Some things to say before I get into the details. I’m not done. I don’t wanna be done. I am so happy to be here. I failed ALOT ALOT ALOT of times. When I say failures, this means PAST streaks, not this one. This one was pretty legit. This is a milestone to me, not […]
Read More… from Age 22 – I found my personality, depression gone, enjoying people
Wanted to share – I spent a lot of time looking at success stories to keep going, hoping mine can help others This is a long one, labeled the headers in bold below, but the tl dr is: go hard mode at least at first lock down your devices (K9 is a lifesaver) Keep track […]
Read More… from Age 32 – PIED: 409 days and had good sex for the first time in a very long time. I was hard the whole time.
I’m 31, married and one kid. I started NoFap about six months ago when I thought I had a pretty good life. Good job, would wake up early to workout, got along with the wife, had sex about once a week, had goals, etc. I found NoFap and thought maybe it could help with my […]
Read More… from Age 31 – DE healed. Holy shit, the sex!
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 Mar 19;373(1742). pii: 20170024. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0024. Moore CF1,2, Panciera JI1,3,4, Sabino V1, Cottone P5. Abstract Compulsive eating behaviour is a transdiagnostic construct observed in certain forms of obesity and eating disorders, as well as in the proposed construct of ‘food addiction’. Compulsive eating can be conceptualized […]
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Norhaslinda Kamaruddin, Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman, Dini Handiyani Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 10, no. 1 (2018). Abstract The rise of Internet access, social media and availability of smart phones intensify the epidemic of pornography addiction especially among younger teenagers. Such scenario may offer many side effects to the individual such as […]
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THE FULL STUDY Eric W. Owens, Richard J. Behun, Jill C. Manning, Rory C. Reid Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity Vol. 19, Iss. 1-2, 2012 Version of record first published: 09 Apr 2012 Abstract The recent proliferation of Internet-enabled technology has significantly changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Once confined to a […]
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Well I used to isolate myself, eat a lot of junk food and was very very shy, always awkward around women. In 2016 my friends paid me an escort. I was a virgin and was drunk so I said ok. But then I did not feel anything, like nothing was happening. I even thought WTF, […]
Read More… from My porn-induced ED is gone, social anxiety is a lot better, didn’t need meds after all
I have successfully quit porn and intentional masturbation about a year and a half ago. I have zero urges or desires to visually examine porn or any artificial online sexual stimulation. I have lost this desire to watch porn a very, very long time ago. I have a girlfriend now and we make love, and […]
Read More… from I have a girlfriend now and the high I feel making love and connecting with her is 1,000x better than wanking to porn
Many individuals who cease using porn for an extended period of time report mental and cognitive benefits, such as improved concentration and focus, better grades, increased energy and motivation, social anxiety improved or gone, increased confidence, improved mood, depression reduced or gone, greater desire to be social, more intense or vibrant emotions, and increased desire […]
Read More… from Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes