I want to tell you guys a story. A story of a young man in his best years. It’s been more than 10 years since I last felt like this. I was 13 back then and just had my first serious girlfriend. Well, it felt serious back then 😉 She was a little older and […]
Read More… from Age 24 – ED and femdom fetish: Almost one year
I am super excited today because as you can see I MADE IT TO THE BIG DAY 90! I hope you read all I am about to write as I believe it can help and encourage a lot of people here and some of my experiences are different than the norm. So sit back, relax, […]
Read More… from Age 17 – From D’s & F’s to honor role, no more anxiety & depression
Man, it used to seem as if I was never able to get NoFap off of my mind. When I finally got NoFap off of my mind, it kinda stayed off of my mind. I almost forgot about my account here. I haven’t been on here since somewhere around day 70. But since I’ve been […]
Eval Health Prof. 2011 Mar;34(1):3-56. doi: 10.1177/0163278710380124. Epub 2010 Sep 27. Sussman S1, Lisha N, Griffiths M. Author information Abstract An increasing number of research studies over the last three decades suggest that a wide range of substance and process addictions may serve similar functions. The current article considers 11 such potential addictions (tobacco, alcohol, […]
Read More… from Prevalence of the addictions: a problem of the majority or the minority? (2011)
So there it is. 90 days. I discovered NoFap while I was looking for new years resolutions. It changed my life. Seriously. I want to keep this short, because you all know the effects NoFap can have. I was in a severe depression, and, even though I often thought that my depression was over, it […]
Read More… from 1 year – Much less depression, Way more energy, Enjoy life much more!
I provide 2 updated “Reality Checks” before we get to the 2014 critique. Reality check#1: Neurological & epidemiological studies that refute nearly every claim in Ley et al., 2014: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror […]
Read More… from The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Fractured Fairytale Posing As A Review (2014)
North Am. Author manuscript; available in PMC Mar 7, 2007. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Clin North Am. Jun 2006; 29(2): 539–x. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2006.02.002 PMCID: PMC1812126 NIHMSID: NIHMS13952 Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPHa,* and Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhDb Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version […]
Read More… from Compulsive Aspects of Impulse-Control Disorders (2006)
I am on day 101. I began watching porn out of loneliness in 2004 when I was 15. I felt lonely and socially awkward at the time. Being treated badly by “friends” at school and surrounded by beautiful girls who were beginning to have sex, my self-confidence began to plummet and I began to watch […]
Read More… from Age 24 – (ED) Amazing journey, though severe withdrawal
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e87819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819. Heo J1, Oh J2, Subramanian SV3, Kim Y4, Kawachi I3. Abstract BACKGROUND: A psychological disorder called ‘Internet addiction’ has newly emerged along with a dramatic increase of worldwide Internet use. However, few studies have used population-level samples nor taken into account contextual factors on Internet addiction. METHODS AND […]
Read More… from Addictive Internet Use among Korean Adolescents: A National Survey (2014)
7 months ago I had hit rock bottom. Loneliness, anxiety and lack of confidence had driven me away from friends, family and my true self. At the time I usually masturbated to porn 3 times a day, a for me all time high consumption that had gradually increased since naive little me discovered the “wonders” […]