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*ANNOUNCEMENT* Gary Wilson Wins Legal Victory Against Nicole Prause’s Efforts to Silence Him. Prause's attempted restraining order denied as frivolous (she lied throughout). Prause must pay substantial attorney fees in anti-SLAPP ruling. Press release:
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Gary Wilson Wins Legal Victory Against Sexologist Nicole Prause’s Efforts to Silence Him

UPDATE: Also see Gary Wilson Wins Second Legal Victory Against Pro-Porn Sexologist Nicole Prause (January, 2021) _________________________________ Press release: Gary Wilson (Your Brain on Porn) Wins...

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"Excessive viewing of pornography has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a form of mental illness, and research on the problem is proceeding in Western countries."
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'I just can't stop': Online porn addiction becoming serious issue in Japan

TOKYO -- While a large amount of traffic to the world's most viewed adult website comes from Japan, the effects of internet pornography are rarely dis

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@DrDebraSoh False. Every neurological study published lends support for the addiction model. 39 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal) listed here with excerpts:
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Good article (well cited): "Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state" By Rachel Anne Barr, PhD Student, Neuroscience, Université Laval
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Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state

Cognitive neuroscience finds that regular consumption of pornography affects the centres of the brain responsible for will power, impulse control and morality.

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Today on a porn recovery forum: "Once off of porn for a while though, woman seem like normal humans..... some old, some young, but I can listen to them and watch them without objectifying and judging them. Not objectifying and judging woman seems impossible when I am using porn"
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1/ A group of pro-porn "experts" are trying to silence YBOP. They call themselves "RealYourBrainOnPorn". The "RealYBOP" website & social media accounts are engaging in illegal trademark infringement & trademark squatting. All the details here:
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Aggressive Trademark Infringement Waged by Porn Addiction Deniers (www.RealYourBrainOnPorn.com)

As Your Brain on Porn has been engaged in vigorous debate around the subject of compulsive pornography consumption since 2011, Our identity is trademarked.

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Gary Wilson may no longer be with us, but his impact and legacy will live on forever through the lives he changed. If Gary had an impact on your life, his family and friends invite you to share on a memorial page set up to honor him at
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1/ Challenging thread. New study reports large % of child porn (CP) users have no sexual interest in children: It was only after years of viewing adult porn, resulting in habituation, that users sought more novel genres, eventually escalating into CP.
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" The more the 49-year-old watched, the more extreme the material became. “You get desensitised because you are seeing so many images so quickly,” he said. ... ½
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Porn addiction impairs the function of the brain’s dopaminergic reward system, similar to Cocaine, Alcohol and Gambling addiction. 😤🍺🎲 However, the good news is this can be reversed thanks to neuroplasticity 🧠 Neuroscientist and addiction expert Mateusz Gola explains:
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@xhamstercom @NoFap #1 ) Easily debunked: Its aggregate data from a few select countries (Japan, Czech Republic, China) that report a decrease in REPORTED rapes. All but 1 study before 2000. Many other countries have seen an increase, such as Sweden, Portugal, etc.
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Pornography Use Could Lead to Addiction and Was Associated With Reproductive Hormone Levels and Semen Quality: A Report From the MARHCS Study in China. Early contact, frequent use, greater time spent using, and frequent masturbation during pornography use…
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Pornography Use Could Lead to Addiction and Was Associated With Reproductive Hormone Levels and...

Early contact, frequent use, high amount of time spent using, and frequent masturbation during pornography use correlated with addiction.

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Today's popular post on a porn recovery forum: "Since I stopped"👇👇👇
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A 2020 study found that porn addicts, alcohol addicts, and gambling addicts all had less gray matter in the pre-frontal cortex. 🧠 This is evidence of the addiction-related brain change hypofrontality. Evidence of impaired decision-making. Neuroscientist Mateusz Gola explains:
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Scathing expose' of serial false accuser, harasser, defamer Nicole Prause (By Megan Fox). Also explores Prause's close ties to porn industry: The truth is starting to come about Prause, who is being sued for defamation by @NoFap founder Rhodes & Don Hilton
Alex Rhodes of Porn Addiction Support Group 'No Fap' Sues Obsessed Pro-Porn Sexologist for Defama...

By Megan Fox – November 21, 2019. LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE Donate to defend Alex! Alex Rhodes is an interesting guy. At the age of 11, he says he started a years-long pornography addiction that...

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The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 21 recent literature reviews & commentaries (with excerpts) by some of the top neuroscientists in the world. All support the addiction model.
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Brain Studies on Porn Users & Sex Addicts

Neuroscience-based commentaries & reviews and studies assessing the brain structure and functioning of Internet porn users & sex/porn addicts with CSBD

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@DrDebraSoh In addition tot the 39 studies mentioned above, this page lists 16 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists in the world - all lending support to the addiction model:
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"Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state" By Rachel Anne Barr, PhD Student in Neuroscience, Writer and Electrophysiologist.
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Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state

Cognitive neuroscience finds that regular consumption of pornography affects the centres of the brain responsible for will power, impulse control and morality.

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“Right now there are many, many, many young men who have problems with sexual dysfunction because of the impact porn has had on them.” The new documentary The Great Flop explores porn’s impact on young people:
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Watching porn can have seriously unfortunate side-effects, experts say: [IMAGE TRIGGER WARNING] Excessive porn use can lead to several sexual health issues like erectile dysfunction and difficulties achieving orgasm. AND Porn can also lead to unrealistic sexual…
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We've been hard on Pornhub (hosting child porn & actual rape; engaging in blatant racism & misogyny, etc.)🤮 However, I need to give credit when it's due. Unlike the tobacco companies, at least Pornhub admits its product causes addiction, and works to keep "your addiction alive"
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NEW BRAIN STUDY: In line with previous studies, this brain scan study found porn/sex addicts (CSBD patients) have abnormal behavior and brain activity during anticipation of viewing porn, specifically in the ventral striatum. In line with addiction.
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NEW STUDY: Sex/porn addicts had significantly higher levels of oxytocin in their system compared to controls. This finding aligns with the researcher’s previous studies and neurological studies reporting dysfunctional stress response in substance abusers.
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“Eilish said she started watching porn at 11, and that being exposed to violent sexual imagery at such a young age has made it hard for her to have a healthy sex life now as an adult.”
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Billie Eilish "Incredibly Devastated" She Was Exposed To Porn At A Young Age

The singer told Howard Stern watching violent pornography from age 11 has had a negative impact on her as an adult.

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“a growing number of embarrassed teenage girls were coming to her surgery, in a leafy, middle-class corner of Hampshire, suffering from incontinence after being coerced into having anal sex with their boyfriends”
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Internet porn has created toxic youth

Just look at the horrifying stories on the website Everyone’s Invited...

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In this clip, Joe Rogan correctly points out that porn addiction is similar to gambling addiction. In 2013, Gambling Disorder was moved from an Impulse Control Disorder to Addiction in the DSM-5. Addiction experts have long considered compulsive porn use an addiction.
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Gary Wilson, the best-selling author of Your Brain on Porn, passed away one year ago today. We miss him. His work will live on through the millions of lives he positively impacted. Join friends of Gary tomorrow for a livestreamed memorial:
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Gary Wilson One Year Memorial Live Stream

One year ago Gary Wilson, Author of 'Your Brain On Porn,' passed away. Share your story's of Gary and his impact on your life at https://www.garywilson.life/...

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Compulsive porn users often describe escalation into new genres to maintain sexual arousal. In addiction-speak this is tolerance: the "need" for greater amounts or greater stimulation. Norman Doidge MD wrote about this in his 2007 book "The Brain That Changes Itself":
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"Several studies over the last 20 years have shown a strong correlation between both compulsive and noncompulsive pornography use and heightened risk of divorce."
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Perspective: Husband on porn, wife on Prozac

Secret pornography use has an impact on marriages, even when not spoken about openly

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Short CNN clip about effects of teens’ early online porn use. New survey reveals effects of early online porn exposure on teens.
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New survey reveals effects of early online porn exposure on teens

The average age that kids first reported being exposed to online porn was 12, according to a new Common Sense Media survey of more than 1,300 teens ages 13 t...

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It's been almost one year since Gary Wilson of Your Brain On Porn died. There will be a live stream this Saturday at 11am Pacific to remember him and how his work changed lives for the better all around the world!
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Gary Wilson One Year Memorial Live Stream

One year ago Gary Wilson, Author of 'Your Brain On Porn,' passed away. Share your story's of Gary and his impact on your life at https://www.garywilson.life/...

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New study supports the Coolidge Effect: “arousal [from viewing porn] reduced the salience of familiar women relative to novel women” “familiar women were perceived as relatively less attractive than novel women following exposure to [porn.]”
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The Great Porn Experiment V2.0: Sexual Arousal Reduces the Salience of Familiar Women When Hetero...

Pornography has become widely accessible in recent years due to its integration with the Internet, generating social scientific and moralistic debate on potential "media effects," given correlations...

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NEW STUDY "The addiction model of compulsive sexual behavior disorder and problematic pornography use predicts the presence of withdrawal symptoms.. Results: Both withdrawal and tolerance were significantly associated with the severities of CSBD and PPU"
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Terrific new video series clearly explains how porn use can change the brain. (Part 1)
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How Porn CHANGES Your Brain & How You Can Change it Back (PART 1)

How does porn affect the brain? 3 part video series. DISCLAIMERS...#1 My videos are NOT here to try to force a certain lifestyle on anyone. My long term subs...

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Porn ‘completely ruined’ lives of young men experiencing erectile dysfunction.
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Porn 'completely ruined' lives of young men experiencing erectile...

“It’s still a very new thing, but we have thousands and thousands and thousands of men saying, ‘I'm not getting erections, and I don't know what to do,’” Dr. Rob Weiss told The Post.

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Porn Reshaping the Minds of Poor Boys, Campaigners Warn: Boys’ unrestricted access to ‘violent and deviant material’ is fuelling what some describe as 'the largest unregulated social experiment' in human history. ~ "Campaigners, journalists, and academics advocating for the…
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Great to see the International Society for Sexual Medicine acknowledge porn-induced sexual dysfunctions. “The good news is that reducing or abandoning this behavior can improve pornography-induced sexual dysfunction and eventually lead to a full recovery.” - @ISSM_INFO
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Pornography use can become a compulsive sexual behavior, which can contribute to sexual dysfunction. Learn more about the effects of problematic pornography use from Dr. Maurizio De Rocco Ponce in our new video. #pornographyuse #sexhealth
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Too much too young: I talked to 10,000 children about pornography. Here are 10 things I learned - "My fear is that early and repeated exposure to pornography is harmful to human connection and love. I also worry that it is going under the radar".
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Too much too young: I talked to 10,000 children about pornography. Here are 10 things I learned

Young people are growing up online, just a few clicks away from explicit content. As part of a theatre project, I asked them a simple question - what do you think about it?

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NEWS: The World Health Organization has recently UPDATED the ICD-11 Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder diagnostic criteria explicitly listing “use of pornography.” NOTE: This was never in question, of course, but it will help stop misinformation.
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“My fantasies and stuff — they’re not mine anymore. Somebody created them better than my imagination can and they live on the internet in these boxes...If it’s not mine I think I don’t value it as much. It weakens my ability to have sex and be comfortable” @TheoVon on porn
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NEW STUDY. Greater exposure to porn correlates with: 1) Mechanistic dehumanization of women 2) Animalistic dehumanization of women 3) Hostile sexism 4) Sexual coercion 5) Attitudes supportive of violence against women
Pornography Use, Two Forms of Dehumanization, and Sexual Aggression: Attitudes vs. Behaviors

Sexual objectification is a common pornographic theme. Research shows that sexual objectification leads to the expression of aggressive attitudes and behaviors toward women. Based on a survey study...

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Porn is killing sex and what to do about it: Isn’t it better for women and children if men kick their porn habit? And if that takes understanding the addictive neurological, biological, and evolutionary forces underlying that behaviour, let’s go for it.
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Porn is killing sex and what to do about it

Prostitution abolitionist organization "Nordic Model Now" recommends Gary Wilson's book "Your Brain on Porn" for feminists and others.

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@LailaMickelwait Call me crazy, but I'm a far-left libertarian atheist who believes that websites shouldn't be hosting videos of sex trafficking victims... or revenge porn... or child porn... or of actual rape.
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@stoya Multiple lines of research demonstrate that addictions differ from OCD ("compulsion") in many substantive ways. See this review: "Revisiting the Role of Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Problematic Sexual Behaviors":
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1/ Paul Wright PhD is a highly regarded, prolific pornography researcher: Apparently he’s tired of the deceptive tactics employed by some of agenda-driven sexology researchers. He highlights their stratagems in 2 letters in Archives
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Paul Wright, PhD Calls Out Porn Researchers’ Questionable Tactics (2021)

Paul Wright PhD is a highly regarded, prolific pornography researcher. Apparently, he’s tired – as are many others in this field – of the deceptive tactics employed by some of the notoriously...

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“In the last 5 years I have noticed pornography is a huge problem.... I see it in couples’ therapy down the line in men when they are in their 20s and 30s and there is no intimacy in the relationship and pornography is cited as the cause."
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Boys as young as 12 being treated for online porn addiction

An Irish family psychotherapist has said extreme porn addiction is a massive problem

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“Children as young as 11 are learning about sex from pornography, sexual health experts have said. They say they are seeing an increasing number of young people who believe sex needs to be violent as a result.”
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Sex education: Children 'learning from violent porn'

An increasing number of young people believe sex needs to be violent as a result, experts say.

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Sex addicts 'skip work' to view porn as addiction rates soar.Patients can find themselves dropping their children off at school in the morning and instead of going to work, return home and spend day consuming porn.
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Sex Addicts 'Skip Work' To View Porn As Addiction Rates Soar

Sex addicts are skipping work to spend the day watching porn,' according to a leading psychiatrist.

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P*rnhub Product Manager Says P*rn “Can’t Be Normal,” “Can’t Be Healthy”. Undercover P*rnhub video of Technical Product Manager at P*rnHub admits pornography is addictive and unethical in secret video. [About 7 minutes long]
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NEW UNDERCOVER P*RNHUB VID P*rnhub Product Manager Says P*rn “Can’t Be Normal,” “Can’t Be Healthy” Discusses P*rn Psychology From @jordanbpeterson , “We Don’t Really Know The Implications of This S**t” Admits P*rn Is Addictive to Retain 180MM Users/Day “I Hope They All Ban Us”
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NEW STUDY: Found treatment-seeking problematic porn users “fulfilled all of the criteria for addiction, including the signs of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms, which indicates that the addiction model is useful for the understanding of the phenomenon.”
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Frontiers | Online Sex Addiction: A Qualitative Analysis of Symptoms in Treatment-Seeking Men

BackgroundProblematic sexual internet use has been attracting increasing research attention in recent years. However, there is a paucity of qualitative studi...

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“unregulated access and non-stop porn consumption can be a recipe for addictive behavior. Psychologist Stephen Sammut argues that no one is above the addictive effects of porn consumption as all of our brains are wired to reward instant gratification.”
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“Billie Eilish’s story is important because it shows that women develop problems from porn use too, and that kids who think porn is “empowering” and do not have shame around viewing it can still develop problems.”
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Billie Eilish says viewing porn at age 11 "destroyed" her brain

Billie Eilish says being exposed to porn at the age of 11, revealing the negative effects it had on her life, & that it "destroyed" her brain

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Porn industry shill RealYBOP (Nicole Prause) has been on the warpath, attacking @LailaMickelwait while tweeting support for Pornhub. See: No surprise as Prause attends exclusive porn industry awards with & Pornhub was first account to tweet about RealYBOP
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"Study shows that choking or strangulation is likely to be one of the very first sex acts a child sees when they view porn for the first time which normalizes or desensitizes it for them"
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CESE Global Summit: Strangulation as sexual gratification in porn may desensitize it for youngste...

Study shows that choking or strangulation is likely to be one of the very first sex acts a child sees when they view porn for the first time which normalizes or desensitizes it for them

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Pornography Consumption and Cognitive-Affective Distress. "We can expect severe consequences of the Internet pornography exposure and addiction at approximately from 10 to 30 years from now, when generations mostly affected by pornography consumption will experience body image…
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Chris Rock on porn addiction and becoming desensitized: “When you watch too much porn you get desensitized.. When you start watching porn it’s like any porn will do... Then later on, now you’re all f*cked up and you need a perfect porn cocktail to get you off”
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Pornography on the Rise: A Growing Mental Health Problem: "The only way to prevent the spread of porn-related problems is for people to be informed and to get help early, and for society to be alert to the problems."
Pornography on the Rise: A Growing Mental Health Problem

Nearly 40 million Americans visit Internet porn sites at least once a month. Not surprisingly, concerns about the effect of porn on individuals and relationships are also on the rise. Changes in how...

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“Around 9% of internet porn consumers would meet a quantitative definition of problematic use.”
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We Asked An Actual Doctor: "How Much Porn Is Too Much Porn?"

We approached Dr Vincent Mok, Pilot's in-house general practitioner, for some answers about porn addiction (and how you can fight it).

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New study - Porn use (CU), AND greater porn use (FCU), correlated with numerous negative personality measures, such as: greater neuroticism & anxiety, higher aggression–hostility, decreased sociability, dysfunctional coping mechanisms, etc. Full study:
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@gabedeem Still being attacked, but the naysayers have widened their scope to disparage, harass, defame many others who speak out, such as @Reboot_Nation @NoFap @GailDines @LailaMickelwait @BrainRebalanced @Stacisprout @DJBURR1022 @FightTheNewDrug to name a few See:
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“Not only addictions to substances but behavioral addictions change the brain in almost exactly the same way as substance addictions… You’ll find them in gambling, porn, sex addiction and binge eating disorder..” - Neuroscientist Dr. Marc Lewis
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A Porn use can condition their sexual arousal template to everything associated with their porn use, such as: voyeurism – rather than participation, endless novelty, constantly searching, shock & surprise, extreme material, porn-induced fetishes, etc. Quote exemplifying this:
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Today’s porn is easy to access, available 24/7, free and private. It affords unlimited novelty. The way it’s used commonly keeps dopamine elevated for abnormally long periods, making internet porn uniquely compelling, and potentially addictive.
Start here: Evolution has not prepared your brain for today's porn

This article is a short synopsis of some key concepts. For the science behind today's porn, please follow all the links and read this page

www.yourbrainonporn.com
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Even men's magazines are waking up to porn-induced ED. Article: "Doing These 4 Things Can Make Any Man A Champion In Bed" #1 on the list, "Stop Watching Porn"....
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I’m addicted to porn. "If I’m honest I probably watch porn on my own at least twice or three times a day now. Now whenever she is up for a little kiss and cuddle, I can’t rise to the occasion. ... I can get an erection when I’m alone, but not when I’m with my girlfriend, what is…
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How Pornography Distorts Intimate Relationships This animated interview with Bret Weinstein makes clear the hidden costs of porn use. Very powerful.
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How Pornography Distorts Intimate Relationships - Bret Weinstein

In this video we examine the impact of pornography on romance, intimacy and social development. There has been a sharp decline in relationship satisfaction a...

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By the time they are 20, more than 4 in 5 men and 2 in 3 women have been exposed to pornography: new research. "Pornography consumption is associated with a range of harms, including risky sexual behaviours such as choking, more sexually objectifying and gender-stereotypical…
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New porn study (ages 14-18): Porn users more likely to be: - boys - introverted - neurotic - less agreeable - less conscientious - narcissistic - low on social intimacy - poorer at emotion regulation So much for the "positive effects" of porn use🤔
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Just released: Audio version of the newly revised & updated "Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction" (2nd edition). Narrated by Noah B Church. Link -
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Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

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The 2nd edition of "Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction" is now out. Revised, a bit longer, more citations, up to date research (audio version coming).
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Internet Pornography Use Disorder: In Search of a Non-Pathologizing Description of an Evolving Clinical Issue: In this well reasoned article Palazzolo argues that the DSM should include a diagnosis for Internet Pornography Use Disorder due to its unique and recognizable symptoms.…
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"Your Brain on Porn" book is now out in Japanese. 👇👇👇
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1/ Debunking the new Daily Beast article "Porn Didn’t Break Your Penis” (by RealYBOP "expert" Nicole Prause): It links to RealYBOP research & falsely states that 7 labs found no relationship between porn use & ED. Debunked here:
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Porn Science Deniers Alliance (AKA: "RealYourBrainOnPorn.com" and "ScienceOfArousal.com")

Detailed information about the activities of the Porn Science Deniers Alliance, AKA: RealYourBrainOnPorn.com and PornographyResearch.com

www.yourbrainonporn.com
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“Addiction to pornography has been blamed for erectile dysfunction, relationship issues and depression, yet problematic use is rising. Now therapists and tech companies are offering new solutions”
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‘Sex isn’t difficult any more’: the men who are quitting watching porn

Addiction to pornography has been blamed for erectile dysfunction, relationship issues and depression, yet problematic use is rising. Now therapists and tech companies are offering new solutions

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NEW STUDY 🚨 Is online pornography consumption linked to offline sexual dysfunction in young men? A multivariate analysis based on an international web-based survey Found evidence of porn-induced erectile dysfunction. From study abstract:
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ANNOUNCEMENT I created YBOP because I knew people were hurting & needed help. What I didn't know was that I'd receive vicious attacks from agenda-driven sexologists on a mission to defend Porn and shut me up. For the 2nd time in court, the truth has won:
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NEW STUDY: “Among men, a higher frequency of porn use and increased porn use over time were associated with lower levels of sexual self-competence, impaired sexual functioning, and decreased partner-reported sexual satisfaction.”
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Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample |...

Porn use and men's and women's sexual performance: evidence from a large longitudinal sample - Volume 53 Issue 7

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More "the stopping and starting has opened my eyes, as I can see how my perception of my wife, sex with my wife, and being around other women changes when I am using porn or not. It very disturbing that my view of reality can be colored without me deliberately thinking about it"
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I Had a Helicopter Mom. I Found Pornhub Anyway. "Porn is the disastrous replacement for intimacy among my sexless, anxiety-ridden generation." "I saw simulated incest, bestiality, extreme bondage, sex with unconscious women, gangbangs, sadomasochism, and unthinkable…
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Jonathan Berger MD: “Preference for pornography with masturbation was found to be significantly associated with erectile dysfunction (p = 0.001). Rates of erectile dysfunction were lowest in those preferring partnered sex without pornography (22.3%) and increased significantly…
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Excellent article about the split between liking (enjoying) & wanting (craving) in addiction: Note: Neurological studies have reported that compulsive porn users fit the accepted addiction model of wanting “it” more, but not liking “it” any more.
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The science of addiction: Do you always like the things you want?

A leading US scientist, Prof Kent Berridge, has transformed our understanding of human desire.

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“Some of the symptoms of porn withdrawal can include mood swings, anxiety, depression, brain fog, decreased energy, headaches, and irritability."
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Porn Addiction Withdrawal: Symptoms & Recovery

If you’re thinking about quitting, then it helps to know what happens when you quit porn and how to deal with porn addiction withdrawal.

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One obvious takeaway: The only way to assess how porn use has affected you is to eliminate porn for a significant period of time.
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“The more pornography that participants consumed, the more they saw the future rewards as worth less than the immediate rewards, even though the future rewards were objectively worth more.”
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Trading Later Rewards for Current Pleasure: Pornography Consumption and Delay Discounting (2015)

Comments: This paper (abstract below) contains two longitudinal studies examining the effects of Internet porn on “delay discounting.” Delay discounting happens when people choose ten dollars right...

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Pornography Production Harm in Sweden: Filmed Prostitution is Inseparable from Non-Filmed Prostitution: The harms to prostitutes are well known. New research shows that the harms to porn actors are, if anything, worse. The majority of porn is filmed prostitution, and lives on…
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Canadian psychiatrist Norman Doidge reported that his patients "answered that [porn] initially helped them get more excited during sex but over time had the opposite effect. Now, instead of using their senses to enjoy being in bed, in the present, with their partners, lovemaking…
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Pornified Content in Social Media: Exploring the Impact on Brazilian Addicts: "For porn addicts, avoiding social media, particularly image-based services like Instagram and Tik Tok, may be very effective in curbing their addiction".
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New study: Whether male, female, religious or non-religious - More porn use correlated with less sexual satisfaction
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New Indonesian study on college students: The higher the cybersex use the higher the stress levels. Porn use may provide "short-term" relief, while exacerbating long-term stress. ABSTRACT:
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New Zealand: "The 'shocking' rate of strangulation of young women by young men could be linked to the popularity of violent pornography, which normalises the behaviour, experts say."
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Porn 'normalises' strangulation

An average of four strangulation charges per day were laid over six months. Half related to men aged 20-34.

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NYTimes: "Porn is so pervasive, so ingrained in pop culture, so extreme in its fetishes and so dehumanizing of women that many young men are desensitized to live, consensual sex. That’s right, erectile dysfunction at age 19 is now a thing."
The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy (Published 2020)

Two new books challenge the assumption that it’s impossible to reach that kid with the wispy mustache. In fact, reaching him is more important than ever.

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Study: 18-30 year old males have the highest rate of deviant sexual fantasies (fetish, rape, sex with children). Excerpt suggests high rates of porn use among this age group might be the reason why (i.e. growing up using internet porn). Ya think. 🤔
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With increasing age, men indulge in fewer "deviant" sexual fantasies.
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This talk by Stanford professor Dr Anna Lembke is worth a listen for anyone struggling with compulsive porn use.
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence with Anna Lembke

Author of Dopamine Nation

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Journalist @pegobry wrote a long, highly cited article this week on the possible effects of porn. He came under enormous ad hominem attack (pro-porn gang can't debate substance). A summation of his experiences:
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New porn stats reveal greater numbers using at younger ages (since average age of respondents was 24, stats are dated): 66% of males intentionally started viewing @ age 13 or younger. 52% started masturbating to porn @ age 13 or younger. 77% of males labeled as frequent users.
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8/ Note: The first account to retweet RealYBOP's maiden tweet was PornHub (see below). How could PornHub have known about an account that had yet to exist? Something suggestively dubious is going on. For more, see:
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