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The Great Porn Experiment (TEDxGlasgow)

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Claude

Catalina's bitch
Shit, this is a lot harder than I thought. Day 3 here, and the temptation is gnawing at me like an angry hawk. Luckily, I've been able to hold out this long because of my girlfriend.
 
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Hunter S.

Member
considering trying this for the sake of science. Though I find after I get a lot of action from my girl I actually find porn much less of a turn on, in fact it often does not give me wood. Opposite problem. Still worthgiving it a try for a bit.
 
Pollux

Pollux

Member
I just spent 3 hours watching porn. Not even fapping. Just watching porn. I think I'm addicted and I'm quitting right now. I'm guessing this is the support group thread? Lol.
 
Johnny Cage In The Shower

Johnny Cage In The Shower

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low-G said:
This is a long thread, this might have been brought up before, but you know there's another issue. Cute girls.

When you go outside, how many cute girls do you see? A dozen? A hundred?

But on television and the internet you see thousands of cute girls. Cute girls are available at your fingertips. In image macros, avatars, everywhere!

Hell, even the books and magazines are not safe from cute girls!

So, I suggest this. Rid yourself of all earthly possessions and only see what women you see when walking outdoors.
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I totally agree with this, I think exposure to thousands of pretty women, on the internet and TV have the same type of desensitizing effect on getting excited about real life women you meet on the street, bars, school, public places etc.

If you do not believe me, try it for yourself, ban yourself from " hot celebrity" pages on the internet, any sort of images of hot women on the internet steer clear of, especially all those magazine covers at your local grocery store (don't get lost at Emma Stone's/Katy Perry's cleavage on the Cosmo cover while waiting in line at Wal-Mart) if you really have to watch your favorite TV shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones etc. Do not focus on the women's body and face too much, if there's a sex scene, look away, I know it sounds stupid but try to just for a month to only look at women in real life.

It's basically like discovering a fifth sense, you'll notice things about them, otherwise you wouldn't. Trust me on this, and come back to this thread to thank me when you surprise the shit out of yourself when you successfully charm and woo the cute girl behind the Starbucks counter with minimum effort.

Sorry it's worth to mention that this goes for both sexes, not just women.
 
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subrock

Member
Johnny Cage In The Shower said:
I totally agree with this, I think exposure to thousands of pretty women, on the internet and TV have the same type of desensitizing effect on getting excited about real life women you meet on the street, bars, school, public places etc.

If you do not believe me, try it for yourself, ban yourself from " hot celebrity" pages on the internet, any sort of images of hot women on the internet steer clear of, if you really have to watch your favorite TV shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones etc. Do not focus on the women's body and face too much, if there's a sex scene, look away, I know it sounds stupid but try to just for a month to only look at women in real life.

It's basically like discovering a fifth sense, you'll notice things about them, otherwise you wouldn't. Trust me on this, and come back to this thread to thank me when you surprise the shit out of yourself when you successfully charm and woo the cute girl behind the Starbucks counter with minimum effort.
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I've been doing this too. I got the sentiment from the video that isnt necessarily the sex that gives us the dopamine, but just the attractive mate reflex. Internet girls are out altogether for me. My girlfriend and I have been having some badass sex lately because of this vid.
 
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Sadsic

Member
so i tried doing this and i have completely failed; is there a way to do this that doesnt rely on willpower, because i think im never gonna be able to fix this dangly thing if so
 
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Hunter S.

Member
Sadsic said:
so i tried doing this and i have completely failed; is there a way to do this that doesnt rely on willpower, because i think im never gonna be able to fix this dangly thing if so
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prostitutes or coke. When you kick one addiction it is always the best to quickly move to another.
 
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hateradio

The Most Dangerous Yes Man
Johnny Cage In The Shower said:
I totally agree with this, I think exposure to thousands of pretty women, on the internet and TV have the same type of desensitizing effect on getting excited about real life women you meet on the street, bars, school, public places etc.

If you do not believe me, try it for yourself, ban yourself from " hot celebrity" pages on the internet, any sort of images of hot women on the internet steer clear of, especially all those magazine covers at your local grocery store (don't get lost at Emma Stone's/Katy Perry's cleavage on the Cosmo cover while waiting in line at Wal-Mart) if you really have to watch your favorite TV shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones etc. Do not focus on the women's body and face too much, if there's a sex scene, look away, I know it sounds stupid but try to just for a month to only look at women in real life.

It's basically like discovering a fifth sense, you'll notice things about them, otherwise you wouldn't. Trust me on this, and come back to this thread to thank me when you surprise the shit out of yourself when you successfully charm and woo the cute girl behind the Starbucks counter with minimum effort.

Sorry it's worth to mention that this goes for both sexes, not just women.
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I'm sorry what were you saying?

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Johnny Cage In The Shower

Johnny Cage In The Shower

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Sadsic said:
so i tried doing this and i have completely failed; is there a way to do this that doesnt rely on willpower, because i think im never gonna be able to fix this dangly thing if so
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Don't give up...

I failed first time too, but I am going at it again


Here's the result of my first attempt
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If you only knew my fapping habits before this, 17 days felt like a millennium for me. and instead of being disappointed , I'm impressed that I lasted that long at my first attempt.

Here's where I am at now...wish me luck
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Which brings to this app: http://tinyurl.com/cecxbvm

If you guys use iGoogle etc it very motivational/encouraging to see your days count up , it becomes more like a game.

I even recommend telling your close friends about it, joke about it, just so you are not alone on it an feel like there's more at stake. Having said that, I haven't had the balls (no pun intended) to tell my two friends that I cracked yet! krameri'mout.gif
 
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Beer Monkey

Member
Day 14, but I'm not a daily viewer of such material so I doubt my reward pathways are as messed up as many. Still, I'm ready to spackle the walls. I've got a fuckdate tomorrow with a girl that I haven't hooked up with in a month, she's really young, really hot, and sexting me all the time lately. THAT is making it REALLY hard (pun intended).
 
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Atramental

Banned
Decided to do some chin ups the other day because I hadn't done any for about 6 months. lol

I can barely move my arms because they are so sore.

And you can't fap if your arms feel like lead weights.
 
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Lionheart1827

Member
4 days in. Doin pretty well, surprised I haven't been stressed too much about it. Been keeping myself busy by reading. My kindle is my best friend right now. Its been helping me keep away from TV and the internet too much. Usually around this time I'm a rabid beast but I'm trying to stay committed to this.
 
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D23

Member
woke up with the biggest boner ever, idk what happens next but i somehow ended humping my bed.. i think i was still asleep.

is this real life?
 
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subversus

I've done nothing with my life except eat and fap
there was a day when I thought I would relapse and call my (former) girlfriend but then I imagined like I AM PICKING UP THE PHONE AND REALLY DOING IT and was like "nah, what is the point?".

porn does nothing for me. I'm pretty relaxed all the time and don't have any urges to fap or have sex...

for now.

I don't count days as I don't care now. It has been like.... 2 weeks or so.
 
bigsnack

bigsnack

Member
I've been doing this with only one slight slip up (just nude pics though, no video) for the past 2 weeks or so. I definitely wasn't a porn fiend before, but the difference in how I actually feel is pretty incredible. I get boners when I see girls in bikinis. I get boners when I just THINK about sex. Not only that, but I have been having vivid dreams in the past two weeks, whereas I hadn't remembered my dreams in almost 2 years prior. I'm more excited about sex with my wife than ever, and my stamina has increased.

At this point I'm willing to concede that there could be some psychosomatic stuff going on, but so far this has been a terrific change for the better. I really don't want to go back, so I'm going to avoid watching at all costs from here on out.
 
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subversus

I've done nothing with my life except eat and fap
bigsnack said:
At this point I'm willing to concede that there could be some psychosomatic stuff going on, but so far this has been a terrific change for the better. I really don't want to go back, so I'm going to avoid watching at all costs from here on out.
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I feel the same and a treacherous thought that sex is overrated crosses my mind sometimes. I'll definitely try to avoid sex as much as it is possible because I just want to see what is on "the other side". But if somehow it will end up in unexpected celibacy I'll forcefully quit in a year or so.
 
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RatskyWatsky

Hunky Nostradamus
bigsnack said:
Not only that, but I have been having vivid dreams in the past two weeks
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Speaking of vivid dreams, I had one last night. It was the first "vivid" dream I've had in a long while. It didn't go anywhere exciting, though in the dream I had the opportunity to take it there. I'm always too timid in my dreams. :mad:
 
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BeesEight

Member
D23 said:
woke up with the biggest boner ever, idk what happens next but i somehow ended humping my bed.. i think i was still asleep.

is this real life?
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Still have this. It's day 21 and I'm still going strong.

Watched the video in the OP again, though, since a friend mentioned he was starting. I really hate this guy. I may even be motivated enough to outline why I hate this guy.
 
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Jonm1010

Banned
bigsnack said:
I've been doing this with only one slight slip up (just nude pics though, no video) for the past 2 weeks or so. I definitely wasn't a porn fiend before, but the difference in how I actually feel is pretty incredible. I get boners when I see girls in bikinis. I get boners when I just THINK about sex. Not only that, but I have been having vivid dreams in the past two weeks, whereas I hadn't remembered my dreams in almost 2 years prior. I'm more excited about sex with my wife than ever, and my stamina has increased.

At this point I'm willing to concede that there could be some psychosomatic stuff going on, but so far this has been a terrific change for the better. I really don't want to go back, so I'm going to avoid watching at all costs from here on out.
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Yeah the dreams thing is certainly one of the things ive noticed.

I'm 7 days in and despite very rarely remembering dreams I find myself having extremely vivd dreams. Some involving sex and some not. But the fact I even remember them is crazy considering I almost never did.

My only complaint is my lack of interest in sex. I kinda hoped that my weening off of porn would correlate to an increase in desire to have sex with real world woman but so far all that has been happening is me loosing interest in all manner of sexual stimulation - real or porn........Does this decrease in desire for real world woman go away?
 
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D23

Member
Jonm1010 said:
Well it needs to hurry the hell up lol.

I mentioned it before but there is a girl at my part time job that has been flirting HARD, and yet i have no drive to push it to that point right now and Im pissed about this.
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i believe ur in the flatlining phase..
 
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Navidson REC

Member
Jonm1010 said:
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"No fuck" would be more apt, amirite?

Day 5. I've been pretty busy so it wasn't that hard this time around... Although there have definitely been quite a few urges...

Gotta keep fighting the good fight. Although I'm afraid of what the guy above me is experiencing... :(
 
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Dicer

Banned
I think certain people in this thread are getting off to the fact that people are not fapping, call me crazy but yeah...

I'm a day in...I figure I'll start going crazy around the one week mark.
 
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Suairyu

Banned
So this Sunday I am getting my rocks off and screwing a lover so far into the floor that they'll have to call a construction company to remove her.

Know what 90 days makes difficult? Grooming. You need an erection to make shaving the balls easy. Getting yourself into that state and then not following through is super difficult, even for me.

Dicer said:
I think certain people in this thread are getting off to the fact that people are not fapping, call me crazy but yeah...
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It brings me pleasure to see so many people improving their life, yes.

BlueTsunami said:
Interestingly my libido skyrocketed, I haven't felt any downtime in that regard. 21 days in.
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It'll happen. Congrats on 21 days! You're further than most ever managed.
 
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Jonm1010

Banned
Navidson REC said:
"No fuck" would be more apt, amirite?

Day 5. I've been pretty busy so it wasn't that hard this time around... Although there have definitely been quite a few urges...

Gotta keep fighting the good fight. Although I'm afraid of what the guy above me is experiencing... :(
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Well the of news is that I was getting my haircut today by a fairly attractive girl and was getting turned on by her outfit. Which never happened.....I was also a lot more talkative than usual.

......we are allowed to have sex with real people right?? Cause if all goes right that will be my send off til I get back from a 5 day bachelor party.
 
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ecurbj

Member
Jonm1010 said:
Well the of news is that I was getting my haircut today by a fairly attractive girl and was getting turned on by her outfit. Which never happened.....I was also a lot more talkative than usual.

......we are allowed to have sex with real people right?? Cause if all goes right that will be my send off til I get back from a 5 day bachelor party.
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Sex with real girls is the ideal way for recovery. So yes. Go for it and enjoy yourself.

Just DO NOT view porn, masturbate to porn or have an orgasm to porn for 90 days if you want to reboot.
 
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white dynamite

Member
I've been trying to do this 90 day challenge the last couple of weeks, but I usually last only 5 days until I blow it. I'm gonna go all the way this time though. Should be an interesting test of will power as well as the effects that no pronz will have on me.

The Sofia Vergara nudes however certainly aren't helping.
 
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