Today marks the 64th day I have gone without PMO. It was very difficult not to give in to temptation but I made it! Many times I wanted to give in but I was reminded by the failures to get it up that I had in my past relationship from a year ago and that […]
PCES yields peculiar results measuring self-perceived effects of pornography Update: In this 2018 NCOSE presentation – Porn Research: Fact or Fiction? – Gary Wilson exposes the truth behind 5 studies propagandists cite to support their claims that porn addiction doesn’t exist or that porn use is largely beneficial. The PCES is critiqued from 36:00 to […]
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In the episode “The Game” of Star Trek: The Next Generation, William Riker returns from the vacation resort planet Risa with a game that he is eager to share with the crew. A few try on a headset that displays what we would now call an augmented reality game, which they control telepathically. With each […]
My sexuality has gone from “That girl has a nice ass, I’d love to bang her” to being 90% mental; picking up cues, seeking to dominate, give pleasure and fulfill a part of my masculinity through connecting with a feminine woman that I find attractive, on not just the physical – but majorly on the […]
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COMMENTS: Top European sexologist warns that porn use is associated with ED and inability to ejaculate during sex. The author of this new paper is French psychiatrist Robert Porto MD, the current president of the European Federation of Sexology. The paper revolves around Dr. Porto’s clinical experience with 35 men who had developed (otherwise unexplained) […]
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I was that bitch. Like the title says. Long time lurker here. I am not that bitch anymore – drama queen, self-entitled, shallow, low self esteem, look-at-me I am pretty type, pleasing men to get attention (ironically posting here) but I just want to share my journey. I started nofap last December and it was […]
Perspective ARTICLE Front. Hum. Neurosci., 15 August 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00402 Mateusz Gola1,2*, Małgorzata Wordecha2,3, Artur Marchewka3 and Guillaume Sescousse4 1Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Neural Computations, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA 2Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 3Laboratory of Brain Imaging, Neurobiology Center, Nencki Institute of […]
Comments: These pages of The Brain That Changes Itself (2007) by psychiatrist Norman Doidge are very relevant to porn addiction, and explain how Internet porn tastes escalate (a phenomenon that addiction experts call “tolerance“). If you prefer, read entire chapter: Acquring Tastes And Loves. Update 1: 2014 article by Doidge: Sex on the Brain: What […]
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Almost 6 months! Not really enthusiastic about it, because I’ve been in a flatline for almost the whole time. But recently I’ve felt promising moments that the flatline might be coming to an end. I’m slowly starting to taste the fruits. Yes, almost 6 months of flatlining on monkmode – you read it correctly. It’s […]
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I’d like to separate the benefits to three categories: mental, emotional and physical benefits. Changes inspired by my streak. Physical benefits- much deeper sleep. I fall asleep easily and wake up refreshed, even after 6 hours of sleep. stronger physically better stamina at sports often morning wood very vivid dreams had 3-4 wet dreams, 2 […]