“Internet porn can’t be causing problems for users because porn has been around forever. If it didn’t harm us then, it won’t harm us now.”
Sounds logical but, in fact, this reasoning is faulty. Times have changed—and so have porn and the way porn is delivered to our brains.
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[Also see Vibrators and “Dead Vagina Syndrome” (research and mainstream press)] Can you use sex toys or Internet erotica in moderation? The answer lies in your brain—not in any external advice, wisdom or dogma. It depends on the state of your reward circuitry, your brain’s ancient appetite mechanism. Sure, your brain may be particularly vulnerable […]
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[Week 5] I have just been blown away by reading the stories similar to mine, and very optimistic reading all of the success stories of these same users.
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Morality lies not where we think it does This post is about morality, but not about a particular moral agenda. It’s about how your inner compass works. Whatever your moral code, if you or your loved ones occasionally do things that violate it, read on. Moral decisions (including sexual ones) do not invoke a specific […]
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Also see: 6 Step Reboot Plan… that helped me quit Rethinking the Wonders of Adult Masturbation Ejaculation: How Often for Good Health? Forum members ask their urologists about ejaculation frequency Are there any guidelines for healthy masturbation? If there are, we haven’t found them. Most guys eliminate or drastically reduce masturbation during their reboot. After rebooting […]
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Although this section is named “Porn Use & Sex Addiction Studies,” Internet porn addiction is not really sex addiction (see Porn Addiction Is Not Sex Addiction–And Why It Matters). Internet porn addiction is considered by many experts to be a subset of internet addiction. YBOP has created several lists of porn studies. An (L) in […]
Recent research overwhelmingly support the existence of Internet addiction. The following Internet studies may include porn users, yet do not isolate pornography use. In the list below this section I’ve included studies on both Internet addiction and video game addiction. They are separated by this place holder: “INTERNET ADDICTION ABOVE; INTERNET GAMING BELOW.” List of […]
Has the porn industry gotcha? Updates: This page lists 52 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). All provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 27 recent neuroscience-based literature reviews & commentaries by […]
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It’s amazing to read all these stories of people who have gone through the same things I have. I am in week 5-6 of recovery and I can feel myself resuming normality again after using porn for on and off 6 years. Thankfully my libido is returning once more and I am feeling the benefits. Besides the return of libido I have noticed many other positive effects:
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02668734.2024.2347614
Brief report: private pleasures and the damage done: asking the unasked question about consumption of online pornography’s risks, health care givers should routinely ask patients about pornography use and explain why it matters.
Professor Lemma argues
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