COMMENTS: Study on subjects with hypersexuality (porn/sex addiction) reports epigenetic changes mirroring those occurring in alcoholics. The epigenetic changes occurred in genes associated with the oxytocin system (which is important in love, bonding, addiction, stress, etc.). Highlights: Sex/porn addict’s epigenetic markers for the brain’s oxytocin system looks similar to alcoholics Study’s findings aligns with Kuhn […]
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
