PCES yields peculiar results measuring self-perceived effects of pornography Update: In this 2018 NCOSE presentation – Porn Research: Fact or Fiction? – Gary Wilson exposes the truth behind 5 studies propagandists cite to support their claims that porn addiction doesn’t exist or that porn use is largely beneficial. The PCES is critiqued from 36:00 to […]
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Porn is more accessible than ever, and many couples use it to enhance their sex lives. But it does more harm than good, Dr. Samadi says. BY Dr. David Samadi Daily News Contributor. Friday, September 9, 2016 Who can forget the harrowing ordeal of Elizabeth Smart, a 14-year-old abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake […]
I was wondering why today seemed like such a great day… I’ve done it! For at least 4 years I have been a member of this sub reddit and I have learned many things during my time here. Perhaps the greatest thing about success on NoFap is a deeply rooted sense that you are in […]
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Listen to podcast: Responding to Those Who Say Porn is NOT Addictive (1hr) Excerpt from Wait, People Are Now Saying Porn Isn’t An Addiction? [The “debunking” articles] I keep getting asked to respond to all have one thing in common: They cite one of the two Nicole Prause EEG studies, which claim to debunk porn […]
In the episode “The Game” of Star Trek: The Next Generation, William Riker returns from the vacation resort planet Risa with a game that he is eager to share with the crew. A few try on a headset that displays what we would now call an augmented reality game, which they control telepathically. With each […]
One troubling reason why millennials are less sexually active than their parents is the warped behaviour they learn from the internet. Now there’s a group trying to ‘reboot’ their mindsets “Volakov”, as he’s known on the forum – and he doesn’t want any other clues given out – is an 18-year-old with a problem. He can’t get an […]
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Comments: These pages of The Brain That Changes Itself (2007) by psychiatrist Norman Doidge are very relevant to porn addiction, and explain how Internet porn tastes escalate (a phenomenon that addiction experts call “tolerance“). If you prefer, read entire chapter: Acquring Tastes And Loves. Update 1: 2014 article by Doidge: Sex on the Brain: What […]
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SUCCESS – There it is, successful vanilla sex twice with a condom at all times. Went to see an escort and got hard once things started getting hot. I got oral with a condom and i was hard before the condom went on from foreplay which was a great sign, I then got her on […]
Link to podcast Dr. Dudley Danoff, MD, a world renowned urologist, returned to the program for the ninth time. His book is “The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health – How to Stay Vital at Any Age” (www.theultimateguidetomenshealth.com). The main focus of this program was porn-induced erectile dysfunction (PIED). A growing number of young men […]
Update: Pornography, sexual orientation and ambivalent sexism in young adults in Spain (2024) Large sample of 2,346 people aged 18–35 years old. Men who consumed pornography had higher median values of [Hostile Sexism] than those who did not. Mean values of [Benevolent Sexism] were observed to be lower for both women [β(95%CI):-2.16(-2.99;-1.32)] and men [β(95%CI):-4.30(-5.75;-2.86)] who […]
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