I would like to thank this community for providing us with the knowledge which is the ultimate blessing for us and without which we were suffering for a long time. Well my story started just like everyone else. Some day got to know about M, felt good and then continued doing it. Those days porn […]
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COMMENTS: Thorough and compelling review of the neuroscience literature related to Internet addiction subtypes, with special focus on internet porn addiction. The review also critiques recent headline-grabbing studies by SPAN lab, which purport to have “debunked porn addiction.” An excerpt from the abstract: “Within this review, we give a summary of the concepts proposed underlying […]
Read More… from Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update (2015)
Considering a majority of the first 30 days was a flatline for me it was relatively easy. The real challenge comes when your urges and sexual function return and you have to resist the temptations. I’m not going to lie it hasn’t been an easy route since the urges have returned. A few instances of […]
Read More… from Age 27 – Brain fog GONE. Social anxiety decreased. Greater frequency of morning erections.
Introduction This critique has two parts: Part 1 exposes how Nicole Prause, Marty Klein and Taylor Kohut completely misrepresent their solitary bit of “evidence” to support the article’s core falsehood – that “compulsive pornography viewing” was excluded from the new ICD-11 “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder” diagnosis. Part 2 exposes the startling omissions, false claims, research […]
Read More… from Debunking “Why Are We Still So Worried About Watching Porn?” (by Marty Klein, Taylor Kohut, and Nicole Prause)
Hey guys!!!!!! I’ve finally hit the 90 day mark I feel inspired to tell you guys my whole journey so this is going to be a long post. First of all let me tell y’all that I’m 19 yrs old. I first watched porn when I was 11 years old without really knowing what was […]
Read More… from Age 19 – Just hit 90 days. porn-induced ED gone. My journey.
After being a lurker for the longest time, I finally decided to make an account and post here, to give back to this helpful and supportive community. This will be a long post, detailing my journey, starting from the why, then narrating the hardships I faced and the ways I found to overcome them, followed […]
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Matthias Brand is the head of the department General Psychology: Cognition at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Brand’s team of researchers). Listed below are the neurological studies on porn users, and reviews of the literature/commentaries on porn use/addiction, that Brand and his team have published: 1) Watching Pornographic Pictures on the Internet: Role of Sexual Arousal […]
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Introduction Unfortunately YBOP must thoroughly debunk yet another Men’s Health propaganda piece denying porn-induced sexual dysfunctions. The current article mirrors another misleading article YBOP debunked just a few months ago: Debunking “Should you be worried about porn-induced erectile dysfunction?” – by The Daily Dot’s Claire Downs. (2018). Before I address specific assertions, here are the […]
Read More… from Debunking the “Men’s Health” article by Gavin Evans: “Can Watching Too Much Porn Give You Erectile Dysfunction?” (2018)
Successful PIV sex after 2.5 months of no porn and NoFap. I am going into full detail for y’all since I know this is what I was searching for when I couldn’t figure out my problem. In some ways my selfish/greedy mind is saying don’t post this, as this information will become very valuable in […]
Read More… from Age 29 – Cured Porn-induced ED in 2.5 months: Tips and encouragement
I used heroin for like 2 years and currently have 6 months clean. Obviously heroin had much more of a negative impact on my life and mental/physical health, but I’m talking purely from an addiction standpoint. We’re surrounded by artificial stimulation everywhere and everyday in our lives. It was a lot tougher to rewire my […]
Read More… from I don’t want to sound like I’m comparing straight up heroin to porn: I’m a former heroin addict and PMO was harder to quit for me.