It hasn’t been an exceedingly tough year, but, I suppose it’s been sort of tough. Just normal life stuff, added to the fact I’m at the point in my life where I have to start making big decisions for my future, and that can be really scary and hard. Oh, not to mention nearly a […]
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2017 Sep; 19(3): 281–291. PMCID: PMC5741111 Language: English | Spanish | French Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD* Abstract Over the past several decades, non-substance-use behaviors like gambling, gaming, and sex have received greater consideration as possible foci of addictions. In this article, I will review the recent history and current status of […]
Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 213. Published online 2017 Nov 20. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00213 PMCID: PMC5715388 Marko Müller,1,* Matthias Brand,2 Julia Mies,1 Bernd Lachmann,1 Rayna Yordanova Sariyska,1 and Christian Montag1,3,* Abstract Internet use disorder (IUD) presents a growing problem worldwide. Among others, it manifests in loss of control over Internet usage and social problems due to problematic […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Dec 25;15(1). pii: E30. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010030. Yen JY1,2, Yeh YC3,4,5, Wang PW6,7, Liu TL8,9, Chen YY10, Ko CH11,12,13,14. Abstract People diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have been frequently reported to experience depression, anxiety, and hostility. Emotional regulation contributes to these mood symptoms. This study evaluated […]
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I have been hesitant to write this for few days now because my experience doesn’t fit with what a lot of people on here report but after much consternation I figured an alternative perspective might be valuable at least to a few. Sorry, this is a little long-winded. Like many people on here I deal […]
I started attempting nofap back in November 2014 when I was around 16. Was kinda a loser back when I heard about nofap in 2014, and now I’m 19 and a bit less of a loser 🙂 My streak lasted for about 3 weeks then I relapsed and went back into the habit. In October […]
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Hi everyone! This is my first post on Reddit. I’m a 24yo italian guy and I struggled with P related problems since teenage years. I started watching P at the age of 11, from the first time I had high-speed internet connection. From 14 to 20 I only suffered of mild social anxiety problems of […]
It’s the day 10 of the second attempt of my NoFap campaign. And let me tell you, this time, I’m doing much better than the last time. I still get the urges, but now I have learnt how to curb those urges. I’ve learnt how to say no when my brain asks me to look […]
Read More… from Age 19 – PIED and gynecomastia subsiding, No longer an introvert
Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 230. Published online 2017 Nov 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00230 PMCID: PMC5693873 Rea Lehner,1,2,* Joshua H. Balsters,1,3 Alexandra Bürgler,1 Todd A. Hare,2,4 and Nicole Wenderoth1,2,5 Abstract Obese individuals have been shown to exhibit abnormal sensitivity to rewards and reward-predicting cues as for example food-associated cues frequently used in advertisements. It has also been […]
AIMS Neuroscience, 2017, 4(1): 52-70. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2017.1.52 Review Mani Pavuluri, , Kelley Volpe, Alexander Yuen Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Received: 02 January 2017 , Accepted: 10 April 2017 , Published: 18 April 2017 1. Introduction The brain regions engaged in reward and emotional circuitry overlap and are interconnected in daily operations [1]. It […]