UPDATE 2017: A new study (Fernandez et al., 2017) tested and analyzed the CPUI-9, a purported “perceived pornography addiction” questionnaire developed by Joshua Grubbs, and found that it couldn’t accurately assess “actual porn addiction” or “perceived porn addiction” (Do Cyber Pornography Use Inventory-9 Scores Reflect Actual Compulsivity in Internet Pornography Use? Exploring the Role of […]
I am 31 years old. My battle with porn addiction has been almost 12 years. Several bad moments: ED, broken relationships, sexual repression, stress, frustration, ignorance, and loneliness were driving me crazy. Several benefits to quitting porn: improved strength, better dating approach, more confidence, improved relationships with women, removing toxic people out of my life, […]
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To escape from porn addiction it is essential for porn users to understand why they can find porn more exciting than a real partner. UPDATES: For more information see the Porn & ED section. Over 75 studies linking porn use to less sexual and relationship satisfaction. At least 40 studies link porn use/sex addiction to […]
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UPDATES on DeltaFosB (ALSO WRITTEN ΔFosB) Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 41 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. DeltaFosB is a key component. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 21 […]
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Very frequent internet porn use has familiar risks for many of today’s users. These include escalation to more extreme material, poorer sexual and relationship satisfaction and addiction. It may also include the gradual loss of attraction to real partners (as well as anorgasmia and unreliable erections). Less well known is the fact that intermittent use […]
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“Better concentration,” “no more brain fog,” clearer thinking,” and “improved memory” are a few of the most common benefits reported by those who reboot. Here’s one: My mental abilities have only improved in the last year and a half. I’m serious as a heart attack about that. I’m more calm, have improved my musical skills […]
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My life has really changed in the last three months! Since I started the NoFap journey, I have… been working out 1.5 hours every day (in average) been taking cold showers every day boosted my sex life with my wife gotten better sleep strengthened my discipline achieved many programming goals become a happier person Challenges […]
Sexual brain training matters—especially during adolescence (Note: View numerous comments below this article) It’s normal for kids to want to learn all about sex, especially during puberty and adolescence. This is when reproduction becomes the brain’s top priority. For this we can thank the specifics of teen-brain development. Think of an adolescent jungle primate watching […]
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Internet porn’s supernormal stimulation can blight women’s sex lives too A popular online Swedish news magazine recently reported that women are noticing their own version of “porn impotence,” (already reported in Swedish men). Says one woman, “I have wondered about the reason for my lack of interest in sex in-real-life. … I can definitely see […]
A David and Goliath battle involving a billion-dollar pornography website: "The book relates how, through investigative journalism, Mickelwait discovered that one of the world’s biggest websites was knowingly profiting from sex trafficking, and reveals her subsequent fight to
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