One of the lowest points in my life was getting annoyed at my kids when they interrupted me during an edging session. Of course they did not know. But I knew. Like everyone, I desperately wanted to quit. I wanted my self respect back. But, once gripped with the urge, it was almost impossible to […]
A former Team GB diver said he was left feeling “dirty” after he became hooked on online pornography as a child. Freddie Woodward, who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, said at the height of his addiction he sometimes visited adult websites multiple times a day. Today, the 30-year-old, from Sheffield, is calling […]
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Pornography Is Liberalism Made Visible The modern West suffers from a profound delusion. We condemn pornography while refusing to condemn the civilization that inevitably produced it. We treat Pornhub, OnlyFans, dating applications, and the commodification of intimacy as unfortunate excesses of an otherwise healthy order, glitches to be regulated rather than symptoms to be understood. […]
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Is nofap magic or what you do instead of fap’n that causes the magic ? There have been times when i have been on a streak and insane attraction, picking up someone with utter ease. I used to believe on day 7 the magic happened where i was attracting people to me – i put […]
[On the recovery path for 4 months. Porn addiction was about a 5-6 on a scale of 1-10.] It’s a weird duality…being somewhat vulnerable to fall ANY given day (even later today),but at the same time feeling strong and solid and like a changed man. I definitely feel like I am healing, and not the […]
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I am 29yo, started watching porn/masturbating when I was around 13/14, and it always felt like it was just normal. I was constantly horny, checking out guys and fantasising a lot. Childhood was a bit hard so (now I know) I found ways to feel less emotions or to numb! With time the intensity of […]
There are desperate men and women everywhere, of all ages, who genuinely want something to stop in their lives. Alcohol. Drugs. Overeating. Overspending. And porn. So, they understandably focus on it. And fight it. And try to control it….exasperated and sad when it keeps coming back – like a never-ending nightmare. Primed for porn […]
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I am beyond excited to share with you all today is my 31st day of No PMO at all! and the biggest credit goes to this website, this community. Thank you. When I had decided to do hard mode, I saw it like a insurmountable mountain that I could not climb. The understanding on addition […]
Arch Sex Behav Moon, E.J., Garos, S., Kraus, S.W. et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-026-03462-w Comment: In college students, compulsive porn use was associated with alcohol abuse and depression. Abstract Problematic pornography use (PPU) and other compulsive sexual behaviors (CSBs) are associated with numerous psychosocial consequences, with a higher frequency in men than women. However, less is […]
Coach Church recounts the story of a young rebooter from a third-world country and a conservative family. Is avoiding contact with real girls/women the answer, especially if it leaves young men addicted to screens, and totally unprepared for real-life relationships later in life? His escalation in amount of use and more extreme material is not […]
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