For the first time in my PMO recovery journey, I reached 30 days. In the past, I have managed streaks of a week and three weeks at times. This time, I achieved a month. I learned a lot about being vulnerable and how shaming thoughts affect me. I had someone external providing support as well. […]
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YBOP response to Jim Pfaus’s “Trust a Scientist: Sex Addiction Is a Myth” (January, 2016)
How about trusting addiction neuroscientists and peer-reviewed papers? Before I address many of the claims within the Pfaus article (link to the Pfaus article), it must be noted that Jim Pfaus omitted the 52 neuroscience-based studies (and 27 reviews of the literature and commentaries) on porn users published in the last few years. So far, […]
No Porn, Better Working Memory? (2012)
Updates: Multiple studies link porn use to poorer cognitive outcomes. See this list: Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes. Studies reporting poorer executive functioning (hypofrontality) or altered prefrontal activity in porn users/sex addicts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. […]
The Other Porn Experiment (2012)
Scroll down to the comments section to view over 1000 posts by individuals conducting The Other Porn Experiment (all are from other websites as YBOP has no forum). See this 2016 peer-reviewed paper by Gary Wilson: Eliminate Chronic Internet Pornography Use to Reveal Its Effects (2016) ———————————————————————————————- Article: What Can Informal Control Groups of Former […]
Brick House – final episode of Season 2
Who says problematic porn use can’t be good for some laughs? […]
