How viable is the concept of sexual self-sufficiency? Feeling “off” and wondering what to do about it? You could just be touch-starved. If so, solo sex may may not heal the feeling that something…isn’t right. Turns out that sexual needs aren’t just orgasm needs. Sexual needs are also intimacy needs. For tribal pair bonders like […]
The journey of quitting porn is made easier if you are able to call on tools to connect with others. You are not alone and you can benefit from the experiences of others. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte Said […]
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Read More… from Kids and Porn: It Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Playboy’ (2010)
Remarks of recovering user
My father is not a very studied man, and sometimes his eloquence leaves something to be desired. But he said something to me last week, “Sure, alcohol can push aside your problems for awhile. But when the booze wears off, the problems always come back. And if you’re an alcoholic, you probably made them worse.” …
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Is hammering the brain’s desire circuitry a good idea? A drug that makes you not only able but eager and willing isn’t going to remain the exclusive property of the severely impaired. As with Viagra, there will be extensive off-label use.—Julian Dibbell, The Observer The “orgasm pill” is back on track and chugging our way. […]
A few years ago, men from all over the world began arriving in my website’s forum complaining that they were unable to stop using Internet porn. Google had sent them—perhaps because my site shares information about the effects of sex on the brain. My site, however, is about relationships, not recovery. Yet their obvious distress, and porn’s impact on their relationships, motivated me to welcome them. As I listen, these visitors support each other in the struggle to leave porn behind.
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It’s amazing to read all these stories of people who have gone through the same things I have. I am in week 5-6 of recovery and I can feel myself resuming normality again after using porn for on and off 6 years. Thankfully my libido is returning once more and I am feeling the benefits. Besides the return of libido I have noticed many other positive effects:
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