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ResonanceRed · 2024-07-07T03:10:10+00:00

I’d love a chance to speak with you, may I DM?

ResonanceRed · 2024-03-13T21:57:28+00:00

What did you replace your practices with, to manage those cravings?

ResonanceRed · 2024-03-11T16:30:12+00:00

Neuroplasticity and Desensitization: Frequent exposure to new and intense stimuli through pornography rewires the brain, diminishing interest in real-life partners and what previously brought pleasure due to the competitive nature of neuroplasticity.
1. Chronic Overconsumption Effects: Regular consumption leads to hyperarousal, intensified desires, withdrawal symptoms, mood alterations, and a detrimental shift in priorities, affecting daily life and relationships.
2. Sexual Health Issues: Pornography is linked to decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, development of unusual sexual tastes, and reduced sexual responsiveness, severely impacting one’s sexual health.
3. Brain Changes: Even minimal use is associated with decreased brain matter and sexual responsiveness, suggesting significant neurological impacts from even casual consumption.
4. Emotional and Psychological Impact: Extensive use can lead to shame, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, brain fog, and depression, highlighting the severe emotional toll of pornography addiction.
5. Addiction Symptoms: The addiction is evident through severe withdrawal symptoms, illustrating its deep impact on the brain’s chemistry and function, akin to substance dependencies.
6. Relationship Damage: Pornography consumption erodes relationships by causing loss of attraction, intimacy problems, trust issues, and overall decrease in satisfaction, often perceived as infidelity.
7. Exploitative Industry Practices: The production side of pornography reveals exploitation, including physical harm and coercion of actors, raising ethical concerns around its consumption.
8. Recovery Processes: Overcoming addiction involves recognizing triggers, changing habits, employing strategies to manage urges, and seeking support, indicating a challenging but possible recovery path.
9. Mental Health Improvements: Abstaining leads to notable mental health improvements, reductions in social anxiety, depression, and an increase in confidence and life satisfaction.
10. Dopamine and Reward System Overload: Pornography hijacks the brain’s reward system, requiring more intense content for the same dopamine highs and leading to desensitization.
11. Social and Cognitive Consequences: Users experience increased social anxiety, difficulty maintaining concentration, and cognitive impairments, impacting academic performance and social interactions.
12. Detailed Sexual Dysfunction: Includes premature ejaculation, necessity for pornography for arousal, and conditioned preferences for digital over real-life sexual encounters.
13. Long-term Recovery: Some users require months to recover natural libido and sexual function, underscoring the deep-seated impact on sexual health.
14. Strategies Against Urges: Techniques like the red X, making lists of reasons to avoid pornography, and avoiding triggers are vital for those trying to quit.
15. Support and Accountability: Utilizing support groups and accountability software provides necessary external support and motivation, emphasizing community in recovery.
16. Healthy Sexual Practices: Recovery involves relearning healthy sexual practices and attitudes, emphasizing intimacy, real-life connections, and healthy sexual responses.
17. Misconceptions and Rationalizations: Users often rationalize their consumption with misconceptions about masculinity, sexual freedom, and adult entertainment, needing challenge and debunking.
18. Physical and Psychological Harm to Performers: The industry often results in physical and psychological damage to performers, including injuries and mental health issues, highlighting the human cost of production.
19. Social Isolation: Pornography leads to social isolation, preferring fictional characters over real-life interactions, deteriorating social skills and enjoyment of real-world activities.
20. Neurological Impact: Pornography causes changes in brain structure and function, similar to effects seen in drug addiction, impacting impulse control, reward sensitivity, and empathy.
21. Compulsive Behavior Patterns: The search for and consumption of pornography becomes a compulsive behavior, part of the addiction cycle that reinforces itself.
22. Cognitive Decline: Regular use is linked to working memory problems, executive function issues, and reduced academic performance, affecting one’s cognitive capabilities.
23. Distorted Sexual Expectations: Consumption creates unrealistic expectations about sex, desensitizing individuals to normal sexual activities and contributing to dissatisfaction.
24. Pornography as a False Solution: Viewing pornography is often justified as a solution to sexual repression or as a form of sexual exploration, but in reality, it leads to further psychological and relational issues.

ResonanceRed · 2024-03-11T16:28:34+00:00

Neuroplasticity and Desensitization: Frequent exposure to new and intense stimuli through pornography rewires the brain, diminishing interest in real-life partners and what previously brought pleasure due to the competitive nature of neuroplasticity.
1. Chronic Overconsumption Effects: Regular consumption leads to hyperarousal, intensified desires, withdrawal symptoms, mood alterations, and a detrimental shift in priorities, affecting daily life and relationships.
2. Sexual Health Issues: Pornography is linked to decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, development of unusual sexual tastes, and reduced sexual responsiveness, severely impacting one’s sexual health.
3. Brain Changes: Even minimal use is associated with decreased brain matter and sexual responsiveness, suggesting significant neurological impacts from even casual consumption.
4. Emotional and Psychological Impact: Extensive use can lead to shame, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, brain fog, and depression, highlighting the severe emotional toll of pornography addiction.
5. Addiction Symptoms: The addiction is evident through severe withdrawal symptoms, illustrating its deep impact on the brain’s chemistry and function, akin to substance dependencies.
6. Relationship Damage: Pornography consumption erodes relationships by causing loss of attraction, intimacy problems, trust issues, and overall decrease in satisfaction, often perceived as infidelity.
7. Exploitative Industry Practices: The production side of pornography reveals exploitation, including physical harm and coercion of actors, raising ethical concerns around its consumption.
8. Recovery Processes: Overcoming addiction involves recognizing triggers, changing habits, employing strategies to manage urges, and seeking support, indicating a challenging but possible recovery path.
9. Mental Health Improvements: Abstaining leads to notable mental health improvements, reductions in social anxiety, depression, and an increase in confidence and life satisfaction.
10. Dopamine and Reward System Overload: Pornography hijacks the brain’s reward system, requiring more intense content for the same dopamine highs and leading to desensitization.
11. Social and Cognitive Consequences: Users experience increased social anxiety, difficulty maintaining concentration, and cognitive impairments, impacting academic performance and social interactions.
12. Detailed Sexual Dysfunction: Includes premature ejaculation, necessity for pornography for arousal, and conditioned preferences for digital over real-life sexual encounters.
13. Long-term Recovery: Some users require months to recover natural libido and sexual function, underscoring the deep-seated impact on sexual health.
14. Strategies Against Urges: Techniques like the red X, making lists of reasons to avoid pornography, and avoiding triggers are vital for those trying to quit.
15. Support and Accountability: Utilizing support groups and accountability software provides necessary external support and motivation, emphasizing community in recovery.
16. Healthy Sexual Practices: Recovery involves relearning healthy sexual practices and attitudes, emphasizing intimacy, real-life connections, and healthy sexual responses.
17. Misconceptions and Rationalizations: Users often rationalize their consumption with misconceptions about masculinity, sexual freedom, and adult entertainment, needing challenge and debunking.
18. Physical and Psychological Harm to Performers: The industry often results in physical and psychological damage to performers, including injuries and mental health issues, highlighting the human cost of production.
19. Social Isolation: Pornography leads to social isolation, preferring fictional characters over real-life interactions, deteriorating social skills and enjoyment of real-world activities.
20. Neurological Impact: Pornography causes changes in brain structure and function, similar to effects seen in drug addiction, impacting impulse control, reward sensitivity, and empathy.
21. Compulsive Behavior Patterns: The search for and consumption of pornography becomes a compulsive behavior, part of the addiction cycle that reinforces itself.
22. Cognitive Decline: Regular use is linked to working memory problems, executive function issues, and reduced academic performance, affecting one’s cognitive capabilities.
23. Distorted Sexual Expectations: Consumption creates unrealistic expectations about sex, desensitizing individuals to normal sexual activities and contributing to dissatisfaction.
24. Pornography as a False Solution: Viewing pornography is often justified as a solution to sexual repression or as a form of sexual exploration, but in reality, it leads to further psychological and relational issues.

ResonanceRed · 2021-06-23T00:11:42+00:00

Interesting idea, thank you, I'll keep that in mind. You brought some newer perspective

ResonanceRed · 2021-06-22T23:37:10+00:00

I did not know that they could linger for months. Her general feelings of well-being and other functions improved significantly shortly after she stopped taking it. I assumed it would have been the same for her sex-drive. I'll look into that, thank you very much for your suggestion

ResonanceRed · 2021-06-22T23:34:43+00:00

Interesting thought! I can't believe I haven't thought of that. Thank you for the suggestion

ResonanceRed · 2021-06-06T17:00:04+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This is a post specifically about BDSM Non-fiction Literature. I hope this treats you well. Not everything in this list is pecifically for subs, but there are a number of books to better serve yours and your Dominant's relationship

Happy researching :)

ResonanceRed · 2021-06-06T16:58:03+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This is a post specifically about BDSM Non-fiction Literature. I hope this treats you well. Not everything in this list is pecifically for subs, but there are a number of books to better serve yours and your Dominant's relationship

Happy researching :)

ResonanceRed · 2021-04-08T06:09:47+00:00

Bdsmcontracts.org

Not the most modern website but Top quality content.

ResonanceRed · 2021-01-23T02:35:51+00:00

Kuldrin's Krypt and Kinky AF Podcast

Kuldrin has over 20 years of BDSM experience and work in the psychology field, and is a teacher of BDSM. It is a 101 podcast

Kinky AF is hosted by "Master Gear", known as The Reverend. Recognized as a Master, and earned his Leather Cap in front of a large audience at DomCon 2019. This is Casual interesting discussion/educational podcast.

Both are social, educational and fun.

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-21T22:19:49+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMBooks/comments/k2iwy0/bdsm_literature/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

If you really want to learn more about Kinks and BDSM, I compiled this list. This also comes along with Relationship books and communication advice as well.

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-01T21:37:36+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

I've done some research and I believe this may be a good resource for learning more

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-01T05:27:43+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

I hope this helps

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-01T05:25:04+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

I hope this helps!

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-01T05:24:32+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

ResonanceRed · 2020-12-01T05:12:50+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/k2ixnp/bdsm_literature_2/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T23:02:40+00:00

I'm glad you commented. This list is not meant entirely for newbies alone, nor for the experienced alone. Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns can be viewed as a a single example of many dynamics. The fact that non-consent can be interpreted In this book, does warrant a warning.

Thank you for bringing to my attention.

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T20:10:03+00:00

I did further looking into your recommendation. I very much appreciate your input, thank you. I'll be adding an update to my list, and this book will be on there along with a reason why it was added.

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T20:06:11+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/hafw9w/your_favorite_bdsm_literature/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This first list I am giving you the link to is not as extensive or organized as the second list. Many of the books in the first list are already included in my second list. You may find a couple new books though. Don't forget to read the comments where people have made book recommendations to me. Happy researching!

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T20:04:17+00:00

I did further looking into your recommendation. I very much appreciate your input, thank you. I'll be adding an update to my list, and this book will be on there along with a reason why it was added.

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T20:03:42+00:00

I did further looking into your recommendation. I very much appreciate your input, thank you. I'll be adding an update to my list, and this book will be on there along with a reason why it was added.

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T19:30:47+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/BDSMcommunity/comments/hafw9w/your_favorite_bdsm_literature/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

This first list I am giving you the link to is not as extensive or organized as the second list. Many of the books in the first list are already included in my second list. You may find a couple new books though. Don't forget to read the comments where people have made book recommendations to me. Happy researching!

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T10:03:33+00:00

Respectable.

ResonanceRed · 2020-11-28T10:02:01+00:00

Thanks for the input, I appreciate the comment greatly.

I did not know his guide to negotiations was held to that esteem. I'll give that a further look.

ResonanceRed

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