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The Impact of Pornography on Psychosexual Development of Teenagers

This Ukrainian paper discusses the unique risks associated with modern pornography and the nature of its influence on the brain and sexuality – especially with respect to teenagers. The peculiarities of the adolescent brain, its vulnerability to excessively strong stimuli, which can form lasting neural connections, can significantly affect the subject’s future sexual behavior. The […]

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Pornography: A Concealed Behavior with Serious Consequences

Rhode Island Medical Journal; Providence Vol. 106, Iss. 3,  (Apr 2023): 29-34. Noel, Jonathan K, PhD, MPH; Jacob, Sharon; Swanberg, Jennifer E, PhD, MMHS, OTR/L; Rosenthal, Samantha R, PhD, MPH.  ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the current study was to estimate prevalence of pornography use and addiction in Rhode Island young adults, identify sociodemographic disparities, and determine if use and addiction were […]

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30 days of freedom

Benefits: Mental clarity, better sleep, higher sense of well-being, morning wood, easier to get aroused with minimal fantasy. Just thinking of a girl I like can make me almost 100% hard in 30 seconds – 1 minute. Before quitting porn, it took forever to just get the slightest bit hard. I wake up with a […]

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Huberman interviews on porn risks

Stanford professor, Andrew Huberman PhD speaks with others about some of the risks associated with internet porn use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GbCnr4gBjE Many of Huberman’s followers have asked him about the effects of porn consumption. This clip from a couple of different interviews summarizes some of this thinking. Are today’s porn users wiring their sexual tastes to voyeurism […]

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My Life As a Porn Addict

How one successful man’s fixation on pornography threatened his marriage, family, and career—and how he finally overcame it. As Told To John McDermott – Published: Mar 30, 2023 George, 54, New Jersey My first encounter with pornography came when I was 10 years old. My friends tried to show me a copy of Oui, a […]

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Structural brain differences related to compulsive sexual behavior disorder

Journal of Behavioral Addictions (published online ahead of print 2023). doi: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00008 Authors: Per Görts, Josephine Savard, Katarina Görts-Öberg,Cecilia Dhejne, Stefan Arver, Jussi Jokinen, Martin Ingvar, and Christoph Abé Excerpts: CSBD is associated with structural brain differences, which contributes to a better understanding of CSBD and encourages further clarifications of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the […]

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