Brain Res. 2010 Sep 2;1350:123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.064. Epub 2010 Mar 31. Dunn JP, Cowan RL, Volkow ND, Feurer ID, Li R, Williams DB, Kessler RM, Abumrad NN. Source Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. [email protected] Abstract BACKGROUND: Diminished dopaminergic neurotransmission contributes to decreased reward and negative eating behaviors in […]
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FOR COOPER JAMES, self-improvement isn’t masturbation. Really. As of early September, it has been 225 days since the 22-year-old Calgary radio-broadcasting graduate has masturbated. The most challenging part, he says, is kicking Internet pornography. James has a mobility impairment that confines him to a wheelchair and, living in a second-level duplex, it’s a chore for […]
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7/17/2012 OK, my history briefly. 33 years, healthy, good career, handsome, fit, talkative and friendly. Despite, no sex for over two years now. Why you ask? Simple, FEAR. I’ve had ED and turned down every single sexual proposal I’ve got for the last two years. Because I knew my soldier didn’t cooperate. I’ve blamed, alcohol, […]
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My first experience with porn was from a magazine my nanny masturbated to in front of me when I was 8 years old.I was curious and shamed to see her do that. I realized it was something taboo and from then onwards, I always sneaked into her room to look at those images thrilled, not […]
Read More… from Age 35 – I had HOCD & ED: Been porn and masturbation free for four years.
It all started when I first started having sex with my girlfriend. (first time having sex with anyone actually) When we first tried I couldn’t even get a boner, after that when it stayed it didn’t stay for very long and the second I would pull out it would go away. I wanted to fix […]
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(Day 10) I initially ran across /pornfree after doing a little research as a results of the Your Brain on Porn TEDx video. Previously I had never really considered a porn addiction to be a big thing, assuming it only affected a small amount of people. In fact I would usually get a chuckle out […]
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October 7, 2012 – INITIAL POST So, I’m 20 years old now and have decided I need a reboot. I started watching porn when I was about 13 or 14, and have been on and off “addicted” since then. I went through times when I would look forward to masturbating over porn almost every evening, […]
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Gents, today, I stand before you a new me. Humble in my victory over myself, I’m proud to say, I kicked my ass and beat myself in to submission. I really couldn’t have done it without me. Honestly, guys. There are a few achievements I’ve managed in my 43 years on this big blue marble […]
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J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2010 January; 38(1): 77–89. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1007/s10802-009-9347-8 Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden,1,2 Renske Spijkerman,3 Ad A. Vermulst,3 Tony J. van Rooij,2 and Rutger C. M. E. Engels3 Abstract Although parents experience growing concerns about their children’s excessive internet use, little is known about the role […]
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Neuroimage. 2007 Jan 1;34(1):455-61. Epub 2006 Oct 17. Spicer J, Galvan A, Hare TA, Voss H, Glover G, Casey B. Source The Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, Box 140, New York, NY 10021, USA. Abstract This study examined whether ventral frontostriatal regions differentially code expected […]
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