Female – Age 17: I’ve been masturbating since kindergarten and using porn since elementary school

I’ve been masturbating since kindergarten and using porn since elementary school. As one would expect that left quite the consequences. I decided to stop with porn usage when I realised I was reaching out to porn when I should’ve been reaching out to my boyfriend. Then I looked more into the consequences of my habits […]

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130+ Days – I used get sick almost every month, now almost 5 months have gone by and I’m healthy

I appreciate and love myself so much more I’m no longer a slave to my bad habits, I’m kicking them out of my life one by one Started working out and got a huge motivation to do so, dropped 12 kilograms (24 pounds) Started hitting the gym 3 times a week, loving it Cut off […]

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100 Days – Less prone to hostility towards my wife; more resilient to frustration; online accountability group helps

So I’ve made it to 100 days of no PM recently, and I wanted to post something about my journey, if for nothing else than to mark the happy occasion. I’ll talk about successes first, and strategies secondly. Then, I’ll add some parting advice. Begin with successes. Since making 90, I’ve definitely been less prone […]

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Cybersex use and problematic cybersex use among young Swiss men: Associations with sociodemographic, sexual, and psychological factors (2019)

YBOP comments: New study reports numerous negative personality measures correlated with greater porn use (cybersex use), such as: greater neuroticism & anxiety, higher aggression–hostility, decreased sociability, dysfunctional coping mechanisms, etc. ————————————————————————————————————– J Behav Addict. 2019 Dec 23:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.69. Studer J1, Marmet S1, Wicki M1, Gmel G1,2,3,4. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cybersex use (CU) is […]

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90 days – More attractive to girls, stronger, harder erections, aroused by physical intimacy

Today is the big day! Following 9 years of PMO addiction, I completed my first 90 day hardmode (well, monk mode technically) reboot ever! This honestly feels amazing, I’m in a daze. I know I’m not out of the woods and that I could still relapse in the future, but I feel happy about this […]

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My therapist believes my porn addiction influenced the development of my OCD

So I’ve been dealing with porn addiction since I was around 18. It became really problematic over the last 18 months. I began experience strange intrusive thoughts after masturbating and would have brain fog for a while afterwards. It even led me to masturbate to things that were at odds with my morals (nothing illegal) […]

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