“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.” –Frank Herbert Discussion threads on porn use We often hear about how our culture is becoming “pornified” thanks to today’s eager Internet users and their suppliers. Yet those giving up porn are also beginning to shape our culture. Like soldiers returning […]
I’ve been pmo ing since I was 21 years old when I was in my first real relationship 8 years ago (pretty late imo). I am not sure when it became an addiction but a main reason I did it was because I was away from her. Well when I was 25 I would get […]
Highlights: Early contact, frequent use, greater time spent using, and frequent masturbation during pornography use correlated with addiction. More than 30% reported needing longer to orgasm to porn than they had needed 3 months earlier. Earlier use, greater exposure and more masturbation to porn correlated with lower sperm concentration and total sperm count. This was […]
Day 73 I can’t seem to appreciate how beautiful my wife is until I’ve detoxed from porn several weeks. Yesterday i walked by her and was amazed at how she looked, and well, things went pretty well for us from there forward. It was similar on my last streak, all of the sudden I start […]
This clear, concise Scandinavian video series explains what you need to know to understand porn’s harms, whether you are a porn addict or simply experiencing porn-induced symptoms. Its author is a remarkable teacher. His cogent analysis and personal experiences as a recovered porn addict make this series especially effective. He answers common questions thoroughly and […]
Viagra, the accidental wonder drug, which is 25 years old, transformed the love life of millions. But with anxiety and porn addiction on the rise, are men using it to avoid facing up to their problems? Article by Matt Rudd Excerpt: Mary Sharpe, chief executive of the Reward Foundation, a relationships and sex education charity, […]
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Introduction I consider to have started my NoFap journey on September 2019, so it is almost 4 years in the NoFap journey. NoFap has lead to absolutely massive positive life changes for me and I thought I’d give something back to the community. Particularly I wish to give hope to those struggling with ADHD that […]
80+-page research report Executive Summary (from p. 4) by Melissa Farley, Erica Bergkvist, Merly Asbogard, Johanna Pethrus, Mikaela Lannergren, Luba Fein, Nacima B. Jerari The following excerpts come from this research on prostitution and filmed prostitution (porn), released in Stockholm on October 17, 2023: We describe the parallels between prostitution, pornography production, and trafficking with […]
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There’s a semi-viral tweet by a porn-industry friendly sexologist, David Ley, going around claiming that a well-known study from China has been retracted. The problem is that the underlying research hasn’t actually been retracted. If you find this confusing, you aren’t alone. Scientists who conduct research on problematic porn users (and related topics) often face […]
Just a post about my success so far and some realistic look into benefits and struggles I still have. I’ve been free of internet porn for almost two months now. I quit because I began dating someone nearly two months ago, and she asked me not to do it so I quit. Shortly thereafter I […]
Is Sex Addiction a Myth?: Geoff Goodman PhD concludes that the evidence is mounting that Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder is remarkably like other behavioral addictioins. CSBD is recognized in the ICD-11, the international authority on disease classification. ~ "Many
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