The best benefit of NoFap is the incredible desire to rise to the top – to the pinnacle. I have an incredible thirst to be elite – to be all I can be. I want to learn it all, see it all, do it all. I used to have such a desire to compete and […]
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The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Available online 17 February 2020 Debby Herbenick, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Paul Wright, Bryant Paul, Ronna Gradus, Jill Bauer, Rashida Jones https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.01.013 [Excerpts below Abstract. Note: this was published in a journal that is biased toward “sex positivity.”] Abstract Background Convenience sample data indicate that substantial portions of adults have engaged in […]
SECTION #1: Studies linking porn use to sexual offending, sexual aggression, and sexual coercion (listed by date of publication) Facilitating effects of erotica on aggression against women (1978) Rape fantasies as a function of exposure to violent sexual stimuli (1981) Sexual Experiences Survey: A research instrument investigating sexual aggression and victimization (1982) Pornography and Sexual […]
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Neuroscience News Summary: Everyone knows consuming junk food is bad for your health, but a new study reveals it could also be bad for developing brain health. Excessive consumption of calorie-dense foods can lead to changes in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex, including altering dopamine signaling and inhibition. Source: University of Western […]
Front. Pharmacol., 18 February 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.00057 Angélica del Pilar Escobar1, José Patricio Casanova2,3, María Estela Andrés4 and José Antonio Fuentealba5*† 1Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile 2Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 3Núcleo Milenio NUMIND Biology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Universidad de […]
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J Addict Nurs. 2020 Jan/Mar;31(1):30-38. doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000322. Karayağiz Muslu G1, Aygun O. Abstract BACKGROUND: Computer games are included in next-generation technologies in today’s developed visual media world. They are attractive to all ages, but the dramatic increase in the use of computer games in children and adolescents is remarkable. This study aims to determine the […]
Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 24. pii: S0006-3223(19)31959-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.12.018. Birnie MT1, Kooiker CL2, Short AK1, Bolton JL1, Chen Y1, Baram TZ3. Abstract Disrupted operation of the reward circuitry underlies many aspects of affective disorders. Such disruption may manifest as aberrant behavior including risk taking, depression, anhedonia, and addiction. Early-life adversity is a common antecedent of […]
Not sure where to post this .. first post, success story, some good tips, relation issues. First of all I want to thank NoFap for inspiring me to quit. I’m now a year sober This is my story, what worked for me and some observations. In the beginning, as a teenager in the late eighties, […]
Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01580-2. van Oosten JMF1, Vandenbosch L2. Abstract Although non-consensual forwarding of sexts (NCFS) is an important type of online sexual harassment behavior, the predictors of this behavior are currently understudied. The present study aimed to fill this gap by investigating online pornography use as a predictor of adolescents’ […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 9;17(2). pii: E448. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020448. Wartberg L1, Lindenberg K2. Abstract Problematic use of the Internet is becoming increasingly important and especially for adolescents, high prevalence rates are reported in many countries. Despite the growing international research activities and the reported prevalence estimates, comparatively very few studies have […]