Comment: Important new review suggests that the DSM-5 is wrong-headed not to include ‘porn addiction’ in the diagnostic manual, by whatever term it may select. This is especially true in light of the World Health Organization – ICD-11’s adoption of “Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder” years ago. Addictive Behaviors Reports Volume 18, December 2023, 100510 […]
I wanted to share my story in hope that it might help other people on their porn recovery and self improvement journey.I started watching porn around the age of 12. I had a lot of anxiety and OCD as young, it really damaged my self esteem. I looked up to action heroes and men displaying […]
I have pushed past the 180 day milestone of my combat mission to be free of PMO, meaning that I am now officially 6 months (half a year) clean from it. I still feel a lot of anger these days, and some days I have to restrain myself from snapping at those who test me. […]
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[In this masterful review, feminist organization Nordic Model Now summarizes Gary Wilson’s Your Brain on Porn.] The idea that compulsive internet porn use can be a form of addiction has a bad reception in some feminist circles. There is a conviction that it lets men off the hook; perhaps even positioning them as victims – […]
Update : I am currently on day 120 of my journey. (Background) All the benefits that I am experiencing are only getting better. I finally feel free of my addiction and my life is so much better that I am determined that there is no way that I am ever going back to my old […]
Journal of Behavioral Addictions Comments: Across 42 countries, using the International Sex Survey, almost 5% of participants were at high risk of compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). Rates varied between 1.6% to 16.7% across countries, genders, and sexual orientations. “Men had the highest scores on the CSBD-19, followed by gender-diverse individuals, and women.” Abstract Background […]
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Here’s an anecdote: my daughter has been staying with us for the last week or so. Not sure how [my wife and daughter] got onto the subject of relationships and pornography but they did. My wife then retold to me what my daughter had said to her – and remember my daughter is 21 and […]
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I promised myself when i first started on August 23rd 2022, that i would give back to the community on my journey. I had told myself that i would make a post on the 250th 500th 750th & 1000th day. So lets begin. I started PMO at the age of around 15 having heard about […]
Comments: It’s useful that the authors of this academic Comment opine that, “The Male Sedation Hypothesis suggests that [online] virtual experiences provide counterfeit fitness cues of sexual needs being met, and thus reduce the motivation for engaging in real-life mating effort as well as engaging in risky behaviors.” But why don’t they point out that […]