Thoughts on relapse by site members
- My two tips:
1) Don’t look at any porn. ANY. EVER.
2) If any erotic images come into your thoughts be proactive and do the following:[…]
1) Don’t look at any porn. ANY. EVER.
2) If any erotic images come into your thoughts be proactive and do the following:
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It’s not a good idea to supplement L-dopa, unless under the care of a knowledgeable professional. The isolated form of L-Dopa is a prescription drug with lots of listed side effects. Velvet bean also has L-dopa in it.
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There’s a strong meme out there that says, “Use it or lose it,” and when people have used porn heavily enough to squelch their erections, they fear to stop masturbating, thinking their lack of responsiveness will get worse. Or they think they need to “remind” their penises what to do by using porn to achieve […]
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Although this section is named “Porn Use & Sex Addiction Studies,” Internet porn addiction is not really sex addiction (see Porn Addiction Is Not Sex Addiction–And Why It Matters). Internet porn addiction is considered by many experts to be a subset of internet addiction. YBOP has created several lists of porn studies. An (L) in […]
Give someone a neurotransmitter and they’ll feel good for an hour; teach someone to grow more receptors and they’ll feel good all the time.–Todd Becker
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One guy posted this to himself on his blog:
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Salsa? Tango? Great way to learn a healthy dynamic in interactions. Here’s a recovering user’s report:
I’ve really been getting into salsa dancing lately with more classes, private lessons and social dancing. I’ve heard it said that dancers make better lovers. I used to scoff at the idea, but now I can see some logic to it (and no I’m not being paid to say that ).
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Rebooting is our term for the reward circuitry regaining its sensitivity. You will find numerous rebooting accounts here, and many links to accounts of porn-induced ED and recovery on the ED & Porn page.
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“Remember the first step is hard, but the second is actually the hardest.”
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Read More… from What if I masturbate (edge) or watch porn without orgasm?
After using the hypnosis tool regularly my urges to masturbate to porn have vanished for some 45 days.
Having trouble rewiring your brain to let go of a porn/arousal link? Use this script to record an audio file for your own use on your computer or cell phone. Record it in a calm, slow voice, with pauses. (Don’t record the headings in italics.)
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