Question: When you read about Nike using child labor, did you stop buying their shoes? When you heard about how Wal-Mart pays some of the lowest wages in the U.S., and that they use nefarious business practices to put the competition out of business, did you cease shopping there? (Link to Original article) Or what […]
Read More… from A Compelling Argument for Changing Your Porn Viewing Habits, by James Fell
I’m close to 400 days P-free and feel like sharing and clarifying for myself where I’m at in my recovery. The Back story I’m 52, I started my PMO career in the late 90s, I didn’t do pre-internet porn, no blue movies , mags, strip shows, escorts or chatrooms. That might mean something when it […]
Read More… from Age 52 – Porn, ED, Finding myself with 12 Steps
Since I quit watching porn a year ago, I’ve become more present in the moment, more loving, and a better friend to the women in my life. Update: Article by this man – Courage to Quit: How I’m Outgrowing Pornography and Waking Up to My True Self I remember when I first discovered internet […]
Read More… from My Year Without Porn: Some Surprising Lessons
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e87819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819. Heo J1, Oh J2, Subramanian SV3, Kim Y4, Kawachi I3. Abstract BACKGROUND: A psychological disorder called ‘Internet addiction’ has newly emerged along with a dramatic increase of worldwide Internet use. However, few studies have used population-level samples nor taken into account contextual factors on Internet addiction. METHODS AND […]
Read More… from Addictive Internet Use among Korean Adolescents: A National Survey (2014)
A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.—Publius Syrus Given the rapid pace of technology, one has to wonder whether or not our brains (and bodies) have been able to keep up with all the new “stimulation” that is available. Some research suggests that a few of the things we enjoy today would […]
Read More… from Is Your Brain Truly Ready for Junk Food, Porn, or the Internet?
Cereb Cortex. 2009 Feb;19(2):435-44. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhn094. Winstanley CA, Bachtell RK, Theobald DE, Laali S, Green TA, Kumar A, Chakravarty S, Self DW, Nestler EJ. Abstract Increased impulsivity caused by addictive drugs is believed to contribute to the maintenance of addiction and has been linked to hypofunction within the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Recent data indicate that […]
Who I am: A 28 year old regular guy. Started PMO when I was about 18. Feel free to read my story. I realize that this is a long post and I’m mostly posting this for personal reasons, to finally get it off my chest. Maybe someone out there can relate. Before: On average I […]
Read More… from Age 28 – HOCD almost gone, no longer depressed or anxious, in a great relationship
Comments: First notice that neither the man asking the question, nor the expert answering it mention Internet porn. Second, notice that several comments (also included below) believe porn use is the cause. One woman’s boyfriend had porn-induced ED and still has residual delayed ejaculation. I can’t orgasm during sex, only masturbation I am a healthy […]
Read More… from “I can’t orgasm during sex, only masturbation”
The process of NoFap has been a lifechanging experience. Notice I wrote it as a process, continually ongoing, everyday as a different and unique challenge. As a fapstronaut with 13 years under his belt, one day the concept of turning on my computer, opening my stash and f’ing myself, literally and figuratively made me question […]
Read More… from 110 days – the ultimate form of self-mastery/self-actualization
Hey guys, I just wanted to post a few words about my own journey (it being a success story) and a few words of advice which I think it’s not new but definitely not stressed upon enough. I’ll be 27 this year. Last year in January I lost my virginity to a pretty random girl […]