No more anxiety, No brainfog/sharper at work, Feel fairly confident talking to girls now, Greater interest from girls

Started Nofap and lifting in september 2017. I was this skinny anxious socially awkward virgin. Benefits I’ve experienced so far: Gained 20kg (+/- 13 kg muscle, rest is fat and water weight) No more anxiety Feel fairly confident talking to girls now Thicker hair No brainfog/sharper at work Interest from girls Good habits I picked […]

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Age 30 – I’m like a teenager again, and my wife is no longer a sexual object to fulfill my perverted fantasies wired by pornography

This recovery story was written in response to the following question Post –  My husband has a porn/sex addiction and I don’t know how to help him. I feel lost in this and hopeless. Not sure if this is the place to post and my husband might be somewhere on this group, but I don’t […]

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Developments in Information Technology and the Sexual Depression of Japanese Youth since 2000 (2019)

International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, pp 1–25 Maki Hirayama First Online: 24 January 2019 Abstract In Japan more young people became sexually inactive in 2000s, especially since around 2005.On the other hand, Internet and digital technology were spread in the same period. In this paper, five phases of Internet and digital technology are investigated […]

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Why Do I Find Porn More Exciting Than A Partner? (2012)

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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Porn, Pseudoscience and DeltaFosB (2013)

UPDATES on DeltaFosB (ALSO WRITTEN ΔFosB) Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 41 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. DeltaFosB is a key component. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 21 […]

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Semi-PIED cured – First successful sex since April: Guys trust me sex/intimacy is 101% better than porn.

*English is not my main language. Sorry for my grammar. I guess I will start out with some history about myself. I discovered porn and masturbation since I was in 4th grade. However, throughout my life I only watched and masturbated to porn every 3-4 days or so. More like intermittent consumption. I was a […]

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Critique of “Is Pornography Use Related to Erectile Functioning? Results From Cross-Sectional and Latent Growth Curve Analyses” (2019)

Introduction: His correlations say one thing, but Joshua Grubbs says another The researcher who saddled humankind with “perceived pornography addiction” and claimed it somehow “functions very differently from other addictions,” has now turned his dexterity to porn-induced ED. Joshua Grubbs’s new paper claims there’s no epidemic of youthful ED, boldly concluding its abstract with: In […]

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Age 20 – Porn killed my manliness. (why you should quit as soon as possible)

Yeah, I watch too much porn… but my dick works perfectly. When I discovered Nofap (5 years ago), I kinda knew there was something wrong with my porn and masturbation habit. Apathy, lack of confidence, anxiety, inability to attract girls, unmotivated and tired all the fucking time. I was happy to have discovered possible cause […]

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