porn addiction

Is Sex Addiction a Myth?

By Geoff Goodman PhD “Many scientific research studies conducted since AASECT’s 2016 position statement attest to the reality of sex addiction. It afflicts roughly 8.6 percent of the general population.” In November 2016, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) published a position statement on sex addiction. The organization wrote that it […]

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Porn addiction

The secret lives of porn addicts: ‘I am meticulous about covering my tracks’ (Guardian – UK)

As pornography use soars, some men feel their behaviour is moving from a compulsion to an addiction. They describe how this affects their health, happiness and relationships     Tony is in his 50s and recently did a rough calculation of how much of his life he has spent looking at pornography. “The result was […]

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United Nations - Prostitution

[UN] urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls

Special Rapporteur, 21 June 2024 GENEVA (21 June 2024) – Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, said today. “Prostitution reduces women and girls to mere commodities and perpetuates a system of discrimination and […]

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60+ days, a retrospect…

A few months ago, I truly believed that this wouldn’t be possible. I had basically given up hope that I would ever make it past 30 days give or take. However, now that I have made these significant changes, the real challenge is maintaining what I have and not slipping into old habits. I recently […]

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Childhood in the Age of Explicit Online Content (Porn), with Noah Church

Don’t miss this brilliant interview exposing the hazards of today’s explicit online content calmly and without any moralizing. Noah Church also addresses porn-induced sexual dysfunction (often called PIED) as well as the recovery process. The participants address parents’ concerns and also offer suggestions for how to educate children in order to reduce their risk of […]

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legal

Legal victories over serial harasser/defamer Nicole Prause: She’s perpetrator, not victim!

This page is for journalists and other investigators who may have read assertions that Dr. Prause is a victim. NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. Therefore the style and voice are uneven in places. Mere claims, no matter how vivid or […]

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