Marc N. Potenza DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.004 Keywords – Gambling; Internet use; Video-gaming; Eating/Food; Sex; Shopping The term addiction holds significance for patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers and many other groups of people. Thus, how the term addiction is used (and to whom it may apply) has been debated. The term “addiction” originated in Roman times and […]
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It’s not a success story yet, but it s a hell of a success for me so I wish to share it with you. Here’s a quick background: Healthy sexual life until at least 21 years old ( M currently 29). I would masturbate, watch photos, some porn but very soft and not tubeporn. Back […]
Read More… from Age 29 – Cured after 5 years of PIED
So I’ve just hit the big six-0; here’s what I’ve gained out of the last 1440+ hours porn & fap free. The good differences: Clearer head – I’m no longer finding myself day dreaming (brain-fog) and my attention span is so much stronger Honesty – I’m not afraid of speaking my mind to people and […]
Read More… from Age 17 – Clearer head, speak my mind, way more generous & sociable. first ever initmate relationship
Started Nofap a year ago last September. I’ve had varying streaks from my first 116 days to one month and less. Nofap has been a great tool to push forward in life and feel better in general. I’m a lot stronger,more confident, determined and happier than I was a year ago. My streak before this […]
Read More… from Age 27 – ED cured: Had the most intense orgasm of my life.
Guys, I’m no long consecutive streak winner at nofap, never was. My best was maybe 21 days. Then relapse. 14 days. Relapse. 18. You get the idea. I never gave up. But I learned many things while trying to finally break the addiction that after a year of trying it out. I am doing a […]
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Comments: This is the second Cambridge University study on internet porn addicts (“CSB” in the study). This study assessed cue-reactivity through attentional bias. Unlike this 2013 EEG study in which the subjects were male, female and non-heterosexuals, and were not screened for mental conditions or other addictions, this study meticulously followed established neuroscience protocols. The […]
Read More… from Enhanced Attentional Bias towards Sexually Explicit Cues in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours (2014)
I haven’t really taken the opportunity to write about my 90-day experience, however I feel like the young fapstronauts are entitled to our experience and stories. I originally joined the NoFap movement because like many of you out there I realised that I had a problem, and I needed support to help me. I didn’t […]
Read More… from Age 17 – I focus on long term success instead of temporary satisfaction
This post is basically to summarize my whole experience so that it may help others. The amount of information in this forum and in yourbrainonporn.com helped me solve a lot of my issues so I’d like to give back. The post is huge, so jump to “Observations” for the most important things. So here’s the […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Sexual/relationship development rebounded after quitting porn
Comments: The long-awaited Voon study highlighted in the UK documentary “Porn on the Brain” is finally out. As expected, Cambridge University researchers found that compulsive porn users react to porn cues in the same way that drug addicts react to drug cues. But there’s more. Compulsive porn users craved porn (greater wanting), but did not […]
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Updates: Many more neurological studies. This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal) providing strong support for the addiction model. This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists in the world, supporting the porn addiction model. (This dated paper was not a literature review […]
Read More… from Cambridge University Study: Internet porn addiction mirrors drug addiction (Voon et al., 2014)