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)
When I regained the joy of life again, the realization that I previously had blamed all of my shortcomings on others (and other things and circumstances) started to sink in. I slowly became more and more convinced that my previous destructive and negative thinking and attitude had been the causers of my previous tribulations, struggles […]
COMMENTS: Men spent more time looking at sexting images when they assumed that the pictures were distributed non-consensually. Excerpt: The results from this study show that viewing behavior and the evaluation of sexting images are influenced by the supposed way of distribution. In line with objectification theory men who assumed that the pictures were distributed […]