Guys, I did it! For first time 180 days. I feel so proud and full of life. I really don’t know what to say that someone hasn’t already said, but for all of you: keep up, we all fight together! My next step is telephone detox. I realized that social media and youtube taking away […]
Not really, but you know what I mean LOL. All seriousness, I can manage my urges now with confidence and poise. I have truly healed and am free from shackles of PMO and lust. Of course I still get horny and of course there are times where I think of girls super sexually but it […]
Today is 100 days free from the grips of a lifelong addiction. As i mentioned before i have never felt the optimism i have right now about the hope i have of quitting for good. #1 I told my wife! I can’t understate how key this was in the battle. It turned the monster of […]
Read More… from Age 36 – 100 Days!!! 1st visit with Therapist
Excerpts: Most therapeutic interventions treat CSBD as an addiction, because it shares many addiction-like neurocognitive mechanisms and clinical characteristic. People with a [substance addiction] and people with CSBD share high commonalities in personality traits and temperament. Yet [those] with CSBD reported more concerns with possible relationship losses. Non-substance behavioral addictions include internet addiction, internet gaming […]
Authors: Manuel Mennig,1 Sophia Tennie,1 and Antonia Barke2 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Archives of Sexual Behavior (link to study) Abstract Online pornography is a widespread Internet application. As with other Internet applications, in some cases its use can become problematic. First indications point to a link between problematic use of online pornography and psychological distress […]
I am finally qualified to make a post in this part of the forums [30-day streak]. Great! In 2020, I thought I had my life in good order – a job lined up, daily fitness training, a supportive family, and a girlfriend. I thought I was good in regard to mastering my body and mind. […]
Read More… from Age 28 – It took me over 2 years of serious trying
Arch Sex Behav 51, 1337–1350 (2022). Wu, T., Zheng, Y. Abstract Chinese people’s pornography use is increasing and condomless sex is prevalent in pornography. However, both the relationship between pornography and condom use among Chinese adults and the mechanisms underlying this relationship are underexplored. This study examined how perceptions of pornography were associated with attitudes […]
Austin felt bad again. Every time he turned to pornography, it left him hollowed out and sad. But he didn’t know how to talk about it with Carrie. It devastated his wife the first time she found out, and whenever he or she would bring it up in a glancing way, it seemed to make […]
Read More… from Perspective: Husband on porn, wife on Prozac (Deseret News, 2023)
In Short: I realized I couldn’t stop PMO on my own > I got help from nofap.com especially the weekly calls (Best $40/month I ever paid) > I asked everyone about every problem with PMO sobriety I had > I tried and found the solutions that worked for me to maintain sobriety. *Voila* It was […]
I’m new to this group and to reddit but I wanted to tell you all about me and my story. I have been watching porn since I was 11/12 years old and I have always viewed myself as a casual watcher. I never saw porn as anything but a normal thing that men and boys […]