#abstinence — Public Fediverse posts

1/2 L' #abstinence aux heures les plus ensoleillées ( ou indice #UV de 3+) + gardez l'ombre + chapeau (la casquette ne protège pas vos oreilles ni cou) + vêtements longs mais légers + lunettes de soleil + crème solaire minimum #SPF 30 sur les zones non couvertes (le double de quantité appliquée que ce que vous pensez). C'est pas compliqué! | Le retour en force du #bronzage inquiète des experts https://ici.radio-canada.ca/en-bref/1-10705936/retour-en-force-bronzage-inquiete-experts

🍷✨ Ah, another riveting tale of someone discovering the earth-shattering #benefits of not being perpetually sloshed. We're treated to a year-long saga of #abstinence, where quitting booze becomes a pseudo-academic quest rivaling Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Spoiler: Life is marginally better without hangovers—who would've thought? 🤔🎉
https://dynomight.net/drinking/ #journey #sober #living #self-discovery #health #HackerNews #HackerNews #ngated

I was raised on #hedonism and old habits die hard. Sometimes I indulge, though I know it’s a fool’s game. I have “junkie-reasoning” for that indulgence, which is that #abstinence robs us of the opportunity to parse the folly of pursuing #happiness through #pleasure.

It’s not water-tight, this “argument”, but it’s predicated on the #assumption that we can’t transform our #attachment to what we are not in #contact with.

Happy to discuss ~ eager, even: I could be wrong… it’s happened before!

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life. Professional moralists have made too much of self-denial, and in so doing have put the emphasis in the wrong place. Conscious self-denial leaves a man self-absorbed and vividly aware of what he has sacrificed; in consequence it fails often of its immediate object and almost always of its ultimate purpose. What is needed is not self-denial, but that kind of direction of interest outward which will lead spontaneously and naturally to the same acts that a person absorbed in the pursuit of his own virtue could only perform by means of conscious self-denial.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 17 “The Happy Man” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/818…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #asceticism #temperance #celibacy #abstinence #diet #focus #goodlife #happiness #interest #selfdenial #selfrestriction

The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/sex-education-by-state

A quotation from Joseph Addison

Temperance and abstinence, faith and devotion, are in themselves perhaps as laudable as any other virtues; but those which make a man popular and beloved are justice, charity, munificence, and, in short, all the good qualities which render us beneficial to each other.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-12-08), The Spectator, No. 243

More info about this quote: wist.info/addison-joseph/78835…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #josephaddision #abstinence #behavior #beneficence #character #charity #devotion #faith #giving #goldenrule #goodperson #justice #loveyourneighbor #qualities #temperance #traits #usefulness #popularity

#SeparationofChurchandState / #SOCAS #NEWS -

Federal agency flies #Christiannationalist flag

#Christianity Is Ramping Up in #PublicSchools

Trump #ReligiousLiberty Commission promotes #Christian #Nationalism

Christian-Owned Spa Cannot #Discriminate Against #TransWomen, #FederalAppealsCourt Rules

#Abstinence, #patriotism and #monogamy all required #curriculum under new #Ohio bill

When #Religious #Employers Get a Pass, #Workers Pay the Price

https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/church-state-separation-g5hp0m0uy

A quotation from Montaigne

Philosophy does not do battle against such pleasures as are natural, provided that temperance accompanies them; she teaches moderation in such things not avoidance.
 
[La philosophie n’estrive point contre les voluptez naturelles, pourveu que la mesure y soit joincte : & en presche la moderation, non la fuitte.]

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essay (1586), “On some Lines of Virgil [Sur des vers de Virgile], Essays, Book 3, ch. 5 (3.5) (1595) [tr. Screech (1987)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #abstinence #delight #enjoyment #moderation #philosophy #pleasure #selfcontrol #sensuality #temperance

https://48hills.org/2025/04/dorsey-measure-that-undermines-harm-reduction-moves-forward/

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, to the surprise of nobody, voted 3-0 last week to forward to the full board a measure that seeks to undermine #harmreduction as a city policy and push “ #abstinence-only” approaches—despite strong testimony from some medical professionals who said the plan would do far more harm than good.

A Study on “No Fap” for Women?

Most often, when we talk about online communities for abstinence from pornography and masturbation, such as No Fap, we are talking about men.

Online forums purporting abstinence, particularly Reddit, are a predominantly male space. So, where do the women go? 

While we know men more often report problematic sexual behavior than women, women do still struggle with PSB issues. Where is their safe space? A recent study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior recently addressed this question.

A No Fap Study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior

The authors analyzed the posts from a women-only online forum called Porn Free Women. 

Porn Free Women was developed because most pornography abstinence online spaces are dominated by men and many women did not feel comfortable or accepted participating in them.

Do you believe you have an online pornography addiction? Take the free Cyber Pornography Addiction Test (CYPAT) and have the results to speak with your therapist.

Therapeutic, Empowerment and Heteronormative

The analysis of the discussions revealed 16 predominant topics that fell within three themes: 

• Therapeutic
• Empowerment
• Heteronormative

Half of the discussions fit the therapeutic theme. Pornography abstinence was discussed as overcoming adversity through healing and transformation. Here pornography was seen as addictive.  

Over a quarter of the posts fit into the heteronormative theme. The discussions involved romantic relationships, identity anxiety and ideas of being a “real” woman. 

The empowerment theme emphasized female empowerment and agency in building a supportive community to promote well-being.  

Many of the women in the forum identified with the philosophy of pornography addiction. 

Unlike men, many of these women use their own past sexual victimization to rationalize their entry into pornography addiction.  

This study was interesting because it is one of the very few studies that look at a women’s perspective on desired abstinence from pornography. In a field dominated by heteronormative male voices, it is refreshing to see science finally take an interest in the female voices in the arena.  

Reference

Zhang, X & Silva, D.E. (2024).  “I feel like a fraud who acts like a feminist”: The discussion themes and sexual scripts in the Porn Free Women online forum.  Archives of Sexual Behavior.  Doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02858-w 

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#abstinence #ArchivesOfSexualBehavior #femaleMasturbation #femaleMasturbationAbstinence #femaleMasturbationAddiction #femalePornographyAbstinence #femalePornographyAddiction #femalePornographyUse #IFeelLikeAFraudWhoActsLikeAFeminist #masturbation #masturbationAbstinence #masturbationAddiction #noFap #PornFreeWomen #pornography #pornographyAbstinence #pornographyAddiction #pornographyAddictionRecovery #problematicPornographyUse #problematicPornographyUsePPU_ #problematicSexualBehavior #Silva #studyOnPornographyAbstinence #Zhang

How a month of #abstinence can lead to '#meat disgust'

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250130-how-a-month-of-abstinence-can-lead-to-meat-disgust

There are some surprising impacts of cutting out meat, even for a short period, which can carry on well beyond the end of abstinence.

It is widely understood that #livestock have a heavy impact on the #climate and research indicates that switching to a #plantbased #diet is one of the most impactful steps individuals can take to reduce their #carbonemissions from #food.

#abstinence d'écran préados : "ne compromet ni leur équiibre émotionnel ni leur intégration sociale".

13-18 ans : "Adolescence : la #submersion "

#MichelDesmurget #digital #teameduc #teamprof #parents #science #education

I picked sudoku #abstinence

Mother Jones:

#Florida state officials are "stripping students of basic knowledge about #contraception, anatomy & human development. #Students are taught #abstinence is the sole method of avoiding #pregnancy and STDs" with an emphasis on "spiritual intimacy and traditional #marriage."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/florida-ron-desantis-project-2025-sex-education/

#project2025 #sexeducation #schools #education #reproductiverights #politics #science

https://www.yahoo.com/news/emphasize-abstinence-sex-ed-florida-194800565.html

"‘Emphasize #abstinence’ in #sex #education, #Florida tells #schools, skip lessons on #contraception"

So what's going to happen is:

Increases in #STD s
Increases in #teen #pregnancy
Increases in nutty misconceptions and lies about human #sexuality and human #biology

But most tragic of all:

By curtailing #reproductivehealthcare (which is what is decimated when they go after #abortion), the increase in pregnancies will result in teens and young #women dying

#3615MaLife
#Alcool
#Abstinence

Alcool: pourquoi l’abstinence est vue comme une provocation

Quand on dit non à l’alcool, on passe son temps à se justifier. Pourquoi? Pour ce journaliste allemand, spécialiste des questions de psychologie, l’abstinent remet en question l’image que tous les autres ont d’eux-mêmes: ils ne peuvent plus prétendre être moralement irréprochables.

https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/psychologie-alcool-pourquoi-l-abstinence-est-vue-comme-une-provocation

Je confirme C'est sans doute le truc le plus relou depuis que j'ai totalement arrêté de boire

Funny how #abstinence and #SocialMedia voting work. #TikTok #TX

No #PornHub for You. 🚫🙅‍♂️⛔👎📰

The Difference Between #Celibacy and #Abstinence (Yes, They're Different)

https://www.popsugar.com/love/abstinence-vs-celibacy-49340924

#Masturbation #abstinence is popular online. #Doctors and #therapists are worried

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1198916105/mens-health-masturbation-abstinence

#God Likes to Watch: The Blaming and Shaming of #Purity Culture

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzI3MDM0Ny9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTY0MjE4Njc?sa=X&ved=0CJsCEM-BB2oXChMIqILa7POkgQMVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAE

Inside and outside of #dogmatic #religions, people are shamed and controlled by #moralists crying "#sin!" Why and how are the #puritans attacking the natural, #sexual person?

#SethAndrews gave a recent speech on #PurityCulture.
https://youtu.be/q_DHYGPIH9Q

#atheism #atheist #abstinence #religion #christianity #virginity

The Tyee: They’ll Always Be ‘Everyone’s Someone’ to Me https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/21/Always-Be-Someone-For-Everyone/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #UnitedConservativePartyofAlberta #recovery-orientedsystemofcare #abstinence-onlydrugtreatment #CompassionateInterventionAct #trauma-informedcareproviders #AlbertaPremierDanielleSmith #supervisedconsumptionsite #AlbertaMentalHealthAct #councillorTimCartmell #LethbridgeARCHES #toxicdrugcrisis #Suboxone

The Christian Virginity Pledge. A young adult pledge to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage or until their priest or pastor gets a message from God that they are to release their virginity to God through that priest or pastor. Have I got this correct? #Christian #Abstinence #Churches #Priests #Pastors #usa #Canada #australia #sexuality