REDMINUTE Gabe Deem founder of the website Reboot Nation answers the question "What are the signs of Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction?" PIED, as it's also known, can manifest in a few ways. Sufferers might find that they can't get aroused, even when with a partner, without fantasising about things they've watched online. They might also find they lose their libido [...]
REDMINUTE Gabe Deem founder of the website Reboot Nation answers the question "What is Porn Induced Erectile Dysfunction?" Porn Induced Erectile Dysfunction or PIED, as it's commonly known, is caused when you condition your brain's arousal template to be turned on only by pixels on a screen, only by pornography. This is a relatively new phenomenon brought on by the [...]
REDMINUTE Ron DeHaas president of Covenant Eyes answers the question "What is accountability" Accountability is designed to help you build relationship so that you can change your own behaviour, "You can't manage what you don't measure." It's a way to monitor you internet use with a friend/colleague looking out for you, rather than trying to do it "cold turkey," [...]
REDMINUTE No. 14 Dr. Steven Lytle from Sparrow House Counseling answers the question "How long does recovery take?" Recovery looks different for everyone, but chances are, if you have been viewing porn for a long time, recovery isn't just a weekend conference or a one time counselling session. Recovery is a process that takes time. [...]
REDMINUTE Dr. Steven Lytle from Sparrow House Counseling answers the question "Why seek help for porn addiction recovery?" There is a lie out there that says "I must be really messed up if I need to seek help from a counsellor." But the fact is that we all need help, support and accountability - a [...]
REDMINUTE No. 4 Dr William Struthers answers the question "How is porn addiction similar to drug addiction?" The brain has natural pathways which are involved in reinforcement and pleasure which are activated through natural drivers like eating, drinking and sex. Neurologically, porn really hijacks this natural system in the same way that drugs do, by [...]
REDMINUTE No. 3 Dr William Struthers answers the question "What is porn addiction?" There has been plenty of public debate about whether compulsive viewing of pornography is actually an addiction but first we need to start with a definition for porn addiction. Neuroscientist and author, Dr William Struthers likens porn addiction to a drug addiction. [...]
REDMINUTE Dr William Struthers answers the question "How does porn affect people?" Neuroscientist and author, Dr William Struthers explains that he has seen pornography effect people in a variety of different ways. For some people, they are caught up in a cycle where they can't stop watching porn, they begin to use it to self [...]
REDMINUTE Dr William Struthers answers the question "Why is porn not ok?" It's probably a valid question when you consider that 70% of 18 to 24 year old men visit pornographic sites in a typical month (PureHope) but with 56% of divorces involving one spouses continued use of internet pornography it's hard to deny that there [...]
