1.POSITIVE & PRESENT There will be moments of absolute beauty, understanding, and peace throughout initial recovery. There will also be moments of intense depression, anxiety, fear, and abandon. The key for making it through these moments is to remind yourself that all things are temporary and these emotions will pass, no matter how intense. Remember […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve been on here and after this post I won’t be on again for a while. I recently started watching porn and masturbating again, but in moderation. I started off well. I had one pmo session once a week. At first it was good, the porn was enjoyable and as […]
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Like most of you I discovered online Porn in my early teens, I’m now 25 and single with 2 previous relationships. After having a realisation that I was litteraly only interested in sex, I decided it’s time to sort it out to get a emotional connection back as well as physical, and during this I […]
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Read More… from Orexin mediates initiation of sexual behavior in sexually naïve male rats, but is not critical for sexual performance (2011)
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