Today I reached 90 days of NoFap again. For some people it may sound small, but for me it represents a 5-year battle. The last time I crossed 90 days was in 2021, and my highest streak ever was 104 days. After that, I fell into the same cycle again: a few days of progress, […]
Coach Church shares a letter today from a young man who overcame a dysfunctional childhood and early porn addiction in order to get back his life and sexual health as a gay man. Regardless of sexual orientation, there’s nothing more “sex negative” than being so addicted to porn that one can’t form relationships with real […]
Comment: Note that 67% of representative sample comprised the group showing the most problems. Understanding how people develop habits around viewing adult content can help identify potential psychological risks later in life. Researchers identified three distinct patterns of how adults start viewing sexually explicit material, revealing that establishing a regular habit at a young age […]
Critics of the notion of sex addiction argue that we need to address the underlying trauma, rather than the manifest behaviour. This argument has some validity, but it does not alter the description of the behaviour as ‘addictive’. By comparison, people addicted to drugs or gambling also often come with serious underlying problems arising from […]
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The porn industry has long supported shills who promulgate its preferred narrative about porn use. But recently a truly twisted “Journal statement on ‘sex addiction’” was published by academic publisher Taylor & Francis. Fortunately, a thoughtful author (on behalf of himself and a long list of colleagues) has taken the rare step of skillfully calling […]
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Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones examines the neuroscience of porn addiction and its wreckage across an entire generation. Forty-two billion porn site visits occur every month — 92% through the smartphone in your pocket — and the average Australian child encounters it at age 11. Marshall Ballantine-Jones is a specialist in online sexualisation education with over 25 […]
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SAN ANTONIO – A recovering pornography addict, who now speaks to men battling the addiction, is sharing his journey to sobriety to encourage staying on the right path when dealing with exploitative material in the age of artificial intelligence. According to safefamilies.org, most people struggling with pornography addiction later in life were first exposed when […]
So this is my first post, I just found out about this group today.It’s been:128 days with no weed, tabacco & alcohol38 days with no PMO28 Days with no YouTube. So I’m a 28 year old man. Been doing all the things listed since I was 15, some like PMO, YouTube, smoking ciggies and drinking […]
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This Australian news item is not about porn per se, but it’s relevant for porn users and their children. […]
Read More… from Chilling Warning For Parents As MRI Scans Show Phones Are Damaging Kids’ Brains
Ryan didn’t open his phone with the intention of finding porn. But when the 11-year-old came across it on his social media feed, he was intrigued. As he watched, he experienced a rush of curiosity and excitement. Soon, his brain was hooked on that dopamine rush. It became a daily routine. He told himself he […]
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