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Age 33 – I see beautiful women as human beings and don’t lech over them. I started a successful company, make more money. Many other benefits.

This forum was critical to my success in beating my porn addiction. I now consider myself truly rebooted. I wanted to explain how I got here because some aspects of my journey were different to what I had read on here, and other aspects were similar. Of course, everyone is different, and I’m not suggesting […]

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Why did my porn use escalate?

STUDIES: Signs of addiction and escalation to more extreme material? Over 60 studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation to porn, and even withdrawal symptoms (all signs and symptoms associated with addiction). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE: “I gave up porn when it became too disturbing” (Chicago Tribune, 2018) Through the last years of […]

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Quitting porn? Prepare for more vibrant emotions (2013)

What does the post-porn emotional rebound look like? Guys who give up porn often report unexpected changes, such as improved sexual performance and satisfaction, increased confidence and desire to socialize, better concentration, more satisfying romantic relationships and so forth. Yet they also frequently remark on another change: They feel more emotion. This is often both […]

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Guys Who Gave Up Porn: On Sex and Romance (2012)

Is porn dialing down humanity’s pair-bonding program? Read the many self-reports from other forums below this post. For those who like science: Studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual dysfunctions, lower arousal, and lower sexual & relationship satisfaction Introduction Today’s media equates “sex positive” with zeal for orgasm. According to this formula, the […]

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