Erectile dysfunction is experienced by 75% of British men aged 18 to 25 – the first generation to grow up with porn ‘on tap’ By Joe Madden, 30 September 2016 “Basically, porn broke my dick so that it didn’t work with real fannies.” Link to Full article I’ve known Alec for more than a […]
Read More… from Porn addiction could ruin your sex life and here’s why. Sexual function specialist Anand Patel MD, Sex therapist Janet Eccles, Neuroscientist Dr Nicola Ray (2016)
Jin-Tao Zhanga, b, Yuan-Wei Yaoa, Marc N. Potenzac, d, Cui-Cui Xiae, Jing Lanf, Lu Liuf, Ling-Jiao Wanga, Ben Liua, Shan-Shan Maa, Xiao-Yi Fangf, , Show more http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.09.004 Highlights • IGD subjects showed altered cue-induced neural activation in reward-related areas. • IGD subjects alleviated IGD symptoms after CBI. • IGD subjects showed higher insular activation after […]
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I joined NoFap over a year ago (the summer of 2015), I was 15 years old. I had streaks on and off and it has really been an amazing and exciting time of my life. I realized i never truly posted my story so here we go: Before nofap I was living a very sad […]
Read More… from Age 16 – Big turnaround: higher grades, better physique, loving girlfriend
So this is my slightly proud first year NoFap report. (It’s not a contiguous 365 day streak, but more like 320 days out of 365 PMO-free but I feel far better now and reached this 1 year milestone) My reasons Like in my intro thread, for years I didn’t see this habbit as a problem. […]
Read More… from Age 27 – First year NoFap report
I know very well how destructive porn can be, I know that due to the current state of our culture, there will be always a nagging voice that will tell you ‘oh porn is not so bad’, ‘porn is cool’, ‘there’s nothing wrong with porn’. For most of my life, I used to think this […]
Read More… from Porn Gave Me Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome
Behav Brain Res. 2013 Jan 15;237:82-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.014. Renteria Diaz L1, Siontas D, Mendoza J, Arvanitogiannis A. Abstract Although there is no doubt that the direct action of stimulant drugs on the brain is necessary for sensitization to their behavioral stimulating effects, several experiments indicate that drug action is often not sufficient to produce sensitization. […]
Read More… from High levels of wheel running protect against behavioral sensitization to cocaine (2013)
Behav Brain Res. 2014 Apr 1;262:57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.01.002. Geuzaine A1, Tirelli E2. Abstract Previous literature suggests that physical exercise allowed by an unlimited access to a running wheel for several weeks can mitigate chronic neurobehavioral responsiveness to several addictive drugs in rodents. Here, the potential preventive effects of unlimited wheel-running on the initiation of psychomotor […]
Read More… from Wheel-running mitigates psychomotor sensitization initiation but not post-sensitization conditioned activity and conditioned place preference induced by cocaine in mice (2014)
Today marks the 64th day I have gone without PMO. It was very difficult not to give in to temptation but I made it! Many times I wanted to give in but I was reminded by the failures to get it up that I had in my past relationship from a year ago and that […]
Read More… from Age 21 – I am a happier person, My social skills have increased & conversations flow, Getting a lot more attention from girls, Morning wood is returning
I thought I would report on my progress since starting this journey in June 2016, with the hope it may be helpful for others. I am a 29-year-old UK male, PMOing since I was 15 years old. Over the years I had descended into material that would be revulsive to my loved ones, and often […]
Read More… from Age 29 – A skeptic convinced by my experience (+ tracking aid)
Porn is more accessible than ever, and many couples use it to enhance their sex lives. But it does more harm than good, Dr. Samadi says. BY Dr. David Samadi Daily News Contributor. Friday, September 9, 2016 Who can forget the harrowing ordeal of Elizabeth Smart, a 14-year-old abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake […]
Read More… from Turn away! Why pornography can harm your sex life. By urology professor Dr. David Samadi (2016)