[25 days no P, 14, no MO, a couple questions] Hey everyone, 22 year old male, was masturbating since very early, chronically and prone since about 12 or 13. Got into harder and harder porn as the years went by, eventually basically only looked at hardcore bdsm for the past 5 years or so (not […]
By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford If fatty foods and snacks and drinks sweetened with sugar and high fructose corn syrup are proven to be addictive, Big Food may face the most drawn-out consumer safety battle since the anti-smoking movement took on the tobacco industry a generation ago. A growing body of medical research […]
Read More… from (L) Fatty Foods Addictive Like Cocaine in Growing Body of Scientific Research (2011)
Hello all no-fappers. As promised in a previous post, here is a full report of my 90-day reboot (www.yourbrainonporn.com for clarification of the 90-day reboot) Some personal details: 21 years old Male Virgin, no real dating experience, virtually deprived of female contact prior to 2 years ago. Forever-alone, nerdy, shy type for most of my […]
ED Recovery Stories 6 is part of an 8-page series containing shorter accounts. For longer, more detailed ED accounts see Rebooting Accounts and External Rebooting Blogs & Threads ——————————————————————————————————————————————- 1 month into PIED reboot! Hi guys, my name is Travis. I first learned about the dangers of high speed internet porn a little over a […]
I want to reach out to anyone on this forum or reading this who is trying to cast off the yoke of sex addiction. I have suffered with the addiction for over 15 years which has manifested itself in many ways. Effects include/d: compulsively spending hours watching extreme pornography, compulsive masturbation, unstable and negative sexual encounters, visiting prostitutes and so on. I am sure I don’t have to explain to many reading this the suffering which these addictions create not just for ourselves but for those around us.
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Read More… from “How mindfulness meditation helped me” (by a sex addict)
I started with porn when I started to use the computer more, so probably around 14-15.
It all started 6-7 months ago (has it really been that long?) when I noticed something about me. In middle school I used to be very outgoing. I treated everyone the same and for this reason very I was wanted among girls in our school.
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Read More… from Age 20 – Return of confidence, no longer addicted
Day 3
I’ve been masturbating to porn since the age of 14. I am now 26 years of age. That’s an awful lot of masturbation! Often I’d masturbate on average 3 times a day in my teens, up to 8 times – I think was my ‘personal best’
I’ve done my research on this topic of masturbation and porn and I believe that too much porn and masturbation is the cause of my problem.
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Comments: Cognitive tests Show similarities between those with compulsive sexual behaviors and other compulsive disorders such as pathological gambling and kleptomania. Brain scans show those with CSB have decreased frontal cortex white mater organization, such as found in anxiety disorders and PTSD.
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It can really help to be able to talk with someone you trust about what you’re going through as you reboot. If you have a supportive parent, but aren’t sure how to broach the subject of your porn use and recovery, consider these guys’ experiences:
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