A whole two months have passed since I told myself I would stop with PMO. I find myself being more open to talking about rebooting and the perils of watching porn with other people. That’s something that I never thought would happen for me, because I was always so ashamed to talk about it. Now, […]
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I have currently been without pornography for 37 days. It’s the longest streak I’ve ever had since I started watching porn at the age of 13. SINCE 1 FUCKING 3. Boy I wish I would’ve done this sooner… It took me 1-ish years since I realized I may be struggling with pornography/sex addiction. Up to […]
Read More… from Porn-induced ED cured – Countless failed relationships, lesson learned.
Things are starting to settle in and settle down. The practices that have helped the most are: -Daily meditation. Mindfulness of the breath and body, some mantra, some loving-kindness (metta) meditation. -Posting on Nofap on a regular basis. Most days I’ll post something. It helps to keep the mind motivated and reminded that it’s just […]
COMMENTS: New neuro-psychological study on female porn users reports findings that mirror those seen in substance addiction studies. Approach bias to porn (sensitization) and anhedonia (desensitization) were positively correlated with pornography use. Study also reported: “we also found a significant positive association between erotic approach bias scores and scores on the SHAPS, which quantifies anhedonia. […]
Study on 10th grade males reports numerous negative outcomes related to violent porn use: ————————————– Huntington, Charlie, Deborah N. Pearlman, and Lindsay Orchowski. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2020): 0886260520915550. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520915550 Abstract The Confluence Model of Sexual Aggression is a well-established framework for understanding factors that contribute to men’s perpetration of sexual aggression against women, highlighting […]
Finally I could make it. Actually I don’t know exactly how many days I’ve passed without PMO. But since I’m Muslim, and I’m fasting during Ramadan, from that I know I could reach 30 days without PMO. The withdrawal symptoms in early 1-2 weeks was almost not exist. Starting on weeks 3 that memory of […]
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I am a 29 yr old male with a strong addiction for P and M. My performances at school and at work were direct negative correlation to PMO habits. Talking, social interactions were so terrifying. Never made friends with the guy working next to me who was a good guy. Only attracted negative people to […]
Read More… from Age 29 – Social interactions were terrifying; now witty and sharper; man-boobs gone
Wow so… when I first started, I had just gotten out of a toxic relationship, with a narcissistic individual that left me scarred. I had decided within that moment of time it was time for a change. I didn’t want to be this person anymore. I had been addicted to porn/ beating my meat for […]
Read More… from Age 23 – Confidence, clarity, strength, increased libido and more emotions
Hi guys just found this sub and wanted to share my experience going through this some 7 year ago or so… Sorry for the long post. All right, so, I’m a 37 years old straight man, and since I was 14-15, I was into porn, it gradually got “worst” with the internet until broadband made […]
Read More… from Age 37 – ED: Doubted my sexuality – A success story
Link to original article At the time of writing, there are now numerous studies including several reviews of internet pornography use, which indicate that compulsive use of internet pornography, like drugs or alcohol, is addictive. Yet there are some researchers, scientists and even clinicians who refuse to accept that sex or internet pornography can become […]
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