Age 32, married – 8 months of CBT therapy, PIED better, Concerned for those unaware of the addiction risk

I’m doing this post because even though there are a lot of these reports, reading through all of them when I first started this journey gave me motivation, ideas, and knowledge of what I’d go through. I (32M) have finally hit 90 days of being porn free, after 5 years of trying, 2 years of […]

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Day 40 to 60-ish was a nightmare. Play guitar better than ever and music sounds sooo good. Quit weed.

Seems like just the other day I found this community and embarked on this journey.Then every post was” If you start No Fap today on Christmas you’ll hit day 100.”Well here I am sharing my success with you guys .Boxing Day though.. I’d like to start of with what helped me succeed; •Got a 100 […]

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I was an overweight, loser, eating chips and playing games – Now, strength, stamina, focus, confidence, asthma better too

For last 586 days I’ve been on NoFap everyday. Not that everyday I wasn’t watching porn. Not that every one of those days I was absolutely free from orgasming. No. It’s not about it. It has never been. It’s about freedom from slavery that I put myself into when I was 13. It was, is […]

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Dopamine desensitisation is a real thing – I’ve felt better than I have in many, many months.

So, I’m nearing 50 days now, and one thing that’s really stood out to me is how different I’ve felt for the last week or two. I’ve felt more engaged, more social, smaller things seem to make me happier. I’ve found myself reconnecting with friends who I’d neglected to interact with for so long. The […]

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What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder? (2020): The “Moral Incongruence” section.

Comment: This important paper based on recent research, gently corrects some of the misleading porn research claims: What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder? Among the highlights, the authors take on the disingenuous “moral incongruence” concept so popular with anti-porn addiction researchers. MI section reproduced below. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Moral Incongruence Section […]

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