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 […]
Read More… from Norman Doidge on pornography and neuroplasticity: “The Brain That Changes Itself”
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 […]
Read More… from Age 22 – ED cured: It was bad. ED since 16. I could no longer even get hard to porn. Could only jack off to shemale porn. (TRIGGER WARNING)
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 […]
Read More… from Podcast: Porn-induced erectile dysfunction (PIED). By world renowned urologist Dudley Danoff & Dr. Diana Wiley (2016)
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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Some people don’t believe in porn addiction, but I’ve seen its effects first hand. By Angela Gregory August 19, 2016 (link to original article) There is an increase in men (and sometimes women) who recognise that their sexualised internet use is out of control, says NHS sexual and relationship psychotherapist Angela Gregory For the past […]
Read More… from How the proliferation of porn is ruining men’s love lives. By Angela Gregory, Lead for Psychosexual Therapy, Chandos Clinic, Nottingham U. Secretary British Society of Sexual Medicine (2016)
COMMENTS: Many claim this study supports the argument that Internet porn doesn’t really cause serious problems. For example, this pro-porn advocate falsely states that only 2% of participants felt that porn was leading to adverse effects. In reality, 17% of males & females aged 16-30 reported that using pornography had a bad effect on them. […]
Read More… from A Profile of Pornography Users in Australia: Findings From the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships (2016)
Here is the short version of my story: 25 years old. 5 years into porn with bad habits such as fapping inside my pants without erection. PIED and PE. Not weird tastes. I stopped watching porn 1.5 years ago. I made my 90 days of nofap and then masturbating on and off without fantasizing. I […]
Read More… from Age 25 – Porn-induced ED pretty much cured. I stopped watching porn 1.5 years ago.
The black and white of blue films: How porn addiction damages relationships A couple struggles to consummate their marriage. A young man is unhappy with his partner’s lack of engagement in certain sexual activities. A young woman is unsatisfied with her partner’s knowledge of how to touch her in bed. All of it as a […]
Read More… from The black and white of blue films: How porn addiction damages relationships. by Sandip Deshpande, MD (2016)
I have been with my boyfriend for 14 months and I love him deeply. However we have always had issues in the bedroom. It is rare that he can maintain a full erection for the duration of our sessions. Often he will stop, re-arouse himself and then carry on to climax. I remember in the […]
Read More… from Age 27 – Slow progress with a porn-hooked boyfriend
Marty Klein wrote a reaction to our original post on how porn is shaping young men’s sexual response. Klein suggested that science doesn’t empirically support our assertion of unprecedented rates of sexual dysfunctions in young men. In fact, all studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual dysfunctions and startling rates […]
Read More… from More on Porn: Guard Your Manhood—A Response to Marty Klein, by Philip Zimbardo & Gary Wilson