Ever wondered why you’re getting so many colds? Researchers say it could be due to spending too long online Scientists from Swansea Uni have found that excessive internet users may get ill more often as excessive internet use can damage people’s immune function. The study evaluated 500 people aged 18 to 101 years old. It […]
PLoS One. 2015 Aug 5;10(8):e0134538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134538. Reed P1, Vile R1, Osborne LA2, Romano M3, Truzoli R3. Abstract Problematic internet use has been associated with a variety of psychological comorbidities, but it relationship with physical illness has not received the same degree of investigation. The current study surveyed 505 participants online, and asked about their […]
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At 13 we got the internet at home, back in the days of dial-up, with mainly pictures and really crappy videos on the free sites. I wasn’t the most confident person, and I was incredibly shy when it came to speaking to girls, but overall, I was fairly popular at school, and pretty happy and […]
Read More… from Age 29 – It’s worth it, and a lot more fun than feeling depressed!
CAUTION: Sensetive material so please if you’re easy to relapse PLEASE skip to the TL;DR. The story starts with a curious 10 year old boy and a computer. You all know how that goes. I started early, and I had no idea how much that bit of curiosity would affect the next 9 years of […]
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Richard A. Isenberg MD, DOI: 10.1002/sm2.71 Article first published online: 11 JUN 2015 © 2015 The Author. Sexual Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Sexual Medicine. Upon review of Drs. Prause and Pfaus’ manuscript, “Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction,” I feel obliged to question […]
PLoS One. 2015 Jul 14;10(7):e0131597. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131597. Zhang Y1, Mei S2, Li L2, Chai J2, Li J2, Du H3. Abstract Internet addiction (IA) has increasingly been recognized as a serious psychological malady among college students. Impulsivity has been shown to be associated to addictive behaviors, also to IA, and that the purpose of the study […]
Here is a story by a 42-year-old guy about ignorance, shame, fear, and about his big revival. The story about how PMO can bring your life to an end. My marriage is dead. My 10-year relationship with a beautiful, smart and sexy woman broke up into pieces within days. There had never been a strong […]
Read More… from Age 42 – Masculine awakening. How my life changed in 6 months (HOCD).
I started not because I wanted the superpowers or to meet women, but because I was tired. I was tired of being ashamed, of having a private life that was not the same as my public life, and of feeling like I wasn’t a whole person. I’ve divided this into sections rather than chronologically to […]
Seriously, after having been a porn addict for like 7-8 years off and on… I never truly understood how bad it was for me until experiencing life without it. I can honestly say, 100% without a doubt in my mind, quitting porn has been THE single most important decision of my entire life. I know […]
My sex life couldn’t be better other than we just don’t get to do it frequently enough (not her or my fault, as I have said before, privacy and time). As I have said before, it is mind-blowing! Wow, it’s hard to believe. What’s it like? Well, I can say a few things. Your desire […]
Read More… from Married: No more anxiety about getting it up. I feel so normal, so in charge.