I’m on day 39 now, and after the first 2 weeks I feel like it’s been easier than ever before. Granted, my addiction wasn’t very bad, I only used like twice a week. But I hated how I felt, because I am in a serious relationship and I was hiding it from her for years. […]
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Don’t miss this brilliant interview exposing the hazards of today’s explicit online content calmly and without any moralizing. Noah Church also addresses porn-induced sexual dysfunction (often called PIED) as well as the recovery process. The participants address parents’ concerns and also offer suggestions for how to educate children in order to reduce their risk of […]
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Excerpt: “These results align with previous research indicating that pornography has a high addictive potential due to its strong affective and arousal properties.” Lay article about this research: “Pornography triggers stronger brain reward responses than gaming or money“ Human Brain Mapping Volume45, Issue8, June 1, 2024, e26711 Kseniya Krikova, Sanja Klein, Miriam Kampa, Bertram Walter, Rudolf Stark, Tim Klucken Abstract […]
“I am at a point now, where I don’t see ANY point going back to PMO.This challenge is one of my best decisions in my life and the best one this year. I cannot describe my feelings now!Anxiety in socializing – gone. Anxiety about future – gone. Anxiety about money – gone. Self pity – […]
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By Geoff Goodman PhD “Many scientific research studies conducted since AASECT’s 2016 position statement attest to the reality of sex addiction. It afflicts roughly 8.6 percent of the general population.” In November 2016, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) published a position statement on sex addiction. The organization wrote that it […]
As pornography use soars, some men feel their behaviour is moving from a compulsion to an addiction. They describe how this affects their health, happiness and relationships Tony is in his 50s and recently did a rough calculation of how much of his life he has spent looking at pornography. “The result was […]
Special Rapporteur, 21 June 2024 GENEVA (21 June 2024) – Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, said today. “Prostitution reduces women and girls to mere commodities and perpetuates a system of discrimination and […]
A few months ago, I truly believed that this wouldn’t be possible. I had basically given up hope that I would ever make it past 30 days give or take. However, now that I have made these significant changes, the real challenge is maintaining what I have and not slipping into old habits. I recently […]
For everyone out there that thinks this isn’t possible to quit the older you get…well now at the age of 34 I’ve had my longest streak and feel better than I have in a very long time. Back in February I had some health problems develop that took me by surprise (developed shingles on my […]
Read More… from For the first time ever at age 34, I hit 120 days
Mary Sharpe from The Reward Foundation talks to @LeeAlanHall about the damage online porn does to health and relationships. She also tells how the multi-billion dollar porn industry suppresses research on these issues from reaching the public. They do this by using the famous ‘playbook’ PR tactics to create doubt about how porn can cause […]