Matthias Brand is the head of the department General Psychology: Cognition at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Brand’s team of researchers). Listed below are the neurological studies on porn users, and reviews of the literature/commentaries on porn use/addiction, that Brand and his team have published: 1) Watching Pornographic Pictures on the Internet: Role of Sexual Arousal […]
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Today I’m at day 59. My background is in my previous post. Why nofap? To see what this saved sexual energy can do if I do not engage in any sexual acts and thoughts(extreme no pmo). My findings till today: 1. Your mind continuously tells you to go back but when u don’t, ur self […]
Read More… from Age 30 – High confidence, Don’t tolerate any kind of shit, Can start conversation with even random strangers easily, Get aroused by real life girls
I was a hardcore masturbator too . I used to do it 2-4 times everyday for 3 years continuously. On one fine day I watched a video on youtube that said: If you save your semen it starts to move up the spine when it reaches your brain you will have the capacity to grasp […]
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I had porn addiction, and I quit after many times. Still felt like shit and thought why I feel like shit? And a friend of mine recommended to attend meditation courses. I was living in agony and realized that besides porn addiction I was drinking way too much alcohol and using way to much ecstasy. […]
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The tldr; is really in the title, but the distance between the two views is more than 14 years apart. It started randomly when a family friend introduced me to an adult website. I remember seeing it and not making much of it. Until another few months when I started exploring other websites, still not […]
Read More… from Age 25 – Improved thought patterns. Proud of what I’ve done, no longer unworthy of love and affection, less socially anxious.
Today it’s my 61 day of nofap. And i noticed some positive changes. I got a fixed job at a big firm because i have more confidence. I even had the balls to ask to earn more at the interview amazing. I am not desperate to get a girlfriend I actually don’t want one i […]
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This is my first time ever actually reaching 90 days although ive had a few decent streaks i think 70 was my best before this. How do I feel? Really good to be honest. Now for a short story. I’ve had basically a sad life. I started life as a winner, I was social, popular […]
Read More… from Anxiety levels much lower. I can think clearly. I am feeling joy again and I am returning to the person I once was.
Hello NoFap. I haven’t posted here in a VERY long time. First of all, I must thank this forum for being the stepping stone to my new life, which I am entirely proud of and happy about. Background: I was introduced to P at an extremely young age by an older neighbor (5 years older), […]
Read More… from Age 34 – I’ve been porn free for over a year. Yes, there are superpowers, but I have some news for you: You’re journey does NOT end with dropping P
Hi, i’m am no one special. Just a guy who suffered from addiction for 21 years and helping others. It’s a long LONG post, i hope you’ll read it. Well, sex/porn has always been a problem for me. Around the age of 8 or 9 there was a woman who abused me. It still feels […]
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Kuiper, L.B. & Coolen, L.M. Curr Sex Health Rep (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-018-0157-2 Preclinical and Psychophysiology (F Guarraci and L Marson, Section Editors) Abstract Purpose of Review Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) is widely regarded as a “behavioral addiction,” and is a major threat to quality of life and both physical and mental health. However, CSB has been […]
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