I’m 20, male, and have been struggling with masturbation and porn since I was 10 years old. It was my way of coping with negative emotions growing up in a dysfunctional household. For as long as I’ve been doing nofap, I’ve wondered if I had stunted my emotional development as a kid. At my worst […]
My porn addiction had escalated to the point where I was using 2-4 times a day, I had intermittent delayed ejaculation problems, and my sexual interests morphed (I thought I was bisexual when I am actually gay… haha the opposite of what usually happens I know). I knew I had to stop completely. I read […]
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Prologue I had heard of noFap long before I first tried it. Back then, I was mainly posting on /r/ForeverAlone and occasionally, people would make “helpful” posts about how all we lone losers needed was noFap. It was condescending to say the least. Masturbation was the only sexual release I had and then someone tried […]
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Long story short, it was only a few months ago where I was a heavy PMO addict (late night and/or early morning addict). I felt like I was going to be “forever alone” and I would say FALSE things like “She is too good for me. She is a 10, and I am a 2”. […]
Why I Started I won’t lie. Porn was having a terrible effect on my relationship. It deteriorated to the point where my girlfriend lost all interest in me. The resulting breakup really motivated me to get my shit together. Benefits I’ve Experienced: More energy; taking less naps and getting better sleep Greater mental clarity; I […]
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“My life is no longer about me, but about what I can do to improve wherever I am” Porn addiction is not a clinically diagnosed condition. But that doesn’t stop swathes of men – for it is predominantly men – of all ages across the world becoming seemingly addicted to watching porn. Erectile dysfunction amongst […]
Read More… from “Inside the Community of Men Who Have Given Up Porn” (Independent, UK)
Jihye Choi, Hyun Cho, Jin-Young Kim, Dong Jin Jung, Kook Jin Ahn, Hang-Bong Kang, Jung-Seok Choi, Ji-Won Chun & Dai-Jin Kim Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1245 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01275-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01275-5 Abstract Adaptive gaming use has positive effects, whereas depression has been reported to be prevalent in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the neural correlates underlying the association between […]
July 2007 Joseph R. DiFranza, MD; Judith A. Savageau, MPH; Kenneth Fletcher, PhD; et al Jennifer O’Loughlin, PhD; Lori Pbert, PhD; Judith K. Ockene, PhD; Ann D. McNeill, PhD; Jennifer Hazelton, BA; Karen Friedman, BA; Gretchen Dussault, BA; Connie Wood, MSW; Robert J. Wellman, PhD Author Affiliations Article Information Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(7):704-710. doi:10.1001/archpedi.161.7.704 Abstract […]
Link – Independent UK By Rachel Hosie Porn addiction is not a clinically diagnosed condition. But that doesn’t stop swathes of men – for it is predominantly men – of all ages across the world becoming seemingly addicted to watching porn. Erectile dysfunction amongst young men is on the rise, but opinions are divided as […]
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Hello everyone! Today I’ve finally reached the huge milestone of 90 days. I’ve kept at it for 4.5 years now. I thought I’d share some things that helped me and other thoughts. The first segment of this thread is about the story of my journey which you can read if you want some insight into […]
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