The understanding and treatment of the obsessional doubt related to sexual orientation and relationship substantiation, by Steven Phillipson, Ph.D.

 Note that this therapist believes HOCD is one the most treatable mental conditions. By Steven Phillipson, Ph.D.  Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (LINK to article) The television program is “Seinfeld.” The setting is a professional office of a masseuse. One of the main characters, George Costanza, has agreed to receive the first professional massage of his […]

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Age 25 – Four years of ED

INITIAL POST I’ve fought ED for the last 4 years or so. I had a long-distance girlfriend for the majority of that time, and PMO was overwhelmingly my main sexual outlet. Over that period, I became the textbook example of how porn can poison the mind and body of an otherwise incredibly healthy 20-some-odd year […]

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Reprogram With Healthy Habits and Warm Fuzzies: Trumping Addictions and Compulsions

By Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D. and Richard P. Brown, M.D. Humans are incredibly adaptable, brilliant learners. Advances in neuroscience show that we have a brain that is capable of changing itself [1]. While this confers enormous survival advantages, it also burdens us with unintended consequences: We can be reprogrammed to take pleasure from and crave […]

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90 days without fapping and I can’t list a single benefit, thoughts below.

COMMENTS: This is the most important rebooting account on this site. For some reason, this man took “nofap” literally, and continued to watch Internet porn while abstaining from ejaculation. Although excessive ejaculation may cause temporary neurochemical ripples, it’s Internet porn that seems to cause long-term addiction-related brain changes. High-speed porn has only been with us for a few short […]

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What about semen leakage?

Visitors sometimes report unwanted semen leakage (way beyond normal levels). This happens either prior to rebooting or during the early phase of rebooting. It can be very unnerving because it’s unfamiliar. Since it’s a common topic on recovery forums, YBOP has provided a few comments: I have also noticed “semen leakage”, i.e., my underwear is […]

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Sexual Satiety

See the papers below to learn more about the brain mechanisms behind sexual satiety.  Overriding sexual satiation mechanisms may play a role in the accumulation of DeltaFosB and addiction-related brain changes. See Men: Does Frequent Ejaculation Cause A Hangover? […]

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