Guys, young and old, who use highspeed porn are increasingly reporting erectile dysfunction. It reverses itself after they stop using. What’s going on? What does recovery look like? For an overview, read our Psychology Today post: Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: A Growing Problem. You may also want to watch Gary’s slide show on Erectile Dysfunction & […]
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A 25-year old describes his withdrawal and recovery of erectile health after quitting Internet porn. Listen to Nov. 20, 2012 radio show “Your Brain in the Cybersex Jungle” Gabe’s second show with Gary – Gabe answers questions about porn-induced ED (show #20) Related links: Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013) Why Shouldn’t Johnny Watch […]
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Psychiatrist talks about his personal experience with porn-induced sexual dysfunction, as well as porn addiction and the reason why large clinical studies on porn’s effects will be difficult to bring about. Listen To Show Post by doctor – After 10 yrs glued to the computer, I kicked the addiction and fixed the PIED!! Medical doctors […]
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Porn-induced ED is a relatively recent phenomenon, but there is now a strong scientific literature exploring how it came to exist and what can be done to treat it. Introduction Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual dysfunctions, and startling rates of a new scourge: low libido. Documented in this […]
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The brain knows exactly what alcohol or heroin is, but has no way of recognizing what porn is. We receive daily questions about what’s “approved”, or what’s a “relapse”, or whether X, Y, or Z, will slow someone’s reboot. A better question is, “What type of brain training leads to addictive changes in my brain?”
The types of questions that constantly pop up involve, “Is it OK to….
Also see: Rebooting With a Partner
Dating during a reboot can cause a major dilemma. Here’s a typical scenario: […]
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This is normal. It’s a typical phase of recovery in men who have porn-related erectile dysfunction or delayed ejaculation. We call it “flatlining.” It’s temporary, but it can be very disconcerting, because it makes stopping porn seem like the cause of ED instead of the solution. (See accounts below.)
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Many porn users report that delayed ejaculation was a precursor to their erectile dysfunction. Years of porn use can cause a variety of symptoms, which when examined, lie on a spectrum. Desensitization of the reward circuitry is at the root of these various symptoms, which include:
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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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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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Problematic Pornography Use, Mental Health, and Suicidality among Young Adults.
"PPU and its interaction with gender were both significant predictors of suicidal ideation." ~ "Gender comparison analysis revealed significantly higher scores for PPU and loneliness among men, while…
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