A lot of things have changed since I am abstaining. The previous streak was 150+days, 60 days to go till passing the previous streak. How I manage to abstain for so long? First of all, I am not at home all this time, I am studying and I am not living alone, so this keeps […]
Abstract Background Sexually explicit media exposure during early adolescence has been found to be associated with risky sexual behavior. However, previous study suffered from methodological issue, such as selection bias. Furthermore, little is known about the effect of multi-modality sexually explicit media exposure on risky sexual behavior, and how this relationship can be applied to […]
COMMENTS: Two case studies. From the conclusion: The case demonstrated the use of online modalities in the form of pornography as well as webcam interaction for seeking novelty as well as for the management of free time, loneliness, and boredom. It was also associated with the need for enjoying thrill and disinhibition. These factors may […]
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Hey guys, You may have remembered me from my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoFap/comments/f2mj4o/the_science_behind_nofap/ I’ve decided to start creating these journal posts as a personal reference for my journey towards total recovery (so I can look back on), but if it helps anyone else out on the way then even better. These past 90 days have been […]
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COMMENTS: Series of studies lending support to the addiction model. Conclusion: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms contributed to sexual addiction among individuals who use the Internet for finding sexual partners. Impulsivity and problematic online sexual activity contributed to ratings of sex addiction. These studies support the argument that sex addiction lies on the impulsive-compulsive scale and could be […]
Original article by Madeleine Kearns (You can listen to a robot read this at the above link.) Today, I have a piece on the homepage about how Big Porn is seeking to capitalize on the pandemic. Gabe Deem, the founder of Reboot Nation, a network for those seeking recovery from Internet pornography, who has struggled […]
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Pro-porn activists often assert porn addiction is a myth on the theory that compulsive porn users do not experience either tolerance (habituation, escalation) or withdrawal symptoms. Not so. In fact, not only do porn users and clinicians report both tolerance and withdrawal, over 60 studies report findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation […]
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Benefits: Increased confidence. You’ll feel a sense of increased confidence especially when talking to the opposite sex. I think P conditions the brain to look at the opposite sex and go straight to a fantasy scenario instead of being grounded in reality. Furthermore, I’ve found eye contact to be way easier whilst on Nofap and […]
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Heliyon. 2020 Jan 14;6(1):e03184. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03184. Rajesh T1, Rangaiah DB1. Abstract This study explored the associations between Facebook addiction and personality factors. A total of 114 participants (age range of participants is 18-30 and males were 68.4% and females were 31.6 %) have participated through an online survey. The results showed that 14.91 % of […]
90 days ago I relapsed after a 143 day streak. This time around, I feel I proved my first 90 day or more streak was no fluke. To give some context, I am 40. I live alone and have been fighting this problem for a while now. Many years. I was off and on. The […]
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