Aline Wéry, Natale Canale, Caroline Bell, Benoit Duvivier and Joël Billieux 07 May 2020, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.193 [full study] Abstract Several studies have shown that problematic use of online sexual activities (OSAs) can constitute a dysfunctional coping strategy that reflects a compensatory usage of the Internet. Yet, some specific risk factors—widely investigated in the field of […]
A little background on myself. Mid 30’s, married, a few kids with different women. I’ve been masturbating since I was a kid, I’m thinking 10ish. Porn since dial-up was a thing (NetZero, America online. Really dating myself here lol) when I got home from school before my mom got home. Lots of success with women […]
The first time that I delved into the realms of porn and masturbation abstinence I was greeted with the most intense feeling of being alive. At this time, I felt fully present and fully aware of my being. It felt as if my aura, something that had long been inactive, had recharged itself and was […]
Read More… from My vision of women changed dramatically – met my life partner
Disclaimer: My streak refers to no masturbation to porn. But I did look at porn during my streak. Never to use as fuel for my fantasy or to tease myself or anything like that. I’ll explain in detail why I did it. I understand if you dismiss my input for not being a pure no […]
Read More… from Age 27 – “If you are serious it’s as easy as punching through paper”
My story is rather simple and not really filled with huge struggle with porn but I think it shows how I began interacting with pornography in some forms back when I was 11 years old or so. Stickers wrapped inside gums sold on the corner kiosks in Russia featured naked photos and I had a […]
Read More… from Age 32 – After a month, sex and life in general became much more enjoyable
So, a little backstory here, I discovered masturbation and then eventually orgasm in about 7th grade, and then porn at the end of 8th. I always felt that it was wrong, but it felt too good to give up, and then I was addicted. I am now 15, almost 16, and I found NoFap 8-9 […]
Oeming wrote an irresponsible article claiming the concept of “porn addiction” is dangerous. She padded it with various untruths. Gabe addresses her claims one by one. […]
Read More… from Gabe Deem calls out pro-porn propagandist Madita Oeming
Introduction Nicole Prause has shown a consistent and troubling pattern of (1) filing groundless, malicious complaints and lawsuits, and (2) threatening such actions, or publicly claiming that she has filed them, when she has not done so. (Four main pages documenting Prause’s behaviors: page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4.) Below is a partial […]
Read More… from Numerous Victims of Nicole Prause’s Malicious Reporting and Malicious Use of Process
I’m a 30-year-old male. I can proudly say that I cured myself within six months of NoFap. The reason I started this journey was because I suffered from ED due to PMO. I couldn’t maintain an erection or sometimes didn’t get hard at all during sex with my ex-girlfriend. It was embarrassing and shattered my […]
Read More… from Age 30 – Cured my Porn-induced ED within six months of Nofap
Hey guys, I just did 45 days and lost my drive and will to continue, I’m still holding on to the past and I have to break that. I’m no giving up now, I dust my boots and continue knowing I having a family I share the same ideals with online. Overall NoFap is a […]
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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