Reprod Health. 2015 Sep 14;12:86. doi: 10.1186/s12978-015-0068-x. Habesha T1, Aderaw Z2, Lakew S3. Abstract BACKGROUND: According to the 2007 Ethiopian census, youths aged 15-24 years were more than 15.2 million which contributes to 20.6% of the whole population. These very large and productive groups of the population are exposed to various sexual and reproductive health […]
Read More… from Assessment of exposure to sexually explicit materials and factors associated with exposure among preparatory school youths in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional institution based survey (2015)
I’ll list some benefits here that can serve as motivation for others: 1.Clearer skin, better facial hair growth 2.Girls are DEFINITELY checking me out more. Girls are staring at me, girls have called me attractive, etc 3.Easier to hold conversation, MUCH less social anxiety 4.Much less depression 5.More energy, easier to get out of bed […]
Read More… from Age 19 – No more ED, Far less depression & social anxiety, More energy & motivation, Mind is clearer
FULL TEXT PDF 1Columbia University & Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA *Corresponding author: Frederick Muench, PhD; Director of Digital Health Interventions, Department of Psychiatry, North Shore Health System, 1010 Northern Blvd, Suite 311, Great Neck, NY 11004, USA; E-mail: [email protected] Marie HayesRelated information 2Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, […]
Read More… from The independent relationship between trouble controlling Facebook use, time spent on the site and distress (2015)
Greetings fellow fapstonauts! Just about to hit that four month mark and thought I would share my experience this last weekend! So long story short I haven’t been on a date in years! Not to mention a date that wasn’t a group date! For a long time during my depression I had given up on […]
Read More… from Age 34 – First date in years, also recently promoted
In the past two weeks I had successful sex with three different girls. I think it’s a good enough sign that my PIED is now cured and I’m ready to continue living healthy life without burden of shame, fear, guilt and self-doubt on my shoulders. It is extremely great and liberating feeling and I invite […]
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Nihon Rinsho. 2015 Sep;73(9):1559-66. [Article in Japanese] Nakayama H, Higuchi S. Abstract Internet technologies have made a rapid progress, bringing convenience to daily life. On the other hand, internet use disorder and internet addiction (IA) have become reportedly serious health and social problems. In 2013, internet gaming disorder criteria have been proposed in the section […]
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Before nofap, I had no direction to life. Almost everything was just going through the motions and really just taking a passive front seat to my own existence. Whether it was in my studies, friendships, relationships, etc. I was simply not “active”. I wasn’t present. Now, I had known about nofap for awhile but I […]
Read More… from Age 20 – “I don’t PMO” has power!
COMMENTS: One of the 4 case studies in this paper (reproduced below) reports on a man with porn-induced sexual problems (low libido, fetishes, anorgasmia). The sexual intervention called for a 6-week abstinence from porn and masturbation. After 8 months the man reported increased sexual desire, successful sex and orgasm, and enjoying “good sexual practices.” J […]
Read More… from Study: Unusual masturbatory practice as an etiological factor in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in young men (2014)
The last 5 times I’ve been with a woman now, I’ve achieved a beautiful erection every time, and I’ve ejaculated each time. Since I became sexually active, about 3 years ago, I had never achieved either a strong erection, or could ejaculate with a woman. However, I could do with porn (up to 6 times […]
Read More… from Age 27 – Lifelong PIED/DE cured. It took 1 year 3 months
Comments: Excellent peer-reviewed paper highlighting addiction recovery and relapse prevention. Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep; 88(3): 325–332. Published online 2015 Sep 3. PMCID: PMC4553654 Steven M. Melemis Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract There are four main ideas in relapse prevention. First, relapse is a gradual process with distinct […]
Read More… from Relapse Prevention and the Five Rules of Recovery (2015), Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine