COMMENTS: Relatively old study on men with so-called ‘psychogenic’ sexual problems (ED, DE, inability to be aroused by real partners). While the data is even older than 2003, interviews revealed tolerance and escalation related to “erotica” use: Participants themselves had begun to question whether there may be a link between masturbation and the difficulties they […]
Read More… from Male psychogenic sexual dysfunction: the role of masturbation (2003)
I feel a little hesitant at posting under the success stories section – partially my desire to not be viewed as boastful, and partially my hesitancy at proclaiming victory prematurely. I hope that you don’t perceive my post as either, rather a testament to the power of persistence (it has taken me over 20 years […]
Read More… from Age 47 – Realize that the urge is temporary (chat apps were my challenge)
Here’s my big dump of everything I’ve learned to attain a better state of living. If you just want to hear the advice I have to give then feel free to skip to the bottom. Hi there, I’m 21 years old from the UK. About a year ago I decided to cut pornography out of […]
Read More… from Age 21 – I suffered PIED through all my teen years
Link to abstract of above paper As men who have quit porn and recovered from sexual dysfunctions during partnered sex demonstrate, porn-induced ED appears to be primarily due to conditioning their sexual response to online porn rather than real partners. Their difficulties are not due to “hypersexuality.” In fact, men who report the problem are–just […]
Read More… from Critique of claims surrounding “Sexual Responsivity and the Effects of Negative Mood on Sexual Arousal in Hypersexual Men Who Have Sex With Men” (2020)
COMMENTS: New review from the Medical Journal of Indonesia. The current review aligns with the views presented in these 25 recent neuroscience-based literature reviews & commentaries. All support the addiction model. —————————- LINK TO PDF OF OF FULL PAPER Agastya IGN, Siste K, Nasrun MWS, Kusumadewi I. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2020Jun.30 [cited 2020Jul.7];29(2):233–41. Available […]
Read More… from Cybersex addiction: an overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020)
Preface I have read many of the success stories posted on the forum and don’t want to add one more post to the hundreds that are already on here with laundry lists of withdrawal symptoms and new “superpowers” that they acquired. Instead, I want to provide a framework that early rebooters should be able to […]
Read More… from Age 23 – Want to return from villain to hero? Try not jacking off.
A brief background about me: 26 y/o male. Was struggling with fapping (commonly edging) and used porn between the ages 13-23. So what happened after I became 23? After graduating college I entered this dream job for me in a government Office. I can hear you saying can being an officer be a dream job? […]
Read More… from Age 26 – From disaster to success with Nofap and semen retention
The first time I found out about pornography was about the same time I masturbated for the first time. The two were always liked together. Ever since then, I turned from a confident kid into a person filled with guilt, depression, and anxiety. People always invited me to parties and stuff like that, but I […]
Read More… from I feel like I’m dipped in “me” sauce, and the world is fantastic – even with Covid craziness
I want to say Thank you to the makers of this site. I have had a time that i felt shit-like. Nothing inside me, no energy at all I have done the reboot over 4 months, without porn, but i have had orgasms only with my girlfriend not by myself. I want To say i […]
Read More… from Age 19 – Struggled with PIED for more than a year
First of all, what is prone masturbation? Prone Masturbation is achieving orgasm, faced down, either by thrusting into a pillow, thrusting into duvet/mattress, thrusting into hand or anything equivalent. Why should you stop it immediately? It will DESTROY your sex life, leaving you with a NUMB penis and severe ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. By engaging in prone […]
Read More… from Age 25 – Prone masturbation: Recovery and rewiring