Comments: Men who become attracted to transgender (colloquially, shemale) porn/partners are typically heterosexual in their identification and arousal patterns–that is, typically not homosexual or even bisexual. The researchers are unable to speculate why this taste develops, but many internet porn users ascribe this fetish to heavy internet porn use and the search for something more […]
I was told about this community over a year ago by a friend; about all the benefits both physically and mentally but although I read a little bit on the subject I didn’t seriously commit to Nofap. Fast forward to 3 months ago I was between jobs, between gfs and aiming at a little self-improvement […]
Read More… from Age 30s – PIED – I am truly feeling happy for the first time in years
This is going to long. I warned you. And it’s also going to be uncomfortable, even painful and scary. Hope is scary. And one of the main reasons people struggle with addiction is because they are scared of what’s inside themselves. I would also add that I have written this in one go, in five hours. […]
Read More… from Age 19 – Addiction is no longer a part of my life
BEFORE: I have suffered so much in my life, for over 3 decades of dysfunctional relationships, a stressed/dead marriage with lousy sex (mostly cause of me) ED, porn addiction and sex addiction. Intermixed with all that is anxiety and often panic and lots of anger and blame. My path is littered with self-help books, different […]
Read More… from Age 52 – Porn-induced ED gone, addiction and fantasy almost nil – after 35 years
I am a 40 year MBA, white collar professional. I have been watching internet porn for 7 years. I became aware of it as a problem about 4 years ago when my wife said she was not sexually satisfied because the only time my penis was really hard is when I was having an orgasm. […]
UPDATE 2016: A much more comprehensive analysis of Joshua Grubbs’s claims and studies can be found here – Is Grubbs pulling the wool over our eyes with his “perceived porn addiction” research? (2016) UPDATE 2017: A new study (Fernandez et al., 2017) tested and analyzed the CPUI-9, a purported “perceived pornography addiction” questionnaire developed by […]
No one pays for porn anymore. Right? Wrong! A lesson in free porn economics, user taste education, and the BIGGEST porn company you’ve never heard of. […]
Read More… from Who Pays for Porn Anymore? by Kevin Mckinley
This article cites a lot of shaky research, but it’s likely its author recognizes that youthful internet porn use is indeed having an effect on sexual and fetish tastes. Hardcore, abundant and free: what is online pornography doing to sexual tastes—and youngsters’ minds? IN 2003 Peter Morley-Souter, a British teenager whose hobby was drawing comic […]
COMMENTS: One of the 4 case studies in this paper (reproduced below) reports on a man with porn-induced sexual problems (low libido, fetishes, anorgasmia). The sexual intervention called for a 6-week abstinence from porn and masturbation. After 8 months the man reported increased sexual desire, successful sex and orgasm, and enjoying “good sexual practices.” J […]
I am a 20 year old man, I have no interest for instant-gratification. I don’t look at porn and have great self-respect for myself. For my own personal reasons I decided to be abstinent till I’m married. Today I have completed 90 days of NoFap. In this report I will tell you about my history […]
Read More… from Age 20 – Gained Fearlessness, Confidence, Self-Control, and Clarity of Sight