Dear friends, I wanted to share my experience to add another success story to the database. Why? Because reading the success stories helped me tremendously while I was on my recovery path not to indulge my desires and wank Sorry for the long post here is a potato? In short, I’m 28 yo gay male, and […]
These days, porn functions as the primary source of Sex-Ed for kids. How will this influence kids’ views and expectations surrounding sex? Explore this question with us by listening to testimonies from young adults and examining findings from various scientific studies. Studies and sources referenced during this episode: 2016 UK study on kids thinking porn […]
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I was reading ‘Beyond Order’ by Jordan Peterson the other day. It’s a great self-help book, and it’s actually a sequel on ’12 Rules for Life’. One of the rules/chapters is called ‘If old memories still upset you, write them down carefully and completely’. So that’s what I’ll do over here. First, I will give […]
Hello all! I have been working hard and patiently waiting to post in the successes thread. I want to give hope to everyone that healing is possible, because the success stories at a few points were the only thing that kept me going and motivated. Last night I had sex, twice, without the use of […]
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I am part of this forum for almost last 7 years though I start putting serious efforts much later and I realized after many failed attempts that porn/sex addiction is grossly underrated. I still haven’t completed my 90 days reboot but I still consider myself successful to an extent, read on to know why. During […]
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The heading sounds a bit cliche right? I know it does and there are several stories on internet on how meditation has helped people get off all kinds of addictions in the world and my story might be just one of those but the addiction here is p*rn of course – so I thought I […]
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Kirby, M. (2021), Trends Urology & Men Health, 12: 6-10. Abstract Increased internet access has been accompanied by increased numbers of adolescent and adult men viewing online pornography, and there is growing concern about how this may affect their sexual development, sexual function, mental health and intimate relationships. This paper briefly reviews men’s relationship with […]
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Anonymous Comment Simply stated, Gary Wilson changed my life. For reasons unknown, I had harbored a weakness for pornography from an early age. When Internet pornography came into existence, I found it all but impossible to resist. With a simple explanation of what was happening in the brain, I was able to gain perspective on […]
I’m 23M, been fighting against porn addiction since I was 18. At the start of 2020 I took this a lot more seriously, and went without porn and masturbating for longer periods. Now i would genuinely say I have fully recovered. I don’t miss it and believe it to be a fantasy, I crave something […]
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The main problem in my life always was social anxiety, the absence of any social skills and ability to talk. Even when I was 4-5 years old, I remember how I was not able to say hello to my kindergarten crush, and when she hugged me, I was paralyzed and nervous af. Middle school bullying […]
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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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