Nofap has been the most crucial tool to enhance my life. I have stopped my addictions. The thrill and rush I get from a cute girl’s smile after just simply complimenting her on her cute dress is almost unbearable. Even stopping by my professor’s office asking about the research they did and seeing the excitement […]
Read More… from Age 22 – Amazing sex! (Also, good summary of concepts on YBOP)
Daniel Simmons, 23, tells Cosmo his story… I was 15 when I first masturbated to online porn. The high I got was immense, and it lasted about 30 minutes. At that point in my life I’d been feeling really low, and had been for about seven years. But, for the first time, I didn’t feel depressed […]
Read More… from “How my porn addiction ruined my sex life” (Cosmo UK)
It’s really strange to think that I’ve gone 90 days of NoFap. It has been one heck of ride and I’m here to share my story in the hopes that some of you guys will be encouraged to keep going because it really is worth the effort. When I first started off 90 days seemed […]
Read More… from Age 18 – Now I get full blown erections from just kissing!
Am J Addict. 2015 Mar;24(2):117-25. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12110. Weinstein A1, Lejoyeux M. Abstract BACKGROUND: There is emerging evidence that the psychobiological mechanisms underlying behavioral addictions such as internet and videogame addiction resemble those of addiction for substances of abuse. OBJECTIVES: Review of brain imaging, treatment and genetic studies on videogame and internet addiction. METHODS: Literature search […]
90 days and counting… Firstly believe it or not I do not think I have fully rebooted, for the following reason. I am on a slow right track to get my life better; I will get there however I am not going to beat myself up about it. Anyway just 20 minutes to read this […]
It has been the most productive two months I’ve had in a few years. I wouldn’t say I’m more confident but, I’m just more in control. I handle my emotions and set backs a lot better. The first month I felt really emotional, I think this was withdrawal. My brain isn’t getting hit with fapping […]
Read More… from Depression down, Boners up, I feel like a 13-yr old boy looking at women again
PLoS One. 2013 Nov 4;8(11):e78708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078708. eCollection 2013. Yuan K1, Jin C, Cheng P, Yang X, Dong T, Bi Y, Xing L, von Deneen KM, Yu D, Liu J, Liang J, Cheng T, Qin W, Tian J. Abstract The majority of previous neuroimaging studies have demonstrated both structural and task-related functional abnormalities in adolescents […]
Front Neurosci. 2015 Mar 18;9:86. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00086. eCollection 2015. Terbeck S1, Akkus F2, Chesterman LP3, Hasler G2. Abstract In the present review, we deliver an overview of the involvement of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) activity and density in pathological anxiety, mood disorders and addiction. Specifically, we will describe mGluR5 studies in humans that employed […]
Children are able to access pornography with alarming ease through mobiles NSPCC poll found one-in-ten 12 to 13-year-olds worried about porn addiction Another survey revealed Pornhub was among top sites for boys aged 11 to 16 One boy used neighbour’s wifi to access porn when parents took away iPad With three teenage boys in the […]
I never thought I would hit this number. Its been an interesting experience. I have had some really close calls, lost a starting relationship basically due to porn ED (see previous post if curious) and learned a lot about myself and what I need to continue staying clean. I have a nightly devotional (I am […]