Introduction This page, and a second page, provide empirical support for claims put forth in The Great Porn Experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow (and The Demise of Guys, by Philip Zimbardo). Each PowerPoint slide and associated text is accompanied by (1) the original supporting citations/sources, followed by (2) supporting studies and clinical evidence published […]
Read More… from Empirical support for “The Great Porn Experiment” – TEDx Glasgow (2012): Page 1
For the beginning I just want to apologize for some grammatical mistakes because I don’t use English very often and I want to tell you that it is going to be a very long story, maybe one of the longest I have read so if you don’t want to read it, nobody forces you. This […]
Read More… from Age 24 – 5-year recovery, severe HOCD, transgender porn
Background: 34, started MO around 13, luckily I didn’t have high speed internet available then, so I used much tamer things as stimulation, like the occasional image on a calendar or matchbox packaging (do they still do those? :D) also … fantasizing about girls I saw during the day. It all went downhill when I […]
Read More… from Age 34 – From insecure, awkward weirdo with brainfog to absolute clarity, energy and social ease
What does the post-porn emotional rebound look like? Regular users who give up porn often report unexpected changes, such as improved sexual performance and satisfaction, increased confidence and desire to socialize, better concentration, more satisfying romantic relationships and so forth. Yet they also frequently remark on another change: They feel more emotion. This is often […]
Read More… from Can porn use blunt my emotions?
I don’t have more attention from women. I’m not orgasming when some look at me. But I have more confidence to smile at them and it’s good feeling when they smile back. And it’s not only on women, but on men too, little kids. The world is like a mirror so smile at it. I […]
Read More… from Age 25 – PIED cured, the less internet the more productive I am
A bit of background: Started “masturbating” from an early age, and then started having sex from age 17-19. Had my first orgasm from masturbation at age 19 and began my descent into porn addiction from that point on. Started off with masturbating to thoughts of my ex gf, then more sick fantasies then full blown […]
Read More… from Age 25 – 6 months later I’m no longer addicted to weed, rarely ever drink (if I do it’s lightly) and not socially isolated and shut in.
In case you missed this TIME cover story about porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, it is no longer behind a paywall. Read it here. The text: Noah Church is a 26-year-old part-time wildland firefighter in Portland, Ore. When he was 9, he found naked pictures on the Internet. He learned how to download explicit videos. When he […]
Read More… from “Porn and the Threat to Virility” (TIME)
I struggled with PIED throughout college. Originally, I played it off as having “whiskey dick” or nerves. Eventually I began to realize that it was more than just a combination of these things. I found this forum, like many other users and realized that my problem stemmed from my porn consumption. I started watching porn […]
Read More… from Age 22 – PIED throughout college: Today, I have no problem getting & maintaining erections.
In case you missed this TIME cover story about porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, it is no longer behind a paywall. Read it here. The text: Noah Church is a 26-year-old part-time wildland firefighter in Portland, Ore. When he was 9, he found naked pictures on the Internet. He learned how to download explicit videos. When he […]
Read More… from “Porn and the Threat to Virility” (TIME Magazine)
Who I am doesn’t matter. I am 22 years old. I have watched porn for a long time. Found out about it with 13/14 years. And fapped at irregular times in the meantime. Until 3 years ago where I became 19. That time I got hooked on a fetish. That fetish was ‘gender-bender’. I have […]
Read More… from Age 22 – I genuinely thought I could have been transgender (autogynephilia). If you saw me today, you wouldn’t believe I was that person.