Just wanted to share something else that helped changed my life:

http://www.yourbrainonporn.com

here is some testimonials:
http://yourbrainonporn.com/age-30s-more-...-erections

http://yourbrainonporn.com/90-days-socia...respect-me

porn causes ED ..... nuff said...

Reps

This comment on their faq section i found quite interesting

Rodent studies consistently find that ejaculation to "sexual exhaustion" has no effect on testosterone levels. These studies follow the animals for up to 15 days. However, they do find multiple changes within the limbic system, including a decline in androgen receptors, and increase in estrogen receptors & opioids (which block dopamine), and alterations in gene expression.

I didn't read any of that but can add some approximations from my research in this area.

When presented with a female the male rat would go buck wild the first day, meh the second, bleh the third and would remain that way for more than a week.
When presented with a novel female he was once again hot to trot.

Basically there were suggestions of a sort of copulation induced sexual hangover and the only way to break it was a novel female.

This can be seen... uh... in me...... when searching porn.

I'd see a new actress and be like WOW F-IN WOW WOW WOW YUMMY!!!
Then the next time I saw her she was meh.
Third time.......... who am I kidding?
There WAS NO THIRD TIME !!!

NEXT !!

This presents a real problem in a monogamous relationship.

I too discovered this site about a month ago. After no porn for a month, I found myself able to maintain much better erections in bed and i enjoyed sex so much more. I can't quite quit fapping but I tend to only do it once or twice a week now, after a 5 day build up or so I feel like a sexual predator. Unfortunately I've relapsed recently back into porn for the last week, so back to day 1 now.

(12-09-2012 5:28 AM)John Schlongfellow Wrote:  porn causes ED ..... nuff said...

well its more than just ED

when you masturbate or watch porn you are trciking your neurology into thinking that you are an alpha male

you have a harem of women and you dont have to do anything to attain them

this causes your reward circuitry to go haywire

whats the point on doing better in life? whats the point of making the best of current relationships? whats the point of going to the gym when you can just rub one out, lose energy, and go to bed?

but hey. ive learned a long time ago everyone has a different way of living so if this makes you happy, i support it

another thing to note is the fact that the human brain has never been exposed to intense stimulation as porn

at least the mouse in the experiment was actually GETTING SOME lol as compared to going to a porn site and rubbing it out

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(12-10-2012 10:00 PM)fishcake Wrote:  I too discovered this site about a month ago. After no porn for a month, I found myself able to maintain much better erections in bed and i enjoyed sex so much more. I can't quite quit fapping but I tend to only do it once or twice a week now, after a 5 day build up or so I feel like a sexual predator. Unfortunately I've relapsed recently back into porn for the last week, so back to day 1 now.

yup i know the feeling. after about 5 days, im ready to go clubbing and i start gaming every girl i come across. i become a monster

the longest i went without fapping and porn was about 100 days

its really good for you. there is a lot of benefits for semen retention

(12-12-2012 5:02 PM)lifeisgood7 Wrote:  well its more than just ED

when you masturbate or watch porn you are trciking your neurology into thinking that you are an alpha male

you have a harem of women and you dont have to do anything to attain them

this causes your reward circuitry to go haywire

whats the point on doing better in life? whats the point of making the best of current relationships? whats the point of going to the gym when you can just rub one out, lose energy, and go to bed?

Wow. That makes so much sense.

A very interesting discussion was had over the summer about the advantages of not spanking the monkey often. I'll try to dig it up bc it was a good read and pertains to this thread in particular.

EDIT: here is the link: http://pherotruth.org/Thread-Hormones-Pheromones

lol, thanks for the post. funny that the friend started doing better once he stopped spanking the monkey loooollll

i got to read that thread over lol

(12-12-2012 6:53 PM)paradigmshift Wrote:  Wow. That makes so much sense.

yea, it was like a light bulb went off in my head when i realized it.

there is a lot of science on that website. it gets reallly deep

"Boxers have been known to abstain for weeks before a fight, it makes them more aggressive and gives them more energy."

dopamine, reward circuitry, social cues, etc

i even saw this one guys video that stopped for months and if you saw the original video as compared to the final one, its night and day

here is a pdf from the sight that shows the countless testimonials of no fapping/no porn:

http://www.reuniting.info/download/pdf/0.BENEFITS.pdf

here is a the video of the guy who stopped for 6 months:



i challenge anyone to go without porn/fapping for 2 weeks and see how you feel!