:09–30:13