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Alejandro Villena, psychologist and sexologist: “Pornography has turned masturbation into something compulsive”

[Translated from Alejandro Villena, psicólogo y sexólogo: “La pornografía ha convertido la masturbación en algo compulsivo”] Alejandro Villena, psychologist and sexologist: “Pornography has turned masturbation into something compulsive”. Madrid 13/10/2023 21:37  María Martínez Collado @mariaa_0600 Alejandro Villena is a general health psychologist, sexologist and research director at the association Dale Una Vuelta, a social project […]

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Clarifying and extending our understanding of problematic pornography use through descriptions of the lived experience

Excerpts: Our findings shed new light on various sexual and non-sexual functional impairments related to PPU [problematic porn use] that have yet to be robustly examined in the existing literature. Our findings corroborate increasing evidence that many individuals with PPU experience tolerance and desensitisation effects, which can lead to escalating use [evidence of addiction]. [PPU […]

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Internet Pornography Use Disorder

Internet Pornography Use Disorder: In Search of a Non-Pathologizing Description of an Evolving Clinical Issue

Comments: In this well reasoned article Palazzolo argues that the DSM should include a diagnosis for Internet Pornography Use Disorder due to its unique and recognizable symptoms. Sexual Health & Compulsivity 30:4, 328-341, DOI: 10.1080/26929953.2023.2254785, Francesca Palazzolo (2023)    Abstract Since the inclusion of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th […]

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Age 26 – I discovered NoFap

Salute to late Gary Wilson, who created yourbrainonporn.com, Alexander Rhodes, youtubers Mark Queppet, Seth Alexander for the help I got for coming out of hell. Background I was exposed to women’s lingerie ads in very childhood (I cant remember, i was too young). From very childhood I was interested in women’s bodies and couldn’t keep […]

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Post-Porn Culture (2012)

“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 […]

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