You might not be using porn anymore, but are you still cheating yourself out of full recovery? A subscriber requested that I cover "porn adjacent" content or "porn substitutes", as I call them. Here we go.
Anon's words are in italics. My comments and responses are in bold.
I've got a letter from a recovering porn addict who is doing really well in his own journey. However, he has begun to see the same changes in his nephew that he saw in himself when he got hooked on porn at a young age. What can he do about it?
Anon's letter
Hey Noah, I was at my sister's house...
I've got a letter from a young man who for most of his life has used porn and experience PIED. Several times he has gotten good streaks and experienced great benefits, but he continues to relapse and go back to his old ways.
I've got a letter from a 17-year-old guy who's managed to heal from his crippling porn-induced erectile dysfunction. Let's see how he did it!
Anon's words are in italics. My comments and responses are in bold.
First of all, I want to thank you and the no fap/porn recovery community. You guys...
Anon's words are in italics. My comments and responses are in bold.
My porn addiction started when l was in final year at basic school. I was ignorant of the...
I have some Google Alerts set up so that I am notified when new studies emerge, when I or my work is mentioned on the Webs, or when someone gives really dumb advice about porn use. I got a pop on that third one recently.
Zachary Zane, author of Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto, writes...
I've got a letter from a married man with adult children who for most of his life has used porn. Only recently has he decided to leave that behind once and for all, and he's already enjoying the benefits!
This is a continuation of the man's story I shared in "I just want to be cured of PIED. This is the last straw." Give that story a listen as well if you want more context. I have multiple updates from this man since making that video, and I chose to feature his story anew because it offers...
Love People, Use Things was a joint collaboration between myself, an athiest, and Matt Fradd, a Catholic. We both happened to believe that using porn was likely to be harmful, so we partnered up to offer two different perspectives. Below are all eight of the episodes I hosted!
For Matt's...
