[by Andrew Brown] This is a question that is on the surface about sex but actually it goes a lot deeper than that. That’s not to say that sex on its own is a small business. It’s difficult to get solid figures, but in 2009 the American industry was the size of the mainstream film […]
Read More… from The danger of porn goes beyond just sex – it normalises unchecked desire (The Guardian)
[youtube]https://youtu.be/DclqE-9vFgY[/youtube] One of the best short videos on porn’s effects on the brain by popular YouTube channel “What I’ve Learned.” However, it quotes my early 2015 presentation as saying there were only 4 brain studies published on porn users. As of July, 2017 there were 34 neurological studies published on porn users and sex addicts. […]
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Since this community helped me alot, I want to share a little experience that made dealing with the entire porn addiction and ED problem much easier for me: I went 120 days without porn or masturbation, but with occasional orgasms with girls, mostly from petting and oral sex. My condition has improved alot over this […]
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So I’ve nearly reached the two year without pornography mark, and my life has changed drastically. My sex drive still isn’t what I feel like it should be, and given that I PMO’d for so long, I’m not sure whether it ever will be – but I don’t want to kill myself anymore so I […]
Read More… from 2 year struggle – Felt suicidal due to porn-induced ED: Now I have no trouble getting hard, my GF & I have a good sex life
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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Tomorrow will be the 150th day I have spent on this earth without watching porn. It is the longest streak I’ve ever had and I’m feeling quite proud of myself. But I couldn’t have done it without you guys at r/pornfree and my girlfriend who has been extremely supportive this entire time. Some things I […]
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It’s accepted that women watch porn but some can find it difficult to stop At least one in three visitors to porn websites are estimated to be female Unrealistic depictions of sex can have a detrimental effect on women’s love lives Emma Turner had always been the perfect daughter. A classic ‘good girl’, she won […]
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Sex is one of the most expressive forms of intimacy between two people. You strip yourself naked, both physically and emotionally, and expose your deepest parts. Yet, when the bond with a partner breaks, you’re left vulnerable in bed, and may turn to porn — not for love, but for pure sexual gratification. Using porn to […]
Read More… from “What Is A ‘Pornosexual?’ The New Sexual Orientation For Those Who Watch Porn, And Shun Real Sex” (Medical Daily)
G’day lads. It’s been something like 110 days since I first posted on here. Back then I was not having a good time, depressed about my ED and in a hole of PMO. (For more see my journal). I did the 90 days no PMO and after flat line after flat line at around day […]
Read More… from Age 17 – Severe porn-induced ED: I finally feel like a man again.
I have been fapping to porn for like 10 years. I’m 23 btw, and it got to the point where I would only watch one actress while laying in bed. Which lead me to pied ( I could last forever during sex and then when I would get on top, I would completely lose my […]
Read More… from Age 23 – Erections wayyyy better now, social anxiety/brain fog gone