Category: Porn Recovery
Science-based strategies for overcoming porn addiction and rewiring your brain.
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The Effects of Porn on Marriage: Three Men Who Almost Lost Everything
The Third Person in Your Marriage Most of what I do these days is help men break free from many-year-long porn habits. And I love the work. Watching the…
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PIED: What 67 Brain Studies Reveal About Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
In 1999, erectile dysfunction in men under 40 sat around 2%. By 2014, that number had jumped to 14-28% depending on the study. Same age group. Same…
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How the Fittest Men in America Developed a Sexual Dysfunction Epidemic
Between 2004 and 2013, ED diagnoses in active-duty military doubled. These are men who run five miles before breakfast. Men who pass physical fitness…
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The Signs of Porn Addiction Most Men Miss
Most “Signs of Addiction” Lists Are Obvious. These Aren’t. If you’re Googling “signs of porn addiction,” you probably already suspect the answer. You know…
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Why Infrequent Porn Use Is Still a Problem (The Pilot Light Effect)
I get asked this all the time. ‘Devin, I only watch porn like once every two months. Is that even a problem?’ It’s one of the most common questions I…
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The Restaurant Test: Why You Can’t Be Present With the Person You Love
I saw a couple at dinner last week. She was mid-sentence. Telling him something. Could’ve been about her day, her mom, something funny that happened at…
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Why Willpower Doesn’t Work to Quit Porn (And What Actually Does)
The Hardest-Working Guy I Know Still Couldn’t Quit I had a conversation recently with a guy who’s an ER doctor. 12-hour shifts. Back to back. Sometimes…
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The Thin Grey Film You Didn’t Know Was There
I cleaned my apartment windows last week. Not a big deal. Sprayed them down, wiped them off, moved on with my day. But when I looked outside afterward,…
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Why Quitting Porn Feels Like Nothing Is Happening (The Chinese Bamboo Effect)
There’s a tree in China called the Chinese Bamboo. You plant the seed, water it, fertilize it. And after one full year of daily care… nothing happens….
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Porn Addiction Consequences: What It’s Really Doing to Your Brain, Marriage, and Life
If you’re reading this, you probably already suspect something is off. Maybe you’ve noticed your drive isn’t what it used to be. Maybe your relationship…