Update: Studies Finding Escalation (and Habituation) in Porn Users YBOP FAQ: Is my fetish porn-induced? It’s time to distinguish ‘sexual orientation’ from reversible ‘sexual tastes’ “The bulk of scientific evidence currently favors the view that the origins for most sexual desires are not cultural but innate.” —Leon F. Seltzer Such statements mislead people that all […]
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Why did my porn use escalate?
STUDIES: Signs of addiction and escalation to more extreme material? Over 60 studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation to porn, and even withdrawal symptoms (all signs and symptoms associated with addiction). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE: “I gave up porn when it became too disturbing” (Chicago Tribune, 2018) Through the last years of […]
Studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual dysfunctions and poorer sexual & relationship satisfaction
Reality Check about Porn Addiction Regardless of what you may read in some journalistic accounts, multiple studies reveal a link between porn use and sexual performance problems, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and reduced brain activation to sexual stimuli. Let’s start with sexual dysfunctions. Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual […]
YBOP response to Jim Pfaus’s “Trust a Scientist: Sex Addiction Is a Myth” (January, 2016)
How about trusting addiction neuroscientists and peer-reviewed papers? Before I address many of the claims within the Pfaus article (link to the Pfaus article), it must be noted that Jim Pfaus omitted the 52 neuroscience-based studies (and 27 reviews of the literature and commentaries) on porn users published in the last few years. So far, […]
Dismantling David Ley’s Response to Philip Zimbardo: “We Must Rely on Good Science in Porn Debate” (2016)
The following is YBOP’s response to David Ley’s Psychology Today blog post “We Must Rely on Good Science in Porn Debate (2016).” Ley’s post is his response to Philip Zimbardo’s Psychology Today blog post “Is Porn Good For Us or Bad For Us?” (2016). While Ley’s title says we must rely on “good science,” it […]
My recovery from porn-induced erectile dysfunction is taking way too long.
‘Why haven’t I healed yet from porn-induced ED?’ is the hardest question we attempt to answer. For many, recovery is long and slow. That’s why this FAQ is so damn long – we packed it with as many suggestions as guys say worked for them, and as much info as possible. Porn-induced sexual dysfunction rates in […]
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Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013)
In 2013 Your Brain on Porn made a video called Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn. Here is the science we used to make it. Use this transcript to make captions for the video in your language. Version with Portuguese captions SCIENCE RELATED TO THE PRESENTATION (Note – our articles contain multiple citations) Sections containing […]
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PORN MYTHS by Gabe Deem
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]