It’s No Nut November, guys, you know what that means… There’s a big old discussion about pornography in the UK right now. Earlier this year, the British government pledged to ban the depiction of a ‘dangerous’ sex act which is commonly featured in online pornography – choking – and yesterday (November 3), this restriction was […]
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LADbible’s For F*ck Sake report has yielded some interesting results on how we engage with porn … LADbible surveyed over 5,300 18-28 year olds to understand how we all engage with porn, how it makes us feel and how it’s affecting our lives. And we’ve made some seriously eye-opening discoveries. … Porn can get in […]
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Everyone, I want to share that I’ve now gone 64 days without pornography or masturbation. My situation was bad because I had PIED and went through a flatline phase where nothing aroused me. What I did during that time was maintain real interactions, even though I was completely apathetic about sex at first, I went […]
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Porn has degraded a generation. Two tech bros have come up with an app to save young men from its ‘pit of shame and self-hatred.’ By Sean Fisher [Read entire article] Excerpt: “How do you destroy society?” McLaren asked toward the end of our conversation. “You destroy society by destroying men. If every man is […]
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Click here for link to entire, extensive brilliant post. Here are some highlights from this brave rebooter: Sampling the Moment of Revelation This is where it gets mind blowing: What I learned throughout my experiences in recovery is to first acknowledge the fact that you will feel more joy before PMO (as non-users do), but […]
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UPDATE: Technical instructions for parents who want to minimize porn exposure in the home Wondering how to explain to your kids the risks of today’s porn? If so, you may enjoy this old video series co-written by the founder of YBOP. Enjoy! It’s an unsettling fact that by age 11 most boys have been exposed […]
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While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given the rise of technology and accessibility. Pornography, meaning any media intended to depict or describe sexual content to heighten sexual arousal or pleasure, can […]
Read More… from “Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships” (The Conversation)
Journal of Gender-Based Violence Tyler, M., & Jovanovski, N. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000068 Comment: Have these authors confounded cause and effect? They interviewed only men who had quit porn, and perhaps did not realize that quitting shifts men’s perception, often quite radically, making them more perceptive and empathetic. Abstract This article presents a thematic analysis […]
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More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen? Andy was enjoying a weekend away with his wife when it happened. “My neighbour […]
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