You ever start a streak with the feeling that this is going to be the one? That’s the streak I’m on. Here I am on day 192 a completely new person with confidence in myself that I never had before. Those who are struggling this is a message that it does get better with time […]
Read More… from Age 20 – Confidence I never had before, love for life
Pornography seems to be everywhere today — in advertising, on online sites, on phone apps, on screens ad nauseum. And that easy access is challenging the way many couples interact with each other, often with devastating consequences. Porn has become so prevalent in American culture today that the Society of Human Resource Management estimates 70 […]
Read More… from How Porn Wrecks Relationships, Barbara Winter, Ph.D. (2016)
Pornography seems to be everywhere today — in advertising, on online sites, on phone apps, on screens ad nauseum. And that easy access is challenging the way many couples interact with each other, often with devastating consequences. Porn has become so prevalent in American culture today that the Society of Human Resource Management estimates 70 […]
Read More… from How Porn Wrecks Relationships, by Pat Barone
Have you ever felt empty or drained of life’s energy after watching porn? Or felt like you lost any purpose in life? Do you use porn to help you fall asleep at night? Or use it to calm you down before or after you did/do something that causes you to be anxious? Same here. I […]
Read More… from Age 19 – 6 Steps How To Quit Porn: My Story With 1000 Days
‘Eight-year-olds are exposed to porn’ Kwazulu Natal / 13 Jun ’16 Kerushun Pillay Durban – South African addiction therapists and sex education practitioners say drastic interventions are needed to stop today’s youngsters suffering serious health effects later in life due to pornography addiction. A selection interviewed by The Mercury said the ease of access to porn […]
It has been 365 days since my last P, M or O. I’ve been on NoFap in Hard Mode (no sex whatsoever and the only release is noctornal) since 15th of June 2015. For reference, I’m a 27 year old male from Australia. I tried NoFap once before but underestimated it and relapsed almost straight […]
Read More… from Age 27 – The usual lifestyle of lethargy and laziness no longer attractive
Psychiatry Res. 2016 Jun 2;254:10-17. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.05.006. Bae S1, Han DH2, Kim SM3, Shi X4, Renshaw PF4. Abstract Previous studies have examined the relationship of brain metabolic changes in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, these studies have been limited by a small number of subjects, a large […]
LINK TO ARTICLE June 10, 2016 Male fruit flies have a mating drive, and its rise and fall is controlled by dopamine levels in one area of the brain, a team of Harvard Medical School neurobiologists has found. The discovery provides insight into the nature of motivation across species, the researchers said. “None of us […]
Read More… from (L) Fruit fly sex drive hints at how animals choose behaviors (2016)
Hey friends, tl;dr: The book The Power of Habit was key. Two years after reading it I FINALLY quit soda, which led me to realize I could start exercising, which set the foundation for getting over PMO, meaning no longer being sexually attracted to my hand. (Note: 1,600 words = about 3 single-spaced pages in […]
TL;DR 26y/o male, tried and failed for 2 years finally at 90 days. The changes are listed and numbered below. Overall feel amazing with still some flatlines and brain fogginess but overall having an amazing time doing it! Don’t feel ready for sex yet but I’m getting there. Background: 26 y/o male, been trying for […]