To escape from porn addiction it is essential for porn users to understand why they can find porn more exciting than a real partner. UPDATES: For more information see the Porn & ED section. Over 75 studies linking porn use to less sexual and relationship satisfaction. At least 40 studies link porn use/sex addiction to […]
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It’s increasingly violent, sometimes addictive, and we appear powerless to stop it. An ABC investigation reveals there are wildly diverse views about online porn in this country, but one thing is clear: Australia has a problem. It was around the time Steve* tried to pressure his third girlfriend into making porn that he realised he […]
Wow, I can almost not put in to words what these past weeks of no PMO has contributed with. This feels unreal and reached far beyond my expectations, and that’s only within 30 days! If you wanna read my background story, check out my introduction post! I have divided up this into a three parts: […]
Time is going by so fast I didn’t even realize yesterday marked exactly 6 months! My life feels extraordinary and I’m so happy. I’ll try to keep this post short, even though I feel I could write a short novel on all the ways I look at life differently these days and just how much […]
I had a 2+ year streak, starting in college, and it changed my life. Honestly, after a few months, I didn’t even think about NoFap anymore. I was living life the way it was supposed to be lived. I made amazing friends who shared my values and excitement for life, got a blue belt in […]
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Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2016 Oct;119 Suppl 3:63-74. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12653. Simonsen U1, Comerma-Steffensen S2,3, Andersson KE2. Abstract The currently recommended first-line treatments of erectile dysfunction (ED), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i), for example sildenafil, are efficacious in many patients with ED of vascular origin, but this therapy is insufficient in approximately 30-40% of men with […]
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As a young boy, JK Emezi was really into comic books when he accidentally stumbled across his nanny’s adult graphic novel. Thinking it would be the same as the action adventure books he loved, JK, from Kansas, US, was surprised to see X-rated images. After experiencing a sexual high, he continued reading them and by […]
I’m 19 years old and I am proud to say that I am no longer addicted to Porn. I still remember the day that I realised that I was a chronic addict. I was trying to study for Exams that I was so screwed for but every time I sat down to study urges would […]
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Comments: This study reports poorer executive functioning and lower activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during the cognitive tests (Stroop test). All this indicates poorer prefrontal cortex functioning, which is a hallmark of addiction, and manifests as the inability to control use or suppress cravings. ————————————————– Front. Psychiatry, 25 September 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00460 Ji-Woo Seok1 and […]
Anna E. Ward Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. 4.1 (Spring 2018): Abstract: This essay focuses on the use of brain imaging technologies to understand sexual arousal and orgasm and the issues that this practice raises for feminist theories of embodiment, visuality, and gender. In the first section, the paper examines the use of brain imaging technologies […]
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