COMMENTS: YBOP has been claiming for years that a large percentage of today’s porn addicts are dissimilar from other types of addicts – including traditional sex addicts. Many of today’s porn users progress to porn addiction because they started using digital porn at a young age, eventually got hooked, and often conditioned their arousal to […]
Just wanted to give hope to anybody who is currently struggling with either of the above issues. I suffered with both for the last couple of years until I discovered this subreddit. I went straight in with hard mode for 23 days and I am so grateful that it has resolved the problems for me. […]
tl;dr: If I can break free after more than FIVE HUNDRED relapses, then so can you! It’s possible! Seek clarity on why you’ve found it hard, learn how to overcome the addiction, make a solid plan, follow and refine it until you reach your goal! It feels incredible. I’m crying tears of joy. I’m so […]
If someone would have told me sometime ago, when I was ignorant of the dangers of porn, that it could cause serious sexual dysfunctions and disconnect myself from others, I would have thought they were some evangelical lunatic or something. I would have thought they were pretty sex negative and regressive, not open to new […]
Read More… from Age 30 – I did it: heartbreaking PIED cured and porn addiction recovery!
Okay so I’ll start by saying I am not currently on a 150+ day streak. To be honest I just relapsed, now that, that’s out of the way those of you who don’t want to read this please leave. I have been attempting to completely rid nofap from my life for 3 years now. I […]
COMMENTS: By one of the top neuroscientists researching porn’s effects (Matthias Brand). Matthias Brand knows what he’s talking about. His research team has published 20 neurological studies on porn users (along with 4 reviews/commentaries). ——————————————————————————————————————— Suchttherapie 2019; 20(S 01) DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1696187 M Brand, Universität Duisburg-Essen Link to abstract Abstract Introduction Compulsive sexual behavior disorder, including […]
Read More… from Theories, prevention, and treatment of pornography-use disorder (2019)
Link to the podcast (about an hour) Gary Wilson, author of Your Brain on Porn, joins Ryback this week for a very important conversation on porn and what exactly it does to a lot of people’s brains. Quite possibly our generation’s version of cigarettes, where we just don’t quite know what we’re getting ourselves into. […]
Read More… from Gary Wilson in conversation with “The Big Guy” Ryback
Wanted to share this with the community. I have reached my first 90 day PMO goal. However, to be honest I did have a wet dream after the 90 day period was reached and did end up masturbating the next day. Nevertheless did achieve the PMO 90 day challenge and I do feel a big […]
Read More… from Age 36 – Peace of mind, better concentration
COMMENTS: In Spanish, except for the abstract. Average age was 65. Contains surprising findings that thoroughly support the addiction model: 73% used porn 24% reported WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS when unable to access porn (anxiety, irritability, depression, etc.) 50% believed porn use interfered with their lives ————————————————————————————————————————————– Signos y síntomas de adicción al cibersexo en adultos mayores […]
Read More… from Signs and symptoms of cybersex addiction in older adults (2019)
