Today I hit the 3-month mark and I feel great. Just wanted to share a summary of my journey Before I start, here’s a little info about me/why I got into this: I’ve attempted this several times before, my longest stretch being ~60 days. I’ve had a history of ED during first-time sexual encounters and […]
UPDATES: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 55 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists […]
Read More… from Porn and DSM-5: Are Sexual Politics At Play? (2012)
Link to this Psychology Today post. Growing evidence suggests that too much porn can diminish sexual performance. Published on May 3, 2012 by Tyger Latham, Psy.D. in Therapy Matters I often see men in my practice who are referred by their urologists for “sexual performance issues.” Frequently, these men present with erectile dysfunction (ED), premature […]
Read More… from Does Porn Contribute to ED? by Tyger Latham, Psy.D. in Therapy Matters
ED Recovery Stories 8 is part of an 8-page series containing shorter accounts. For longer, more detailed ED accounts see Rebooting Accounts and External Rebooting Blogs & Threads ————————————————————————————————————————– I’ve known my situation for about 8 months now. I started nofap because of PIED and I’m trying to get rid of it. Funnily enough my […]
Curious about Internet porn? Ask an addiction specialist. Spoiler alert: We’re in favor of free speech, aren’t working to ban porn, and have little tolerance for Santorum’s politics. Nor are we religious. That said, it’s good that Ricky baby moved the Internet porn addiction debate into the spotlight. There are important new developments in the […]
Read More… from Politics, Porn and Addiction Neuroscience (2012)
This site doesn’t have its own forum. Its content grew out of an online community on our sister site on relationships. However, there are several forums guys find especially helpful. One community is called Reboot Nation! You can use it to journal about your rebooting experience. It’s also a place to discuss the process of reversing […]
ED Recovery Stories 7 is part of an 8-page series containing shorter accounts. For longer, more detailed ED accounts see Rebooting Accounts and External Rebooting Blogs & Threads ————————————————————————————————— Guys hi…..This is my first blog to this site and hopefully first after I recovered. Today I completed my 8 weeks with one relapse to M…My […]
Tales of Porn-Related ED 8 is in an 8-part series of stories with a very small sampling of self-reports by various men who have experienced porn-induced ED. For more stories check out these porn-induced ED threads and forum sections: Too much porn/masturbation cause ED? (3300 posts) 22 with porn induced erectile dysfunction? (450 posts) Porn-induced […]
Oct 13 (day 22) I’m 21 years old and have been looking at porn in escalating degrees of potency since I was about 12 years old. I can’t say that I have ever considered myself to be addicted to porn, which I know is probably a bit of a claim, but I’m not sure if […]
Read More… from Age 21 – Started with porn, trouble with sex
Day 3 I didn’t know I was porn addict until I found this site. (My thoughts were like any other guy’s: too much is never enough). I got in a relationship two months ago, great girl, sweet, hot, and anything I could wish for. Here the problem begins…. I think it was on the third […]