Finally reached day 45 and lasted long in bed – feels like a journey and a half, but equally certainly feels like an achievement. PIED is gradually going away and over the weekend managed to have intimate sex with solid erections. Below are some thoughts on PIED, what helped, as well as current state and […]
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No more sexless marriage
No more sexless marriage: Sorry this may trigger a little but it’s a positive success story so aiming for it to encourage others! It’s not quite click bait with the word obsessed but my gosh. I am nearing day 14. I got my days wrong and I have gone longer – I included all masturbation […]
Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11): Introduction of a new screening instrument capturing ICD-11 criteria for gaming disorder and other potential Internet-use disorders (2022)
YBOP COMMENT: Researchers created and tested a new assessment tool, based on the World Health Organization’s ICD-11 Gaming Disorder criteria. It’s designed to assess several specific Internet-use Disorders (online behavioral addictions) including “porn-use disorder.” The researchers, who included one of the world’s leading experts on compulsive sexual behavior/porn addiction Matthias Brand, suggested several times that “porn-use […]
I respect women more and I’m learning to appreciate real sex
I respect women more and I’m learning to appreciate real sex. From r/pornfree: I have been a porn addict since I was a young boy (11 Or 12, now 22). The last year or so I have seen the light and have been fighting this addiction with some success! One thing I have found is […]
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Social Anxiety is Almost Gone After Quitting Porn
So, I never thought I would ever be here posting a positive my own story of recover. But here I am! Despite the very lengthy account, I hope someone find it useful. First, some history. From a pretty young age maybe 9 or 10, maybe younger, I started masturbating. Heaven knows why at such an […]
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No longer depressed after recovering from a 9 year porn addiction
Today I have ended my NoFap journey with a non-porn induced masturbation. I have finally come out (pun intended) of my 9 year old porn addiction. I am in a healthy relationship with a beautiful woman. I have a job. I’m no longer depressed. The last 162 days has completely changed my life! At one […]
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Best-selling author of Your Brain on Porn, Gary Wilson, has passed away.
PRESS RELEASE: Best-selling author of Your Brain on Porn, Gary Wilson, has passed away. ASHLAND, OREGON: May 21, 2021: After years of battling chronic illness, public health advocate Gary Wilson passed away on May 20, 2021. Gary Bruce Wilson is the author of the best-selling book Your Brain On Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging […]
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I quit watching porn and things really took off for me
I quit watching porn once, time to do it again I’m back here. I will say, even long after you quit watching porn you can still find yourself falling back into things. I did, but I just have to quit again and get back to it. It’s worth it and let me tell you why. […]
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Quitting Porn Improved My Confidence and Erections
Over 2 months pornfree has improved my confidence and erections. Hasn’t been without its challenges, but I am proud to say I have not watched or fapped to pornography in over 60 days. This is my longest streak to date, and I don’t plan on breaking it this time around. Hope this minor accomplishment of […]
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I no longer have to imagine porn during sex
After 6 months of rebooting, I no longer have to imagine porn during sex. Men’s sexual health may not be considered an important topic in most polite conversation … but it is an important topic. And I can personally attest after 6 months….that NoFap really does improve sexual health. I haven’t been to the pharmacy […]