In honor of Gary Wilson’s birthday today, YBOP is pleased to share this video by master communicator and coach Seb Jones. In it, Jones highlights some of the most poignant personal accounts and key insights of Gary’s book Your Brain On Porn. […]
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Recent Studies Describing Porn or Sex Addiction (or CSBD) Rates
Rates of porn addiction, sex addiction or compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in the general population are gradually being revealed by ongoing research. Pornography: A Concealed Behavior with Serious Consequences (2023) [Data from n=1022 participants of the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey] 6.2% met the criteria for addiction. Odds of pornography use were 5 times higher […]
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Engineered highs: Reward variability and frequency as potential prerequisites of behavioural addiction
Clark, Luke, and Zack, Martin. ” Addictive Behaviors (2023): 107626. Comments: Researchers explain why Gary Wilson was correct when he hypothesized that internet porn’s addictiveness is fueled by endless novelty/variability (not unlike slot machines). Variability amplifies the addictive potential of modern digital products. Excerpt: By enabling near limitless diversity and speed of delivery of non-drug […]
UK’s first pilot study for porn addiction treatment gets ethical approval
Treatment programme to be offered by clinic amid sharp rise in number of people seeking help [From The Evening Standard By Daniel Keane] The first ever pilot study for the treatment of porn addiction has received ethical approval, as society deals with a sharp rise in the number of people seeking medical help for the […]
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Commentary on “Everything We Think We Know About Addiction Is Wrong – In a Nutshell”
What you really need to know about Johann Hari’s claims UPDATE 2022: Quantitative research shows that perceived social support has limited predictive power as a factor against problematic sexual behavior. It’s helpful, but not a silver bullet. See The relation of perceived social support to compulsive sexual behavior. If you are struggling with an addiction, by […]
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Pornography: A Concealed Behavior with Serious Consequences
Rhode Island Medical Journal; Providence Vol. 106, Iss. 3, (Apr 2023): 29-34. Noel, Jonathan K, PhD, MPH; Jacob, Sharon; Swanberg, Jennifer E, PhD, MMHS, OTR/L; Rosenthal, Samantha R, PhD, MPH. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the current study was to estimate prevalence of pornography use and addiction in Rhode Island young adults, identify sociodemographic disparities, and determine if use and addiction were […]
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No longer depressed after recovering from a 9 year porn addiction
Today I have ended my NoFap journey with a non-porn induced masturbation. I have finally come out (pun intended) of my 9 year old porn addiction. I am in a healthy relationship with a beautiful woman. I have a job. I’m no longer depressed. The last 162 days has completely changed my life! At one […]
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Rebooting Advice & Observations: From Successful Rebooters
The following pages contain rebooting advice, suggestions and observations from those going through the rebooting process. The Top 3 FATAL MISTAKES Rebooters Make My Thoughts On Rebooting [EXTREMELY LONG POST] Hello Gentlemen. Now we begin – Ongoing thread on RebootNation moderated by William Porn-Induced ED Reboot Advice Vlog: Gabe Deem – 9 months to have […]
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Porn Playbook: Deny, Disinform and Defame (video)
YBOP COMMENTS A big part of the “porn playbook” is defamation and harassment of those who speak about the harms of porn or problems in the porn industry. The most egregious porn industry shill is sexologist and former academic Nicole Prause (mentioned in Gabe’s video). In 2013 former UCLA researcher Nicole Prause began openly […]
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Pornography and its impact on the sexual health of men (2021)
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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