Said a recovering porn user:
I knew I was more than I appeared to be. More knowledgeable, funnier, more socially intelligent. I had all of these skills, but I couldn’t use them. It was like driving a Ferrari and being stuck in 1st gear.
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When I regained the joy of life again, the realization that I previously had blamed all of my shortcomings on others (and other things and circumstances) started to sink in. I slowly became more and more convinced that my previous destructive and negative thinking and attitude had been the causers of my previous tribulations, struggles […]
J Behav Addict. 2019 Sep 11:1-9. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.47. Brahim FB1, Rothen S2,3, Bianchi-Demicheli F3, Courtois R1,4, Khazaal Y5,6. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cybersex is increasingly associated with concerns about compulsive use. The aim of this study was to assess the roles of motives and sexual desire in the compulsive use of cybersex. METHODS: The sample […]
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Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2019 Aug 29. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0130. Pedrero-Pérez EJ1, Morales-Alonso S1, Rodríguez-Rives E1, Díaz-Olalla JM1, Álvarez-Crespo B1, Benítez-Robredo MT1. Abstract Smartphone abuse and the associated consequences have been intensely studied. However, little attention has been given to the group of people who have a smartphone and yet barely use it. One might think […]
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Here’s my success story of how I got to day 180. (Protip: If you want to skip my rambling, there’s my action point list in the end) The beginning: I started NoFap because of my porn addiction and sever PIED. I won’t go to details here, but lets say my path was a classic story […]
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From a PMO, weed, drugs, cigarettes, paid sex addict to become a clean person now in just 4 months has been a great achievement from me. Perhaps, I have sunken down so low that the only way to go was up. And the past has been a great lesson for me to realize how brainwashed […]
RealYBOP Twitter (@BrainOnPorn) and realyourbrainonporn.com have been developed as a tool by Nicole Prause & Daniel Burgess to attack Your Brain on Porn, Gary Wilson, and anyone else who critiques the porn industry or points out the negative effects of porn use. Table of Contents: Attempted illegal trademark grab Prause denies involvement in RealYBOP trademark-infringing […]
J Behav Addict. 2019 Jul 22:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.34. Chen CY1, Chang SL2. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Video game live-streaming platforms are widely used by gamers. However, the excessive use of such services has rarely been examined. Although psychosocial well-being and motivations for use have been demonstrated to play major roles in online addiction, understanding the […]
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2019 Jun 27;12:447-455. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S208968. eCollection 2019. Pluhar E1,2, Kavanaugh JR1, Levinson JA1, Rich M1,2. Abstract Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU), aka internet or video game addiction, is increasingly presenting to pediatricians for care. The majority of youth now use mobile media almost constantly to communicate, learn, and entertain themselves, but […]
YBOP comments: The findings support YBOP claims, while pretty much debunking the naysayers’ talking points (link to full paper). Demographics: 6463 students (2633 male and 3830 female), aged 18–26 years. Most data from subset of current users (n = 4260) Nearly 80% of students have been exposed to pornography (median age of first exposure: 14 […]