I’m a 18-year-old female, and these are the benefits of quitting porn I’ve experienced over the last year and a half. For context, 18F. At the lowest point of my life, porn was my escape, and it was destroying me. With porn: I couldn’t relate to girls my age or find my femininity. Which made […]
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish recently spoke up about being exposed to porn at the age of 11, revealing the negative effects it had on her life, her body image, and ability to form healthy relationships. In an interview on “The Howard Stern Show”, the 19-year-old star revealed several heartbreaking details: I used to watch a […]
Read More… from Billie Eilish says viewing porn at age 11 “destroyed” her brain
Lily was so grateful to chat with Dr. Mateusz Gola, leading expert on the neuroscience of porn addiction and problematic pornography use. Lily was able to ask some burning questions, correct her previous misunderstandings of the research, and have some laughs! The Questioning Pornography Podcast seeks to promote thoughtful and critical conversation on porn’s […]
Read More… from Dr. Mateusz Gola on the Neuroscience of Porn Addiction (Podcast)
What does the overall body of research have to say on how porn affects sexual and relationship satisfaction? What about body contentment and self-esteem? Are the answers to these questions different for men and women? This meta-analysis explores these questions! The study highlighted: Pornography Consumption and Satisfaction: a Meta-Analysis Other studies mentioned include: Studies linking […]
Finally had sex with a girl from my college. Previously, I could not stay hard whatsoever and could not put it in a girl for a long time (last time having sex was two years ago). I would get erratically nervous and worry as to whether I could get erect or not, due to my […]
Read More… from I had sex today! Stayed erect the whole time. Addicted to porn since age 11
Sharpe, M., Mead, D. Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations. Curr Addict Rep (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00390-8 Abstract Purpose of Review Reports of sexual violence, especially towards women and children, are rapidly increasing. At the same time, rates of problematic pornography use (PPU) are accelerating across the world too. The purpose of this review is […]
Read More… from Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations (2021)
Comment: Excellent paper analyzes more than 100 rebooting experiences and highlights what people are undergoing on recovery forums. Contradicts much of the propaganda about recovery forums (such as the nonsense that they’re all religious, or strict semen-retention extremists, etc.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Arch Sex Behav . 2021 Jan 5. David P Fernandez 1 , Daria J Kuss 2 […]
I get straight to the point bro. No PMO for an entire year and I healed myself. I don’t even desire to look at porn anymore. It works bro. I’m 34, been PMO since 15. It’s never too late bro. I started NoFap in March 2020, because I PIED. I went cold turkey, avoided porn […]
Read More… from Age 34 – I’ve had PIED since I was 19, after 400 days no porn I can have sex
YBOP COMMENTS: A new study by a team of sexologists in Australia purportedly investigated porn’s impact on sexual function. The study claims to have found porn use isn’t associated with sexual dysfunctions, but rather “believing” you’re addicted to porn is associated with sexual dysfunction. However, this “study” used an invalid assessment (CPUI-9), and is based on a […]