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 [...]
“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 was that I was addicted to pornography,” said Crews. “It became a thing where I didn’t tell anyone. And that [...]
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 men, who are sick and tired of their porn use. The challenge for the community members or Fapstronauts as they [...]
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," [...]
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 while singing live. I loved his Moonwalk. Actually it was the Moonwalk that really intrigued me. How on earth could [...]
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. [...]
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 on the program revolved around whether pornography and sex addiction can actually be classified as an addiction as they are [...]
REDMINUTE No. 12 Dr. Steven Lytle from Sparrow House Counseling answers the question "Why should the spouse of an addict seek help?" Pornography keeps the person suffering from the addiction in isolation, but it can also keep the spouse in isolation. Meeting with a counsellor will be helpful to identify that isolation. There are a [...]
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 this one spot in the carpet. If only they knew what I was struggling with, they wouldn’t let me into [...]
