First of all I wanna say that thanks to others who posted on this forum, for the motivation and information that kept me going. Big thanks to the community. For people who starting/relapsing, Just so you know this is my first time/streak ever, I have never knew or heard or done nopmo/NoFap before in my […]
Today marks a big day in my NoFap journey. I hit 500 days with no masturbation. Zero. Since taking on NoFap and getting past the initial withdrawal, I’ve earned a Bachelor’s degree, and now I’m halfway into my Masters degree. My confidence is SKY HIGH. I feel I can better direct my thoughts, I can […]
BMC Public Health. 2017 Jan 31;17(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3983-z. Tran BX1,2, Huong LT1, Hinh ND1, Nguyen LH3, Le BN4, Nong VM5, Thuc VT6, Tho TD7, Latkin C2, Zhang MW8, Ho RC9. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3983-z Abstract Background Internet addiction (IA) is a common problem found in young Asians. This study aimed to study the influence of IA […]
I have Syndrome of Aspergers and I have been struggling with depression and self loathing since 2013. I have always been really self conscious about myself because I knew I ‘wasn’t normal’. Because of this, I compared myself with the ‘normal’ people and I was really sad every time I saw photos of my friends […]
Here are some real-life answers to the question “What does withdrawal from porn addiction look like?” We have contributions from guys going through the process and some thoughts from Gabe Deem. PDF with reports of “Withdrawal Symptoms“ Page with 17 studies reporting withdrawal symptoms in porn users. Listen to a radio show about porn-addiction withdrawal […]
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January 12, 2017 Teenagers who play video games for more than four hours a day suffer from symptoms of depression, but frequent use of social media and instant messaging may mitigate symptoms of game addiction in these teens, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests. The findings, scheduled for publication in the […]
I was always a hyper focused student who prioritized my education, and family. I got involved into porn because of environment and other factors. I started it because of curiosity, 12 years old. One search led to another, I didn’t know what I was doing, but the excitement was great. I got caught numerous times […]
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Front. Psychol., 16 December 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01906 Christian Montag1,2†*, Cornelia Sindermann1†, Benjamin Becker2 and Jaak Panksepp3 1Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany 2Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation/Center for Information in Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China 3Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, […]
No am not some crazy good looking guy, I would call myself decent looking at best. And no the women didn’t take off their clothes in my presence. There has been a definite improvement but not a crazy huge one. This was after a comment from one of my colleagues, who said that a girl […]
Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity The Journal of Treatment & Prevention Volume 7, 2000 – Issue 1-2 Jennifer P. Schneider Pages 31-58 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10720160008400206 Abstract A brief survey was completed by 91 women and 3 men, aged 24–57, who had experienced serious adverse consequences of their partner’s cybersex involvement. In 60.6% […]
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