International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction February 2017 , Volume 15, Issue 1, pp 16–27 Craig S. Cashwell, Amanda L. Giordano, Kelly King, Cody Lankford, Robin K. Henson Abstract For individuals with sexual addiction, sexual behaviors often are the primary means of regulating distressing or undesirable emotion. In this study, we sought to examine differences in aspects of emotion regulation between students in […]
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Porn Addiction is Being Severely Underestimated We’re dealing with some powerful stuff here, but it is not treated seriously enough, probably because it’s widely accepted by society and is not a substance like heroine or cocaine. I cringe when people relapse, reset their counters, and proclaim “This is it, I’ve had enough, I’m going to […]
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I’m 18. I dated a girl once who was gorgeous, but when it was time to get in action, I couldn’t last much. Sometimes it didn’t even lift. Somehow I wasn’t attracted to a beautiful woman. After that episode, I kept masturbating to porn, I didn’t even think that it happened because of PMO. After […]
Read More… from Age 18 – Libido fired up, happier and no longer depressed, actually feeling alive
Holy shit. I’m an engineering student and I’m in my finals period. Usually because of stress (and procrastination), this is the period I jack off 3-4 times a day. But this whole semester I didn’t touch my dick. Not once. Today I met my cute lab peofessor in private to ask her some questions about […]
Read More… from Age 23 – After 4 years, I’m literally starting to feel like a god
I started the nofap journey a couple of years ago, but never managed to make it over 3 weeks until this streak. Before the beginning of college, I decided to stop wanking it all together until I have a reason to continue. I’ve gained so much from this so far that I’m definitely going to […]
Read More… from Age 20 – More respect for women, Weird fetishes have disappeared
Wet dreams? In the last 100 days I had 5 wet dreams. The most wet dreams were in the beginning. After a wet dream, i feel empty, tired, pain in my back, less concentration headaces and had a blown up belly. Sex with my wife In the last 100 days I had 6 times sex […]
Read More… from Age 31 – Sex with my wife much more connected, energy to run, better memory, happier
I little bit about my background. 26yo male from Greece. I know about NoFap a few years now but I was off most of the time. My previous biggest streak was 28 days iirc last year’s summer and I didn’t give it another try until this time I started my current streak on the first […]
Read More… from Age 26 – Increased energy, Increased confidence, I became more disciplined
Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S162-S166. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758X. Collins RL1, Strasburger VC2, Brown JD3, Donnerstein E4, Lenhart A5, Ward LM6. Abstract Sexual content is highly prevalent in traditional media, and portrayals rarely depict the responsibilities and risks (eg, condom use, pregnancy) associated with sexual activity. Exposure to such content is linked with shifts in attitudes about sex […]
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LISTEN: Porn Addiction: Dopamine, Disgust, and Erectile Dysfunction In today’s episode we explore the neuroscience of porn addiction, the role of dopamine in driving porn use, why emotions such as shock and disgust make pornography not less, but more appealing, and the links between porn usage and erectile dysfunction. We also discuss links between porn […]
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I’d guess [I’ve been trying NoFap for] around two years now but the progress has been quite slow but it’s going in the right direction. This streak will be a great milestone. I’m 23 years old. This is just a report to myself for motivational purposes but maybe I can inspire someone else as well. […]
Read More… from Age 23 – I’m back to my real self by now, huge decline in anxiety