PORN MYTHS by Gabe Deem. 10 common myths you will hear about the no porn movement. In this video Gabe exposes those myths and explains how they do not apply to everyone. […]
Tag: porn addiction
Am I asexual?
If you grew up on internet porn watching all kinds of porn and getting hooked on screen sex, you may not respond much to sex with a real person. This can cause massive confusion. Interestingly, those who quit internet porn often experience the return of their normal attractions, whatever they may be. In short, don’t […]
Nicole Prause’s Unethical Harassment and Defamation of Gary Wilson & Others (Page 1)
Introduction Legal counsel advised us to create these pages, which document Nicole Prause’s extensive campaign targeting those who point out possible harms of porn use or issues in the porn industry. “Sunshine” protects the community Prause harasses by preserving facts and permitting visitors and journalists to understand the truth for themselves. Indeed, these pages have […]
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Rebooting Accounts: Page 2 of 3
Page 2 of our rebooting accounts. See our original Rebooting Accounts page which contains over 2,000 more recovery stories, or Rebooting Accounts: Page 3, which is growing. Most of the accounts that address ED (erectile dysfunction) or DE (delayed ejaculation) mention them in the title. In addition to the main rebooting account pages, many more […]
Cambridge University Study: Internet porn addiction mirrors drug addiction (Voon et al., 2014)
Updates: Many more neurological studies. This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal) providing strong support for the addiction model. This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists in the world, supporting the porn addiction model. (This dated paper was not a literature review […]
The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Fractured Fairytale Posing As A Review (2014)
I provide 2 updated “Reality Checks” before we get to the 2014 critique. Reality check#1: Neurological & epidemiological studies that refute nearly every claim in Ley et al., 2014: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror […]
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Gary discusses porn-related sexual dysfunction (show #8)
Guys, young and old, who use highspeed porn are increasingly reporting erectile dysfunction. It reverses itself after they stop using. What’s going on? What does recovery look like? For an overview, read our Psychology Today post: Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: A Growing Problem. You may also want to watch Gary’s slide show on Erectile Dysfunction & […]
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Gary and Gabe discuss recovery from porn-related ED (show #9)
A 25-year old describes his withdrawal and recovery of erectile health after quitting Internet porn. Listen to Nov. 20, 2012 radio show “Your Brain in the Cybersex Jungle” Gabe’s second show with Gary – Gabe answers questions about porn-induced ED (show #20) Related links: Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013) Why Shouldn’t Johnny Watch […]
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Young Psychiatrist Discusses Porn-Induced ED (show #32)
Psychiatrist talks about his personal experience with porn-induced sexual dysfunction, as well as porn addiction and the reason why large clinical studies on porn’s effects will be difficult to bring about. Listen To Show Post by doctor – After 10 yrs glued to the computer, I kicked the addiction and fixed the PIED!! Medical doctors […]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder and addiction
It’s true that having Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) increases an individual’s chances of developing an addiction. In arguing against the concept of behavioral addictions, including porn addiction, skeptics often claim that porn addiction is a ‘compulsion’ not an ‘addiction’. That addiction is “like” OCD. When further pressed as to how a ‘compulsion to use X’ differs […]