Rebooting Basics: Start Here
Rebooting is our term for the reward circuitry regaining its sensitivity. You will find numerous rebooting accounts here, and many links to accounts of porn-induced ED and recovery on the ED & Porn page.
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Search Results for: adolescent
Kids and Porn: It Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Playboy’ (2010)
Kids today have access to super-stimulating porn that may lead to erectile dysfunction, social anxiety, and other problems.
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Measuring Porn’s Effects: What About the Users? (2010)
An open letter to Simon Louis Lajeunesse Dear Professor Lajeunesse, I’ve just read about your conclusion that porn is harmless. I’m wondering if it might be worth redesigning your questionnaire. I’ve been witnessing (secondhand) a lot of harm from porn, as well as some surprising benefits from leaving it behind. What I’m learning suggests that […]
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Losing at Porn Roulette (2010)
Effects of Porn on the User
Effects of Porn on the User. For many, the decision to quit porn is fueled by unwanted side-effects. This section touches on a few common issues, and what users have done to restore balance. Some of these consequences, such as erectile dysfunction, usually show up after years of use. Other consequences, such as escalation into […]
Intoxicating Behaviors: 300 Vaginas = A Lot of Dopamine (2010)
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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Porn On The Brain (2010) by Marnia Robinson
Would we be happier without online pornography?
A few years ago, men from all over the world began arriving in my website’s forum complaining that they were unable to stop using Internet porn. Google had sent them—perhaps because my site shares information about the effects of sex on the brain. My site, however, is about relationships, not recovery. Yet their obvious distress, and porn’s impact on their relationships, motivated me to welcome them. As I listen, these visitors support each other in the struggle to leave porn behind.
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What Visitors Say About This Material
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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About Us
is about what it says in the name – your brain and porn. It is maintained by a group effort that includes men who have recovered from internet-porn related problems. It was founded by the late Gary Wilson, a retired anatomy, physiology & pathology teacher (more below). You can contact YBOP admins here. Please do not […]
About This Site
This site is secular, although everyone’s views are welcome. It is primarily science-based, and no one here is trying to ban porn. This is not a commercial site. Our proceeds from the book you see go to a registered charity trying to raise awareness about internet porn’s effects. We created the site because we have the resources and the time, and we don’t like people suffering needlessly simply because they lack critical information for improving their circumstances themselves.
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