[Advice] I’m also 20 and have a similar story to yourself. It will get easier, and your life will get better. It won’t be easy at first but the difficulty is what makes you stronger and the journey worthwhile. Stick to 90 days as an experiment. If you feel an urge tell yourself “not today”. […]
Read More… from Age 20 – Used to be social anxious and have PIED
My experience with porn began when I was young like many of you, and I masturbated aggressively for many years starting around age 10. At that age I suspect I was too young for it to affect me badly, and I had no knowledge of PIED or anything of that nature. ED was not something […]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/AEYIDyovpAk[/youtube] There is no education on sex or porn in school so the porno films are serving as the educator. Then, guess what? Kids get into relationships and try to do what they see in porn, and it doesn’t work that way. Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly is a new documentary by writer-director Justin […]
Read More… from Addicted to Porn: Compulsion, Shame, and Anxiety (The Fix)
Addict Behav. 2017 Jan 15;70:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.021. Wang L1, Shen H2, Lei Y3, Zeng LL2, Cao F4, Su L4, Yang Z5, Yao S6, Hu D7. Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is a condition characterized by loss of control over Internet use, leading to a variety of negative psychosocial consequences. Recent neuroimaging studies have begun to identify […]
If you’re on this subreddit and are 14/15/16, you already more self-aware than most our age, so congrats on making it this far. I used to jerk it once a day since I was 12 and I knew something was off at around 15. I started researching and found the effects porn has on your […]
My supportive friends in the over 40’s section of the forum suggested I share my last reboot post on the success story page. It is with their support and care that I found the courage and determination to turn my life around from being a depressed, impotent, porn wraith to being a human being with […]
Benefits My old mighty memory power seems to come again.. I was able to make connections between different abstract things, and my comprehension improved. Good grades are coming back. Social anxiety is dissolving slowly. I have developed self respect. Being able to enjoy smallest things in my life. After a long chain of relapses, I […]
Read More… from Age 21 – 90 day report, super powers came back
Have you come to this subreddit to change your life? Most of us have, and we all come from similar backgrounds. Stressed out, poor sleep, poor diet, acne, depression, PMO addiction, PIED, the list goes on! ALL of us have, at some point, faced your symptoms. And most of us want to help you! This […]
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2017). Guangheng Dong, Lingxiao Wang, Xiaoxia Du, Marc N. Potenza DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.01.002 Abstract Background Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been proposed as a behavioral addiction warranting additional investigation. Craving is considered a core component of addictions. However, few studies to date have investigated craving in IGD. In the current […]
My wife has known about my porn addiction for years, but during periods of relapse it always seems to fade from our collective awareness, which of course feeds the relapse. My most recent awakening came as a result of me confessing that I had gone back to porn yet again. I’ve confessed before, and I’ve […]