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Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes

Many individuals who cease using porn for an extended period of time report mental and cognitive benefits, such as improved concentration and focus, better grades, increased energy and motivation, social anxiety improved or gone, increased confidence, improved mood, depression reduced or gone, greater desire to be social, more intense or vibrant emotions, and increased desire […]

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Female – Nofap has taught me patience, happiness, understanding, satisfaction, effort, sociality and concentration, and that my body and mind are one

265 official days behind me and 100 far from a year of no pmo. Healthy streak. Why would I be quitting? When I first started this I had no other goals to stay clean for a very long time, probably forever until I’d get a partner. Porn was shit and masturbating worthless, draining and life-worsening. […]

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Studies falsify the claim that sex & porn addicts “just have high sexual desire”

Porn addiction naysayers often claim that individuals with either sex addiction or porn addiction do not have addiction, they simply have high sexual desire. David Ley (author of The Myth of Sex Addiction), is one of the most vocal critics of porn addiction, and often claims that “high sexual desire” explains away porn addiction. (Update: […]

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Experts who recognize porn-induced sexual dysfunctions – along with relevant studies

UPDATE: If your healthcare provider wants continuing education credits that address porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, they may want to look into this course (not affiliated with this website). In the UK, consider this course. ~~~ This page contains two lists: (1) studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual problems and lower arousal, (2) articles, […]

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Feeling anxious, troubled relationships, procrastination, inability to plan for my future & meet the challenges of life: I had porn to thank for all of that.

It hasn’t been an exceedingly tough year, but, I suppose it’s been sort of tough. Just normal life stuff, added to the fact I’m at the point in my life where I have to start making big decisions for my future, and that can be really scary and hard. Oh, not to mention nearly a […]

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Age 24 – Social anxiety decreased dramatically. More confident. My mood is much better. I have much more empathy now

Hi everyone! This is my first post on Reddit. I’m a 24yo italian guy and I struggled with P related problems since teenage years. I started watching P at the age of 11, from the first time I had high-speed internet connection. From 14 to 20 I only suffered of mild social anxiety problems of […]

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Age 16 – More confidence, Greater wit & ease with conversation, Increased focus, Became the captain of the basketball team

Believe me when I say this is a very small price to pay. Keep your urges at bay remember edging is betray and enjoy the superpower buffet. A little bit of background: I am 16 year old and have been MO and sometimes PMOing since the Christmas of 2014. I started NoFap six or so […]

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Dismantling the “group position” paper opposing porn and sex addiction (November, 2017)

Introduction In early November, 2017 three non-profit kink organizations (Center for Positive Sexuality, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance) released a group position paper “opposing the addiction model in relation to frequent sexual behavior and pornography viewing.” The groups’ press release, Position statement opposing sex/porn addiction model, explained their […]

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