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Depressive Symptoms and Pornography Use: A Census-Matched Longitudinal Study

Depressive symptoms were associated with pornography use. Associations held beyond age, gender, and moral disapproval. Associations persisted stably over 2 years. Psychiatry Research Englehardt et al., 9 June 2026, 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117275 Abstract Background Depressive symptoms and pornography use are both common in the United States. Prior cross-sectional research has consistently reported positive associations between these variables, […]

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Gay – Age 29, edging challenge

I am 29yo, started watching porn/masturbating when I was around 13/14, and it always felt like it was just normal. I was constantly horny, checking out guys and fantasising a lot. Childhood was a bit hard so (now I know) I found ways to feel less emotions or to numb! With time the intensity of […]

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Becoming the kind of person who doesn’t look at porn

There are desperate men and women everywhere, of all ages, who genuinely want something to stop in their lives. Alcohol. Drugs. Overeating. Overspending. And porn. So, they understandably focus on it. And fight it. And try to control it….exasperated and sad when it keeps coming back – like a never-ending nightmare. Primed for porn […]

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Age 23 – The gap between urge and action

I am beyond excited to share with you all today is my 31st day of No PMO at all! and the biggest credit goes to this website, this community. Thank you. When I had decided to do hard mode, I saw it like a insurmountable mountain that I could not climb. The understanding on addition […]

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Compulsive Sexual Behaviors, Pornography Consumption, and Co-Occurring Disorders Among College Students

Arch Sex Behav Moon, E.J., Garos, S., Kraus, S.W. et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-026-03462-w Comment: In college students, compulsive porn use was associated with alcohol abuse and depression. Abstract Problematic pornography use (PPU) and other compulsive sexual behaviors (CSBs) are associated with numerous psychosocial consequences, with a higher frequency in men than women. However, less is […]

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MD says Porn-Induced ED is Real

Porn-induced erectile dysfunction is very real. Regular pornography creates massive dopamine spikes from constant novelty that real-life sex simply cannot match, leading to ED even when everything is physically normal. Los Angeles men’s health urologist Dr. Justin Houman explains exactly what happens in the brain and the proven fix: 60 to 90 days of complete […]

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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. Also see, “Founders of OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ guilty of grooming employees to have sex with clients.” NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. […]

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Hopelessly Addicted to Porn by Age 15. What now?

Coach Church recounts the story of a young rebooter from a third-world country and a conservative family. Is avoiding contact with real girls/women the answer, especially if it leaves young men addicted to screens, and totally unprepared for real-life relationships later in life? His escalation in amount of use and more extreme material is not […]

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‘That’s just how it is these days’: exposure to online pornography in childhood and its impact on development in late adolescence

Journal of Child Psychotherapy Eliza Newell, 52:1, 110-123, DOI: 10.1080/0075417X.2026.2638381 ABSTRACT This paper explores the impact of exposure to online pornography in childhood on aspects of development in late adolescence, with a particular focus on sexual development. Three composite cases are used to outline some common themes found in treatment with young people, drawn from […]

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Bad advice that will keep you hooked on porn, lonely, and miserable

Coach Noah Church shares a tongue-in-cheek basic guide for how to stop a self-destructive porn habit. This advice is designed to backfire in every way, leading to a lonely and miserable life filled with regret and wasted opportunity. […]

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