Today I reached 90 days of NoFap again. For some people it may sound small, but for me it represents a 5-year battle. The last time I crossed 90 days was in 2021, and my highest streak ever was 104 days. After that, I fell into the same cycle again: a few days of progress, […]
Critics of the notion of sex addiction argue that we need to address the underlying trauma, rather than the manifest behaviour. This argument has some validity, but it does not alter the description of the behaviour as ‘addictive’. By comparison, people addicted to drugs or gambling also often come with serious underlying problems arising from […]
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The porn industry has long supported shills who promulgate its preferred narrative about porn use. But recently a truly twisted “Journal statement on ‘sex addiction’” was published by academic publisher Taylor & Francis. Fortunately, a thoughtful author (on behalf of himself and a long list of colleagues) has taken the rare step of skillfully calling […]
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Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones examines the neuroscience of porn addiction and its wreckage across an entire generation. Forty-two billion porn site visits occur every month — 92% through the smartphone in your pocket — and the average Australian child encounters it at age 11. Marshall Ballantine-Jones is a specialist in online sexualisation education with over 25 […]
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SAN ANTONIO – A recovering pornography addict, who now speaks to men battling the addiction, is sharing his journey to sobriety to encourage staying on the right path when dealing with exploitative material in the age of artificial intelligence. According to safefamilies.org, most people struggling with pornography addiction later in life were first exposed when […]
So this is my first post, I just found out about this group today.It’s been:128 days with no weed, tabacco & alcohol38 days with no PMO28 Days with no YouTube. So I’m a 28 year old man. Been doing all the things listed since I was 15, some like PMO, YouTube, smoking ciggies and drinking […]
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Ryan didn’t open his phone with the intention of finding porn. But when the 11-year-old came across it on his social media feed, he was intrigued. As he watched, he experienced a rush of curiosity and excitement. Soon, his brain was hooked on that dopamine rush. It became a daily routine. He told himself he […]
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The site appears not to care one bit for our laws or for the safety and rights of women and children There is one thing that the Labour Party could do tomorrow to improve your sex life. I know no one wants to bring Sir Keir into the bedroom but hear me out: the time […]
Comment: Visitors who are interested in the current state of the research on CSBD/PPU will appreciate this thorough account of the current research. There’s much work still to be done. It’s essential that problematic online porn use gets carved out of CSBD, that is, not lumped in with partnered sex and treated as an impulse-control disorder. […]
This week marks 1 year since I finally admitted I am a sex addict. I am not “just a guy with a bad porn habit”This was a seizmic shift in my consciousness and self identity: when my denial finally cracked and I could see my life had been falling to pieces for a long, long […]