Boys discover porn aged just 10, on average, yet most start puberty at 12 years old. This means millions of guys across the globe are beginning their sexual journeys in an online world, so far from real-life intimacy, that by the time they become sexually active their brains have already been warped. And how would […]
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What does the post-porn emotional rebound look like? Regular users who give up porn often report unexpected changes, such as improved sexual performance and satisfaction, increased confidence and desire to socialize, better concentration, more satisfying romantic relationships and so forth. Yet they also frequently remark on another change: They feel more emotion. This is often […]
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Jarryd Bartle’s article “Relax Folks! Pornography is Not the End of Civilisation” cherry picks a few random studies and cites a one-page letter to the editor to support claims, while simultaneously ignoring the vast preponderance of evidence. Bartle is employed by the “The Eros Association“, which calls itself – Australia’s adults-only industry association. Please note […]
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In case you missed this TIME cover story about porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, it is no longer behind a paywall. Read it here. The text: Noah Church is a 26-year-old part-time wildland firefighter in Portland, Ore. When he was 9, he found naked pictures on the Internet. He learned how to download explicit videos. When he […]
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A man has revealed how he accumulated 18 terabytes of porn on his computer and took the bold step of deleting it all to help him overcome his addiction. To put that into perspective, a terabyte is 1,000 gigabytes, so the man’s 18 terabyte collection is equivalent to 5,400 hours of high quality video or […]
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I’m three months clean. It sounds so weird saying in out loud. It both feels like a large achievement, and a small number. There is still a long way to go. Improvements I’ve noticed. Erections and pleasure incomparable 90 days ago and today. Significant, undeniable improvement. Return of morning wood (not always though, sometimes). Women […]
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I’ve never been able to kick it so far, with just a “I promise to myself that I wont ever do that again.” statement. Its as if, when it wants to, the fetish could disable the other, thinking parts of my brain, and get me to feed it. I wont go into details on my […]
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With all my personal due diligence I now claim I’m free from pmo. I started pmo since 12, and it escalated to a point where I had serious brain fog, pmo while working from home, and sleep for 11 hrs and still feel tired. During a period of recovery, I had serious anxiety and mood […]
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I’ve been off my streak with masturbating without P but I’m starting back up right now monk mode. I have realized that it’s not the “masturbation” that causes the erectile dysfunction it’s the effect of porn usage on the brain. I’ve only watched porn only once in about 6 months and my erections are almost […]
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Updated 21 July 2017 An international study found that the percentage of men below 40 who suffer erectile dysfunction has skyrocketed in the last 15 years, from between 2% and 5% to 30%. Many young men who should be in their sexual prime are suffering erectile dysfunction as a result of watching pornography from an […]
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