Gary Wilson, who passed away in May 2021, was granted the 2021 Founders Award from the National Center On Sexual Exploitation on July 20. Gary Wilson is the author of the book Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, presenter of the popular TEDx talk The Great Porn Experiment, and …
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Gary Wilson, the creator of Your Brain on Porn and author of the bestselling book by the same title, passed away on May 20, 2021. The horrible news was announced on his website in the evening of May 21, just days after Wilson’s 65th birthday. According to the press release, Wilson struggled with undisclosed chronic …
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Porn addiction is often mistakenly depicted as a male-only issue. Not only is this completely inaccurate, but it is also potentially harmful to the many women who feel that their struggles with excessive porn use are either seen as illegitimate (potentially leading to confusion) or unacceptable (potentially leading to shame). While data does suggest that …
Reddit is a social media forum-hosting platform known for its user-generated content. Indeed, almost everything on Reddit is user-generated, including the forums that it hosts. These forums hosted on Reddit’s servers are most often referred to as “subreddits,” which makes it easy for Redditors to connect about subject matter that interests them. Similar to Facebook, …
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There has been a push by some organizations in the porn industry and its friends, along with some activist porn advocates, to dishonestly label anyone who raises concerns about excessive porn use as being “anti-porn.” While there are certainly some recovering porn addicts who also separately hold “anti-porn” beliefs, this is not a label that …
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Does gaming “level up” recovery from porn addiction – or does gaming cultivate a lifestyle where porn use is likely to thrive? There is no definitive answer. Through operating a large support network, we’ve noticed many people report that gaming has been any mix of beneficial, inconsequential, or harmful to their recoveries from porn addiction, …
Since the beginning of our website, users have been setting up small peer-organized accountability partnerships to help recover from porn addiction, porn overuse, and compulsive sexual behavior. These generally take place online through live chatting apps. While many of these groups are successful in helping their participants reach their sexual health goals, many fall flat …
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Are you jerking off or rubbing the raspberry to porn too much due to being quarantined for coronavirus or to help cope with coronavirus-fueled anxiety? If you’re spending too much time disinfecting your dong, instead of continuing forward on your recovery from porn addiction, this article is for you. If you’re a human being with …
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Thirteen million listeners tune into The Dave Ramsey Show every week. Ramsey Solutions is one of the world’s most popular money management brands. And Dave Ramsey is the author of one of the most popular money management books ever, New York Times bestseller The Total Money Makeover. And as of Thursday, a bunch of Dave Ramsey …
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It’s not always easy for a person addicted to Internet pornography to find professional mental health care to help them break free of their addiction. At the time of this publication, the authoritative text of the professional mental health world – the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (often abbreviated “DSM” which is currently …
