COMMENTS: Study on subjects with hypersexuality (porn/sex addiction) reports epigenetic changes mirroring those occurring in alcoholics. The epigenetic changes occurred in genes associated with the oxytocin system (which is important in love, bonding, addiction, stress, etc.). Highlights: Sex/porn addict’s epigenetic markers for the brain’s oxytocin system looks similar to alcoholics Study’s findings aligns with Kuhn […]
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tl;dr: If I can break free after more than FIVE HUNDRED relapses, then so can you! It’s possible! Seek clarity on why you’ve found it hard, learn how to overcome the addiction, make a solid plan, follow and refine it until you reach your goal! It feels incredible. I’m crying tears of joy. I’m so […]
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If someone would have told me sometime ago, when I was ignorant of the dangers of porn, that it could cause serious sexual dysfunctions and disconnect myself from others, I would have thought they were some evangelical lunatic or something. I would have thought they were pretty sex negative and regressive, not open to new […]
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When I regained the joy of life again, the realization that I previously had blamed all of my shortcomings on others (and other things and circumstances) started to sink in. I slowly became more and more convinced that my previous destructive and negative thinking and attitude had been the causers of my previous tribulations, struggles […]
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Physiol Rev. 2019 Oct 1;99(4):2115-2140. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2018. Volkow ND1, Michaelides M1, Baler R1. National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Abstract Drug consumption is driven by a drug’s pharmacological effects, which are experienced as rewarding, and is influenced by genetic, developmental, and psychosocial factors that mediate drug accessibility, norms, and social […]
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Half a year ago, I couldn’t get hard without porn couldn’t ejaculate without porn couldn’t ejaculate with porn without a death grip, and it also took a long time I’m in my sixties, and picked up porn and PIED over the last five years or so. I cold-turkey stopped looking at any sort of porn […]
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Gen Psychiatr. 2019; 32(3): e100071. Published online 2019 Jul 18. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2019-100071 PMCID: PMC6678059 PMID: 31423477 Qianjin Wang,* Honghong Ren, Jiang Long, Yueheng Liu, and Tieqiao Liu Abstract Gaming disorder has become a significant issue in mental healthcare. While gaming is an important form of entertainment, excessive gaming may cause serious consequences for players. At present, […]
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My fiancé and I decided to do 90 days of monk mode. Our sex life was becoming somewhat bland, we still liked it but it wasn’t as good as when we had first started. We still looked forward to sex but afterwards we were both very ‘meh’ about it but we did know that sometimes […]
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Neurology Research International Volume 2019, Article ID 2351638, 5 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2351638 Pukovisa Prawiroharjo,1 Hainah Ellydar,2 Peter Pratama,3 Rizki Edmi Edison,4 Sitti Evangeline Imelda Suaidy,2 Nya’ Zata Amani,2 and Diavitri Carissima2 1Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangukusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia 2Yayasan Kita Dan Buah Hati, Bekasi, Indonesia 3Independent Scholar, Indonesia 4Neuroscience Center-University of Muhammadiyah […]
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From a PMO, weed, drugs, cigarettes, paid sex addict to become a clean person now in just 4 months has been a great achievement from me. Perhaps, I have sunken down so low that the only way to go was up. And the past has been a great lesson for me to realize how brainwashed […]
Read More… from From a PMO, weed, drugs, cigarettes, paid sex addict to a clean person in just 4 months