I passed for months free of porn a few days ago and figured I’d share the results! My goal was to quit pornography, I find that with every passing week I think about it less and less I can barely even remember what they look like. I’m still with the girlfriend I met around the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Age 36 – Married, 150 days clean
Just a quick post on here to celebrate day 90 of my recovery. It hasn’t been easy but it hasn’t been as difficult as I thought it would be. A number of things have helped: 1. Complete honesty with my wife. I am still working on this. 2. Reduced screen time – my phone is […]
“Noticed any changes from cutting back on fapping?”
Become a man again from not watching porn….that’s what I initially read. Then I found myself caught in this crazy wild fantasy world because my brain was playing games. I read further. “Your recovery will be far swifter if you don’t masturbate.” I have basically tried this since March 2022. I reckon I have averaged […]
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Age 23 – I have drive in life; I want to socialise
I have a message for you guys. This is coming from a 23 years old guy who practiced nofap for years and finally succeeded in stopping pornography usage & masturbation. I haven’t ejaculated for more than 150 days. I am confident enough to say that I’m now free from this harmful habit. My advice to […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Age 34 – New dad, new beginnings
So a while back I was in a dark hole of my own making. During my wife’s pregnancy our sexual activities stopped completely. Unfortunately I took that ad an excuse to let myself go and help myself. This was a very bad idea, and I found myself in a depression because of the lies I […]
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 […]