I started regarding pornography as addictive after a friend, a physician’s assistant working in a urology clinic approached me with concern. He told me that several emerging adult men, ages 18-25, we’re coming into the clinic with problems associated with Erectile Dysfunction (ED). This is an unusual problem in this age range (link to original […]
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27m. I’m not sure I’ve ever gone longer than 10 days without porn since I was a preteen, but here I am! I’m not sure if I would have qualified as an addict, so maybe this sub can shed some light. I have never tried a porn free challenge. I watched for about 5-10 minutes […]
YBOP COMMENTS: Study reports that porn use is related to psychological issues, social issues, mental illness and aggression. Excerpts below the abstract. ——————————————————————————————– Razzaq, Komal and Rafiq, Muhammad (2019). PDF of Full Study. Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS): Vol. 14 : Iss. 4 , Article 7. Abstract This research was carried out to explore […]
This is probably my longest streak since 2016. The porn that’s been most addictive for me is stories/fic, amateur audio, with a bit of amateur video occasionally at my horniest, just before my period (and before ovulating, previously). Although at the end it was starting to become more video, when I found a particular kind […]
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I am a 27-year-old man. I have been masturbating a lot since the age of 13. Discovered marijuana when 19. Been smoking pot from then on up to this point. The combination of masturbation and weed gives me a lot of pleasure and high. I feel horny if I smoke pot alone and I can’t […]
I still can’t believe this happened. For over 3 years I’ve been trying to get away from pmo and nothing worked until I found this community. The last year was just an awesome journey overall. I met my girlfriend of now over seven months, improved massively when it comes to doing chores and just regular […]
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I can’t really say this to any of my guy friends, I think because porn is so heavily promoted as must-to-have in a happy life, especially with how liberal sex is becoming in western society. But I want to say something. Giving up porn was the best thing I did for myself and my marriage. […]
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I am victorious. I don’t need to fap anymore. Something clicked about 10 days ago I think but it is so clear to me now. When I feel sexual desire, I want to have sex not masturbate. That is how it always should have been. I fapped as a habit since I was 13 until […]
I’m 22 and wasted 6-7 years compulsively pmo’ing (is that how I’d say it?). Forgot completely that this forum existed and so checked in to have a look at what’s going on. While it’s of no surprise the current developments regarding the owner’s defamation (just shows how nasty those in the p industry are), I’m […]
First 30 days free in almost 1 1/2 [years]. Guys I was so confident that I was gonna make it through this I actually wrote this on day 22. Facts! A little background on my addiction Porn for me was an escape from my reality it helped me cope with things I didn’t accept in […]