J Behav Addict 2021 Apr 2. doi: 10.1556/2006.2021.00018. Charlotte Markert 1 2 3 , Sanja Klein 1 2 3 , Jana Strahler 1 2 , Onno Kruse 1 2 4 , Rudolf Stark 1 2 3 PMID: 33822748 DOI: 10.1556/2006.2021.00018 Abstract Background and aims The use of pornography, while unproblematic […]
Fiona Vera-Gray, Clare McGlynn, Ibad Kureshi, Kate Butterby, The British Journal of Criminology, 2021;, azab035, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab035 Abstract This article examines the ways in which mainstream pornography positions sexual violence as a normative sexual script by analysing the video titles found on the landing pages of the three most popular pornography websites in the United Kingdom. […]
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Comments: In this huge sample, tolerance (escalation to more extreme porn driven by loss of pleasure) and withdrawal were related to “problematic hypersexuality” (sex/porn addiction). High libido was not! The researchers suggest that healthcare providers focus on loss of pleasure, withdrawal symptoms and other negative effects, and not on frequency or high sex drive. YBOP […]
Kumar P, Patel VK, Bhatt RB, Vasavada DA, Sangma RD, Tiwari DS. Journal of Psychosexual Health. March 2021. doi:10.1177/2631831821989677 There are mixed views on categorizing pornography as addiction or as a sexual compulsivity or a subset of hypersexual behavior. Due to rise in the Internet access and technologies, the possibilities of conduit for sexual interactions, […]
This is my first post here but I’ve been a lurker for months. Today I reached 45 days of no PMO in hardmode so I figured I would post to offer some encouragement because this forum has helped me greatly. I’ve been keeping a daily journal so maybe I will post that after I hit […]
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I started nofap in early Nov 2020 after discovering/accepting that I have been suffering from PIED. Since then, I’ve had a couple short streaks and one three week streak of no PMO. Between those streaks, there have been about 6-8 MO resets and 3 PMO relapses (very brief “sessions”). My last PMO relapse was on […]
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COMMENTS – Significant findings include: Pornography consumers engaged in more cyberstalking of their partners. Higher levels of hostile and benevolent sexism were correlated with more porn use. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2021 Feb 23;18(4):2181. Yolanda Rodríguez-Castro 1 , Rosana Martínez-Román 1 , Patricia Alonso-Ruido 2 , Alba Adá-Lameiras 3 , María Victoria Carrera-Fernández 1 PMID: […]
Benefits gained so far: 1. Better sleep quality 2. Emotionally stable 3. More energetic 4. Higher productivity in work 5. Higher level of concentration 6. Improved ability of learning 7. Enhanced appetite 8. Better muscles gain 9. More optimistic in doing everything 10. Improved relationship with friends and family I’m an ordinary teen just like […]
Curr Behav Neurosci Rep 2020 Sep;7(3):97-108. doi: 10.1007/s40473-020-00212-7. Gemma Mestre-Bach 1 2 3 , Fernando Fernández-Aranda 2 3 4 , Susana Jiménez-Murcia 2 3 4 , Marc N Potenza 5 6 7 8 PMID: 33585161 PMCID: PMC7880151 (available on 2021-09-01) DOI: 10.1007/s40473-020-00212-7 Abstract Purpose of Review The present review […]
COMMENT: New brain scan study comparing white matter of porn/sex addicts (CSBD) to controls reported significant differences between controls and CSB subjects: This is one of the first DTI studies assessing differences between patients with the Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Disorder and healthy controls. Our analysis has uncovered FA reductions in six regions of the brain […]