Summary of how I went from addicted to porn and anxious to pornfree and confident. My life story and how NoFap has helped change me and bring me a new sense of self worth. To start off with I classify myself as your untypical nofapper in the sense that yes I shared the same PMO […]
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I’m 21 and I had always struggled with porn addiction since I was about 16. I would masturbate at least once every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I was addicted to the 10 seconds of pleasure from getting that nut off. A major problem that stemmed from my addiction was failure in the bedroom. […]
Read More… from Age 21 – Struggled with porn addiction since I was 16
Bit of a read but for what it’s worth, it may just help someone. That and I’m just so happy for myself. I started seeing a girl back in August last year and while we were first messing around she made it clear to me that she wasn’t into any form of pornography and would […]
I’ll pre-empt the main question: what benefits am I experiencing after going a month without porn? Benefits: Self-respect. I know how hard this addiction is to overcome, so every day that I do so gives me strength and self-respect. And how you feel about yourself drips into every moment of life. I’m a better friend, […]
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I’m a 18-year-old female, and these are the benefits of quitting porn I’ve experienced over the last year and a half. For context, 18F. At the lowest point of my life, porn was my escape, and it was destroying me. With porn: I couldn’t relate to girls my age or find my femininity. Which made […]
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish recently spoke up about being exposed to porn at the age of 11, revealing the negative effects it had on her life, her body image, and ability to form healthy relationships. In an interview on “The Howard Stern Show”, the 19-year-old star revealed several heartbreaking details: I used to watch a […]
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Lily was so grateful to chat with Dr. Mateusz Gola, leading expert on the neuroscience of porn addiction and problematic pornography use. Lily was able to ask some burning questions, correct her previous misunderstandings of the research, and have some laughs! The Questioning Pornography Podcast seeks to promote thoughtful and critical conversation on porn’s […]
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What does the overall body of research have to say on how porn affects sexual and relationship satisfaction? What about body contentment and self-esteem? Are the answers to these questions different for men and women? This meta-analysis explores these questions! The study highlighted: Pornography Consumption and Satisfaction: a Meta-Analysis Other studies mentioned include: Studies linking […]
Finally had sex with a girl from my college. Previously, I could not stay hard whatsoever and could not put it in a girl for a long time (last time having sex was two years ago). I would get erratically nervous and worry as to whether I could get erect or not, due to my […]
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Sharpe, M., Mead, D. Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations. Curr Addict Rep (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00390-8 Abstract Purpose of Review Reports of sexual violence, especially towards women and children, are rapidly increasing. At the same time, rates of problematic pornography use (PPU) are accelerating across the world too. The purpose of this review is […]
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