Your Brain on Porn

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Brain Studies on Porn Users

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/31/2014 - 17:55

This page lists all the studies assessing the brain structure and functioning of Internet porn users. To date every study offers support for the porn addiction model. The results of these 22 studies are consistent with 150+ Internet addiction brain studies, many of which also include internet porn use. All support the premise that internet porn use can cause addiction-related brain changes, as do recent neuroscience-based reviews of the literature:

Start here for a brief overview of concepts & science

Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/08/2014 - 13:17
This article is a short synopsis of some key concepts. For the science behind it, please follow all the links and read this page. Some links go to our articles, which in turn link to studies. For a more in-depth understanding and further evidence see The Research Page. For specific content explore Porn FAQs.

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What happens when you drop a male rat into a cage with a receptive female rat? First, you see a frenzy of copulation. Then, progressively, the male tires of that particular female. Even if she wants more, he has had enough. However, replace the original female with a fresh one, and the male immediately revives and gallantly struggles to fertilize her. You can repeat this process with fresh females until he is completely wiped out.

This is called the Coolidge effect—the automatic response to novel mates. Interestingly, men ejaculate more motile sperm and they do it more quickly when they view a novel porn star. This powerful automatic response to erotic novelty is what started you down the road to getting hooked on internet porn.

Gary's TEDx talk - "The Great Porn Experiment"

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:08

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If you missed the "Showtime" special on Nofap...

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 22:02

you can watch it now. The “Part 2 Pictures” team brought in several NoFap community members from around the country to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They camped out next to a river, and spent time hanging out, talking about the ups and downs of porn addiction, and laughing at all the commonalities they saw in each other’s journey with pornography and rebooting. By the end of the short trip they felt like they were all good friends. Watch here: Episode 6

Age 21 - More friends; Greater energy, motivation, patience & confidence; Better memory, focus & social skills

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 10:15

I have beaten my old record that I had in the last summer. Negative thoughts telling me to relapse are but branches I must move out of the path or just jump over. The number of days without porn has been great, but the main source of happiness is the positive life changes that have happened:

Age 24 - Completed 1 year. Married: I feel so much more confident and masculine now.

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 10:08

I am officially announcing that I am 1 year today clean of masturbation and pornography. I've been an addict for over 13 years I'm 24 years of age and I never thought I would ever be able to shake the illness but I have done it. I was also an alcoholic and marijuana smoker, proud to say I have not had a drink or a smoke in almost 3 years.

Age 31 - I can't believe the immense changes that have gone on in my brain, body and life.

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 10:02

I am on Day 31 of my NoFap journey, but I'm actually on Day 415. I have masturbated and binged on during the 415 day journey (not the most recent 31 day streak, which I will be getting to 90 and eventually turning that into 130). I can't believe the immense changes that have gone on in my brain, body and life. I have less brain fog, more confidence, much better body, more determined, less fatigued, more loving, etc, etc, etc. The changes are endless.