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Thoughts, ideas and research on sexuality and pornography
Porn induced erectile dysfunction is a thing
A new BBC documentary called "Brought up on porn" has been released, exploring the effects of porn and it’s looking pretty down, literally. “Nick,” who features in the documentary, says that his porn habit made [...]
Porn. The new Olympic sport.
The Olympic games are just around the corner and the competition is heating up, with many companies clambering to get their brands promoted in front of a huge global audience. Of massive concern during the [...]
Mirror, mirror on the wall.
Did you know that your brain learns by copying? In your mind it actually puts you in situations, like you are doing them, when you are only watching them. So for instance, if you are [...]
The Porn Factor
Exposure to hardcore pornography is now mainstream, with porn becoming the default sexuality educator for young people. If you're a parent, teacher or guardian you should be very worried about how it is shaping young people's expectations and experiences. [...]
Up Periscope – Sexual harassment on the horizon
Is porn culture feeding a new route for sexual harassment? Recently we’ve been working on a new training course we’ll soon be releasing for parents, bringing them up to speed on the latest apps that kids [...]
Virtual Reality – Porn’s new frontier
If you think VR (virtual reality) porn is still a while away, you’re wrong. With just a $20 piece of cardboard and a smartphone you’re now plugged in and ready to go. Thanks to the [...]
The Sex Factor – A new reality TV show
This week one of the top 10 porn sites in the world launched a reality TV show called “The Sex Factor.” The series will run over 10 episodes, throughout which eight male and eight female [...]
Terry Crews’ Dirty Little Secret
“Pornography. It really, really messed up my life.” Actor and former football player Terry Crews recently released a video on his Facebook page called ‘Dirty Little Secrets’. “For years, years, years, my dirty little secret [...]
Social media and our teens secrets
“Nobody is saying kids haven’t always been interested in sex—we all were—but I think what’s different is that access to pornography has changed how kids view sex in a big way. This is a huge, [...]
NoFap a new grip on life
Hidden away on the self-claimed front page of the internet is the social media website Reddit. It’s here you’ll find an online community called NoFap, that’s focused on changing the lives of people, predominantly young [...]
Let’s talk about porn addiction
In a recent survey of 2000 ex porn users by Stop Procrastinating, a research and productivity website, 76% of men said “Realizing the damage that porn causes made them want to give up.” The survey [...]
Warning from a former porn star
Former porn star “Bree Olson” recently spoke out in the media about the difficulties she’s faced since quitting the porn industry. Her message, “Don’t get into porn!” Now before you go and rush to look [...]
Game of Thrones is affecting porn
Games of Thrones season 6 hit the world by storm last Sunday and it seems the world is loving it. So much so that popular porn site Pornhub, saw measurable differences in their porn consumption [...]
Not for Kids
A new children’s book “Not for Kids” has just been published, helping parents educate their kids about upsetting adult images and teaching them what they should do if they see any. Yesterday in Australia [...]
Porn is harming our kids
“Porn is more difficult to avoid than it is to see” said Maree Crabbe, an expert sex educator for schools. “It’s giving a very distorted view of what sex looks like. Lots of children are [...]
Moonwalk Recovery
I must admit growing up in the 80’s, Michael Jackson was one of my favorite artists. I loved the energy of his concerts. I loved the fact that he could do amazing dance moves [...]
6 Reasons Porn Seems Awesome
You’ve got to admit it, porn is everywhere. It’s accessible on every smart device and computer I own. It’s used in advertising (or a softcore version of it is). It’s talked about on radio [...]
2015 The year that Pornhubs stats went even more weird
So Pornhub, one of the biggest providers of porn on the internet, has just released their stats for 2015, a year in review so to speak. And it was most certainly the year that Pornhubs [...]
It’s not your fault
Thank you to Rebecca for sharing this post for partners of porn addicts as a reminder that your partners porn viewing is not your fault. Rebecca is the wife of RJ who attends a recovery [...]
Understanding triggers
Through my many failed attempts to stop viewing pornography I became so frustrated. I didn't understand why I couldn't just stop or prevent myself from going back to that same place over and over again, [...]
Is Porn Addiction Real?
Is porn addiction a real addiction? I recently was a guest on a current affairs program called ‘Insight’ on SBS here in Australia on the topic of sex and porn addiction. Much of the discussion [...]
Clean Feed Filtering
At Guilty Pleasure, we are fairly clear that we are not a lobby group - there are some great organisations already out there lobbying government on the topic of sexualization and pornography. Our focus needs [...]
Recovery – My First Time
The first time in a recovery group. Keep your eyes down. Just don’t make eye contact with anyone and it will be ok. They won’t see through my façade if I just keep staring at [...]
Don’t Shame and Guilt
Hi everyone. It’s now over week since my interview on ABC’s 7.30 Report. It’s been wonderful having encouraging comments from people who’ve either seen the interview or read my blog. It was a bold move [...]