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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Coach Noah Church shares a tongue-in-cheek basic guide for how to stop a self-destructive porn habit. This advice is designed to backfire in every way, leading to a lonely and miserable life filled with regret and wasted opportunity. […]
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I reached out to SA UK via email. They got back to me with locations of many meetings, and a beginners meeting that’s held online. For my first meeting I opted for the one on zoom. I don’t remember the exact date of my first meeting but I remember seeing so many people on that […]
On the Tuesday, March 31, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: With smartphones and social media, pornography is more accessible than ever. Some young men say early exposure led to compulsive use, affecting relationships and daily life. USA TODAY’s Rachel Hale explains the research, the stigma and how online forums are becoming a first step toward […]
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[Excerpts from 5 years of a recovery journey] I am attracted to beautiful, powerful and (little) dominant women. I have been attracted to these type of women for as long as I can remember. In my childhood I had a crush on older girls from primary school. Later I was intrigued by Queen Cleopatra or […]
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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