YBOP Comments: This is one of our very first posts describing one of the unexpected benefits reported by former porn users. We are not saying that Internet porn is the primary cause of social anxiety in young men. No one knows what percentage of those with social anxiety disorder (SAD) have porn use as a […]
Read More… from Was the Cowardly Lion Just Masturbating With Porn Too Much? (2010)
Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 417–423 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1293-5 Matthias Brand, Stephanie Antons, Elisa Wegmann, Marc N. Potenza This comment refers to the article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. Introduction The Target Article by Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid (2018) addresses an important and timely topic regarding problems that individuals may experience related to pornography use. Grubbs et […]
Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 431–435 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1301-9 Shane W. Kraus, Patricia J. Sweeney This comment refers to the article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid (2018a) proposed a model for understanding individuals’ problems with pornography due to moral incongruence (PPMI). Specifically, they posit that some pornography users experience psychological distress and […]
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1294-4 Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 449–453 | Brian J. Willoughby This comment refers to the article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. While the viewing of sexually explicit content is by no means a new phenomenon, the digital age and availability of online pornography has led to a surge in scholarship seeking to understand […]
Read More… from Stuck in the Porn Box (2018). (Analysis of the Grubbs moral incongruence model)
Archives of Sexual Behavior February 2019, Volume 48, Issue 2, pp 455–460 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1277-5 Paul J. Wright This comment refers to the article available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1248-x. In this Commentary, after providing a brief overview of my background and research interests in relation to the topics covered by Grubbs, Perry, Wilt, and Reid’s (2018) Pornography Problems Due to Moral […]
This post is a few days late, I was planning to post it on one year of anniversary of my recovery, but I got busy and then I forgot. Well, better late than never. 1 YEAR, WOW. This feels surreal when I started this journey I never imagine I can go without PM even a […]
Started Nofap and lifting in september 2017. I was this skinny anxious socially awkward virgin. Benefits I’ve experienced so far: Gained 20kg (+/- 13 kg muscle, rest is fat and water weight) No more anxiety Feel fairly confident talking to girls now Thicker hair No brainfog/sharper at work Interest from girls Good habits I picked […]
I thought I’d share the story of my NoFap journey with you. I am now sitting on 365 days and I am so glad to have reached this point. I’ve also included some takeaway tips too for you, the reader. Exactly 1 year ago, I was one day away from my MCAT exam. This exam […]
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Hello guys, I joined chess tournament in before weekend. This tournament was team matches (4 players playing in 1 team), 350 players and 64 team joined this tournament but in our age category, 36 team (school) joined tournament. I and my team friend won 5 matches in 6 matches, other team friend won 6 matches […]
Read More… from Age 19 – From turkey: In my opinion I am getting back my normal life.
This recovery story was written in response to the following question Post – My husband has a porn/sex addiction and I don’t know how to help him. I feel lost in this and hopeless. Not sure if this is the place to post and my husband might be somewhere on this group, but I don’t […]
Problematic Pornography Use, Mental Health, and Suicidality among Young Adults.
"PPU and its interaction with gender were both significant predictors of suicidal ideation." ~ "Gender comparison analysis revealed significantly higher scores for PPU and loneliness among men, while…
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