Answer yes or no to the following seven questions. Most questions have more than one part, because everyone behaves slightly differently in addiction. You only need to answer yes to one part for that question to count as a positive response.
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I found this material during the summer of 2010 after googling on “orgasm addiction” I think it was. I don’t know exactly what made me google that, but man am I glad I did. An article on this site explained various things: the connection between the dopamine released when the reward center gets stimulated, the […]
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It took me multiple attempts (and I learned from each attempt) but I have now been masturbation and porn free for six months.
The first step (I know this is cliché) is recognizing you have a problem- knowing that your chronic masturbation to porn has adversely affected your life and relationships. I could write a book on how much better my life is now.
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Read More… from 6 months – ED: It is nice to actually get aroused by little things
I have now been practicing no orgasms for about 6 weeks, and the withdrawal, as it turns out, was harder than cocaine, opiates, booze, or nicotine.
I spent a solid week weeping every night after returning from the University where I teach. I couldn’t sleep, and I had almost zero appetite. The thought of dating made me want to curl up into a ball and quit.
But here I am. I feel free.
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It has been nearly ten months since I found this site and started my reboot. I went through a phase of 4 months with no PMO, then a second phase of random PMO with some binge episodes, then the third phase was a 3 month stint with no PMO followed by a binge. Currently I am back at week two. Here’s what I have learned.
1) Porn is addictive, duh?
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“I am building some new platonic relationships with nice women of different ages: people I have met at networking events, clubs, and volunteering. I have been doing some volunteer counseling work once a week, and try to do at least one “random act of kindness” each day to a complete stranger, and this definitely helps bring a bit of balance.”
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Give someone a neurotransmitter and they’ll feel good for an hour; teach someone to grow more receptors and they’ll feel good all the time.–Todd Becker
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One guy posted this to himself on his blog:
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