It was the heavily tainted and very controversial orgasm cult run by Nicole Daedone. She turned herself in at a New York City federal courthouse in June, 2023, a week after being indicted. “The abuse, federal prosecutors say, was multi-fold: economic, sexual, emotional and psychological. It also included surveillance, indoctrination, and intimidation, according to court […]
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What you really need to know about Johann Hari’s claims UPDATE 2022: Quantitative research shows that perceived social support has limited predictive power as a factor against problematic sexual behavior. It’s helpful, but not a silver bullet. See The relation of perceived social support to compulsive sexual behavior. If you are struggling with an addiction, by […]
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Treva Etsitty Excerpt Dysregulation of metacognition has the potential to develop into maladaptive coping rather than healthy self-regulation skills, which in turn, can develop into mental illness or addiction …. Results confirmed that pornography use was a predictor of maladaptive metacognitions. Description (Link to full item) Metacognition plays a role in motivation, executive function, declarative […]
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The worst sex advice you’ve heard this year – by Noah Church For more videos, see this page […]
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Hey guys, experienced Fapstronaut here! I’ll try to make this post as short and valuable as possible. Introduction: I was a masturbation addict for like 20 years. I did watch porn and it caused PIED but actually I was addicted to a hot chat with random girls. Porn was a big thing for me when […]
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Hi everyone, I was addicted to porn for 13 years and I am approaching a month without porn and masturbated once. I just wanted to share my thoughts to hopefully keep someone motivated. I am at the point where everyday life feels so good that I’m beginning to wonder if there’s something wrong with me […]
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Frederick Toates Highlights • A combination of (i) an incentive motivation model of sex and (ii) dual control theory is presented. • By the criteria of (i) suffering and (ii) a shift in weight of control from goal-based to stimulus-based, sex can become addictive. • Scrutiny of the criticisms of the notion of […]
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This is my story of how for the first time in my life, I feel human. On 7th June this year, I M’d after going for a week with no PMO. I hadn’t really set myself a goal the previous week. In fact it wasn’t my plan to go a week without M. I just […]
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[Excerpt from It was a Mistake to Let Kids Onto Social Media Sites. Here’s What to Do Now. ] Reliable age verification is feasible. For instance, as the policy analyst Chris Griswold has proposed, the Social Security Administration (which knows exactly how old you are) “could offer a service through which an American could type […]
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YBOP Comments: This qualitative study on problematic porn users seeking treatment strongly supports the porn addiction model. This study paints a clear picture of why today’s porn is a “supernormal stimulus,” as the most common out-of-control behavior among the addicts was keeping arousal high for several hours. Some key points: POINT 1) Order of […]
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