YBOP Comment: In line with previous studies, this brain scan study found that porn/sex addicts (CSBD patients) have abnormal behavior and brain activity during anticipation of viewing porn, specifically in the ventral striatum. Subjects who reported more severe symptoms of CSBD showed the most abnormal behavior in anticipation of viewing porn. Furthermore, the study also […]
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This might be long, so I will break this post into 3 parts. 1) More self-respect. 2) Women. 3) Advice. I hope you find time to read this and be encouraged. Tips and advice included at the end (part 3) The tl:dr is that the greatest benefit of nofap is feeling truly like a man. […]
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One month free and still counting 💪💪💪 hopefully to 90 days and so on. I feel much better. I feel more attractive. I feel like I’m much more noticing the beauty of guys in the street. I’m less in my head and more loving the instant. Recently, during sex with a partner, I orgasmed without […]
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LINK TO STUDY [Article in Chinese] Ming Jiang 1 Affiliations expand PMID: 1250632 Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in sex hormone level in men after ejaculation. The serum testosterone concentrations of 28 male volunteers were investigated daily during abstinence period after ejaculation. We found that fluctuations of testosterone levels from day […]
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Improved concentration and memory: On the Eve of day 90 I’d like to give you guys a little review of my journey. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always struggled with concentration and memory. I remember as far back as when I was 12 years old telling my parents about this ‘brain fog’ that […]
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Hey all. I figured it’s time for me to finally post my “success” story. My full story is in my journal “Up and Down PIED” if you’re interested. I could not have sex even with viagra I started my reboot in September 20, 2021 so I’ll be coming up on 8 months pretty soon2 relapses […]
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Becoming the man I always knew I could be. My journey began just over six months ago when I confessed to my wife that I was looking at porn. I didn’t understand that I was addicted at first or the havoc it had wreaked on my mind and body. Over five to six years, I […]
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Finally reached day 45 and lasted long in bed – feels like a journey and a half, but equally certainly feels like an achievement. PIED is gradually going away and over the weekend managed to have intimate sex with solid erections. Below are some thoughts on PIED, what helped, as well as current state and […]
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No more sexless marriage: Sorry this may trigger a little but it’s a positive success story so aiming for it to encourage others! It’s not quite click bait with the word obsessed but my gosh. I am nearing day 14. I got my days wrong and I have gone longer – I included all masturbation […]
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YBOP COMMENT: Researchers created and tested a new assessment tool, based on the World Health Organization’s ICD-11 Gaming Disorder criteria. It’s designed to assess several specific Internet-use Disorders (online behavioral addictions) including “porn-use disorder.” The researchers, who included one of the world’s leading experts on compulsive sexual behavior/porn addiction Matthias Brand, suggested several times that “porn-use […]
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