My story so far includes trying to quit porn for quite a long time. I have always realised it to be a root cause of many problems I face. Well today its been 30 days and one of the most tumultuous 30 days. In the start it felt great but soon the craving seeped in, […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2018 Aug 3;9:341. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00341 Han X1, Wang Y1, Jiang W2, Bao X2, Sun Y1, Ding W1, Cao M1, Wu X1, Du Y2, Zhou Y1. Abstract Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is effective for the treatment of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the mechanisms by which CBT improves IGD-related clinical symptoms remain unknown. This […]
I would like to thank this community for providing us with the knowledge which is the ultimate blessing for us and without which we were suffering for a long time. Well my story started just like everyone else. Some day got to know about M, felt good and then continued doing it. Those days porn […]
Considering a majority of the first 30 days was a flatline for me it was relatively easy. The real challenge comes when your urges and sexual function return and you have to resist the temptations. I’m not going to lie it hasn’t been an easy route since the urges have returned. A few instances of […]
I was going to write my motivation for why I wanted to do this streak and what prompted me but honestly I think people do not care. If you want to read all of that you can read my daily journal. Instead lets just get down to brass tax so that I do not waste […]
Front Psychiatry. 2018 Jun 7;9:252. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00252. PMID: 29930524 PMCID: PMC5999751 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00252 Sunyoung Park1, Hyera Ryu1, Ji-Yoon Lee1, Aruem Choi1, Dai-Jin Kim2, Sung Nyun Kim3* and Jung-Seok Choi1,4* Aims: The present study investigated neural connectivity associated with treatment responses in patients with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) using resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) coherence analyses. Methods: We […]
Is pornography use causing harm? COMMENTS: When confronted with hundreds of studies linking porn use to negative outcomes, a common tactic by pro-porn PhDs is to claim that “no causation has been demonstrated.” The reality is that when it comes to psychological and (many) medical studies, very little research reveals causation directly. For example, all […]
Grey matter volume in two brain regions predicts selection of healthful food or tasty but unwholesome cuisine, study shows Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology, according to a study that has been published in The Journal […]
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It was hard to believe this day would come but it’s finally here. I basically just wanted to talk about my journey. I’m a sixteen-year old kid that used to masturbate almost every day. Essentially I realized I needed to stop when I was sitting on my hand to make it numb so that it […]
Neuroethics. 2017 Apr; 10(1): 29–33. Published online 2016 Nov 7. doi: 10.1007/s12152-016-9286-3 PMCID: PMC5503469 NIHMSID: NIHMS840286 PMID: 28706571 Abstract Where does normal brain or psychological function end, and pathology begin? The line can be hard to discern, making disease sometimes a tricky word. In addiction, normal ‘wanting’ processes become distorted and excessive, according to the […]
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